ND GIRLS POST 60-50 WIN OVER FARMINGTON

FARMINGTON, Mo. -- The sister duo of Lisa and Ashley Millham combined for 36 points to offset a big night from Farmington's Lisa Boyd as Notre Dame defeated the Knightettes 60-50 Monday night.

Lisa Millham accounted for 23 of the points while Ashley finished with 13.

Notre Dame improved to 11-2 despite foul problems by center Deana McCormick, who saw little action before fouling out with seven points.

"Deana got in foul trouble early," said Notre Dame coach Jerry Grim. "She never got in a flow of the game. Lisa hit some big shots and Ashley hit some big shots."

Boyd finished with a game-high 26 points, but was the only Farmington player to finish in double figures.

"Tonight she could do no wrong," said Grim of the 6-foot-2 Boyd. "It was important for Deana to stay in there and that just didn't happen."

Notre Dame committed just seven turnovers.

"For us, that's a great number," said Grim. "If we can do that we're going to win."

Farmington took an 18-14 lead into the second quarter, but Notre Dame went ahead 35-30 by halftime.

Jackson 69, New Madrid 40

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- The Lady Indians improved to 8-1 on the season as they opened their SEMO Conference schedule with a victory.

Andrea Koeper led the way with 15 points while Jenna Leet had 14 and Ronna Cook had 13. Koeper and Cook each had three 3-pointers as the Lady Indians had nine overall.

Jackson jumped out to a 19-8 lead in the first quarter and held a comfortable 36-21 lead at halftime.

Scott-Mississippi Tournament

BENTON, Mo. -- An upset victory and forfeit helped comprise an interesting first round in the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament.

The evening started true to form as No. 2 Scott City opened with a 62-29 victory over No. 7 East Prairie. Scott City freshman Loren Groves scored a career-high 29 points while Ashley Lynn tallied 17.

But then No. 6 Oran handed a 61-26 thumping to No. 3 Chaffee. Anilise Lange netted 14 points for Oran, Ashley Dirnberger had 13 and Maria Eftink had 12.

In the final game of the night, No. 5 Scott County Central forfeited to No. 4 Delta. The Bravettes, who have just six players in the program, had one player out with an injury and another sick.

In the JV portion of the tournament, which consists of pool play, Scott City defeated Kelly 40-30. Shana Wadlington scored 13 points for Scott City.

In Wednesday's varsity semifinals, No. 1 Kelly and Delta will meet at 6:30 and will be followed by Scott City and Oran at 8.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Perryville 64, Trico 47

CHESTER, Ill. -- Chad Ozark hit for a season-high 28 points as Perryville cruised to victory in its opener of the round-robin portion of the Chester Tournament.

Tyler Abernathy added 12 points and Andrew Meyr netted 10 for Perryville, which improved to 6-5.

Perryville built a 40-25 lead by halftime and took a 50-37 lead into the fourth quarter.

"That was probably our best all-around game we've played all year," said Perryville coach Jeff Steffens.

Perryville continues tournament play tonight at 6 against Chester.