High school roundup: Top three seeds advance at Oran Invitational Tournament

The top three seeds advanced to Thursday's semifinals in the Oran Invitational Tournament following first-round victories in boys basketball action on Monday.

Top-seeded Scott County Central trimmed eighth-seeded Chaffee 59-43 in the first game of the tournament. Tyus Banks had a game-high 19 points while Deantrell Beard added 17 and Deven Blackmon tossed in 15 points for Scott County Central (2-2). The Braves will face the winner of tonight's quarterfinal between fourth-seeded host Oran and fifth-seeded Bell City in Thursday's first semifinal scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

Alec Bogenpohl scored 17 points and Landon Tenkhoff added 14 points to pace Chaffee (0-2), who will face the loser of the Oran-Bell City quarterfinal on Thursday at 5 p.m. in a consolation semifinal.

Second-seeded Malden thumped seventh-seeded Richland 73-36 in Monday's second quarterfinal game. Trevor Ison netted a game-high 18 points for the Green Wave (1-0), while Shamaudre Barber contributed 15 points and Ned Lee added 10 points.

Preston Tilley sank 16 points to pace Richland (0-1).

Malden will face third-seeded Advance in Thursday's final semifinal at 8 p.m. The Hornets survived a scare from sixth-seeded Kelly, scoring 31 points in the fourth quarter to pull away for the win after leading by just two points, 61-59, entering the period. Brian Whitson led Advance (1-0) with 33 points and Preston Wuebker tallied 22 points for the Hornets.

Skylar Lemons had 18 points and Isai Campos poured in 14 points to pace Kelly (0-1), which committed 31 fouls. The Hawks will face the Rebels in a consolation semifinal at 7:30 p.m. today.

Scott County Central 59, Chaffee 43

Chaffee 9 6 14 14 -- 43

SCC 11 14 14 20 -- 59

CHAFFEE (43) -- Landon Tenkhoff 14, Alec Bogenpohl 17, Austin Copeland 8, Uzziah Beggs 4. FG 10, FT 5-14, F 14 (3-pointers: Bogenpohl 3, Copeland 2, Tenkhoff. Fouled out: None.)

SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (59) -- Jacob Brown 4, Deven Blackmon 15, Deantrell Beard 17, Tyus Banks 19, Brody Ditto 4. FG 24, FT 8-17, F 10 (3-pointers: Brown. Fouled out: None.)

Malden 73, Richland 36

Richland 11 10 12 3 -- 36

Malden 19 19 19 16 -- 73

RICHLAND (ESSEX) (36) -- Austin Elledge 2, Riley Glass 9, Devin Stoker 2, Preston Tilley 16, Josh Thornton 6, Josh Shidler 1. FG 9, FT 9-16, F 9 (3-pointers: Tilley 3. Fouled out: None.)

MALDEN (73) -- Dishon Ross 10, Jamilyn Criglar 2, Nikylus Thompson 4, Tyler Currie 2, Tyler Ison 7, Reggie Reed 4, Ned Lee 11, Shamaudre Barber 15, Trevor Ison 18. FG 27, FT 7-19, F 16 (3-pointers: Tr. Ison 2, Lee, Ross. Fouled out: None.)

Advance 92, Kelly 76

Kelly 9 23 27 17 -- 76

Advance 19 21 21 31 -- 92

KELLY (76) -- Kade Proctor 2, Ty Householder 9, Cayden Williams 5, Levi Alsup 9, Jacob McClain 6, Maurice Davis 4, Skylar Lemons 18, Isai Campos 14, Conner Dittlinger 9. FG 27, FT 10-17, F 31 (3-pointers: Lemons 5, Campos 3, Householder, Williams. Fouled out: Proctor, Householder.)

ADVANCE (92) -- Armanni Vermillion 2, Dakota Welty 7, Preston Wuebker 22, Brian Whitson 33, Austin Ladd 13, Dawson Mayo 15. FG 20, FT 28-42, F 21 (3-pointers: Whitson 4, Wuebker 2, Welty 2. Fouled out: None.)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Fredericktown 61, Cape Central 33

Falia Hamilton netted 10 points and had five rebounds to pace the Tigers in their season-opening loss to the host Black Cats in the first round of pool play in the Fredericktown Invitational Tournament.

The Black Cats posted a 30-11 lead at halftime and went on to outscore the Tigers by 10 points in the second half.

Paige Godsey had a game-high 12 points and recorded eight steals to lead Fredericktown (1-0). Raylyn Dodd sank 11 points and Grace Bradford added 10 points while Callista Francis grabbed 10 rebounds for the Black Cats.

Cape Central (0-2) will face Potosi on Thursday in its final pool-play game in the six-team tournament.

Cape Central 9 2 14 8 -- 33

Fredericktown 13 17 18 13 -- 61

CAPE CENTRAL (33) -- Cassidy Gowen 2, Corrie Reece 3, Katelyn May 4, Falia Hamilton 10, Kassidy Pannier 6, Katherine Morton 4, Abbie Reece 1, Quetaja Martin 3. FG 8, FT 5-17, F 16 (3-pointers: Pannier 2, Hamilton, C. Reece. Fouled out: None.)

FREDERICKTOWN (61) -- Annabeth Phillips 4, Paige Godsey 12, Mattie Whitworth 9, Raylyn Dodd 11, Rachel Hamilton 3, Kirsten Hanner 3, Grace Bradford 10, Callista Francis 9.

Notre Dame 52, Farmington 37

Junior Sam Brennan scored a game-high 17 points and tallied eight steals to lead the fourth-seeded Bulldogs in their season-opening victory over the fifth-seeded host Knightettes in the first round of the Farmington Invitational Tournament.

Hayli Chapman poured in 11 points for Notre Dame (1-0). Allie Ziegler grabbed nine rebounds and Sam Feeney had three rebounds for the Bulldogs.

Briley Brackett scored 12 points to pace Farmington (0-2).

Notre Dame will face top-seeded and defending tournament champion Saxony Lutheran (1-0) in a semifinal at 5:30 p.m. today.

Notre Dame 5 24 9 14 -- 52

Farmington 12 14 6 5 -- 37

NOTRE DAME (52) -- Sam Brennan 17, Faith Essner 4, Maddie Urhahn 8, Allie Ziegler 7, Sam Feeney 3, Hayli Chapman 11, Brooke Blankenship 2. FG 10, FT 11-21, F 14 (3-pointers: Chapman 2, Brennan 2, Urhahn 2, Essner. Fouled out: None.)

FARMINGTON (37) -- Ellaina Davis 9, Alexus Pauls 6, Emma West 3, Briley Brackett 12, Rachel Rothlisberger 4, Allyson Tucker 3. FG 12, FT 1-5, F 20 (3-pointers: Pauls 2, Tucker, West. Fouled out: None.)

Chaffee 65, Scott City 22

Kylie Wilhite nailed a game-high 15 points as the Red Devils burned the Rams in the conference road rout.

The Red Devils held a 25-point lead at halftime and outscored the Rams by 22 points in the second half.

Katie Glueck netted 13 points and Carleigh Burnett tossed in 11 points for Chaffee (2-0, 2-0 Scott-Mississippi Conference).

Hannah Shemonia had eight points to pace Scott City (1-2, 0-1).

Chaffee 17 16 24 8 -- 65

Scott City 4 8 4 6 -- 22

CHAFFEE (65) -- Bridgette Swinford 2, Julia Sutterfield 7, Kylie Wilhite 15, Lyndsey Koch 4, Carleigh Burnett 11, Mary Beth Knutson 2, Lindsey Harrell 2, Mattison Cline 9, Katie Glueck 13. FG 21, FT 5-9, F 12 (3-pointers: Wilhite 3, Burnett 3. Fouled out: None.)

SCOTT CITY (22) -- Chloe Raines 6, Bella Bowers 2, Faith Grant 2, Hannah Shemonia 8, Courtney Enderle 2, Katie Smith 2. FG 11, FT 0-2, F 10 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Chaffee won 58-21

Perryville 62, Scott County Central 50

Ahnie Hoff recorded a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds as the Pirates opened their season with a win on the road over the Bravettes.

Teammate Emma Nelson also notched a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds for Perryville (1-0). Kylie Bilek added 14 points and three assists, and Kirstin Jannin tallied three assists and three steals to go along with her four points for the Pirates.

LaQuisha Strickland scored 22 points and Johneisha Daniel tossed in 14 points to pace Scott County Central (2-2).

Perryville 7 16 21 18 -- 62

Scott County 15 9 10 16 -- 50

PERRYVILLE (62) -- Kirstin Jannin 4, Kylie Bilek 14, Abby Robinson 1, Ahnie Hoff 22, Jasmyn Mahathath 7, Emma Nelson 14. FG 23, FT 10-23, F 16 (3-pointers: Bilek 2. Fouled out: None.)

SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (50) -- Trinity Thomas 8, LaQuisha Strickland 22, Johneisha Daniel 14, Hannah Bode 2, Maddison Avance 2, LaTeisha Strickland 2. FG 22, FT 3-13, F 19 (3-pointers: LaQ. Strickland. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Perryville won 45-20

-- From staff reports