High school roundup: Woodland defeats Scott City by thin margin

Taylor Steckman scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Woodland past Scott City 54-50 in girls basketball action Monday.

Sarah Lincoln chipped in 11 points and Kayla Acup pulled down eight boards for the Cardinals (3-2).

Katie Hogan paced the Rams (4-2) with 16 points, while Melanie Lacey added 11. Hogan grabbed eight rebounds and Ashley Brant snared six.

Scott City 6 11 9 24 -- 50

Woodland 13 14 12 15 -- 54

SCOTT CITY (50) -- Stacey Heisserer 6, Stephanie Essner 10, Macy Heisserer 2, Katie Hogan 16, Melanie Lacey 11, Ashley Brant 5. FG 21, FT 2-6, F 16. 3-pointers: Essner 2, Hogan 1. Fouled out: none)

WOODLAND (54) -- Kaitlin McCormick 6, Taylor Steckman 23, Sarah Lincoln 11, Kayla Acup 7, Becky Brannon 7. FG 17, FT 8-17, F 12. (3-pointers: Steckman 3, Brannon 1. Fouled out: none)

Kelly 46, East Prairie 44

Hawks coach Rod McQuerter earned win No. 200 with his team's victory.

McQuerter is in his 11th season with Kelly (4-1).

Londyn Backfisch scored 16 points and Kristen Powell added 12 for the winners.

Kelly 10 8 9 19 -- 46

East Prairie 15 4 11 14 -- 44

KELLY (46) -- Kayla Hicks 5, Londyn Backfisch 16, Carissa Klipfel 5, Neely Tetley 2, Sam Fisher 5, Kristen Powell 12.

EAST PRAIRIE (44) -- Mandy Knupp 4, Skylar Archie 3, Rianon Thresher 7, Grace Swann 14, Jennifer Nicholson 14, Lydia Chance 2.

Delta 43, Saxony Lutheran 31

Freshman Machela VanGennip scored 18 points, including a 3-pointer, to help lead the Bobcats to victory.

Kendra Burnett pulled down seven rebounds to go with three points, while senior Taylor Smith added 11 points in the win.

Delta shot 87 percent (13 of 15) from the free-throw line as it improved to 4-2.

Abby Hartmann led the Crusaders with nine points.

Saxony 9 7 7 8 -- 31

Delta 14 10 6 13 -- 43

SAXONY LUTHERAN (31) -- Brooke Valleroy 4, Angel Stone 2, Regan Obermann 2, Julia Steffens 3, Abby Hartmann 9, Natalie Mueller 4, Lauren Hecht 7. FG 14, FT 2-8, F 13. (3-pointers: Hecht. Fouled out: none)

DELTA (43) -- Taylor Smith 11, Katie Brucker 2, Kendra Burnett 3, Machela VanGennip 18, Samantha Bartels 9. FG 13, FT 13-15, F 13. (3-pointers: Smith 2, VanGennip 1, Bartels 1. Fouled out: none)

North County 72, Perryville 54

Emily Hanquist scored 24 points and Natalie Bauwens added 13, but it wasn't enough as the Pirates fell on the road.

Perryville dropped to 0-2 with the loss.

Perryville 9 7 17 21 -- 54

North County 12 21 16 23 -- 72

PERRYVILLE (54) -- Hillary Hemman 5, Abbi Schilli 3, Catie Oberndorfer 6, Megan Moldenhauer 2, Kelsey Schremp 1, Emily Hanquist 24, Natalie Bauwens 13. FG 19, FT 13-21. (3-pointers: Hemman, Oberndorfer 2. Fouled out: Hanquist.)

NORTH COUNTY (72) -- Rilea Huff 22, Courtney Coulter 24, Brittany Collins 11, Marissa Bonney 11, Mikayla Barlow 4. FG 20, FT 23-35. (3-pointers: Huff 2, Coulter 1, Bonney 1. Fouled out: none.)

Oran 63, Scott County 32

Cheyanne King scored 18 points and Haley Glastetter added 14 as the Eagles rolled at home.

Oran (2-2) enjoyed a 44-13 lead at halftime.

Markita Mosley led the Braves with 14 points.

SCC 7 6 9 10 -- 32

Oran 14 30 10 9 -- 63

SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (32) -- Katie Ruedrich 4, Denise McClinton 4, Daisy Gillespie 8, Markita Mosley 14. FG 9, FT 13-19, F 17. (3-pointers: McClinton 1. Fouled out: Mosley)

ORAN (63) -- Abbey Anderson 11, Claire Seyer 6, Cheyanne King 18, Shelby Unger 4, Haley Glastetter 14, Bethany Asmus 4, Shelbie Seyer 6. FG 26, FT 9-13, F 13. (3-pointers: S. Seyer 2. Fouled out: none)

BOYS BASKETBALL

Zalma 90, Viburnum 80

Juniors Stephen Simmers and Justin Stotts shot the Bulldogs to victory at the Ellington tournament.

Simmers scored 25 points while Stotts dropped 28 points to go with nine rebounds.

Austin Sitze chipped in 15 points for Zalma (3-2).

Zalma 20 27 19 24 -- 90

Viburnum 19 19 23 19 -- 80

ZALMA (90) -- Austin Sitze 15, Stephen Simmers 25, Thad McGregor 2, Andrew Tucker 14, Jake Reed 5, Gage Lemons 1, Justin Stotts 28. FG 33, FT 14-23, F 20. (3-pointers: Sitze 3, Simmers 3, Tucker 2. Fouled out: McGregor)

VIBURNUM (80) -- N. Callahan 2, Westrup 2, Payne 25, Conaway 32, Adams 2, Ruch 15. FG 27, FT 22-27, F 16. (3-pointers: Conaway 4. Fouled out: none)

Eagle Ridge 65, Christian Outreach 60

Jonathan Rockhill recorded a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds as the Eagles posted the home win.

Sam Davis paced Eagle Ridge (4-4) with 22 points, while Josh Carbaugh chipped in five rebounds.

Christian 14 17 14 15 -- 60

Eagle Ridge 17 15 16 17 -- 65

CHRISTIAN OUTREACH (60) -- Ryan Carter 27, Daniel Buergess 18, Peter DeCloux 4, Alex Hammond 9, Chris Prinster 2. FG 23, FT 6-7, F 19. (3-pointers: Carter 4, Buergess 4. Fouled out: Brian Moss)

EAGLE RIDGE (65) -- Aaron Margrabe 6, Josh Carbaugh 14, Ethan Grant 4, Jonathan Rockhill 19, Sam Davis 22. FG 26, FT 9-11, F 14. (3-pointers: Carbaugh 4. Fouled out: none)

-- From staff reports