Notre Dame routs Chaffee in consolation play

Never mind about the unstoppable force meeting the impenetrable object. Tuesday's consolation bracket game between Chaffee and Notre Dame at the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament was more like the gang that couldn't shoot straight running into a team that likes to play defense.

The result was a 65-18 victory for Notre Dame, which advanced to today's noon consolation semifinal game against Woodland. Meadow Heights and Delta will play in the other consolation semifinal at 1:30 p.m.

Notre Dame never allowed more than six points in any one period and scored the game's first 15 points before Chaffee's Jeff Daugherty hit a 3-pointer more than 5 minutes into the contest.

"We have to be good defensively," Notre Dame coach Paul Hale said, "because we struggle shooting the ball. That's the way we have to play. When we shoot well, we can be competitive."

The Bulldogs (4-6) knocked down seven 3-pointers, just one shy of Chaffee's field goal total for the game.

Kirk Boeller hit three 3s and scored 11 points, while John Eric Klein added two 3s and scored 11 points.

Chaffee (2-6) was led by Tyler Graham's nine points. The Red Devils, who already have doubled last year's win total for the season, scored only 17 points in a tournament loss Monday against top-seeded Jackson.

"We're doing some good things," Chaffee coach Tyson Moyers said. "The ball just won't go in the hole. We just don't have that confidence shooting right now. Notre Dame has more talent than us, and Jackson has more talent than us. When you're going up against that, all you can do is play with heart, and we did that."

NOTRE DAME 65, CHAFFEE 18

Notre Dame 15 23 16 11 -- 65

Chaffee 4 6 2 6 -- 18

NOTRE DAME (65) -- Frankie Ellis 4, Abe Dirnberger 2, John Eric Klein 11, Jeremy Brinkmeyer 7, Mark Unterreiner 2, Kirk Boeller 11, Alex Ressel 9, Jacob Essner 9, Steven Eeftink 2, Lucas Dirnberger 6, Logan Haines 2. FG 25, FT 8-11, F 18 (3-pointers: Boeller 3, Klein 2, Ressel 1, Essner 1. Fouled out: none)

CHAFFEE (18) -- Jeff Daugherty 5, Tyler Graham 9, Gabe Welter 4.

Delta 65, Oran 60

Brent Menz hit a 3-pointer with 2:05 to play to give Delta the lead for good, and the Bobcats were 4-for-4 on free throws in the final 15 seconds to seal the consolation bracket win.

Menz's trey broke a 58-58 tie. Winless Oran closed within one seconds later on Ryan Bouge's two free throws, but the Eagles (0-7) never scored again, missing an inside shot and the front end of a one-and-one with 17 seconds to play.

Nathan Stroder and Kevin Bartels each hit two free throws, sandwiched around an Oran miss on a 3-pointer.

Bartels scored 20 points, including 12 in the third quarter, to lead Delta (4-3). Cody Crowden added 11 and Menz scored 10.

Bouge scored 20 for Oran, including 7 of 7 on free throws. Sophomore Steven Mock added 19, including five 3-pointers, four of them during a 14-point outburst in the third.

Delta 14 16 21 14 -- 65

Oran 14 15 23 8 -- 60

DELTA (65) -- Aaron Kinder 7, Cody Crowden 11, Arron Seabaugh 4, Brent Menz 10, Dustin Anglin 5, Kevin Bartels 20, Nathan Stroder 8. FG 22, FT 17-24, F 11 (3-pointers: Crowden 2, Menz 2. Fouled out: none)

ORAN (60) -- Chase Seyer 7, Ryan Bouge 20, Clayton Scherer 2, Paul Bucher 2, Steven Mock 19, Chris Asmus 3, Hunter Glastetter 7. FG 21, FT 11-15, F 20 (3-pointers: Mock 5, Bouge 1, Asmus 1. Fouled out: none)

Woodland 50, Leopold 42

Kenny Massa scored 15 of his game-high 18 points in the first half to lead the Cardinals in a consolation bracket victory.

Massa hit four 3-pointers for the No. 12 seed Cardinals (4-5). Seth Gaines added 10 points.

Leopold, the No. 13 seed, was eliminated from the tournament and fell to 2-7 on the season. Victory Vandeven scored 13 for the Wildcats.

Woodland 10 13 8 19 -- 50

Leopold 10 6 11 15 -- 42

WOODLAND (50) -- Kenny Massa 18, Seth Gaines 10, Chantz Barham 6, Lance VanGennip 6, Cody McCraw 9, Zack Winchester 1. FG 17, FT 9-14, F 14 (3-pointers: Massa 4, Barham 2, McCraw 1. Fouled out: none)

LEOPOLD (42) -- Michael Vandeven 2, Victor Vandeven 13, David Thiele 4, Eric Seiler 7, Kelly Stause 8, Alfred VanGennip 8. FG 17, FT 4-8, F 13 (3-pointers: Victor Vandeven 3, Seiler 1. Fouled out: none)

Meadow Heights 91, Oak Ridge 70

Four players reached double figures, and Meadow Heights (6-2) gunned in 13 3-pointers for a consolation bracket victory.

Michael Collier hit four 3s and scored 18 points, while Anthony Bollinger added three 3s and 20 points. Joel Hahs scored 16 points, and Heath Fulton added 12.

Austin Hahs scored 18 points to lead Oak Ridge (1-8), while Lane Felker added 17 and Austin Morrison had 13.

Meadow Hts 23 28 19 21 -- 91

Oak Ridge 22 15 12 21 -- 70

MEADOW HEIGHTS (91) -- Brian Miinch 7, Heath Fulton 12, Anthony Bollinger 20, Joel Hahs 16, Terry Wagner 3, Bryce Wallis 4, Nathan Revelle 7, Anthony Collins 4, Michael Collier 18. FG 35, FT 5-13, F 13 (3-pointers: Miinch 1, Fulton 2, Bollinger 3, Hahs 2, Wagner 1, Revelle 1, Collier 4. Fouled out: none)

OAK RIDGE (70) -- Austin Morrison 13, Brian Ruessler 5, Jon McMillon 8, Lane Felker 17, Zach Buchheit 9, Austin Hahs 18. FG 27, FT 9-15, F 14 (3-pointers: Morrison 1, Ruessler 1, Felker 2, Buchheit 3. Fouled out: none)