Kelly girls place third in Twin Rivers tourney

The Kelly girls basketball team defeated Kennett 59-43 on Tuesday night to place third in the Twin Rivers Tournament.

Kelly Essner scored 19 points to lead Kelly (8-1). Britney Ponder added 10 points.

Dexter defeated Doniphan for the tournament title.

KELLY 59, KENNETT 43

Kelly 21 16 14 8 -- 59

Kennett 4 14 11 14 -- 43

KELLY (59) -- Jessica Burnett 8, Brittany Ponder 10, Kelly Essner 19, LeAnn Buchheit 7, Mindy Robert 7, Lauren Jean 2, Stephanie Hency 2, Summer Proctor 2, Courtnie Smith 2. FG 21, FT 19-22 F 18 (3-pointers: Buchheit 1. Fouled out: none)

KENNETT(43) -- Greenway 6, Gordon 6, Palmer 3, Watkins 5, Duckworth 20, White 2, Ratliff 1. FG 13, FT 14-21, F 18 (3-pointers: Greenway 1. Fouled out: none)

BOYS BASKETBALL Saxony 52, Christ Our Savior 22

Saxony Lutheran defeated Christ Our Savior of Illinois on the opening night of the round-robin Saxony Lutheran Christmas Tournament.

Casey Petzoldt led the Crusaders (5-1) with 14 points. Justin McCollum addde nine.

Saxony 12 7 13 20 -- 52

Christ Our Savior 0 11 2 9 -- 22

SAXONY (52) -- Lauren Lueders 5, Trey Maevers 1, Casey Petzoldt 14, Justin McCollum 9, Max Wieser 3, Alex Jauch 6, Grant Lehmann 6, Tim Lorenz 8. FG 15, FT 10-16, F 10 (3-pointers: McCollum 3, Lueders 1. Fouled out: none)

CHRIST OUR SAVIOR (22) -- Schafner 4, Zobel 4, Richardson 1, Schraeder 9, Mering 4. FG 7, FT 2-8, F 9 (3-pointers: Schrader 2. Fouled out: none)

Zalma 70, Valle 54

Adam Pixley scored 21 points for the Bulldogs to lead Zalma over Ste. Genevieve Valle Catholic on Tuesday night.

Zalma had two other players score in the double figures -- Danoiel Schrader with 13 points and Tim Landing with 10.

Valle 9 14 18 13 -- 54

Zalma 19 17 17 17 -- 70

VALLEY (54) -- Sean Odneal 12, Brad Saxauer 1, Kyle Basler 4, Dan Rozier 4, Nathan Grass 18, Kieth Basler 9, Adam Hermann 6. FG 23, FT 8-20, F 19 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Saxauer)

ZALMA (70) -- Trevin Taylor 9, Kyle Conley 8, Adam Pixley 21, Josh Barrett 4, Tim Landing 10, Daniel Schrader 13, Garrett Garner 2, Noah Barr 1, Baker 2. FG 22, FT 17-29, F 20 (3-pointers: Conley 1, Pixley 2. Fouled out: none)

Perryville 54, Herculaneum 29

Ricky Dunn scored 19 points for Perryville, leading the Pirates to victory over Herculaneum in the consolation bracket of the Bob Sechrest Jr. Christmas Tournament at Park Hills Central.

Herculaneum gained a four-point lead in the first minutes of the game, then failed to score again until the end of the first half, allowing Perryville to gain an 18-point lead by halftime.

Milan Klaus added nine points for Perryville, which lost 48-46 in the opening round Monday night against West County.

Perryville 15 16 10 13 -- 54

Herculaneum 4 9 5 11 -- 29

PERRYVILLE(54) -- Ricky Dunn 19, Milan Klaus 9, Scott Ozark 8, Andrew Norman 6, Josh Hayden 6, Cory Buerck 4, Phillip Buerck 2. (3-pointers: Dunn 2, Norman 2. Fouled out: none)

HERCULANEUM(29) -- Jake Alexander 12, Kaleb McCain 6, Jordan Alexander 5, Codey Westover 3, Robbie Stamps 2, Nathan Pippin 1. (3-pointers: Jake Alexander 2, Jordan Alexander 1, McCain 1, Westover 1. Fouled out: none)