High school roundup: Scott County Central boys basketball team hangs on to defeat Kelly

Javonta Daniel tallied a game-high 21 points as the Class 2 state-ranked Scott County Central Braves hung on to defeat the Kelly Hawks 73-60 in a boys basketball game Tuesday at Scott County Central High School.

The Hawks led by one point at halftime before the Braves responded with a strong performance in the fourth quarter.

Tre Moore netted 15 points, and Jeffery Porter chipped in 14 points for SCC (18-4). Drake Kesler recorded 13 points, six rebounds and five steals, while Matt Blissett tallied 10 points, seven rebounds and four assists for the Braves.

Maurice Davis scored 19 points, and Ty Householder contributed 12 points to pace Kelly (8-13).

Kelly 17 15 14 14 -- 60

SCC 12 19 18 24 -- 73

KELLY (60) -- Maurice Davis 19, Ty Householder 12, Dalton Huffman 6, Cayden Williams 6, Levi Alsup 6, Jacob McClain 4, Isai Campos 1, Conner Dittlinger 6. FG 21, FT 9-15, F 23 (3-pointers: Williams 2, Householder. Fouled out: Alsup, McClain.)

SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (73) -- Drake Kesler 13, Jeffery Porter 14, Tre Moore 15, Javonta Daniel 21, Matt Blissett 10. FG 21, FT 28-36, F 17 (3-pointers: Moore. Fouled out: Daniel, Blissett.)

Woodland 70, Delta 30

Zach Beel scored 11 points to help lead the Cardinals in the road win.

The Cardinals (15-7) flew out to a commanding 36-point lead at halftime and never allowed the Bobcats to come close.

Destin Carroll netted a game-high 12 points to pace Delta (0-17).

Woodland 30 14 17 8 -- 70

Delta 6 14 6 -- 30

WOODLAND (70) -- Evan Grindstaff 5, Ben Grindstaff 5, Jake Long 7, Garret Reynolds 7, Cole Schlief 7, Tyler Womack 2, Zach Beel 11, Michael McCormick 7, Caleb Stewart 5, Bruester Young 3, Zach Meyers 4, Landen Thomsen 2, Logan Thomsen 4. FG 19, FT 10-12, F 11 (3-pointers: E. Grindstaff, B. Grindstaff, Reynolds, Schlief, McCormick, Stewart, Young. Fouled out: None.)

DELTA (30) -- Charlie Ledbetter 6, Jeremy Perry 2, Destin Carroll 12, Adam Hodge 1, Garrett Miller 1, Triston Perry 8. FG 12, FT 6-8, F 11 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

Oran 79, Chaffee 34

Jacob Priggel recorded a game-high 23 points and grabbed five rebounds as the Eagles flew to victory over the winless Red Devils in the road romp.

Max Priggel netted 10 points, and Thomas Trankler dished out nine assists to go along with his eight points for Oran (16-6).

Brandon Ivester and Austin Copeland had six points apiece to pace Chaffee (0-17).

Oran 22 25 17 15 -- 79

Chaffee 7 10 7 10 -- 34

ORAN (79) -- Layne Johnson 6, Blake Overfield 2, Cole Priggel 7, Thomas Trankler 8, Max Priggel 10, Jacob Priggel 23, Preston Hahn 2, Jason Bennett 5, Garrison Mangels 8, Anthony Pobst 6, Blake Schlitt 2. FG 31, FT 8-11, F 11 (3-pointers: Johnson 2, J. Priggel. Fouled out: None.)

CHAFFEE (34) -- Brandon Ivester 6, Auggie Knutson 5, Tanner Chaney 2, Ryan Holderfield 3, Aaron Finney 4, Alec Bogenpohl 3, Austin Copeland 6, Dillon Faulk 5. FG 7, FT 5-11, F 9 (3-pointers: Ivester 2, Copeland 2, Holderfield. Fouled out: None.)

Bloomfield 59, Bell City 36

Cole Nichols sank 18 points, but it was not enough as the Wildcats dealt the Cubs a conference loss on the road.

Nate Finney tossed in 12 points to pace Bell City (9-10).

Tyler Battles scored 14 points to lead Bloomfield (12-8), while Noah Vandiver and Austin Bond chipped in 11 points apiece for the Wildcats.

Bell City 5 13 5 13 -- 36

Bloomfield 16 8 23 12 -- 59

BELL CITY (36) -- Nate Finney 12, Cole Nichols 18, Logan Yates 3, Jesse Smith 2, Peyton Maddox 1. FG 12, FT 7-15, F 21 (3-pointers: Nichols 3, Finney 2. Fouled out: Brandon Abner.)

BLOOMFIELD (59) -- Caleb Pulley 5, Peyton Bell 2, Nathan Newell 8, Austin Bond 11, Tyler Battles 14, Noah Vandiver 11, Alex Gibbs 6, Nate Cazee 2. FG 18, FT 21-28, F 19 (3-pointers: Battles, Pulley. Fouled out: Gibbs.)

Scott City 70, Saxony Lutheran 59

Braden Cox notched a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds to help lead the Rams to victory over the Crusaders at home.

Dylan Keller recorded 19 points and seven assists for Scott City (14-6). Brock Uelsmann tossed in 16 points, and Trent Pobst dished out four assists for the Rams.

Corie Williams sank a game-high 25 points to lead Saxony Lutheran (9-12), while Karsten Short and Ryan Palmer added 10 points apiece for the Crusaders.

Saxony Lutheran 10 26 12 11 -- 59

Scott City 22 10 22 16 -- 70

SAXONY LUTHERAN (59) -- Chase Steffens 8, Karsten Short 10, Ryan Palmer 10, Dusty Lorenz 2, Nathan Ruark 2, Elwood Voss 2, Corie Williams 25. FG 17, FT 13-16, F 18 (3-pointers: Short 2, Williams 2. Fouled out: None.)

SCOTT CITY (70) -- Dylan Keller 19, Trent Pobst 3, Isiah Berry 9, Jordan Kluesner 4, Brock Uelsmann 16, Braden Cox 19. FG 24, FT 10-17, F 16 (3-pointers: Keller 3, Berry. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Saxony Lutheran won 53-41

Eagle Ridge 61, Thomas Jefferson 39

Josh King scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Eagles in the road win in St. Louis.

Lane Henson added 16 points for Eagle Ridge (13-9).

Jason You had 13 points for Thomas Jefferson.

Eagle Ridge 17 13 17 14 -- 61

Thomas Jefferson 16 6 7 10 -- 39

EAGLE RIDGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (61) -- Gabe Henson 5, Richard Mason 5, Lane Henson 16, Caleb Friedrich 2, Josh King 21, Anand Patel 2, Dillon Huckstep 2, Hunter Jones 2, Jordan Cliff 6. FG 23, FT 7-12, F 17 (3-pointers: L. Henson 2. Fouled out: Friedrich, Mason.)

THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL (39) -- Jeremy Boyd 6, Mark Jung 8, Donny Ko 8, Justin Moses 2, Harrison Yan 2, Jason You 13. FG 12, FT 9-22, F 17 (3-pointers: Jung 2. Fouled out: None.)

Meadow Heights 80, Zalma 66

The Panthers trailed by 10 points at halftime but turned things around in the second half and outscored the Bulldogs by 24 points to deal a vengeful win as third-seeded Meadow Heights upset second-seeded Zalma to earn the bid to play in the championship game of the Mississippi Valley Conference Tournament.

Meadow Heights (14-6) will take on top-seeded host Greenville for the title at 8:30 p.m. Friday. The Bears (12-5) downed fourth-seeded Marquand-Zion 73-65 in Tuesday's earlier semifinal to snap the Tigers' six-game winning streak.

Zalma (8-10) and Marquand-Zion (12-9) will vie for third place at 6:30 p.m. Friday in what will be the two teams' third encounter this season.

Meadow Hts. 14 17 23 26 -- 80

Zalma 20 21 2 23 -- 66

MEADOW HEIGHTS (80) -- No Information Provided.

ZALMA (66) -- No Information Provided.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Kelly 60, Caruthersville 33

Stephanie Worth recorded a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead the host Hawks to victory over the Tigers.

The Hawks led by seven points at halftime but rallied and outscored the Tigers by 20 points to come away with the victory.

Kaylee Scherer and Logan Ivie each bucketed nine points for Kelly (14-6).

Shamera Cobb netted a game-high 17 points to pace Caruthersville (5-12).

Caruthersville 9 16 4 4 -- 33

Kelly 19 13 12 16 -- 60

CARUTHERSVILLE (33) -- Shamera Cobb 17, Nickiya Maxwell 8, Kiliya Smith 4, Kivauna Hopkins 4. FG 16, FT 1-10, F 19 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

KELLY (60) -- Tori Duenne 3, Morgan LeDure 4, Kaylee Scherer 9, Tessa Johnson 6, Stephanie Worth 16, Logan Ivie 9, Kristi Brucker 3, Tiffany Gibson 8, Dakaria Johnson 2. FG 21, FT 18-28, F 12 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

Chaffee 41, Oran 36

Kylie Wilhite drained a game-high 22 points and scored over half of her team's points as the Red Devils nudged their conference nemesis at home.

Julia Sutterfield added nine points for Chaffee (17-5).

Brianna Stause tallied 14 points, 12 of which came from behind the arc, and Hannah Scherer tossed in 11 points to lead Oran (10-8). Ashlyn McIntosh grabbed 11 rebounds, and Tatum May recorded five rebounds and four steals for the Eagles.

Oran 5 7 9 15 -- 36

Chaffee 16 8 7 10 -- 41

ORAN (36) -- Brianna Stause 14, Tatum May 7, Ashlyn McIntosh 2, Kaylen Glastetter 2, Hannah Scherer 11. FG 8, FT 6-13, F 16 (3-pointers: Stause 4. Fouled out: None.)

CHAFFEE (41) -- Jordan Pruitt 7, Julia Sutterfield 9, Kylie Wilhite 22, Carleigh Burnett 2, Lindsey Harrell 1. FG 12, FT 5-11, F 11 (3-pointers: Pruitt 2, Wilhite 2. Fouled out: None.)

St. Pius X 35, St. Vincent 26

Faith Kapp tallied 10 points as the Indians endured a conference loss on the road to the Lancers in Festus, Missouri.

Kylie Baer added six points to pace St. Vincent (6-12).

Machela Cook scored a game-high 12 points to lead St. Pius X (12-7).

St. Vincent 4 9 7 6 -- 26

St. Pius X 9 16 4 6 -- 35

ST. VINCENT (26) -- Kylie Baer 6, Paige Yamnitz 2, Courtney Brown 2, Sammy Pritchard 2, Faith Kapp 10, Alexana Koishor 2, Jenna Winkler 2. FG 12, FT 2-3, F 10 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

ST. PIUS X (FESTUS) (35) -- Ashley Politte 7, Machela Cook 12, Olivia Basler 2, Lily Klahs 4, Sammy Linderer 6, Alison Dobey 4. FG 15, FT 5-11, F 9 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- St. Vincent won 28-25

Eagle Ridge 29, Thomas Jefferson 12

The Eagles improved to 9-7 with a win on the road in St. Louis.

Eagle Ridge 7 5 7 10 -- 29

Thomas Jefferson 2 0 6 4 -- 12

EAGLE RIDGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (29) -- Sarah Jackson 2, Jessie Gartman 8, Aubree Westerfield 8, Callie Hefner 8, Emily Jackson 2. FG 8, FT 13-26, F 17 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: Hefner, E. Jackson.)

THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL (12) -- No Information Provided.

GIRLS SWIMMING

Central 114, Jackson 68

The Tigers won seven events to win a dual against the Indians at the Central Municipal Pool.

Josey Powell captured first in two events to lead Central, while Caitlyn Palmer also posted two first-place times to pace Jackson.

200 medley relay -- 1. Jackson (Jericka Helton, Molly Brakhane, Caitlyn Palmer, Kali Norrick) 2:11.52; 2. Central 2:12.09; 3. Central 2:25.43

200 freestyle -- 1. Ella Valleroy (C) 2:44.80; 2. Jacey Harris (J) 2:50.07; 3. Ines Varelo (C) 2:50.53

200 individual medley -- 1. Caitlyn Palmer (J) 2:21.84; 2. Sierra Smith (C) 2:49.12; 3. Sarah Elfrink (C) 2:52.46

50 freestyle -- 1. Anne Wilferth (C) 30.49; 2. Amanda Mabry (C) 30.83; 3. Emily Holman (C) 31.31

Diving -- 1. Sydney Deneke (J) 199.75; 2. Bryar Daum (C) 118.20; 3. Graeme Davis (C) 101.70

100 butterfly -- 1. Caitlyn Palmer (J) 1:02.01; 2. Maddy McDonald (C) 1:14.68; 3. Olivia Priest (C) 1:26.32

100 freestyle -- 1. Kali Norrick (J) 1:09.44; 2. Sarah Kitchen (C) 1:12.71; 3. Smith (J) 1:12.70

500 freestyle -- 1. Josey Powell (C) 6:18.02; 2. Molly Brakhane (J) 6:48.56; 3. Olivia Priest (C) 7:19.32

200 freestyle relay -- 1. Central (Olivia Priest, Madison Moore, Anne Wilferth, Sarah Elfrink) 2:07.71; 2. Central 2:09.32; 3. Jackson 2:15.76

100 backstroke -- 1. Sierra Smith (C) 1:16.34; 2. Jericka Helton (J) 1:20.15; 3. Amanda Mabry (C) 1:20.49

100 breaststroke -- 1. Josey Powell (C) 1:19.90; 2. Molly Brakhane (J) 1:26.08; 3. Ines Varelo (C) 1:33.59

400 freestyle relay -- 1. Central (Maddy McDonald, Josey Powell, Olivia Priest, Sierra Smith) 4:27.18; 2. Jackson 4:28.07; 3. Central 4:49.44

WRESTLING

The Tigers dropped a pair of duals on the road in Poplar Bluff.

New Madrid County Central defeated the Tigers 45-18, and the host Mules crushed the Tigers 60-3.

Dennis Jordan won both of his matches in the 145 division for Central.

Poplar Bluff 60, Central 3

106 -- OPEN

113 -- Jack Smoothers (PB) won by forfeit

120 -- Bailey Alford (PB) won by forfeit

126 -- Matt King (PB) won by forfeit

132 -- Gavin Wells (PB) won by forfeit

138 -- Austin Walker (PB) won by fall over Davion Clark (C) 2:58

145 -- Dennis Jordan (C) dec. Johnny Jaco (PB) 4-2

152 -- Chance Moore (PB) won by fall over Reiss Groves (C) :40

160 -- Drew Dugas (PB) won by fall over Bailey Sheehan (C) 5:19

170 -- Tanner Dunivan (PB) won by fall over Jonathan Bohnert (C) 2:38

182 -- Jordan Landford (PB) vs. Dalan Thompson (C)

195 -- Steven Haley (PB) dec. T.J. Marquis (C) 5-1

220 -- Josh Lewis (PB) won by fall over Mitchel Humphrey (C) :49

HWT -- Jesse Green (PB) dec. Patrick Buck (C) 8-3

New Madrid County Central 45, Central 18

106 -- OPEN

113 -- Thomas Akins (NMCC) won by forfeit

120 -- OPEN

126 -- OPEN

132 -- Hunter Bailey (NMCC) won by forfeit

138 -- Garrett Manley (NMCC) won by fall over Davion Clark (C) 1:51

145 -- Dennis Jordan (C) won by fall over Jacob Keene (NMCC) 3:26

152 -- Chris Young (NMCC) dec. Reiss Groves (C) 13-9

160 -- Cole Newell (NMCC) won by fall over Bailey Sheehan (C) 2:44

170 -- Terrez Taylor (NMCC) won by fall over Jonathan Bohnert (C) 1:26

182 -- Brian Mickle (NMCC) won by forfeit

195 -- T.J. Marquis (C) won by forfeit

220 -- Cody Babb (NMCC) won by fall over Mitchel Humphrey (C) :30

HWT -- Patrick Buck (C) won by forfeit

-- From staff reports