NMCC overwhelms Jackson for conference win

JACKSON, Mo. -- Dereke Tipler scored 23 points to lead New Madrid County Central (19-3, 6-1) to a 78-54 SEMO Conference boys' basketball win Friday over Jackson.

Tyler McNeely led Jackson (14-10, 3-5) with 22 and Nathan Brown added 11.

Ronland Ranson scored 18 points and Derrell Minner had 11 for NMCC.

Advance 87, Delta 61

ADVANCE, Mo. -- The Hornets used a blistering defense and outscored Delta 47-15 through the second and third quarters.

Jared Ritter had 20 points, Cain Kelley 14, Zach Hudson 13, Andrew Jenkins 12 and Chris Walker 11 for the Hornets (15-7). For Delta (8-13), Craig Bock scored 19 and Matt Kinder 16.

Bell City 90, Risco 51

RISCO, Mo. -- The Cubs rattled Risco with 58 first-half points and closed in on their 20th win.

Eric Henry had 26 points, C.J. Hadley 19, Kenyon Wright 17 and Dominitrix Johnson 10 for the Cubs (19-5).

Chaffee 55, Oak Ridge 38

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Andrew Horrell's 21 points paced Chaffee (5-15, 2-2) to a Mississippi Valley Conference win over Oak Ridge.

Josh Lamer added 10 points for Chaffee. Clayton Ruesler's 14 led Oak Ridge (7-14, 2-3).

Scott City 69, Bloomfield 61

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Scott City (9-12) got off to a quick start and hung on to defeat the Wildcats.

D. J. Walton and Chad Weatherspoon shared scoring honors for Scott City with 16 each, while Andy Beck added 10.

St. Vincent 58, Windsor 48

IMPERIAL, Mo. -- St. Vincent, trailing by 10 at the half, scored 45 second-half points to upend Jefferson County Conference opponent Windsor.

Tyler Wengert led St. Vincent (9-8, 3-6) with 19 points, while Andrew Prost and Brad Renner scored 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Boys Swimming

ST. PETERS, Mo. -- Cape Girardeau Central's five state qualifiers fell short of reaching the state finals.

Needing to finish in the top 16 to advance on Friday, the Tigers' Sam Maguire came closest with a 19th-place finish in the 50 freestyle.

Diver Cecil Quinn competes today in the preliminaries.

-- From staff reports