Jackson girls fall in tournament

ST. LOUIS -- St. Joseph's Academy defeated Jackson's girls 65-47 in the first round of the eight-team Fischer's Pro-Line Tournament Wednesday night at Maryville College.

Six-foot-five freshman Erin McCarthy led No. 3 St. Joseph's with 17 points. Jenna Leet scored 11 points for No. 6 Jackson (9-8), while Kacie Crites and Katie Loos had 10 points apiece.

Boys Basketball

ORAN 49, SCOTT COUNTY 44

ORAN, Mo. -- Oran kept its Scott-Mississippi Valley Conference record unblemished at 4-0, while Scott County Central slipped to 3-2.

Patrick Friga scored 16 points and Joey Bickings 11 for Oran (14-4).

Terrance Williams and Chris Pullen scored 13 and 11, respectively, for Scott County.

WOODLAND 64, DELTA 56

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Four players -- Alex VanGennip (16), Michael Owen (14), Travis Benfield (12) and Luke Johnson (10) -- scored in double figures as Woodland evened its record at 9-9.

Lance Kinder with 23 and Joey Keys with 14 paced Delta (8-12).

Freshman Basketball

Cape Central's freshmen 'A' team defeated Farmington 46-41 to improve to 13-4.

Brandon Twiggs led the Tigers with 18 points.

Farmington topped the Central 'B' squad 40-35.

Gabe Edwards and Tyler Griffin paced Cape Central (5-1) with 10 points apiece.

-- From staff reports