LADY BULLDOGS ROLL PAST KELLY 78-57

BENTON, Mo. -- Sophomore Erin Pfau had a game to remember as she came off the bench to score a career-high 22 points as Notre Dame posted a 78-57 victory over Class 2A rival Kelly on Thursday night.

Pfau came into the game averaging around three points a game.

"She couldn't miss anything tonight," said Notre Dame coach Jerry Grim. "We tried to be patient and worked the ball. Everytime we reversed the ball to her she was open and she put it in."

As a team, Notre Dame (19-3) didn't do too much missing, connecting on 24 of 38 shots from the field.

Deana McCormick added 21 points while sisters Ashley and Lisa Millham scored 14 and 12 points, respectively.

Marissa Essner led Kelly with 16 points. Bridgett Riley finished with 13 points and Ashley Payne had 11.

Notre Dame led 26-15 after one quarter and 43-32 at halftime. The Lady Bulldogs broke the game open in the third quarter, outscoring Kelly 20-3 for a 63-35 lead.

"In the third quarter we came out and pushed the ball up the floor and our defense just denied the shot," said Grim.

Jackson 83, North County 66

BONNE TERRE, Mo. -- Jackson outscored North County 47-19 over the second and third quarters to steamroll past the Lady Raiders.

"Our defense in the second and third quarters did a good job and we moved the ball better tonight," Jackson coach Ron Cook said. "We had some girls come off the bench and do a good job."

The Lady Indians (16-6) spread the wealth offensively, getting 14 points from Whitney Werner, 13 from Alisha Burns, 12 from Ashley Bartels and 10 from Jenna Leet. Jackson's all-stater, Andrea Koeper -- who is recovering from a stint of mononucleosis -- scored eight points in less than three quarters.

Delta 57, Sikeston 55

DELTA, Mo. -- Alexis Nussbaum made a steal with eight seconds left and drove the length of the floor for a game-winning layup as Delta nipped Sikeston.

Nussbaum's steal bailed out Delta (13-8) which had turned the ball over after Sikeston tied the game with about 30 seconds remaining. The basket represented Nussbaum's only two points of the game.

Rebecca Below led Delta with 22 points, Rebecca Cook finished with 19 and Sarah Cook had 12.

Marcie Eaves paced Sikeston with 21 points.

The game was close throughout as the teams were tied 16-16 after one quarter before Delta nudged ahead 34-33 by halftime. The Lady Bobcats carried a 47-43 lead into the fourth quarter.

Chaffee 82, Scott Central 55

MORELY, Mo. -- Chaffee had four players score in double figures as it rolled to victory over the Bravettes.

Jennifer Vandeven led the Lady Devils (7-13) with 26 points, followed by Callie Meyr with 17, Morgan Kiefer with 14 and April Stafford with 10.

"We've been working on getting more people in double figures," said Chaffee coach Tammy Brock. "It was a great team effort."

Scott City 35, Oran 19

ORAN, Mo. -- Scott City improved to 16-7 in a low-scoring affair.

Oran (9-10) never scored more than six points in a quarter. Scott City led 5-4 after one quarter and 14-10 at halftime. The lead grew to 10 points in the third quarter as the Lady Rams took a 25-15 lead into the final period.

Loren Groves, 13 points, was the only Scott City player in double figures.

Maria Eftink, 14 points, was the lone Oran player to finish with more than two points.

Ozark Christian Conference Tournament

Eagle Ridge improved to 13-3 as it advanced to the championship game of the Ozark Christian Conference Tournament with a 51-34 victory over New Salem.

Amber Karnes led the way into today's 5 p.m. title game showdown against No. 2 seed New Salem with 27 points. Kara Ervin added 10 points.

Kayla Wells scored 10 points for Solid Rock.

Eagle Ridge took a 16-11 lead into the second quarter, where it outscored No. 4 seed Solid Rock 16-4 for a 32-15 halftime lead.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Ozark Christian Conference Tournament

Top-seeded Eagle Ridge advanced to the championship game of the Ozark Christian Conference Tournament with a 72-51 victory over No. 4 seed Solid Rock.

Mike Probst scored a game-high 28 points for Eagle Ridge (9-10) while Andrew Mellies added 20 and Toby Shreve netted 11.

Gene Gainer scored 23 points to lead Solid Rock.

Eagle Ridge jumped out to a 23-6 lead in the opening quarter and was never seriously threatened thereafter.

Eagle Ridge will face No. 2 seed New Salem at 6:30 p.m. today in the championship game.