Red Devil Invitational: Scott City, Woodland, and Meadow Heights win first round matchups

Scott City continues its winning ways with a 69-43 win over Advance in the first round of the Red Devil Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 2, in Chaffee, Mo.

Gracie Karrenbrock led the Rams with 18 points. Ramsey Spinks scored 13 points for Scott City, who also made 9-of-14 from the free throw line.

As one of the senior leaders, Karrenbrock has consistently been the top scorer for the Rams so far this season.

"She's a great player," Scott City head coach Cindy Henry said. "She's a great leader. She handles the ball well. She knows the pressure well and she communicates well with her team. She's just a great athlete for us."

After leading 19-15 in a contentious first quarter, the Rams turned up the pressure on defense and held the Hornets to only two points in the second quarter, entering halftime with a 31-17 lead.

"We're working really hard on understanding our roles on defense," Henry said.

That period proved to be the difference in the game, as the Rams went on cruise control in the second half, outscoring the Hornets 29-26 through the final two quarters.

Kaylee Cline led the Hornets with 17 points, followed by 10 from Natalee Roper. Advance collectively made 9-of-18 shots from the charity stripe.

Advance (0-4) will take on Puxico (0-4) in the consolation round of the tournament on Monday, Dec. 4, at 4:30 p.m.

Scott City (5-0) will take on Woodland (3-1) in the semifinal round of the tournament on Monday, at 7:30 p.m. The Cardinals defeated Puxico 41-2 on Saturday afternoon, as Cadence Rivet scored the Indians’ only two points in the game, which came in the final minute of the third quarter.

Only four Woodland players scored. Addyson Massa scored 17 points for the Cardinals, followed by 15 from Mallory Barks, six from Tallie Johnson, and a three-pointer from Maci McIntyre.

The matchup renews a Class 3 District 2 rivalry, a district that Woodland has won in the past three seasons.

"I think they're going to be a tough team to beat now and they'll probably be a tough team to try to beat then," Henry said.

__Meadow Heights 40, Chaffee 39__

Jaycee Shelton scored 12 points on four three-point baskets to lead Meadow Heights to a 40-39 victory over Chaffee in the first round of the Red Devil Invitational on Saturday morning.

Shelton’s sharpshooting came at the perfect time for the Panthers, who trailed 22-16 at halftime. All four of her three-pointers came in the second half.

Shelton’s scoring was accompanied by Cheyenne Tonjum, who scored eight points in the third quarter, and four points in the fourth quarter from Lilee Royle.

Racheal Hellebusch scored eight of Meadow Heights’ 12 second-quarter points to help the Panthers pick up the pace after trailing 6-4 in the first quarter.

The hosting Red Devils were led by Carlyanne Cossou, who scored a game-high 16 points, 11 of which came in the second quarter. Bailey Robertson scored 10 points, including going 7-of-8 from the free-throw line. As a team, Chaffee was 10-of-15 from the charity stripe.

Meadow Heights advances to the semifinal round against Kelly at 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 4. Chaffee will play in the fifth-place game on Thursday, Dec. 7.