Top-seeded Meadow Heights and No. 2 Saxony Lutheran advanced to tonight's championship game in the Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball tournament at Chaffee by posting victories Thursday night.
Meadow Heights pulled away from Zalma in the second period en route to a 65-38 win over the No. 5 seed.
Zalma led 13-12 after one period but trailed by nine at halftime and the deficit grew to 21 after three periods.
Anthony Bollinger scored 21 to lead the Panthers, who made eight 3-pointers. Nathan Revelle added 12, and Heath Fulton had 10.
Tim Landing led Zalma with 14 points.
Saxony Lutheran jumped on Leopold for a 22-12 lead after the first period. After the teams each scored four points in the second, the Crusaders went on a 20-8 spree in the third.
Alex Jauch led Saxony Lutheran with 25 points. Casey Petzoldt added 14.
Victor Vandeven scored 11 to pace Leopold.
The championship is set for 9 p.m. Leopold and Zalma will play at 6 tonight in the third-place game.
Saxony Lutheran 59, Leopold 28
Saxony 22 4 20 14 -- 59
Leopold 12 4 8 14 -- 28
SAXONY LUTHERAN (59) -- Lauren Lueders 7, Casey Petzoldt 14, Brett Steffens 1, Alex Jauch 25, Ben Courtois 1, Tim Lorenz 5, Austin Kwikkel 6. FG 19, FT 19-30, F 12 (3-pointers: Lueders 2. Fouled out: none)
LEOPOLD (28) -- Matt Stoverink 6, Victor Vandeven 11, Tyler Clubb 2, David Thiele 7, Eric Fluchel 6, Eric Seiler 6. FG 13, FT 9-13, 20 (3-pointers: Stoverink 1. Fouled out: Theile, Clubb)
Meadow Heights 65, Zalma 38
Meadow Hts 12 18 18 17 -- 65
Zalma 13 8 6 11 -- 38
MEADOW HEIGHTS (65) -- Heath Fulton 10, Anthony Bollinger 21, Ruggero Morretto 4, Bryce Wallis 2, Nathan Revelle 12, John Long 3, Michael Collier 8, Terry Wagner 5. FG 26, FT 5-9, F 13 (3-pointers: Bollinger 3, Revelle 2, Collier 2, Wagner 1. Fouled out: None)
ZALMA (38) -- Trevin Taylor 8, Timmy Rodgers 3, Kyle Conley 4, Josh Barrett 4, Tim Landing 14, Joe Aben 2, Daniel Schrader 1, Garrett Garner 2. FG 14, FT 8-15, F 9 (3-pointers: Tayor 1, Rodgers 1. Fouled out: None)
JV semifinals
Saxony 57, Zalma 45
Leopold 52, Chaffee 46
On senior night at New Salem Baptist Academy in Marble Hill, the Eagles got 37 combined points from seniors Josiah Davault and Jeremy Rockhill to win easily at home.
Davault led New Salem (14-4) with 20 points and Rockhill had 17. Brett Jones added 18 and Tyler Keith had 12.
COS 10 10 5 4 -- 29
New Salem 17 23 19 21 -- 80
COS (29) -- Steven Schwaldert 13, Josh Leach 10, Ryan Carter 6. FG 13, FT 1-2, F 8 (3-pointers: Carter 2. Fouled out: none)
NEW SALEM (80) -- Josiah Davault 20, Brett Jones 18, Jeremy Rockhill 17, Tyler Keith 12, Jacob Green 8, Trent Jones 5. FG 38, FT 1-1, F 5 (3-pointers: B. Jones 2, T. Jones 1. Fouled out: none)
Perryville improved to 7-0 in the Jefferson County Conference and guauranteed itself of at least a share of the championship with a home victory.
Amber Hacker connected on four 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 18 points for Perryville (14-5). Annette Weibrecht added 13 points.
Hillsboro 5 5 16 4 - 30
Perryville 19 14 26 11 - 70
HILLSBORO (30) -- Hohmann 7, Quack 2, Riebold 1, Little 7, Renfro 4, Thebeau 6, Storandt 3. FG 12, FT 5-10, F 10 (3-pointers: Hohmann 1. Fouled out: none)
PERRYVILLE (70) -- Jessica Abernathy 2, Meghan Roth 8, Krista Miesner 8, Amber Hacker 18, Bethany Steffens 6, Annette Weibrecht 13, Chastity Marr 9, Kim Miesner 2, Kendra Schilli 2, Ava Johnson 2. FG 30, FT 3-5, F 14 (3-pointers: Roth 1, Hacker 4, Weibrecht 1, Marr 1. Fouled out: none)
Shea Smith scored 18 points to lead Delta to its 12th consecutive victory.
Kayla Seabaugh added 14 points for the Bobcats (17-1).
The teams were tied after one period, but Delta outscored visiting New Madrid County 18-6 in the second period
NMCC 12 6 6 16 -- 40
Delta 12 18 9 16 -- 55
DELTA (55) -- Tiffany Amelunke 2, Shea Smith 18, Ashley Deprow 6, Jodi Menz 6, Kaci Menz 9, Kayla Seabaugh 14. FG 20, FT 12-19, F 15 (3-pointers: J. Menz 2, Smith 1. Fouled out: none)
NMCC (40) -- Jasmine Beasley 3, Micah Nesselrodt 5, Lameka Newsom 11, Jessica Green 6, Tsia Mathews 2, Heavenly Wren 11, Paige Jimmerson 2. FG 16, FT 8-19, F 18 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None)
JV -- Delta won 56-22.
Tiffany Glastetter scored a season-high 30 points, including 15 of her team's 16 points in the second period, to lead the Eagles past visiting Charleston.
Erica Michelsen added 10 points for Oran (11-8).
Glastetter dominated on the inside, said Oran coach Larry Boshell, who rested for most of the final period. Glastetter's career high of 32 points came in her freshman season.
Charleston 3 5 14 13 -- 35
Oran 13 16 22 13 -- 64
CHARLESTON -- Turner 12, Hines 7, Duenne 3, Moxley 5, Dugan 6, Simpson 2. FG 14, FT 4-10, F 13 (3-pointers: Turner 1, Hines 1, Moxley 1. Fouled out: None.)
ORAN -- Courtney Nenninger 3, Callie Kielhofner 9, Erica Michelson 10, Wendy Eftink 4, Jodie Urhahn 6, Tiffany Glastetter 30, Ellen Sikes 2. FG 27, FT 8-13, F 10 (3-pointers: Kielhofner 1, Eftink 1. Fouled out: None)
Jackson led 33-8 at halftime and did not allow Sumner more than six points in any quarter in a home win.
Bobbie Jones led Jackson (16-4) with 17 points, Amanda Peiffer had 14 and Gabrielle Garritano had 11.
Sumner 6 2 8 1 -- 17
Jackson 12 21 12 12 -- 57
SUMNER (17) -- Miller 2, Fellows 5, Davis 1, Water-Jones 7, Blair 2. FG 7, FT 2-3, F 12 (3-pointers: Fellows 1. Fouled out: none)
JACKSON (57) -- Kara Vangilder 2, Tara Kelley 2, Lindsay Poole 3, Kylie Werner 3, Gabrielle Garritano 11, Kelci Keith 5, Bobbie Jones 17, Amanda Peiffer 14. FG 22, FT 12-22, F 5 (3-pointers: Poole 1. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Jackson 48, Sumner 15
Central trailed by just four points at halftime but saw visiting Farmington pad 12 points to its lead in a decisive third quarter.
Wendi Zickfield paced Central (7-12) with 13 points.
Farmington turned a 23-19 halftime lead into a 44-28 advantage by the start of the fourth quarter.
Sydney Winslow scored 23 points and was the only Knighettes player to reach double figures.
Farmington 12 11 21 13 - 58
Central 10 9 9 8 - 36
FARMINGTON (58) -- Natalie Sago 2, Erin Parks 8, Briley Milfeld 6, Sydney Winslow 23, Kristen Hayes 2, Danielle Littrell 7, Russell 2, Tiffany Sucharski 7, Sarah Ward 1. FG 19, FT 19-24, F 12 (3-pointers: Winslow. Fouled out: none)
CENTRAL (36) -- Dani Gross 2, Kristin Shirrell 3, Wendi Zickfield 13, Courtney Schuessler 6, Christina Sexton 9, Tierra Walker 3. FG 13, FT 10-15, F 14 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Farmington 36, Central 34
Scott County Central led 28-22 at halftime, but was outscored 21-9 in the fourth quarter in a road loss.
Brittney Peet led the Bravettes with 19 points.
SCC 18 10 10 9 -- 47
Dexter 9 13 12 21 -- 55
SCC (47) -- Jovonne Banks 2, Brittney Peet 19, Brianna Johnson 8, Samantha Jones 8, Lakeisha Turner 10. FG 19, FT 7-16 (3-pointers: Johnson 2. Fouled out: none)
DEXTER (55) -- Kennedy 5, Burleson 4, Finch 3, Hayes 7, Stanley 8, Dooley 2, Nelson 22, Heil 4. FG 18, FT 15-23 (3-pointers: Nelson 2, Finch 1, Kennedy 1. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Dexter 38, Scott County Central 6, two quarters
St. Vincent suffered a Jefferson County Conference road loss.
Alex Lundy scored 12 points to lead the Squaws (7-11).
St. Vincent 8 6 10 14 -- 38
De Soto 6 19 8 9 -- 42
ST. VINCENT (38) -- Alex Lundy 12, Brooke Brown 8, Kelsey Kutz 6, Miranda Holmes 6, Jessica Welker 5, Lacey Siegmund 1. FG 17, FT 4-8, F 17 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Siegmund)
DE SOTO (42) -- Crady 15, Sides 13, Drummond 9, Vanover 4, Stearns 1. FG 16, FT 7-10, F 12 (3-pointers: Crady 3. Fouled out: none)
JV -- De Soto 35, St. Vincent 33
Jackson finished an undefeated dual season with a 71-3 win over Poplar Bluff and an 80-0 win over Dexter.
Central split its two dual meets in a double dual at Poplar Bluff. The Tigers (4-5) beat Dexter 53-24 and lost to Poplar Bluff 46-36.
Jackson 71, Poplar Bluff 3
103 -- David Martin (J) pinned John Mills :37
112 -- Luke Rayburn (J) tech. fall Colton Woodsmall 21-6
119 -- Kyle Brown (J) pinned Jordan Henningson 2:44
125 -- Justin Miller (J) dec. Brandon Bounds 6-3
130 -- Jamie Schumacher (J) pinned Cameron West 1:41
135 -- Josh Schumacher (J) pinned Josh Darren 1:24
140 -- Russell Brown (J) pinned Ty Turner :23
145 -- Ben McMillian (J) pinned Toroice Hill 2:49
152 -- Sean Gant (J) dec. Eric Lundstrom 5-0
160 -- Jesse Rogers (P) dec. Anthony Werner 14-8
171 -- Will Perry (J) disqualficiation Paul Swesey
189 -- Blake Peiffer (J) pinned Kelton Thompson 4:26
215 -- Kamden Rampley (J) pinned Matt Boyer 1:18
HVY -- Cole Jansen (J) pinned Sean Haga 1:17
JV -- Jackson 78, Poplar Bluff 3; winners -- Michael Graefe, Christ Hurst, Doug Froemsdorf, Colby Cathcart, Bryan Sladek, James Perkins, Justin Darnell, Ian Fitzgerald, Demarcus Huddleston, Blake Gorton, Tyler Ptacek, Adam Collier, Ben Wood
Jackson 80, Dexter 0
103 -- David Martin (J) dec. Mike Henley 3-2
112 -- Luke Rayburn (J) forfeit
119 -- Kyle Brown (J) forfeit
125 -- Justin Miller (J) forfeit
130 -- Jamie Schumacher (J) pinned Matt Overall 4:41
135 -- Josh Schumacher (J) forfeit
140 -- Russell Brown (J) pinned Justin McCullugh 5:08
145 -- Ben McMillian (J) pinned Eric Grimes :23
152 -- Sean Gant (J) forfeit
160 -- Anthony Werner (J) pinned Michael Fisher :58
171 -- Will Perry (J) pinned John Potter 1:04
189 -- Blake Peiffer (J) pinned Wes Fluharty 1:48
215 -- Kamden Rampley (J) pinned Michael Spencer 1:27
HVY -- Cole Jansen (J) forfeit
JV -- Jackson 84, Dexter 0; winners -- Michael Graefe, Christ Hurst, Doug Froemsdorf, Perry Hazelwood, Colby Cathcart, Bryan Sladek, James Perkins, Justin Darnell, Ian Fitzgerald, Demarcus Huddleston, Blake Gorton, Tyler Ptacek, Adam Collier, Ben Wood
Central 53, Dexter 24
103 -- Mike Henley (D) forfeit
112 -- Chris Griffith (C) forfeit
119 -- Brandon Reynolds (C) forfeit
125 -- Matt Latham (C) forfeit
130 -- Tyler Yeargain (C) forfeit
135 -- Zach Wilson (C) tech. fall Matt Overall 17-2
140 -- Justin McCollugh (D) pinned Paul Hoffman 2:46
145 -- Eric Grimes (D) pinned Shawn Hammack 1:34
152 -- Tyler Bahr (C) forfeit
160 -- Garrett New (C) pinned Michael Fisher 3:00
171 -- Matt Smith (C) pinned Josh Potter 2:18
189 -- Aaron Mecey (C) pinned Wes Fluharty 1:33
215 -- Michael Spencer (D) forfeit
HVY -- open
Poplar Bluff 46, Central 36
103 --John Mills (P) forfeit
112 -- Chris Griffith (C) pinned Colton Woodsmall 1:18
119 -- Jordan Henningson (P) pinned Brandon Reynolds 1:18
125 -- Matt Latham (C) pinned Brandon Bounds 3:27
130 -- Tyler Yeargain (C) pinned Cameron West 1:33
135 -- Zach Wilson (C) pinned Josh Parkin 2:27
140 -- Brennan Moore (P) forfeit
145 -- Toroice Hill (P) pinned Shawn Hammack :53
152 -- Garrett New (C) pinned Eric Lumstrom 3:50
160 -- Jesse Rogers (P) maj. dec. Matt Smith 16-4
171 -- Aaron Mecey (C) forfeit
189 -- Kelton Thompson (P) forfeit
215 -- Matt Boyers (P) forfeit
HVY -- Dillon Jane (P) forfeit
-- From staff reports
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