Meadow Heights turns back Oak Ridge

The Meadow Heights boys basketball team can use this week to make up for the disappointment of a fourth-place finish in last week's Mississippi Valley Conference tournament.

The Panthers, unbeaten in conference play thus far, had the top seed in the conference tournament but finished 0-2 in the event after a first-round bye.

Meadow Heights took the first step toward some revenge Tuesday night by beating tournament runner-up Oak Ridge 86-79 in Patton. They get a chance to knock off the tournament champ on Friday night at Marquand.

Terry Wagner poured in 26 points with five 3-points for the Panthers (12-7 overall, 4-0 in the MVC standings). Anthony Bollinger added 19 points, and Nathan Revelle scored 12, all on 3-pointers. Heath Fulton added eight points and 13 rebounds.

Lance Felter led Oak Ridge with 25 points. Austin Morrison added 24 and Austin Hahs scored 12 for the Bluejays (8-12).

Oak Ridge 12 22 13 32 -- 79

Meadow Heights 21 17 28 20 -- 86

OAK RIDGE (79) -- Lance Felter 25, Austin Morrison 24, Austin Hahs 12, Johnny Price 8, Brian Ruesler 4, Cody Cook 2, John McMillan 2, Zach Buchheit 2. FG 26, FT 9-15, F 20 (3-pointers: Morrison 2, Price 2, Felter 2. Fouled out: none)

MEADOW HEIGHTS (86) -- Terry Wagner 26, Anthony Bollinger 19, Nathan Revelle 12, Anthony Collins 9, Heath Fulton 8, Joel Hahs 8, Bryce Wallis 3,Dusty Davis 1. FG 18, FT 17-24, F 15 (3-pointers: Wagner 5, revelle 4, Hahs 1, Wallace 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Meadow Heights 71, Oak Ridge 48

Kennett 60, Notre Dame 58

Jared Hughes scored to break a tie with 5 seconds left in overtime, lifting Kennett to a two-point victory at Notre Dame.

For Notre Dame (9-14), Alex Ressel was the leading scorer with 18 points. Jeremy Brinkmeyer added13 and John Eric Klein scored 12.

Kennett 12 12 15 15 6 -- 60

Notre Dame 13 8 23 10 4 -- 58

KENNETT (60) -- Corderre Taylor 4, Chris Drake 3, Dontayis Jones 14, Ryan Howard 2, Mario McGraw 12, Jared Hughes 13, Aaron Taylor 12. FG 24, FT 9-17, F 13 (3-pointers: Drake 1. Fouled out: none)

NOTRE DAME (58) -- Frankie Ellis 2 , John Eric Klein 12, Jeremy Brinkmeyer 13, Mark Unterreiner 7, Kirk Boeller 2, Alex Ressel 18, Bryce Willen 4. FG 19, FT 17-23, F 14 (3-pointers: Brinkmeyer 1. Fouled out: Brinkmeyer)

JV -- Notre Dame won

Dexter 60, Bell City 48

On a night when neither team could seem to get a shot to go down, Dexter managed to push ahead a little each quarter, then capitalized from the free-throw line in the final minutes of play to earn a victory at Bell City.

The win left the regular season Stoddard County Activities Association Conference in a three-way tie for the title. Dexter, Bell City and Advance all finished regular season play with 6-1 conference records.

Dexter shot 43 percent (20 of 47) from the floor, but Bell City struggled even more, hitting a dismal 30 percent (16 of 53).

Dexter led 36-27 heading into the final period of play and built the lead to 47-31 on a basket by Anthony Elfrink. From then on, it was a battle of free throws as both teams went to the charity strip for a combined 25 free throws.

Dexter 12 16 8 24 -- 60

Bell City 9 13 5 23 -- -48

DEXTER (60) -- Admire 8, Jackson 2, Boone 1, Roberts 7, Guethle 15, Rinehart 9, Rawson 2, Elfrink 16. Fg 20, FT 7-25 (3-pointers:Roberts 1, Guethle 2).

BELL CITY (48) -- Henry 5, Gillespie 3, Lasters 12, Stewart 10, Liggins 15, McIntyre 3. FG 16, FT 12-19 (3-pointers;Stewart 3, Lasters 1).

Kelly 79, Scott City 73

Kendal Deason poured in 30 points to lead Kelly to a victory in Scott-Mississippi Conference play at Scott City.

Kent Deason added 21 points for the Hawks (14-5, 3-0 SMC), and Micheal Glastetter scored 14.

Kelly led by 15 after one period and 20 by halftime before the Rams (13-8, 4-2) fell short in a comeback bid.

Mark Dannenmueller scored 33 points for Scott City, and Mark Johnston added 14.

Kelly 27 19 14 19 -- 79

Scott City 12 14 21 26 -- 73

KELLY (79) -- Kendal Deason 30, Jordan Felter 5, Kent Deason 21, Brandon Ayers 3, Clay Mothershead 6, Michael Glastetter 14. FG 19, FT 20-30, F 17 (3-pointers: Kendal Deason 3, Kent Deason 3, Glastetter 1. Fouled out: none)

SCOTT CITY (73) -- Daniel Jackson 4, Travis Glueck 2, Mark Dannenmueller 33, Mark Johnston 14, Jason Schenimann 3, Gavin Richmond 4 Landon Hill 6, Alex King 4. FG 20, FT 11-17, F 23 (3-pointers: Dannenmuller 4, Johnston 3, Schenimann 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Scott City 40, Kelly 36

St. Vincent 66, Herculaneum 40

Danny Rellergert scored 14 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead St. Vincent in a Jefferson County Conference win at home.

Alex Armbruster led St. Vincent (12-6, 5-3 JCC) with 19 points.

Herculaneum 12 10 7 11 -- 40

St. Vincent 22 14 15 15 -- 66

HERCULANEUM (40) -- Taylor 11, Alexander 10, Westover 8, Jones 4, Stamps 2, Tippin 2, Washburn 2, I James 1. FG 16, FT 8-17, F 22 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Taylor)

ST. VINCENT (66) -- Alex Armbruster 19, Danny Rellergert 14 (10 rebounds),Waylan Richardet 8, Pat Siegmund 7, Jacob DeWilde 6, Mark Hotop 3, Luke Guyot 2, Seth Amschler 2, Eric Clements 2, Ben Buchheit 2, Adam Sippel 1. FG 18, FT 15-24, F 18 (3-pointers: Armbruster 3 , Rellergert 2. Fouled out: none)

JV -- St. Vincent 52, Herculaneum 20

Perryville 59, Windsor 49

Perryville posted a Jefferson County Conference victory at home against Windsor.

Ricky Dunn led the Owls with 18 points, including 7 of 8 from the free-throw line.

Jacob Hayden was 4-for-4 from the line and added 12 points for the Pirates (11-12, 6-2 JCC). Scott Ozark added 11 points and Andrew Norman scored 10, including 7-for-8 from the line.

Windsor 13 14 11 11 -- 49

Perryville 10 14 13 22 -- 59

WINDSOR (49) -- Jeff Stoffy 23, Jason Chadburn 10, Josh Kramer 5, Kevin Newsone 5, Tim Downy 4, Josh Callahan 2. FG 10, FT 8-14, F 22 (3-pointers: Stoffy 6, Kramer 1. Fouled out: Stoffy, Downy)

PERRYVILLE (59) -- Ricky Dunn 18, Jacob Hayden 12, Scott Ozark 11, Andrew Norman 10, Milan Klaus 7, Phillip Buerck 1. FG 9, FT 23-30, F 10 (3-pointers: Hayden 2, Norman 1, Dunn 3. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Windsor 60, Perryville 47

Advance 88, Woodland 64

Jeremy Limbaugh scored 20 points and was one of four Advance players in double figures in a victory at Woodland.

Daryl Ward and James Masters each added 18 points for the Hornets (15-6), while Josh Bailey chipped in with 14.

Cody McCraw scored 27 points for Woodland.

Advance 19 25 23 21 -- 88

Woodland 13 18 21 12 -- 64

ADVANCE (88) -- Seabaugh 2, Bowman 6, Limbaugh 20, Wade 18, Sherman 5, Steil 2, Bailey 14, Kalinski 2, Masters 18, Birkman 1. FG 32, FT 16-21, F 15 (3-pointers: Limbaugh 4, Bowman 2, Wade 2. Fouled out: none)

WOODLAND (64) -- Massa 1, Gaines 11, Barham 3, VanGennip 2, McCraw 27, Stearnes 2, Winchester 6, Masters 2. FG 25, FT 5-8, F 14 (3-pointers: Massa 3, McCraw 2, Gaines 1, Barham 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Advance 72, Woodland 19

Delta 68, Shawnee (Ill.) 56

Delta pulled away in the fourth quarter to earn a reward for its balanced scoring and success from the free-throw line at Shawnee, Ill.

Kevin Bartels scored 25 points and was one of four Bobcats players in double figures. Aaron Kinder added 15 points, Brent Menz scored 12, and Cody Crowden added 11.

The Bobcats (11-8) hit 23 of 27 from the free-throw line and outscored Shawnee 24-17 in the final period.

"We forced a lot of shots early in the game," Delta coach Shawn Kinder said. "We were able to spread it out and get the ball inside in the fourth quarter."

Delta 13 17 14 24 -- 68

Shawnee 10 16 13 17 -- 56

DELTA (68) -- Aaron Kinder 15, Cody Crowden 11, Brent Menz 12, Terrence Below 5, Kevin Bartels 25. FG 19, FT 23-27, F 15 (3-pointers: Kinder 2, Crowden 1, Below 1, Bartels 1. Fouled out: none)

SHAWNEE (56) -- Ellet 1, Moutell 3, Pinnon 1, H. Webb 6, Pulley 4, Richards 14, McMahon 16, Claymer 11. FG 23, FT 5-9, F 17 (3-pointers: McMahon 4, Moutell 1. Fouled out: none)

Sikeston 58, Oran 27

Sikeston snapped a four-game losing streak with a home victory against Oran.

Sikeston raced to an 18-2 lead to start the game and was never threatened.

Travis Randolph scored seven points to lead Oran (1-16), which next plays Tuesday at home against Advance.

Oran 8 5 2 12 -- 27

Sikeston 20 19 12 7 -- 58

ORAN (27) -- Travis Randolph 7, Ryan Bouge 6, Robert Lange 6, Paul Bucher 2, Jordan Trankler 2, Josh Glueck 2, Chris Asmus 2. FG 9, FT 9-16, F 11. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none).

SIKESTON (58) -- Kash Bratcher 12, Joel Nabors 10, Rod Moore 7, Josh Alvarado 5, Matt Limbaugh 5, Julian Beard 4, Tyler Woodson 4, Robbie Howard 4, Cortne Beasley 2, Keith Gardner 2, Drew Cole 1. FG 22, FT 5-9, F 16. (3-pointers: Bratcher 2, Limbaugh 1. Fouled out: none).

JV -- Sikeston 54, Oran 47, OT

GIRLS BASKETBALL Late Monday Poplar Bluff 57, Kelly 37

Kelly trailed by only eight points to Class 5 Poplar Bluff (16-5) at halftime before bowing out in the second half at home.

Kelly Essner (17-3) led the Hawks with 15 points.

Poplar Bluff 11 13 24 9 -- 57

Kelly 9 7 10 11 -- 37

POPLAR BLUFF (57) -- Nelson 5, Johnson 14, Ploetze 2, Fister 1, Pratt 12, Stonecipher 8, Hillis 7, Shelton 8. FG 19, FT 15-19, F 13 (3-pointers: Nelson 1. Fouled out: none)

KELLY (37) -- Jessica Burnett 5, Brittany Ponder 2, Kelly Essner 15, Stephanie Hency 5, Rachel Kline 2, Nikki Weiny 2, Kayla Cissell 6. FG 13, FT 9-16, F 17 (3-pointers: Essner 1, Hency 1. Fouled out: Essner)

JV -- Poplar Bluff 34, Kelly 30

--From staff reports