High school roundup: Top seeds advance at Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament

There were no surprises during Monday's first round of action in the Scott-Mississippi Conference girls basketball tournament as the top four seeds easily advanced to Thursday's semifinals at Thomas W. Kelly High School in Benton, Missouri.

Top-seeded Chaffee coasted in its 64-29 rout of eighth-seeded Scott City as the Red Devils defeated the Rams for the third time this season. Julia Sutterfield led Chaffee with 22 points and seven assists, while Jordan Pruitt and Carleigh Burnett netted 10 points apiece. Lindsey Harrell grabbed eight rebounds and Mary Beth Knutson had seven for the Red Devils.

Anna Kern scored 11 points to pace Scott City (0-10).

Chaffee will play Oran at 5:30 p.m. in Thursday's first semifinal. The Eagles romped fifth-seeded Delta 51-13 in Monday's final quarterfinal of the evening. Allie Cummins scored 14 points and notched five rebounds and three steals, while Brianna Stause added 11 points and five rebounds for Oran (8-2). Ashlyn McIntosh had 10 points and five rebounds for the Eagles and Hannah Scherer snagged six rebounds.

Kiley Wicker had six points to pace Delta (3-8).

In the bottom half of the bracket, second-seeded host Kelly defeated seventh-seeded East Prairie 53-25 for the third time this season. Kristi Brucker had a double-double with 10 points, 12 rebounds and also had six steals to lead the Hawks. Tessa Johnson scored a game-high 16 points for Kelly.

Dakota Arnold scored 12 points for East Prairie (1-9).

Kelly (8-4) will take on third-seeded Charleston in Thursday's second semifinal at 7 p.m. The Bluejays thumped sixth-seeded Scott County Central 63-35 to advance. Cheyenne Randle led Charleston (8-2) with 19 points, while Sierra Frazier added 16 points and Juwanna Walker tossed in 15 points.

Johneisha Daniel netted 16 points to pace the Bravettes (2-11).

Chaffee 64, Scott City 29

Scott City 7 5 13 4 -- 29

Chaffee 16 21 19 8 -- 64

SCOTT CITY (29) -- Billi Charleston 3, Anna Kern 11, Hannah Shemonia 2, Carly Howell 2, Liz Hensley 2, Michaela Kiefer 9. FG 11, FT 3-4, F 11 (3-pointers: Kern 3, Charleston. Fouled out: None.)

CHAFFEE (64) -- Jordan Pruitt 10, Julia Sutterfield 22, Kylie Wilhite 5, Carleigh Burnett 10, Mary Beth Knutson 6, Hannah Seyer 2, Lindsey Harrell 5, Kaitlin McFerron 4. FG 25, FT 9-13, F 8 (3-pointers: Pruitt 2, Burnett 2, Sutterfield. Fouled out: None.)

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Kelly 53, East Prairie 25

East Prairie 6 2 7 10 -- 25

Kelly 12 7 14 22 -- 53

EAST PRAIRIE (25) -- Dakota Arnold 12, Montana Watson 4, Jordan Harper 1, Alexa Nordwald 4, Kali Thurman 4. FG 11, FT 4-18, F 19 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: Watson, Thurman.)

KELLY (53) -- Tori Duenne 9, Morgan LeDure 6, Kaylee Scherer 5, Tessa Johnson 16, Stephanie Worth 4, Logan Ivie 3, Kristi Brucker 10, Dakaria Johnson 2. FG 20, FT 16-33, F 18 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

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Charleston 63, Scott County Central 35

Scott County 7 14 9 5 -- 35

Charleston 22 14 27 2 -- 63

SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (35) -- Nastassia Williams 2, Hailey Kesler 4, Ziaire Davis 6, Johneisha Davis 15, Maddison Avance 3, Miranda Ruedrich 2, Chelsea Phillips 3. FG 13, FT 9-29, F 17 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

CHARLESTON (63) -- Fa'Quazia Wilson 3, Sierra Frazier 16, Frederica Evans 3, Juwanna Walker 15, Cheyenne Randle 19, Channelle Quinn 2, Connor Watkins 4, Sharrell Woods 2. FG 16, FT 9-18, F 23 (3-pointers: Frazier 2, Walker 2, Wilson, Evans, Randle. Fouled out: Evans.)

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Oran 51, Delta 13

Delta 2 4 6 1 -- 13

Oran 14 17 16 3 -- 51

DELTA (13) -- Jamie Hodge 2, Erin Bond 1, Meagan Parker 2, Cooper Simpson 2, Kiley Wicker 6. FG 6, FT 1-11, F 16 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

ORAN (51) -- Allie Cummins 14, Brianna Stause 13, Tatum May 3, Ashlyn McIntosh 10, Kaylen Glastetter 8, Hannah Scherer 5. FG 14, FT 8-14, F 9 (3-pointers: Stause 3, Cummins 2. Fouled out: None.)

Meadow Heights 55, Lesterville 46

Emma Cook scored a game-high 27 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had eight steals to help lead the Panthers to a road victory against the winless Bearcats.

The score was tied 23-23 at halftime, but the Panthers outscored Lesterville in both the third and fourth quarters.

Kiana Hotop tallied 14 points and dished out five assists for Meadow Heights (5-10).

Devin Fitzgerald netted 12 points to pace Lesterville (0-9).

Meadow Hts. 7 16 17 15 -- 55

Lesterville 15 8 12 11 -- 46

MEADOW HEIGHTS (55) -- Kassy Henson 2, Kiana Hotop 14, Emma Cook 27, Sammantha Miles 6, Jacque Starkey 6. FG 15, FT 8-14, F 19 (3-pointers: Cook 4, Hotop. Fouled out: None.)

LESTERVILLE (46) -- Devin Fitzgerald 12, Jordan Watts 6, Amy Jordan 5, Libby Orr 2, Abby Robbs 4, Bailey Myers 2, Elly Ratliff 8. FG 18, FT 9-11, F 14 (3-pointers: Jordan. Fouled out: Ratliff.)

Farmington 52, Notre Dame 45

Farmington's Ellaina Davis sank a game-high 17 points to lead the Knightettes to victory over the Bulldogs at home.

Lexi Pauls added 10 points for Farmington (5-7).

Hayli Chapman scored 14 points to pace Notre Dame (3-9). Sam Brennan tallied 13 points and dished out five assists, while Allie Ziegler grabbed eight rebounds and Lexi Welter tallied three steals.

Notre Dame 12 7 14 12 -- 45

Farmington 16 12 9 15 -- 52

NOTRE DAME (45) -- Sam Brennan 13, Brooke Blankenship 7, Hayli Chapman 14, Allie Ziegler 8, Morgan Duschell 3. FG 14, FT 5-12, F 21 (3-pointers: Chapman 2, Blankenship, Brennan. Fouled out: None.)

FARMINGTON (52) -- Shania Sweeney 5, Ellaina Davis 17, Lexi Pauls 10, Briley Brackett 7, Sydni Savage 6, Kaitlyn Gilliam 6, Alyson Tucker 1. FG 14, FT 17-26, F 17 (3-pointers: Sweeney, Davis. Fouled out: Gilliam.)

JV -- Notre Dame won 56-44

BOYS BASKETBALL

Zalma 85, Puxico 80

D.J. Hankins netted a game-high 37 points, including five 3-pointers, as the Bulldogs won at home in a high-scoring game that featured three players with more than 30 points.

"We've been playing pretty good ball lately," Zalma coach Bryant Fernetti said. "I think a night like tonight will be good for our team in general beating a team like Puxico."

The Bulldogs led by nine points at halftime before a determined Indians squad outscored the Bulldogs by four points in the second half.

Brent Overbey added 31 points for Zalma (6-6).

Zack Tucker sank 34 points to pace Puxico (7-6). Seth Luttrull netted 18 points and Levi Woods tossed in 13 points for the Indians.

Puxico 19 20 15 26 -- 80

Zalma 26 22 17 20 -- 85

PUXICO (80) -- Levi Woods 13, Corey Pratt 10, Zack McCoy 5, Seth Luttrull 18, Zack Tucker 34. FG 27, FT 14-21, F 17 (3-pointers: Pratt 2, Luttrull 2. Fouled out: None.)

ZALMA (85) -- Cole Shelby 12, D.J. Hankins 37, Luke Robertson 2, Christopher Lombeida 3, Brent Overbey 31. FG 25, FT 11-17, F 19 (3-pointers: Hankins 5, Overbey 2, Shelby. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Puxico won 52-50

Saxony Lutheran 46, New Athens (Ill.) 38

Corie Williams scored a game-high 18 points to lead the Crusaders in the quarterfinal victory over the Yellowjackets in the Chester Invitational in Chester, Illinois.

The Crusaders posted a seven-point lead at halftime.

Ryan Palmer netted 10 points for Saxony Lutheran (7-7). Paris Johnson grabbed eight rebounds and Chase Steffens dished out five assists.

Ryan Ruess led New Athens (7-10) with 12 points, and Drew Ragland added 10 points.

Saxony will face Valle Catholic at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in a semifinal. The Warriors (9-2) downed Cobden (Ill.) 72-52 in Monday's first quarterfinal.

Saxony L. 13 2 14 17 -- 46

New Athens 3 5 15 15 -- 38

SAXONY LUTHERAN (46) -- Chase Steffens 8, Ryan Palmer 10, Graesen Meystedt 1, Elwood Voss 7, Paris Johnson 2, Corie Williams 18. FG 13, FT 14-19, F 12 (3-pointers: Steffens 2. Fouled out: None.)

NEW ATHENS, ILL. (38) -- Luke Mueller 5, Wyatt Hespen 3, Ryan Ruess 12, Jimmy Kiefer 8, Drew Ragland 10. FG 12, FT 5-9, F 15 (3-pointers: Ruess 2, Mueller. Fouled out: None.)

-- From staff reports