Kelly crushes Greenville to win Class 3 District 2 title

Kelly Essner scored 25 points to lead top-seeded Kelly past Greenville 56-35 on Saturday in the championship game of the Class 3 District 2 tournament in Poplar Bluff, Mo.

After winning the championship game at Three Rivers Community College, Kelly (24-4) will return to Poplar Bluff on Wednesday to face Doniphan (20-6) in a Class 3 sectional game at 6:30 p.m.

"We're very proud of the girls' accomplishments," Kelly coach Rod McQuerter said after his team won its second district championship in three years. "The girls played hard, as a team, and all with a positive attitude."

Brittney Ponder added 11 points, which led second-seeded Greenville 16-2 after one period and 34-14 at halftime.

KELLY 56, GREENVILLE 35

Kelly 16 18 11 11-- 56

Greenville 2 12 10 11 -- 35

KELLY (56) -- Jessica Burnett 3, Brittney Ponder 11, Kelly Essner 25, Leigh Ann Buchheit 8, Stephanie Hency 5, Rachel Kline 2, Kayla Cissell 2 . FG 15, FT 6-12, F 19 (3-pointers: Essner 3, Buchheit 2, Hency 1. Fouled out: none)

GREENVILLE (35) -- Casey Fischer 6, Brittney Osbourne 10, Pam Condray 6, Ashley Wilkenson 7, Misty Woodgeard 6. FG 11, FT 7-20, F 11 (3-pointers: Condray 2. Fouled out: Wilkenson)

BOYS BASKETBALL Class 2 District 3 St. Vincent 67, Crossroads 30

Alex Armbruster poured in 27 points, leading St. Vincent to victory against St. Louis Crossroads on Saturday night in the Class 2 District 3 tournament at the Perry Park Center in Perryville.

The Indians (20-6) will play Vienna (17-12) at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday in the Class 2 sectional at Rolla, Mo.

Danny Rellergert added scored 15 points for St. Vincent.

St. Vincent 25 16 19 7 -- 67

Crossroads 9 12 5 4 -- 30

ST. VINCENT (67) -- Alex Armbruster 27, Danny Rellergert 15, Jacob DeWilde 8, Waylon Richardet 8, Ben Buchheit 5, Pat Siegmund 4. FG 23, FT 17-26, F 17 (3-pointers: Armbruster 2, Rellergert 2. Fouled out: none)

CROSSROADS (30) -- Brandon Purnell 7, Jamal Williams 5, Aaron Wancey 5, Travis Nissenbaum 4, Chris Taylor 4, Ed McFawland 3, Theo Smith 2. FG 10, FT 8-17, F 22 (3-pointers: Williams 1, Wancey 1. Fouled out: Purnell Taylor)

Class 3 District 2 Charleston 62, Kelly 57

Charleston defeated Kelly in the Class 3 District 2 title game.

For the Hawks, Kendal Deason scored 22 points and hit four 3-pointers, while his brother Kent Deason scored 14 points.

Charleston will play Portageville on Wednesday in the Class 3 sectional at Poplar Bluff.

The Hawks finished 21-6 in their first season under coach Cory Johnson.

Kelly 19 8 10 20 -- 57

Charleston 15 14 12 18 -- 62

KELLY (57) -- Kendal Deason 22, Kent Deason 14, Derek Felter 6, Michael Glastetter 6, Clay Mothershead 4, Trent Walter 3, Jordan Felter 2. FG 12, FT 9-12, F 20 (3-pointers: Walter 1, Kendal Deason 4, Kent Deason 3. Fouled out: none)

CHARLESTON (62) -- Ashton Farmer 26, Jamarcus Williams 14, Shawn Sherrell 11, Justin Clark 6, Josh Thompson 3, Tavis Hamilton 2. FG 20, FT 13-21, F 15 (3-pointers: Clark 2, Williams 1. Fouled out: none)