ND girls move a victory away from extending district streak

Notre Dame, the top seed in Class 4 District 1, wore down Sikeston en route to a 68-49 victory Thursday night in the district semifinal.

Notre Dame (18-8) will host Dexter at 7:45 p.m. tonight in the championship game.

Sommer McCauley scored 22 points to lead Notre Dame. Sierra Ellis added 19 points. She also dished out seven assists.Notre Dame 68, Sikeston 49

Sikeston 16 11 10 12 -- 49

Notre Dame 20 15 16 17 -- 68

SIKESTON (49) -- Silverthorn 12, Johnson 5, Blurton 22, Morris 2, McCray 8. FG 22, FT 3-7, F 19 (3-pointers: Blurton 1, Johnson 1; Fouled out: none)

NOTRE DAME (68) -- Allison Toole 7, Amanda Dirnberger 2, Laura Weissmueller 2, Amanda Toole 2, Alana Weissmueller 3, Sierra Ellis 19, Sommer McCauley 22, Katie Palmer 2, Amber Karnes 2, Amanda Essner 9. FG 23, FT 19-28, F 12 (3-pointers: Ellis 3; Fouled out: none)

Dexter 72, Perryville 53

Perryville fell behind early and lost to Dexter in the other Class 4 District 1 semifinal.

April Lorenz led Perryville (19-7) with 22 points.

Dexter 13 20 19 20 -- 72

Perryville 9 12 17 15 -- 53

Perryville (53) -- Christina Schremp 2, Krista Miesner 5, Amber Hacker 8, Annette Weibrecht 2, April Lorenz 22, Danielle Hagan 5, Kate Lowry 8, Kelly Kassel 1. FG 15, FT 8-14, F 17 (3-pointers: Miesner 1, Hacker 2, Lowry 2. Fouled out: none)

Dexter (72) -- Burleson 9, Johnson 8, Hayes 12, Blunt 13, Wicker 2, Kennedy 2, Nelson 11, Finch 15. FG 23, FT 17-25, F 12 (3-pointers: Burleson 1, Johnson 2. Fouled out: none)

Kelly 45, Oran 13

Kelly clinched the Scott-Mississippi Conference title with a road win over Oran.

Kelly Essner led Kelly (18-6) with 14 points.

Kelly 10 13 16 6 -- 45

Oran 2 2 5 4 -- 13

Kelly (45) -- Monica Senciboy 2, Kelly Essner 14, Leigh Ann Bucheit 5, Mindy Robert 11, Stephanie Hency 4, Ashley Kern 5, Megan Tetley 4. FG 18, FT 9-13, F 14 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

Oran (13) -- Tori St. Cin 2, Mandi Wood 2, Courtney Nenninger 1, Tiffany Glastetter 6, Brandy Hicks 2. FG 6, FT 1-5, F 13 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

Delta 59, Scott County Central 44

Sarah Cook had a double-double to lead Delta past Scott County Central.

Cook had 19 points and 14 rebounds. Kaci Menz poured in 14 and Shea Smith added 13 for Delta (18-5). Jennifer Hoots led Scott County with 22.

Delta 16 11 18 14 -- 59

Scott Co. 7 16 8 13 -- 44

Delta (59) -- Sarah Cook 19, Shea Smith 13, Rachel Ware 4, Kaci Menz 14, Becky Rozmirsky 9. FG 16, FT 15-18, F 9 (3-pointers: Cook 2, Smith 1, Menz 1. Fouled out: none)

Scott Co. (44) -- Jennifer Hoots 22, Brittany Godwin 2, J. Penrod 14, Brittany Peet 2, Ashley Hoots 4. FG 14, FT 4-5, F 15 (3-pointers: J. Hoots 2, Penrod 2. Fouled out: Peete)

New Salem 35, Outreach Christian 20

New Salem defeated Outreach Christian School of Kansas City and advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Christian Schools Athletics Association state tournament at Messenger College in Joplin, Mo.

MacKenzie Jones led New Salem (17-10) with 12 points.

New Salem will take on Christian Outreach School from St. Louis 5:30 p.m. today.

New Salem 12 10 7 6 -- 35

Outreach 3 2 7 8 -- 20

New Salem (35) -- Sarah Green 9, Holly Jordan 4, Mary Poole 6, MacKenzie Jones 12, Laura Poole 4 . FG 14, FT 4-8, F 11 (3-pointers: Green 1. Fouled out: Jordan)

Outreach (20) -- L. Misenhelcer 11, J. Carter 2, A. Scarorrauth 4, S. Slocum 3. FG 7, FT 3-10, F 9 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)Class 5 District 1 championship

Poplar Bluff 45, Jackson 42

Poplar Bluff 14 9 14 8 -- 45

Jackson 12 10 11 9 -- 42

POPLAR BLUFF (45) -- Frances Kalich 15, Lauren Shelton 6, Jenny Hillis 6, Tierra Johnson 14, Nicole Johnson 6, Mac Nelson 3, Kristen Ploetze 2. FG 20, FT 7-13, F 15 (3-pointers: T. Johnson 1, N. Johnson 1. Fouled out: none)

JACKSON (42) -- Bobbie Jones 13, Ashley Bartels 8, Katie Loos 8, Kylie Werner 2, Linden Hahs 6, Jennifer Ferrell 5. FG 15; FT 10-17; F 16 (3-pointers: Loos 1, Ferrell 1. Fouled out: none)BOYS BASKETBALL

Scott City 89, Puxico 31

Scott City posted its 20th victory in the final tuneup before district play.

The Rams (20-4) were led by Tyler Ward, who scored 23 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and blocked seven shots. Mark Dannenmueller added 20 points. Senior Jeremy Schlosser scored 15 points, and fellow Andy Beck scored 10 points.

Puxico 6 19 5 1 -- 31

Scott City 32 23 24 10 -- 89

Puxico (31) -- Townsend 1, Sauders 2, Creasy 4, Tettleton 3, Ramsey 7, Clark 4, Helm 10. FG 12, FT 5-16, F 21 (3-pointers: Ramsey, Clark. Fouled out: Sauders)

Scott City (89) -- Darren Willey 2, Jeremy Schlosser 15, Daniel Jackson 5, Ryan Glastetter 1, Steve Sanford 2, Mark Dannenmueller 20, Mark Johnston 4, Andy Beck 10, Tyler Ward 23, David Dees 7. FG 33, FT 15-22, F 19 (3-pointers: Schlosser 4, Dannenmueller 3, Jackson 1. Fouled out: none)

JV: Scott City 73, Puxico 62

Bloomfield 81, Woodland 59

Woodland fell to Bloomfield on the road. Travis Benfield led Woodland (13-11) with 26 points.

Woodland 7 15 20 17 -- 59

Bloomfield 12 31 14 24 -- 81

Bloomfield (81) -- Bridges 7, Stewart 2, Farris 2, Perry 28, E. Jones 11, Sandage 16, G. Jones 10, McElroy 3, Alsop 3. FG 30, FT 9-10, F 18 (3-pointers: Perry 2, E. Jones 1, McElroy 1. Fouled out: none)

Woodland (59) -- Ben Martin 3, Anthony Grojean 5, Scott Crader 6, Seth Gaines 3, Cody McCraw 4, Chad Hulvey 8, Zach Whitaker 4, Travis Benfield 26. FG 21, FT 8-18, F 17 (3-pointers: Crader 2, Gaines 1. Fouled out: Hulvey)

Kelly 65, Oran 30

Kelly exploded for 37 points in the third quarter to break open a close game against Oran (5-14).

Kent Deason and Josh Jones each had 12 points to lead Kelly.

Kelly 9 11 37 8 -- 65

Oran 3 11 11 5 -- 30

KELLY (65) -- Aase Edmonds 4, Kendal Deason 4, Trent Walter 3, Trey Simmons 6, Kent Deason 12, Chris Romas 8, Michael Glastetter 8, Clay Mothershead 7, Josh Jones 12, Derek Felter 4. FG 26, FT 12-18, F 18 (3-pointers: Simmons 1. Fouled out: none)

ORAN (30) -- Garrett Roslen 9, Craig Figa 3, Ryan Boouge 2, Matt Seyer 5, David Asmus 4, Travis Randolph 4, Josh Glueck 2, Chase Seyer 2. FG 11, FT 7-16, F 15 (3-pointers: M. Seyer 1. Fouled out: Asmus)

JV: Kelly 66, Oran 37

New Salem 63, Christian Outreach 40

New Salem Baptist defeated Christian Outreach School of Hillsboro and advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Christian Schools Athletics Association state tournament in Joplin, Mo.

John Devault led New Salem (21-7) with 23 points. Boone Gaines poured in 17 and Andrew Conway added 11.

New Salem will play 8 p.m. today in the semifinal.

Christian Outrch 12 7 9 12 -- 40

New Salem 17 21 7 18 -- 63

New Salem (63) -- John Devault 23, David Green 7, Andrew Conway 11, Josh Devault 8, Boone Gaines 17, Brett Jones 5. FG 23, FT 9-19, F 11 (3-pointers: John Devault 2, Gaines 2, Green 1, Jones 1. Fouled out: none)

Christian Outreach (40) -- Leath 7, Martin 11, Bowens 9, Mahder 4, Schwalbert 6, Keater 2. FG 17, FT 1-4, F 15 (3-pointers: Martin 2. Fouled out: none)Class 5 District 1 championship

Poplar Bluff 56, Jackson 39

Jackson 9 4 10 16 -- 39

Poplar Bluff 13 15 21 7 -- 56

JACKSON (39) -- Jason Schafer 13, Brad Eaton 10, Jack Puisis 7, Nick Fiehler 4, Marc Lumsden 4, Ryan Mirly 1. FG 17, FT 7-12; F 15 (3-pointers: Eaton 2. Fouled out: none)

POPLAR BLUFF (56) -- Tyler Hansbrough 34, Ben Hansbrough 5, Glen Yandell 3, Devon Brown 6, Brad Chronister 6, Ross Whelan 2. FG 25, FT 10-16, F 13 (3-pointers: Chronister 2, B. Hansbrough 1, Brown 1. Fouled out: none)

-- From staff reports