Oak Ridge downs Leopold in opener of MVC tourney

Third-seeded Oak Ridge knocked off No. 6 Leopold 57-53 in the frist round of the Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball tournament Monday at Zalma.

Oak Ridge will play Thursday in the semifinals against the winner of tonight's contest between No. 2 Saxony Lutheran and No. 7 Zalma.

Austin Hahs scored a game-high 24 points for the Blue Jays, and Austin Morrison added 19.

Victor Vandeven scored 20 points, and Kelly Stause had 10 for Leopold.

Leopold 15 8 11 19 -- 53

Oak Ridge 13 9 15 20 -- 57

OAK RIDGE (57) -- Austin Morrison 19, Austin Hahs 24, Lance Felter 9, Brian Ruesler 7, Jon McMillan 2, Johnny Price 1. FG 17, FT 17-35, F 21 (3-pointers: Morrison 4. Fouled out: McMillan)

LEOPOLD (53) -- Michael Vandeven 9, Victor Vandeven 20, David Thiele 4, Adam Lukefahr 2, Kelly Stause 10, Alfred VanGennip 2, Eric Seiler 6. FG 16, FT 17-27, F 20 (3-pointers: V. Vandeven 2, M. Vandeven 1, Stause 1. Fouled out: Thiele)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Kelly 69, Charleston 49

Kelly overcame a 35-point performance by Charleston's Shytoria Davis to win on the road.

The Hawks (16-2) were led by Kelly Essner's 28 points. Jessica Burnett had 12, Stephanie Hency had 11 and Brittany Ponder added 10 for Kelly.

Kelly 18 20 19 12 -- 69

Charleston 10 19 14 6 -- 49

KELLY (69) -- Jessica Burnett 12, Brittany Ponder 10, Kelly Essner 28, LeighAnn Bucheit 4, Stephanie Hency 11, Summer Procter 2, Courtnie Smith 2. FG 28, FT 8-13, F 17 (3-pointers: K. Essner 4, Hency 1. Fouled out: Rachel Kline)

CHARLESTON (49) -- Emily Dugan 2, Markita Whitney 6, Shamone Mitchell 5, Elizabeth Ann Moxley 1, Shytoria Davis 35. FG 20, FT 8-16, F 10 (3-pointers: Mitchell 1. Fouled out: none)

Scott City 43, East Prairie 7

Scott City did not allow East Prairie more than two points in any quarter, and the Rams (7-11) won on the road. Christy Laxton scored 14 points for Scott City.

Scott City 14 15 10 4 -- 43

E. Prairie 2 2 2 1 -- 7

SCOTT CITY (43) -- Valerie Gibbons 2, Angie Laxton 2, Danielle Howell 2, Becky Holder 4, Jessica Warren 5, Nora Glasser 6, Kelley Hicks 8, Christy Laxton 14 . FG 17, FT 7-16, F 9 (3-pointers: Hicks 2. Fouled out: none)

E. PRAIRIE (7) -- Redman 2, Angelina 2, Branum 3. FG 3, FT1-6, F 12 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

Oran 41, Chaffee 32

Oran inched closer to .500 with a road win.

The Eagles improved to 5-6. Erica Michelsen led Oran with 16 points.

Chaffee got 10 points from Kegan Orr.

Oran 10 10 14 7 -- 41

Chaffee 11 10 6 5 -- 32

ORAN (41) -- Jodi Urhaun 1, Tiffany Glastetter 4, Erica Michelsen 16, Wendy Eftink 7, Mandi Wood 8, Amanda Eftink 5. FG 18, FT 5-8, F 18 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

CHAFFEE (32) -- Suzanne Reischman 6, Kegan Orr 10, Whitney Schlosser 5, Rachel Hendrix 5, Torie Keys 4, Crowden 2. FG 10, FT 12-19, F 12 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

JV: Oran 49, Chaffee 32

OTHER EVENTS

* Notre Dame's JV girls basketball team defeated host Central 47-22. Brooke Beussink scored a game-high 12 points for the Bulldogs.

* Central edged Notre Dame 33-32 in a freshmen girls basketball game at Central.