Late basket lifts Central to final

Eli Harris took a feed from Alex Ray and made a lay-in with less than two seconds remaining to lift Central's boys basketball team into the finals of the Northwest/Mobil "On the Run" Classic on Friday night with a 52-50 win over Eureka at Northwest High School.

The Tigers (2-3) will face Marquette at 7 p.m. tonight in the championship game.

"That's a good win for us," Central coach Derek McCord said.

Central took an 18-11 lead after one quarter and led 31-29 at halftime. Harris led the Tigers with 16 points, and on the defensive end Harris held Eureka's leading scorer Steve Malphrus to 10 points

Anthony Hempstead added 14 points for the Tigers. Tyrone Reece did not score for Central, but Reece drew a charge on Malphrus with six seconds remaining which set up the winning play.

Central 52, Eureka 50

Central 18 13 10 11 -- 52

Eureka 11 18 9 12 -- 50

CENTRAL (52) -- Alex Ray 8, Darnell Wilks 4, Eli Harris 16, Garrett Ozbun 2, Xavier Wilford 2, David Deisher 6, Anthony Hempstead 14. FG 22, FT 7-13, F 21 (3-pointers: Harris 1. Fouled out: Ozbun and Hempstead)

EUREKA (50) -- Tim Clubb 9, Steve Malphrus 10, Mike Jelimek 2, Kris Klinkerman 2, Ryan Mantle 8, David Werner 6, Jordan Crist 7, Tyler Jenkins 6. FG 20, FT 8-18, F 17 (3-pointers: Clubb 1, Crist 1. Fouled out: none)

Notre Dame 74, Fredericktown 49

Notre Dame dominated Fredericktown on the road.

Notre Dame (2-3) outscored Fredericktown 41-18 in the first and fourth quarters combined, leading them to victory.

Jeremy Brinkmeyer led all scorers with 25 points, and Frankie Ellis pitched in 12.

Notre Dame 22 14 19 19 -- 74

Fredericktown 11 13 18 7 -- 49

NOTRE DAME (74) -- Frankie Ellis 12, Abe Dirnberger 6, John Eric Klein 9, Jeremy Brinkmeyer 25, Kirk Boeller 6, Alex Ressel 16. FG 28, FT 6-13, F 17 (3-pointers: Jeremy Brinkmeyer 4. Fouled out: none)

FREDERICKTOWN (49) -- Mike Francis 11, Dustin Bess 4, Kevin Foster 5, Jake Clauser 3, Jared Wims 1, Eli Skaggs 1, DJ Groves 11, DJ Hinkle 10, Joe Johnson 2. FG 10, FT 17-27, F 16 (3-pointers: Francis 3, Clauser 3. Fouled out: none)

Jackson 58, Dexter 54

Jack Puisis poured in 34 points to help Jackson stay undefeated with a road win.

The Indians raced out of the gates with 23 first-quarter points, and led 34-25 at halftime. Ryan Mirly added nine points for the 5-0 Indians.

Jackson will play its first home game Tuesday against Hillsboro. Jason Schafer's jersey will be retired in his honor in a ceremony prior to the varsity game.

Jackson 23 11 12 12 -- 58

Dexter 12 13 18 11 -- 54

JACKSON (58) -- Kyle Pridemore 2, Ryan Mirly 9, Jack Puisis 34, Trey Stone 4, Tyler Beussink 4, Drue McNeely 3, Tyler Grantham 2. FG 21, FT 12-14, F 13 (3-pointers: Puisis 3, McNeely 1. Fouled out: none)

DEXTER (54) -- Admire 7, Roberts 10, Guethle 16, Rinehart 9, Rossem 1, Elfrink 11. FG 22, FT 7-13, F 16 (3-pointers: Guethle 2, Rinehart 1. Fouled out: none)

JV: Dexter 51, Jackson 41

Scott City 73, Oran 48

Mark Dannenmueller scored 30 points in a road win.

Mark Johnston added 11 for the Rams (3-2). Ryan Bouge was Oran's top scorer with 11 points.

Scott City 14 20 22 17 -- 73

Oran 8 19 9 12 -- 48

SCOTT CITY (73) -- Ethan Watkins 2, Daniel Jackson 6, Rynn Eskew 2, Jamie Pinkston 2, Mark Dannenmueller 30, Mark Johnston 11, Farrell Wasson 2, Jason Schenimann 3, Landon Hill 7, Alex King 8. FG 28, FT 11-17, F 16 (3-pointers: Schenimann 1, Miller 1. Fouled out: none)

ORAN (48) -- Ryan Bouge 11, Clayton Scherer 9, Paul Bucher 2, Steven Mock 8, Travis Randolph 10, Hunter Glastetter 8. FG 15, FT 6-7, F 18 (3-pointers: Clayton 1, Mock 2, Bouge 1. Fouled out: none)

JV: 64-31, Scott City

Perryville 80, Oak Ridge 67

Perryville's Andrew Norman scored 15 points as the Pirates improved to 3-2

Milan Klaus and Scott Ozark scored 13 apiece for Perryville, while Phillip Buerck added 11 and Ricky Dunn had 10.

Oak Ridge (0-5) got 16 points from Austin Morrison. Austin Hahs added 13 and Jon McMillan had 11.

Perryville 12 24 19 25 -- 80

Oak Ridge 8 17 23 19 -- 67

PERRYVILLE (80) -- Andrew Norman 15, Milan Klaus 13, Scott Ozark 13, Phillip Buerck 11, Ricky Dunn 10, Cory Buerck 9, Josh Hayden 9. FG 22, FT 22-30, F 17 (3-pointers: P. Buerck 2, C. Buerck 1, Norman 2, Dunn 1. Fouled out: none)

OAK RIDGE (67) -- Austin Morrison 16, Austin Hahs 13, Jon McMillan 11, Brian Ruesler 9, Zach Buchheit 9, Lance Felter 5, Johnny Price 4. FG 19, FT 11-17, F 22 (3-pointers: Bucheit 3, Rissler 1, Morrison 1. Fouled out: none)

Meadow Heights 68, Bismarck 60

Meadow Heights won a close one at home.

The Panthers had three players score in double figures, including Anthony Bollinger (18), Terry Wagner (16) and Brian Miinch (12).

Bismarck 14 8 18 20 -- 60

Meadow Heights 12 13 25 18 -- 68

BISMARCK (60) -- Sam Fisher 26, Ralph Scherffius 10, Kevin Randazzo 10, Tyler Henson 5, Fortner 4, Franklin 3. FG 19, FT 4-6, F 13 (3-pointers: Fisher 4, Franklin 1, Henson 1. Fouled out: none)

MEADOW HEIGHTS (68) -- Anthony Bollinger 18, Terry Wagner 16, Brian Miinch 12, Michael Collier 6, Joel Hahs 9, Anthony Collins 3. FG 13, FT 9-13, F 11 (3-pointers: Wagner 4, Bollinger 3, Mitch 2, Collier 2. Fouled out: none)

JV: Meadow Heights 57, Bismarck 52

Kelly 55, St. Vincent 46

Kelly used a 22-14 fourth quarter edge to win on the road.

Michael Glastetter scored 14 points to lead Kelly, and Kendal Deason added 13.

St. Vincent was led by Alex Armbruster, who scored 16 points.

Kelly 12 13 8 22 -- 55

St. Vincent 10 14 8 14 -- 46

KELLY (55) -- Michael Glastetter 14, Kendal Deason 13, Kent Deason 12, Jordan Felter 9, Derek Felter 5, Clay Mothershead 2. FG 21, FT 12-21, F 20 (3-pointers: Kendall Deason. Fouled out: none)

ST. VINCENT (46) -- Alex Armbruster 16, Jacob DeWilde 13, Waylon Richardet 6, Danny Rellergert 5, Pat Sigmund 2, Jon Buehler 4. FG 17, FT 11-26, F 25 (3-pointers: Buehler. Fouled out: Rellergert, Sigmund)

Woodland 65, Chaffee 28

Woodland had no trouble with Chaffee at home.

Cody McCraw led Woodland with 18 points. Seth Gaines added 15.

Jeff Daugherty scored for 12 points.

Chaffee 9 8 4 7 -- 28

Woodland 15 6 19 25 -- 65

CHAFFEE (28) -- Jeff Daugherty 12, Brad Uhrhan 3, Jeremy Penrose 1, Nathan VanWinkle 1, Augi Orr 2, Tyler Graham 5, Andy Hendrix 2, Gabe Walter 2. FG 9, FT 4-17, F 12 (3-pointers: Daugherty 2. Fouled out: none)

WOODLAND (65) -- Kenny Massa 6, Seth Gaines 15, Chantz Barham 5, Nick Hendricks 8, Jeremy Hutson 2, Cody McCraw 18, Terry Wilkerson 2, Zach Winchester 7, Brandon Masters 2. FG 21, FT 8-15, F 18 (3-pointers: Massa 1, Gaines 2, Barham 1, McCraw 1. Fouled out: none)

Advance 91, Puxico 84

Daryl Wade scored 23 points for the 4-1 Hornets in a road win. Tyler Bowman added 21.

New Salem 54, Heartland Christian 38

New Salem improved its record to 8-7 with a road victory over Heartland Christian Academy in Poplar Bluff.

New Salem's Vali Wolf scored 16 points and pulled down 18 rebounds.

New Salem 18 11 10 15 -- 54

Heartland Christian 4 10 11 13 -- 38

NEW SALEM (54) -- Vali Wolf 16, Josiah Devault 13, Ben Gaines 19, Brett Jones 6. FG 23, FT 2-9, F 11 (3-pointers: Gaines, Jones. Fouled out: none)

HEARTLAND CHRISTIAN (38) -- Adam Epps 20, Jeremy Hallley 6, Mike Viri 5, Vilian Avery 4, Dustin Virdean 3. FG 13, FT 9-12, F 9 (3-pointers: Virdean. Fouled out: none)

Girls Basketball

Heartland Christian 30, New Salem 29

Heartland Christian Academy edged out New Salem in a defensive battle.

New Salem was led by Sarah Green, who scored 12 points, and Holly Jordan, who had eight points and 20 rebounds.

New Salem 7 11 6 4 -- 29

Heartland Christian 5 8 10 17 -- 30

NEW SALEM (29) -- MacKenzie Jones 3, Holly Jordan 8, Sarah Green 12, Kelsey Barlow 6. FG 14, FT 2-10, F 11 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

HEARTLAND CHRISTIAN (30) -- Jessica meadows 6, Lauren Allen 2, misty Flemming 4, Rachel Whealon 12, Kayla Huapp 2, Rachel, Morrison 4. FG 13, FT 3-10, F 11 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

--From staff reports