Panthers, Wildcats to meet in Woodland final

Fourth-seeded Meadow Heights pulled off a decisive upset win over top-seeded Scott City Thursday night in the semifinals of the Woodland Invitational.

The Panthers rolled past the Rams 72-52 to advance to the championship game.

Dustin Hubler poured in 22 points and Derrick Wilfong netted 20 to lead the Panthers. Zac Hotop added 11 points.

The Ram's were led by Cody Page with 15 points.

In other semifinal action, Darren VanGennip went off for 40 points to lead second-seeded Leopold over sixth-seeded Zalma 73-46.

Dustin Thiele chipped in 10 points for the Wildcats.

Stephen Simmers led the Bulldogs with 10 points.

In the consolation bracket, Oak Ridge knocked off Woodland 67-51.

Stephen Wright paced the Blue Jays with 18 points. Brett Thomas added 15, Garret Light netted 13, and Logan Mangels chipped in 12.

Kyle Reynolds scored 19 points for the Cardinals, while Josh Hahn added 12.

Meadow Heights will square off against Leopold tonight in the championship. Scott City will take on Zalma for third place and Perryville will face Oak Ridge in the consolation final.

Meadow Heights15151824—72

Scott City1218717—54

Scott City (54) — Josh Henson 6, Skylar Cobb 9, Cody Page 15, Shae Simmons 9, Tyler Glueck 1, Jake Campbell 3, Brennan Uelsmann 6, Caleb Anderson. FG 19, FT 11-20, F 17. (3-pointers: Cobb 2, Page 1, Simmons 1, Campbell 1. Fouled out: none.)

Meadow Heights (54) — Dustin Hubler 22, Derrick Wilfong 20, Adam Welker 4, Luke Nitsch 4, Ethan Mayfield 7, Zac Hotop 11, Tyler Welker 4. FG 29, FT 11-15, F 17. (3-pointers: Wilfong 1, Mayfield 1, Hotop 1. Fouled out: none.)

Leopold13222315—73

Zalma1310914—46

Leopold (73) — Dustin Thiele 10, Cole Wesbecker 3, Wade Wiseman 4, Darren VanGennip 40, Larry Nussbaum 6, Anthony Seabaugh 3, John Vonsack 4, Lance Seiler 3. FG 28, FT 15-20, F 15. (3-pointers: VanGennip 1, Vonsock 1. Fouled out: none.)

Zalma (46) — Stephen Simmers 10, Casey Sitze 5, Nick Smith 5, Kevin Walker 9, John Lebcowitz 2, Andrew Tucker 2, Justin Stotts 8, Josh Freeman 5. FG 20, FT 5-10, F 19. (3-pointers: Sitze. Fouled out: none.)

Oak Ridge15121820—67

Woodland15171010—51

Oak Ridge (67) — Caleb Elam 7, Garret Light 13, Brett Thomas 15, Ethan Sachs 2, Logan Mangels 12, Stephen Wright 18. FG 27, FT 9-17, F 11. (3-pointers: Elam 1, Thomas 1, Mangels 2.)

Woodland (51) — Josh Hahn 12, Sammy Piatt 3, Cory Chapman 8, Kyle Reynolds 19, Neil Johnson 6, Andrew Minson 4. FG 22, FT 1-4, F 19. (3-pointers: Hahn 4, Piatt 1, Reynolds 1. Fouled out: Chapman.)

Oran Invitational

David VanGennip and Jacob Bond both scored 20 points to help sixth-seeded Advance ease past second-seeded Twin Rivers 73-53 in the semifinals.

Brad Steil and Luke Steil each added 10 points for the Hornets.

Drew Thomas put up 37 points as top-seeded Scott County Central dominated No. 4 Kelly 85-38 in the other semifinal.

Randy Timmons added 16 points, while Bobbdy Hatchett netted 11.

Josh DeBrock led the Hawks with 12 points.

On the consolation side, Oran jumped on Malden early and cruised to a 54-37 victory.

Preston Scherer netted 17 points and Jon Morrow chipped in 16 to lead the Eagles.

Scott County Central and Advance will meet in tonight's championship match, while Kelly and Twin Rivers play for third place, and Oran and Bell City play in the consolation final.

Scott County2927245—85

Kelly712316—38

Scott County (85) — Rashad Brown 3, Bobby Hatchett 11, Otto Porter 4, John Brown 2, Drew Thomas 37, Randy Timmons 16, Dezmin Williams 10, Chris Blisset 2. FG 35, FT 13-26, F 13. (3-pointers: R. Brown 1, Hatchett 1. Fouled out: none.)

Kelly (38) — Michael Fischer 7, Cody Kern 2, Josh DeBrock 12, Brett Harper 2, Mark Burger 2, Levi Felter 3, Dustin Crowden 3, Zach Essner 5, Andy Klunk 2. FG 15, FT 3-7, F 19. (3-pointers: Fischer 1, DeBrock 2, Felter 1, Crowden 1. Fouled out: Felter.)

Advance17241418—73

Twin Rivers1681316—53

Advance (73) — Brad Steil 10, Luke Steil 10, Matt Wave 3, David VanGennip 20, Cody VanGennip 6, Blake Lingle 4, Jacob Bond 20. FG 24, FT 23-30, F 15. (3-pointers: D. VanGennip 2. Fouled out: none.)

Twin Rivers (53) — Randy Moore 6, Matt Boyles 2, Kyle Oberkramer 26, Brett White 4, Mason Oberkramer 3, Ryan Miller 10, Zach Payne 2. FG 29, FT 5-13, F 25. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none.)

Oran1816911—54

Malden88912—37

Oran (54) — Kurt Rendleman 4, Preston Scherer 17, Gabe Kielhofner 6, Nathan Michelson 8, Zac Chasten 3, Jon Morrow 16. FG 20, FT 14-27, F 14. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none.)

Malden (37) — Travis Gregory 5, Dee Collier 5, Dillon Criglar 5, Quentin Johns 2, Raphael Jones 13, Andy Matthews 1, Luster Jordan 1, DaWhite Jackson 4, Tevan Hughes 1. FG 15, FT 4-11, F 21. (3-pointers: Gregory 1, Collier 1, Criglar 1. Fouled out: none.)

GIRLS BASKETBALL Central 63, Northwest 52

Wendi Zickfield dropped in 20 points to lead the Tigers past host Northwest 63-52 in the semifinals of the Northwest Invitational.

Central fell behind 16-6 after the first quarter but outscored Northwest in the next three frames.

Chelsea Pannier netted 13 points and Sadie Pittman added 11 for the Tigers (2-0).

Central will play the winner of Kirkwood-Desoto in the championship Saturday.

Central6182019—63

Northwest1681315—52

Central (63) — Emily Myers 2, Sadie Pittman 11, Farah Malik 2, Chelsea Pannier 13, Starr Harris 9, Wendi Zickfield 20, Machaela Durham 6. FG 24, FT 15-26, F 15.

Northwest (52) — Milligan 8, Lakin 13, Fortner 2, Sandl 3, Rohan 10, Cooley 5, Reimler 10. FG 21, FT 9-16, F 22. (3-pointers: Milligan.)

Notre Dame 51, Miller 41

The Bulldogs took an early lead and never trailed as they won in the Farmington Invitational.

Sophomore Allyson Bradshaw led all scorers with 18 points. Jane Morrill netted 12 and Alex Fowler chipped in 10 points for Notre Dame (1-1).

The fifth-seeded Bulldogs will face the winner of the Jackson-Oakville game in the consolation final Saturday.

Miller Career Academy1211144—41

Notre Dame 2012713—51

Notre Dame (52) — Alex Fowler 10, Jane Morrill 12, Megan Dohogne 6, Allyson Bradshaw 18, Katherine Blasiney 4, Lacy Boeller 2. FG 23, FT 2-3, F 13. (3-pointers: Fowler 2, Bradshaw 2. Fouled out: none)

Miller Career Academy (41) — Paris Williams 6, Rashonda Willis 7, Ciara Leak 10, Shanity James 4, Elyse Hart-Shelton 3, Stephenie Williams 8, Phylicia Thomas 3. FG 17, FT 5-7, F 9. (3-pointers: Willis 1, Hart-Shelton 1. Fouled out: none)

Kelly 71, Chaffee 38

Debra Hall exploded for 33 points as the Hawks rolled over the Red Devils. Londyn Backfisch added 10 points for Kelly.

Amber Kirk paced Chaffee with 11 points.

Chaffee813134—38

Kelly16242011—71

Kelly (71) — Katee Moore 6, Londyn Backfish 10, Tara Johnson 5, Neely Tetley 2, Haley Glastetter 3, Ellen Ashcraft 2, Samantha Fisher 3, Kristen Powell 8, Debra Hall 33. FG 33, FT 5-9, F 19. (3-pointers: Johnson 1. Fouled out: Ashcraft)

Chaffee (38) — Taylor Kirchdoerfer 9, Anna Ayers 4, Madelyn Kiefer 8, Hannah Bedwell 6, Amber Kirk 11. FG 12, FT 11-20, F 11. (3-pointers: Kirk 1. Fouled out: none)

Meadow Heights 49, Fredericktown 40

Heather Dietiker led the Panthers with 16 points as they posted a win in the Potosi Invitational.

Whitney Welker added 14 points for Meadow Heights.

M. Heights11151012—49

Fredericktown91687—40

Meadow Heights (49) — Mica Morse 1, Hattie Cook 2, Ashley Doublin 8, Gina Cureton 3, Heather Dietiker 16, Whitney Welker 14, Jillian Mills 3, Brooke Sander 2. FG 8, FT 29-48, F 18. (3-pointers: Doublin 2, Dietiker 1, Welker 1. Fouled out: none)

Fredericktown (40) — Megan Moser 11, Kylie Oertel 16, Allison McDowell 1, Lauren Henderson 7, Ashely Kemp 2, Miriah Korokis 2, Stevens 1 . FG 16, FT 8-21, F 33. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Moser, McDowell, Henderson, Korokis, Stevens)

Delta 58, East Prairie 46

The Bobcats overcame a slow start to prevail.

Jodi Menz led Delta with 29 points and Taylor Smith added 21.

East Prairie9121014—46

Delta5191321—58

Delta (58) — Taylor Smith 21, Katie Brucker 2, Lynn McKuin 2, Kendra Burnett 1, Jodi Menz 29, Courtney Burton 3. FG 11, FT 21-34, F 13. (3-pointers: Smith 2, Menz 3. Fouled out: none)

East Prairie (46) — Knupp 2, Cartwright 5, Swann 18, Richardson 19, Randles 2. FG 19, FT 4-17, F 25. (3-pointers: Cartwright 1. Fouled out: none)

Charleston 56, Scott City 45

The Rams never led as they fell to the visiting Blue Jays.

Katie Hogan led Scott City (1-2) with 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Stephanie Essner netted 12 points and grabbed nine boards.

Charleston9191018—56

Scott City817416—45

Charleston (56) — Carter 3, Sherrell 18, Cooper 12, Wilson 8, K. Simpson 6, T. Simpson 6, McCatrey 3 . FG 25, FT 4-10, F 21. (3-pointers: Sherrell 2. Fouled out: Rodgers.)

Scott City (45) — Macy Heisserer 2, Stephanie Essner 12, Tiffany Merritt 2, Holli Shemonia 7, Katie Hogan 16, Ashley Brant 6 . FG 16, FT 12-18, F 12. (3-pointers: Shemonia. Fouled out: none.)

— From staff reports