Panthers hold off Bobcats

Meadow Heights edged Delta on the road Tuesday night in a 72-68 shootout that featured 20 3-pointers.

The Panthers had three players in double figures and hit 14 3-pointers. Terry Wagner led Meadow Heights with 22 points, including six 3-pointers. Anthony Bollinger added 20 points with four 3-pointers and Michael Collier scored 18 with four three-pointers.

Delta, which had only five players available on its varsity team, was led by Brent Menz, who scored 25 points and hit five three-pointers. Cody Crowden added 16 points for the Bobcats, Aaron Kinder scored 11 and Nathan Stroder added 10.

"Our objective tonight was to make it a half-court game, but we were out two starters and had only five varsity players and that made it a little difficult to slow them down," Delta coach Shawn Kinder said.

MEADOW HEIGHTS 72, DELTA 68

Meadow Hts. 21 10 21 20 -- 72

Delta 16 14 18 20 -- 68

MEADOW HEIGHTS (72) -- Heath Fulton 8, Anthony Bollinger 20, Terry Wagner 22, Anthony Collins 4, Michael Collier 18. FG 15, FT 0-0, F 12 (3-pointers: Bollinger 4, Wagner 6, Collier 4. Fouled out: none)

DELTA (68) -- Aaron Kinder 11, Cody Crowden 16, Amon Seabaugh 6, Brent Menz 25, Nathan Stroder 10. FG 18, FT 5-7, F 9 (3-pointers: Crowden, Menz 5. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Delta won, 62-55.

Bell City 76, Leopold 37

Defending Class 1 state champ Bell City never trailed in the road victory at Leopold.

The Cubs were led by Jeff Liggens' 23 points, which led all scorers in the game. Kerry Lasters added 13 and D.D. Gillespie scored 11.

Leading the way for Leopold was Victor Vandeven with 14 points.

Bell City 34 19 20 3 -- 76

Leopold 12 10 2 13 -- 37

BELL CITY (76) -- A.J. Henry 3, Lerome Segars 7, Kerry Lasters 13, Jeff Liggens 23, Nick Niemczyk 2, Blaine Stewart 6, D.D Gillespie 11, Phillip Gross 11. FG 24, FT 13-24, F 13 (3-pointers: 5. Fouled out: none)

LEOPOLD (37) -- Victor Vandeven 14, Kelly Stause 6, Michael Vandeven 4, Justin Reed 2, David Thiele 3, Brandon Stoverink 3, Adam Lukefahr 3, Alfed VanGennip 2. FG 12, FT 7-11, F 20 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

NMCC 64, Notre Dame 43

Notre Dame managed just 17 first-half points en route to a road loss at New Madrid County Central. NMCC put the game out of reach with a 23-8 edge in the third period.

Alex Ressel led the Bulldogs (2-4) with seven points.

Notre Dame 7 10 8 18 -- 43

NMCC 14 12 23 15 -- 64

NOTRE DAME (43) -- Frankie Ellis 6, Abe Dirnberger 2, Jeremy Brinkmeyer 2, Mark Unterreiner 1, Alex Ressel 7, Jacob Essner 6, Steven Eeftink 1, Brandon Holzum 2, Lucas Dirnberger 2, Jay Simmons 5. FG 18, FT 4-12, F 13 (3-pointers: Essner 2, Simmons 1. Fouled out: none)

NMCC (64) -- Binion 6, Cooper 13, Farr 2, McIntosh 6, Maxwell 2, Newsome 16, Howell 15, McFarland 2, Elkens 2. FG 27, FT 6-10, F 14 (3-pointers: Newsome 4. Fouled out: none)

JV: Notre Dame won

Fredericktown 61, Perryville 60

Fredericktown beat Perryville on the road despite a comeback bid by the Pirates in the final quarter.

Perryville's top scorers were Philip Buerck with 17 and Ricky Dunn with 10.

The Pirates missed free throws late the game to allow Fredericktown to recapture the lead.

Fredericktown 15 12 18 16 -- 61

Perryville 8 19 10 23 -- 60

FREDERICKTOWN (61) -- Michael Francis 12, Dustin Bess 12, Kevin Foster 11, DJ Hinkle 11, DJ Groves 9, Jake Clauser 2. FG 12, FT 10-15, F 16 (3-pointers: Francis 2, Bess 4, Foster 3. Fouled out: none)

PERRYVILLE (60) -- Philip Buerck 17, Ricky Dunn 10, Scott Ozark 8, Andrew Norman 8, Milan Klaus 7, Josh Hayden 6, Corey Buerck 4. FG 16, FT 10-17, F 15 (3-pointers: P. Buerck 2, Norman 2, Dunn 2. Fouled out: none)

Bernie 72, Woodland 54

Zach Dill poured in 26 points for Bernie, helping his team to a victory at Woodland.

The Cardinals were led by Seth Gaines (15 points) and Cody McCraw (10).

Bernie 13 25 19 15 -- 72

Woodland 10 8 22 14 -- 54

BERNIE (72) -- Zach Dill 26, Doug Johnson 5, Tyler Trover 6, Britt Arnold 17, Marcus Massey 6, Brent Johnson 6, Jevan Pierce 6. FG 19, FT 13-19, F 12 (3-pointers: Dill 4, Johnson 1, Arnold 2. Fouled out: none)

WOODLAND (54) -- Kenny Massa 7, Seth Gaines 15, Chantz Barham 3, Cody McCraw 10, Max Stearnes 8, Zach Winchester 9, Brandon Masters 2. FG 13, FT 7-13, F 18 (3-pointers: Massa 2, Gaines 3, Barham 1, McCraw 1. Fouled out: Massa , McCraw)

JV -- Woodland won, 44-43

Kelly 53, Bloomfield 28

Kent Deason scored 14 points as the Hawks improved to 3-3.

Kelly gained 10 points on the Wildcats in each of the first two quarters, leaving the halftime score at 30-10 and paving the way for a 53-28 win.

Michael Glastetter added nine points for Kelly.

Bloomfield 6 4 8 10 -- 28

Kelly 16 14 8 15 -- 53

BLOOMFIELD (28) -- Rickman 6, Battles 10, O'dell 2, Monroe 2, Williamson 5, Clary 3. FG 8, FT 6-10, F 15 (3-pointers: Williamson 1, Clary 1. Fouled out: none)

KELLY (53) -- Kendal Deason 4, Kent Deason 14, Derek Felter 6, Jordan Felter 7, Brandon Ayers 4, Trent Walter 5, Clay Mothershead 4, Michael Glastetter 9. FG 16, FT 12-15, F 12 (3-pointers: Kent Deason 2, Trent Walter 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Kelly won, 42-33

Scott County Central 85, Doniphan 66

Scott County Central's Jeremy Johnson scored 16 points to lift the Braves toward an 85-66 victory against Doniphan.

Scott County Central (5-1) had four other players score in double figures, including Isaac Porter with 14 points, Andrew Pullen with 11, Avis White with 11 and Josh Chamberlain with 10.

Doniphan's top scorers was Matt Rogers with 16.

Scott Central grabbed a 20-point lead in the first half.

Doniphan 6 11 21 28 -- 66

Scott Central 20 17 21 27 -- 85

DONIPHAN (66) -- Charles Wilson 8, Nick Gordon 9, Adam Carpenter 10, Nick Webb 8, Mitchell Pearson 10, Lance Majors 5, Matt Rogers 16, F 17 (3-pointers: Wilson 2, Gordon 2, Carpenter 2. Fouled out: Wilson)

SCOTT CENTRAL (85) -- Jeremy Johnson 16, Isaac Porter 14, Josh Boley 5, Chris Monroe 2, Andrew Pullen 11, Avis White 11, Ray Rogers 8, DeAngelo Turner 5, Josh Chamberlain 10, Pershard Owens 5. FG 34, FT 15-21, F 20 (3-pointers: Boley 1, Turner 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Doniphan won, 78-72

Chaffee 62, Marquand 58

Chaffee won its first game of the season with a home victory over Marquand.

Tyler Graham led the Red Devils with 20 points and13 rebounds. Jeff Daugherty contributed 19 points.

Chaffee outscored Marquand 34-28 in the second half.

Marquand was again led by Josh King, who scored 32 points and hit five 3-pointers.

Marquand 16 14 7 21 -- 58

Chaffee 14 11 17 17 -- 62

MARQUAND (58) -- Robert Sutton 6, Brad Proctor 8, Josh King 32, Josh Edmonds 2, Jay Francis 10. FG 16, FT 5-9, F 17 (3-pointers: King 5, Sutton 2. Fouled out: none)

CHAFFEE (62) -- Auggie Orr 4, Jeff Daugherty 19, Brad Urhan 3, Jeremy Penrose 5, Tyler Graham 20, Korey Chapman 3, Hendricks 2. FG 22, FT 12-23, F 13 (3-pointers: Daugherty, Graham. Fouled out: Urhan)

JV -- Chaffee won, 47-42

North County 45, St. Vincent 44

North County won a close game at home against St. Vincent.

St. Vincent was led by Waylon Richardet, who scored 17, and Danny Rellergert, who contributed 10 points.

St. Vincent 18 9 8 9 -- 44

North County 9 19 8 9 -- 45

ST. VINCENT (44) -- Waylon Richardet 17, Danny Rellergert 10, Jacob DeWilde 8, Pat Siegmund 6, Alex Armbruster 2, Ben Buchheit 1. FG 15, FT 13-21, F 19 (3-pointers: Rellergert. Fouled out: Rellergert )

NORTH COUNTY (45) -- Thompson 11, Hathman 9, Hawkins 6, Padgett 6, Ketcherside 4, Peterson 4, Forshee 2, Blankenship 2, Moss 1. FG 15, FT 12-18, F 17 (3-pointers: Thompson 3. Fouled out: Blankinship)

JV -- North County won, 64-31

East Prairie 76, Oran 48

Oran fell behind by 18 at halftime and lost at home. Ryan Bouge led Oran with 22 points, including four 3-pointers. Anthony Smith led East Prairie with 18 points.

GIRLS BASKETBALL Woodland 63, Puxico 55

Chelsea Martin led Woodland with 23 points in a home win late Monday night. Elisha Glastetter added 21 points, and Sasha Hutson scored 12 for Woodland.

OTHER EVENTS

• Central's eighth grade boys basketball team defeated Farmington at home 44-23. Byron Wright had 15 points for Central (5-1).

-- From staff reports