High school roundup: St. Vincent boys rally past Leopold

Kaleb Schnurbusch sank 13 points as St. Vincent boys basketball team overcame a halftime deficit to defeat visiting Leopold 48-39 on Thursday.

The Wildcats held a 28-26 lead at halftime, but the Indians moved ahead with a 15-4 scoring advantage in the third quarter.

Joe Whistler added 11 points and Luke Wibbenmeyer finished with 10 points for St. Vincent (2-3).

Zach Elfrink recorded a game-high 21 points and Blake Eeftink chipped in 11 points to pace Leopold (1-5).

Leopold 13 15 5 6 -- 39

St. Vincent 14 12 14 8 -- 48

LEOPOLD (39) -- Garrett Thele 3, Zach Elfrink 21, Blake Eeftink 11, John Gray 2, Matt Ford 2. FG 15, FT 3-9, F 11 (3-pointers: Elfrink 3, Eeftink 3. Fouled out: None.)

ST. VINCENT (48) -- Joe Whistler 11, Trevor Leible 6, Jordan Rellergert 4, Kaleb Schnurbusch 13, Jordan Buchheit 2, Trevor Lukefahr 2, Luke Wibbenmeyer 10. FG 20, FT 5-9, F 10 (3-pointers: Schnurbusch 3. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- St. Vincent won 61-15

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Woodland 53, Egyptian (Ill.) 17

Shelby Sawyer sank a game-high 12 points to lead the Cardinals in the rout at home.

Whitney Lincoln added 11 points for Woodland (3-3).

Kambria Bigham had eight points for Egyptian.

Egyptian 5 3 2 7 -- 17

Woodland 12 16 19 6 -- 53

EGYPTIAN (ILL.) (17) -- Denisha Carthell 3, Kambria Bigham 8, Kacia Houston 3, Ashanti Wade 3. FG 5, FT 3-4, F 9 (3-pointers: Carthell. Fouled out: None.)

WOODLAND (53) -- Whitney Lincoln 11, Heidi Green 2, Krista Rhodes 9, Mara Grindstaff 6, Shelby Sawyer 12, Kristi Boyer 4, Audrey Wilkinson 4, Ciara Rainbolt 3. FG 21, FT 4-10, F 9 (3-pointers: Lincoln, Rhodes, Rainbolt. Fouled out: None.)

Oran 69, South Pemiscot 25

Tatum May recorded a game-high 22 points and had seven steals and four assists to lead the Eagles in the road rout.

Allie Cummins tallied 15 points and five rebounds, while Brianna Stause notched 10 points, six rebounds and three assists for Oran (5-1). Hannah Scherer added 10 points and three assists, while Ashlyn McIntosh pulled in a team-high 10 rebounds for the Eagles. Kaylen Glastetter recorded five steals and blocked five shots for Oran.

Natalie Crockett had eight points for South Pemiscot.

Oran 11 20 26 12 -- 69

S. Pem. 5 9 2 9 -- 25

ORAN (69) -- Allie Cummins 15, Brianna Stause 10, Tatum May 22, Ashlyn McIntosh 6, Kaylen Glastetter 6, Hannah Scherer 10. FG 29, FT 11-22, F 10 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

SOUTH PEMISCOT (25) -- Madison Henly 3, Emily Harris 2, Natalie Crockett 8, Kaylee Williams 1, Chloie Gilmore 2, Kashawn Finley 2. FG 9, FT 7-14, F 13 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

Kennett 42, Chaffee 25

Kennett's Heidi Shetley netted a game-high 21 points to lead the ninth-seeded Indians in an upset that dealt the eighth-seeded Red Devils their first loss of the season in the opening round of the Twin Rivers Lady Royals Christmas Classic in Broseley, Missouri.

The Indians led by only three points at halftime before outscoring the Red Devils 28-14 in the second half.

Kennett (5-3) will take on top-seeded defending champion Dexter (4-3) at 3 p.m. Saturday. Chaffee (5-1) will take on the Redbirds on Saturday at 9 a.m. in a consolation quarterfinal.

Kennett 10 4 13 15 -- 42

Chaffee 5 6 7 7 -- 25

KENNETT (42) -- Dakayla Duckworth 8, Hadley Hilburn 6, Kate Shetley 3, Kayton Harris 1, Heidi Shetley 21, Daquisha Duckworth 3. FG 14, FT 14-21, F 11 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

CHAFFEE (25) -- Dakota Pepple 5, Jordan Pruitt 4, Kylie Wilhite 3, Mary Beth Knutson 2, Hannah Seyer 4, Lindsey Harrell 2. FG 9, FT 4-7, F 19 (3-pointers: Pepple. Fouled out: Sutterfield.)

Central 54, Scott City 14

Maddie Daum recorded a game-high 18 points to lead the fourth-seeded Tigers in the lopsided victory over the winless eighth-seeded Rams in a consolation semifinal of the Kelso Supply Holiday Classic at the Show-Me Center.

Tramonee Stewart tallied nine points and Sydney Tollison tossed in eight points for Central (2-5).

Carly Howell had six points for Scott City (0-7).

Scott City 1 2 3 8 -- 14

Central 14 14 16 10 -- 54

SCOTT CITY (14) -- Michaela Kiefer 3, Natalie Woods 3, Carly Howell 6, Hannah Shemonia 2. FG 3, FT 7-13, F 13 (3-pointers: Howell. Fouled out: None.)

CAPE CENTRAL (54) -- Sydney Tollison 8, Corrie Reece 2, Katelyn May 5, Tramonee Stewart 9, Kassidy Pannier 3, Maddie Daum 18, Katherine Morton 2, Mary Boerboom 2, Moriah Terry 2, Quetaja Martin 2. FG 22, FT 8-18, F 14 (3-pointers: May, Pannier. Fouled out: None.)

Meadow Heights 42, Perryville 41

Kiana Hotop scored a team-high 14 points and hit two free throws with three seconds remaining to win the game for the seventh-seeded Panthers in a consolation semifinal of the Kelso Supply Holiday Classic at the Show-Me Center.

Emma Cook netted 11 points for Meadow Heights (3-6).

Kylie Bilek tallied a game-high 23 points, including five 3-pointers, to pace sixth-seeded Perryville (1-5). Ahnie Hoff grabbed 21 rebounds for the Pirates, and Emma Nelson had 13.

Meadow Hts. 11 7 11 13 -- 42

Perryville 17 9 5 11 -- 41

MEADOW HEIGHTS (42) -- Kassy Henson 1, Kylee Whitener 5, Abi Bristow 6, Kiana Hotop 14, Emma Cook 11, Alaina Lochirco 2, Sarah Bristow 3. FG 15, FT 9-14, F 14 (3-pointers: Hotop 2, Whitener. Fouled out: None.)

PERRYVILLE (41) -- Allison McGarvey 2, Kylie Bilek 23, Ahnie Hoff 8, Anna Huskey 2, Emma Nelson 6. FG 16, FT 4-9, F 13 (3-pointers: Bilek 5. Fouled out: McGarvey.)

-- From staff reports