Oran boys notch first-round upset of Oak Ridge

Oran's boys basketball team defeated Oak Ridge Monday night 63-50 in an upset at the Class 1, District 2 tournament at Delta.

The sixth-seeded Eagles had three players score in the double figures: Robert Lange had 14 points, Steven Mock followed with 13 and Hunter Glastetter added 10.

Oran trailed 29-25 at halftime but outscored No. 3 Oak Ridge 36-21 in the second half. Austin Morrison led Oak Ridge with 13 points and Jon McMillan had 12 in a losing effort.

D.D. Gillespie scored 20 points for Bell City, helping the top-seeded team post a 52-point victory over Zalma 92-40.

For the Cubs, Jeff Liggins added 15 points and Kerry Lasters had 11.

Zalma's Tim Landing scored 12 points.

Also in the tournament, Saxony Lutheran's Lauren Lueders scored 22 points, helping her team post a seven-point victory against Marquand 76-69.

For the No. 4 Crusaders (18-7), Trey Maevers had 10 assists and Alex Jauch scored 17 points while pulling down 11 rebounds. Casey Petzoldt added 16 points, and Tim Lorenz had 14 for Saxony, which broke a 35-35 halftime tie.

The Tigers could not take advantage of Josh King's 35 points.

Delta, the tournament's host, defeated No. 7 Leopold 64-60 thanks to Kevin Bartels' 19 points. Leopold lost the game in the last quarter as it was outscored 17-9. Victor Vandeven led the Wildcats with 19 points.

Saxony will play Bell City at 6 p.m. tonight, and Oran will face Delta at 7:30 p.m. in the other semifinal.

Bell City 92, Zalma 40

Zalma 8 10 13 9 -- 40

Bell City 28 37 23 4 -- 92

ZALMA (40) -- Trevin Taylor 5, Kyle Conley 4, Adam Pixley 5, Tim Landing 12, Daniel Schrader 9, Garrett Garner 5. FG 13, FT 12-22 (3-pointers: Pixley 1, Garner 1. Fouled out: none)

BELL CITY (92) -- Nick Niemczyk 7, Cody Bailey 4, D.D. Gillespie 20, Austin Segers 8, Kerry Lasters 11, Blaine Stewart 4, Jeff Liggins 15, Garrett McIntyre 2, Marty Dames 5, Phillip Gross 9, Lerome Segers 3, Eddie Green 4. FG 36, FT 14-17 (3-pointers: Niemczyk 1, Gillespie 1, Gross 1, A. Segers 1, L. Segers 1, Liggins 1. Fouled out: none)

Saxony Lutheran 76, Marquand 69

Marquand 17 18 12 22 -- 69

Saxony 20 15 19 22 -- 76

MARQUAND (69) -- Robert Sutton 6, Keith Proctor 2, Josh King 35, Josh Edmonds 6 Brad Proctor 7, Jay Francis 13. FG 23, FT 2-7, F 21 (3-pointers: Sutton 2, King 4, Francis 1. Fouled out: none)

SAXONY (76) -- Lauren Lueders 22, Tyson Valleroy 3, Casey Petzoldt 16, Justin McCollum 1, Alex Jauch 17, Grant Lehmann 3, Tim Lorenz 14. FG 22, FT 15-25, F 6 (3-pointers: Lueders 4, Petzoldt 3. Fouled out: none)

Oran 63, Oak Ridge 50

Oran 11 14 18 18 -- 63

Oak Ridge 17 12 11 10 -- 50

ORAN (63) -- Chase Seyer 8, Ryan Bouge 5, Clayton Scherer 6, Steven Mock 13, Nick Anderson 3, Chris Asmus 4, Robert Lange 14, Hunter Glastetter 10. FG 19, FT 13-21, F 17 (3-pointers: Mock 3, Bouge 1. Fouled out: none)

OAK RIDGE (50) -- Austin Morrison 13, Johnny Price 7, Jon McMillan 12, Lance Felter 4, Austin Hahs 14. FG 17, FT 13-28, F 19 (3-pointers: Morrison 1. Fouled out: Zach Buchheit, Morrison)

Delta 64, Leopold 60

Leopold 16 14 21 9 -- 60

Delta 15 16 15 17 -- 64

LEOPOLD (60) -- Michael Vandeven 3, Victor Vandeven 19, Tyler Elfrink 3, David Thiele 9, Adam Lukefahr 1, Eric Seiler 16, Kelly Stause 8. FG 17, FT 5-11, F 20 (3-pointers: M Vandeven 1, V Vandevan 3, Elfrink 1, Seiler 2. Fouled out: Eric Seiler)

DELTA (64) -- Aaron Kinder 8, Cody Crowden 7, Brent Menz 21, Terrence Below 2, Kevin Bartels 19, A.J. Horn 4, Chase Rose 2, Nathan Stroder 1. FG 14, FT 30-37, F 16 (3-pointers: Menz 2. Fouled out: Crowden)

Class 3, District 2

Scott City 68, Clearwater 48

Scott City moved on to the Class 3 District 2 semifinals with a win at Greenville.

The Rams jumped ahead 17-4 in the first quarter and cruised from there. Mark Dannenmueller finished with 24 points and four assists to lead Scott City (16-10). Mark Johnston added 19 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists.

Scott City will play Charleston at 7:45 p.m. Thursday in the semifinals.

Clearwater 4 19 12 13 -- 48

Scott City 17 17 21 13 -- 68

CLEARWATER (48) -- Eaton 11, Kiel 4, Brinkley 2, Henson 3, Bishop 5, Wilson 18, Jackson 5. FG 17, FT 12-21, F 18 (3-pointers: Eaton 2. Fouled out: Eaton)

SCOTT CITY (68) -- Ethan Watkins 3, Daniel Jackson 5, Travis Glueck 2, Mark Dannenmueller 24, Mark Johnston 19, Farrell Wasson 8, Jason Schenimann 1, Landon Hill 4. FG 25, FT 16-23, F 18 (3-pointers: Watkins 1, Johnston 1. Fouled out: none)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Class 2, District 3

St. Vincent 54, Viburnum 44

St. Vincent kept its season alive with an upset in the first round of the Class 2 District 3 tournament at the Perry Parks Center in Perryville.

The Indians (6-18), seeded fifth, knocked off No. 4 Viburnum (16-9) and will take on Metro (23-3) Thursday in the semifinal round.

Sierra Paulus led St. Vincent with 17 points, and Theresa Mattingly added 14.

St. Vincent 12 15 13 14 -- 54

Viburnum 8 13 14 10 -- 44

ST. VINCENT (54) -- Sierra Paulus 17, Theresa Mattingly 14, Jessica Welker 9, Lauren Schumer 4, Stacey Brown 4, Alex Lundy 4, Joy Donze 2. FG 26, FT 2-4, F 20 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

VIBURNUM (44) -- Sarah Cox 21, Christy LaRue 10, Laura Ruck 3. FG 11, FT 11-15, F 10 (3-pointers: LaRue. Fouled out: none)