Meadow Heights, Valle to play for Delta tournament title

Heather Dietiker drained five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points Wednesday to lead top-seeded Meadow Heights into the championship game of the Delta girls basketball tournament.

The Panthers posted a 52-31 win over fourth-seeded St. Vincent.

Ten players scored for Meadow Heights (6-3) as the Panthers knocked down seven three pointers en route to the victory.

The Indians were paced by Courtney Besand with 12 points.

In other semifinal action, Valle led Delta 16-15 at halftime before breaking away to earn the 54-43 victory.

Taylor Smith led the Bobcats with 17 points.

In the consolation semifinals, Oran raced out to an 18-8 first-quarter lead and never trailed as it took down Chaffee 55-36.

Chaffee's Amber Kirk led all scorers with 21 points.

The Eagles were paced by Cheyanne King's 14 points.

Meadow Heights will face Valle at 4 p.m. Saturday for the championship. St. Vincent and Delta square off at 2 p.m. for third place, and Oran plays Woodland at 1 p.m. for the consolation championship.

Meadow Heights 52, St. Vincent 31

St. Vincent710104—31

Meadow Heights1114225—52

St. Vincent (31) — Courtney Besand 12, Lindsey Wehmeyer 7, Elizabeth Martin 1, Amanda Wengert 6, Valerie Finger 4, Briana Burroughs 1. FG 12, FT 7-17, F 12. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None)

Meadow Heights (52) — Hattie Cook 5, Ashley Doublin 6, Gina Cureton 4, Heather Dietiker 17, Whitney Welker 4, Bridget Welker 1, Danielle Welker 2, Jillian Mills, Brooke Sander 4, Chelsey Kight 6. FG 21, FT 3-14, F 19. (3-pointers: Cook, Doublin, Dietiker 5. Fouled out: None)

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Valle 54, Delta 43

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Valle (54) — Megan Baster 3, Lindsey Manshack 2, LeAnn Marquart 8, Kara Figge 14, Hannah Kuenzel 15, Kelsey Abt 6, Kelly Hermann 6. FG 19, FT 12-16, F 15. (3-pointers: Baster, Figge 3. Fouled out: Abt)

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Oran1813159—55

Oran (55) — Abbey Anderson 6, Claire Seyer 6, Shelby Unger 2, Taylor Tenkhoff 6, Kirstie Mangels 9, Taylor Irwin 2, Amanda Williams 4, Cheyanne King 14, Haley Glastetter 2, Bethany Asmus 4. FG 23, FT 11-23, F 11. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None)

Scott City 70, Caruthersville 37

Katie Hogan tallied 25 points and six rebounds, while Macy Heisserer added six points and nine assists. Hollie Shemonia chipped in 10 points and six assists for Scott City (5-3).

Caruthersville611119—37

Caruthersville (37) — Jones 1, Jones 6, Nelson 2, Fields 8, Ricks 11, Prather 3, Fonda 6. FG 17, FT 2-6, F 10. (3-pointers: Prather. Fouled out: None)