Jackson crushes Kennett with early spree

The Jackson girls basketball team fired in six 3-pointers in the first period to get off to a great start in a 76-18 victory at Kennett.

The Indians outscored Kennett 36-6 in the first period and led 50-13 at halftime.

Jackson had 13 players in the scoring column and four players in double figures, led by Ashley Charboneau's 14 points. Gabrielle Garritano added 13 points. Lindsay Poole scored 11, including three 3-pointers, and Amanda Peiffer had 10.

JACKSON 76, KENNETT 18

Jackson 36 24 5 11 -- 76

Kennett 6 7 3 2 -- 18

JACKSON (76) -- Cody Goodpasture 2, Lindsay Poole 11, Gabrielle Garritano 13, Ashley Charboneau 14, Amanda Peiffer 10, Andrea Barnes 3, Kaylen Knepp 4, Chelsea Bartles 2, Allison Smith 4, Kelci Keith 6, Ashton Howard 2, Whitney McNeely 1, Jenni Tenholder 4. FG 28, FT 13-21 (3-pointers: Poole 3, Keith 2, Barnes 1, Charboneau 1).

KENNETT (18) -- Sparks 2, Greenway 3, Sherrill 4, Parker 7, Walker 2. FG 6, FT 5-12 (3-pointers: Parker 1).

East Prairie 61, Chaffee 48

Chaffee fell on the road to East Prairie.

The Red Devils(4-9) were led by Amber Kirk's 19 points. Whitney Schlosser added 13.

Chaffee 16 5 9 18 -- 48

East Prairie 8 12 16 25 -- 61

CHAFFEE (48) -- Amber Kirk 19, Whitney Schlosser 13, Shelby Ancell 2, Urhahn 4, Sara Pettit 2, Nikole Johnson 1, Tracy Martin 2, Rachel Hendrix 4, Chapman 1. FG 13, FT 10-21, F 21 (3-pointers: Kirk 4. Fouled out: none).

EAST PRAIRIE (61) -- Cook 19, Cartwright 2, Branam 4, Smith 4, Swann 19, Thresher 4, Rundles 2, Britt 7. FG 18, FT 16-27, F 18 (3-pointers: Cook 1, Swann 2. Fouled out: none).

JV -- Chaffee won 44-34.

Delta 45, Oran 31

Delta, which took over the No. 1 spot in the Class 1 state poll, remained unbeaten by getting off to a strong start against rival Oran.

The Bobcats used a 22-12 scoring advantage in the first half to beat Oran for the third time this season.

The Bobcats (14-0) were led by Kaci Menz's 11 points. Jodi Menz added nine points along with a team-high nine rebounds, and Ashley Deprow scored nine points.

Oran was led by Erica Michelsen's 19 points.

Oran 6 6 8 11 -- 31

Delta 14 8 11 12 -- 45

ORAN (31) -- Alyson Seyer 1, Wendy Eftink 5, Callie Kielhofner 5, Erica Michelsen 19, Tiffany Glastetter 1. FG 11, FT 6-12, F 16 (3-pointers: Kielhofner 1. Fouled out: Glastetter)

DELTA (45) -- Tiffany Amelunke 2, Amanda Drew 2, Ashley Deprow 9, Jodi Menz 9, Kaci Menz 11, Sarah Keys 6, Kayla Seabaugh 6. FG 17, FT 5-11, F 17 (3-pointers: K. Menz 2. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Oran won 31-23.

St. Vincent 45, Windsor 38

St. Vincent improved to 5-0 in Jefferson County Conference play by beating Windsor on the road.

Kelsey Cissell led the Indians with 13 points, while Lacey Siegmund added 10.

St. Vincent 14 0 19 12 -- 45

Windsor 6 14 11 7 -- 38

ST. VINCENT (45) -- Kelsey Cissell 13, Lacey Siegmund 10, Jessica Welker 8, Courtney Besand 8, Elizabeth Rozier 4, Miranda Holmes 2. FG 16, FT 13-20, F 19 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

WINDSOR (38) -- Hiebel 16, Franklin 7, Gibbar 7, Casey 4, O'Sullivan 2, King 2. FG 9, FT 12-18, F 19 (3-pointers: Gibbar 2. Fouled out: King, Casey)

JV -- St. Vincent won. Freshmen -- St. Vincent won.

Woodland 69, Meadow Heights 51

Woodland used a 26-14 fourth quarter to pull away from Meadow Heights' second-year program.

Woodland led 43-37 heading to the final period.

Tasha Lincoln led the Cardinals (9-7) with 18 points, while Lauren Johnson scored 15. Francee VanGennip and Cortney Glastetter added 11 apiece.

Meadow Heights was led by Ashley Doublin with 14 points. Chelsey Kight added 13 points, while Amanda Hendrickson netted 11.

Meadow Heights 14 15 8 14 -- 51

Woodland 17 15 11 26 -- 69

MEADOW HEIGHTS (51) -- Sara Hendrickson 5, Mindy Ellis 3, Ashley Doublin 14, Amanda Hendrickson 11, Tora Jordan 3, Chelsey Kight 13, Sahra Mills 2. FG 14, FT 9-xx, F 23 (3-pointers: S.Hendrickson 1, Ellis 1, Doublin 1, A.Hendrickson 1. Fouled out: Kight)

WOODLAND (69) -- Kayla Choate 5, Rheanna Greer 7, Casey McCraw 2, Tasha Lincoln 18, Francee VanGennip 11, Lauren Johnson 15, Cortney Glastetter 11. FG 21, FT 15-19, F 21 (3-pointers: Johnson 3, Choate 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Woodland won 53-13.

De Soto 32, Perryville 30

Perryville lost on the road to De Soto in the closing seconds.

The Pirates (10-6) were led by Ava Johnson's 14 points. They fell to 4-1 in conference play.

Perryville 6 9 8 7 -- 30

De Soto 6 10 4 12 -- 32

PERRYVILLE (30) -- Alicia Kueker 2, Ava Johnson 14, Nicole Gremaud 4, Kendra Schilli 7, Alyssa Bauwens 3. FG 9, FT 6-14, F 18 (3-pointers: Johnson 2. Fouled out: none)

DE SOTO (32) -- Smith 10, Pinsen 3, Carter 6, Milfeld 8, VanOver 8, Catcherside 1. FG 7, FT 7-19, F 17 (3-pointers: Smith 1, Pinsen 1, VanOver 1. Fouled out: Carter)

Boys Basketball

Scott-Mississippi Conference

Scott County Central and Scott City set up a meeting in tonight's 9 p.m. championship game of the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament for boys basketball.

Tournament host Scott County Central pulled away from East Prairie for a 92-78 victory in Thursday's semifinals, while Scott City used a fast start to subdue Oran 69-55.

Drew Thomas scored 33 points and Caleb Johnson added 30 in Scott County's win. Thomas also had 13 rebounds. Johnson had 11 rebounds and four assists. D.D. Gillespie chipped in with 24 points, including three 3-pointers, for the top-seeded Braves, who improved to 11-4.

The Braves (11-4) led 20-13 after one period but stretched that lead only to eight points, 66-58, after three periods.

Scott City (10-5) led Oran (9-6) by 10 points after one period and built the advantage to 33-19 by halftime.

The Rams had five scorers in double figures, led by Jay Simmons' 17 points. Alex King had 16 points and 17 rebounds, Caleb Estes had 15 points, Rynn Eskew had 11 points, and Jamie Pinkston added 10 points and six assists.

For Oran, Chris Asmus led the way with 18 points, and Robert Lang scored 15 points.

The Eagles will play East Prairie in the third-place game at 6 p.m.

Jackson 47, Dexter 25

Jackson picked up a conference win in a low-scoring game at Dexter.

The Indians (12-6) were led by Spencer Goodman's 10 points.

Dexter, which had no scorers in double figures, led 6-4 after one period but fell behind 18-8 by halftime.

Jackson hit 15 of 18 free throws in the game to seal the win.

Jackson 4 14 10 19 -- 47

Dexter 6 2 11 6 -- 25

JACKSON (47) -- Spencer Goodman 10, Hunter Grantham 9, Antonio Garritano 8, Jake Leet 8, Matt Lang 8, Caleb Guilliams 4, Steven Spradlin 3. FG 14, FT 15-18, F 13 (3-pointers: Lang 1, Leet 1, Goodman 2. Fouled out: none)

DEXTER (25) -- Eric Windham 7, Derrik Chamberlain 6, Garrett Christian 4, Logan Carwile 2, Brad Eubanks 2, Logan Swindle 2, Matt Banken 2. FG 10, FT 3-7, F 14 (3-pointers: Windham 2. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Jackson won.

Meadow Heights 103, Marquand 78

Meadow Heights exploded for 61 points in the second half en route to a home victory over Marquand.

Dusty Davis scored 19 points, including five 3-pointers, to lead the Panthers (5-9). Luke Nitsch and Dustin Hubler added 18 apiece for Meadow Heights, which made nine 3-pointers against the team that allowed a national-record 36 3-pointers to the Panthers last season. Tyler Wagner chipped in with 15, and John Long had 11.

Marquand 17 25 23 13 -- 78

Meadow Heights 21 21 37 24 -- 103

MARQUAND (78) -- Hanks 24, Pritchett 16, Edmonds 15, Becker 10, Mayberry 8, Brotherton 5. FG 13, FT 25-41, F 15 (3-pointers: Pritchett 4, Hanks 2, Edmonds 1, Becker 1, Mayberry 1. Fouled out: none)

MEADOW HEIGHTS (103) -- Dusty Davis 19, Luke Nitsch 18, Dustin Hubler 18, Tyler Wagner 15, John Long 11, Sam Russell 8, Derrick Wilfong 4, Zach Hotop 4, Derrick Bess 4, Ethan Mitchell 2. FG 35, FT 3-13, F 27 (3-pointers: Davis 5, Nitsch 4, Long 1. Fouled out: Mitchell, Russell)

JV -- Meadow Heights won 70-51.

-- From staff reports