Leopold debuts with 79-48 victory

The Leopold boys basketball team opened its season Tuesday night with a 31-point road victory, defeating Meadow Heights 79-48.

Leading 36-32 at halftime, Leopold broke the game open with a 19-0 scoring advantage in the third quarter.

Darren VanGennip scored a game-high 26 points for the Wildcats, while Dustin Thiele had 15, Larry Nussbaum had 11 and Wade Wiseman had 10.

Sophomore Dustin Hubler scored a team-high 11 points for Meadow Heights before he lost several teeth in a collision early in the second quarter.

LEOPOLD 79, MEADOW HEIGHTS 48

Leopold 16 20 19 24 -- 79

M. Heights 23 9 0 16 -- 48

LEOPOLD (79) -- Darren VanGennip 26, Dustin Thiele 15, Larry Nussbaum 11, Wade Wiseman 10, Cody Van de Ven 8, Trent Vandeven 4, Clayton Stoverink 3, Jordan Jansen 2. FG 29, FT 16-25, F 16 (3-pointers: Wiseman 2, VanGennip 2, Vandeven 1. Fouled out: none)

MEADOW HEIGHTS (48) -- Dustin Hubler 11, Tyler Wagner 9, Tyler Welker 7, Zac Hotop 6, Tyler Brune 4, Sam Russell 4, Derrick Wilthong 3, Derek Bess 3, Ethan Mayfield 1. FG 19, FT 6-15, F 24 (3-pointers: Hubler 1, Hotop 2, Bess 1. Fouled out: Mayfield, Luke Nitsch)

JV -- Leopl 61, Meadow Hieghts 59, OT.

GIRLS BASKETBALLScott City 67, Woodland 53

Scott City took an early 18-3 lead and was able to come away with a 14-point road win.

Three Rams reached double digits in scoring -- Stephanie Essner with 18, Becky Holder with 14 and Whitney Tapley with 10.

Scott City 18 17 18 14 -- 67

Woodland 3 26 12 12 -- 53

Scott City -- Stephanie Essner 18, Becky Holder 14, Whitney Tapley 10, Beth Razer 7, Donielle Howell 6, Emily Essner 5, Holli Shemonia 7. FG 23, FT: 16-33, F: 29 (3-pointers: Essner 3, Shemonia 2, Fouled out: none)

Woodland -- Lauren Johnson 18, Becky Brannon 14, Taylor Steckman 9, Lacey Moore 6, Sarh Lincoln 4, Kaitlin McCormick 2. FG 16, FT 19-35, F: 22 (3-pointers: Steckman 1, Johnson 1, Fouled out: none)

JV -- Scott City 41, Woodland 37.

OTHER EVENTS

• Central's eighth-grade boys basketball team lost a pair of games at Charleston. The A team lost 34-22, with Charles Robinson scoring eight points for Central. The B team lost 45-21, with Ethan Knott, 13 points, leading the way for Central.
• Oran's JV defeated Notre Dame's freshman 24-23 in the Delta JV tournament.

-- From staff reports