KELLY GIRLS DEFEAT SCOTT CITY TO WIN CHAFFEE TOURNAMENT

CHAFFEE -- Top-seeded Kelly remained undefeated and claimed the championship of the Chaffee Tournament with a 38-27 victory over second-seeded Scott City Saturday.

The game ended up as a low-scoring defensive struggle, but began with Kelly (6-0) outscoring Scott City 15-4 in the first quarter.

The Lady Rams evened things up a bit in the second quarter, however, closing the scoring gap to 22-15 by halftime. Both teams tightened up defensively in the third quarter as they combined for just six points. Kelly took a 27-16 lead into the fourth quarter and held on for the win.

Marissa Essner was tops in scoring for the Lady Hawks, notching 12 points, and was the only player in double figures for the game.

"The kids played tremendous defense," said Kelly coach Curtis Finley. "We just had a good overall team effort. Our offense was a little rusty, but they showed a lot of improvement tonight."

Kelly travels to East Prairie for a 6:30 p.m. contest on Monday.

In the third-place game, fourth-seeded Oran downed sixth-seeded Chaffee 53-35, to take third-place honors.

The Lady Eagles never trailed Chaffee and took a 27-15 halftime lead. Oran continued to outscore the Lady Red Devils in the second half en route to the win.

Maria Eftink led Oran in scoring, netting 19 points. Sara Heisserer wasn't far behind with 16 points and Ashley Dirnberger added 11.

Jennifer Vandeven was the top scorer for Chaffee, tallying 17 points.

Third-seeded Sikeston won the consolation game over fifth-seeded Delta, 55-35, thanks to a first-half offensive explosion.

The Lady Bulldogs outscored Delta 35-10 in the first half, and despite being outscored in each of the last two quarters, held on for the win.

Sarah Cook led Delta with 10 points.