ROUNDUP: Oak Ridge advance to BCS Conference semifinals

The Oak Ridge girls' basketball team defeated Puxico 62-26 in the first round of the BCS Conference Tournament on Monday, Jan. 8 at Meadow Heights High School.

The Lady Jays took a commanding 24-6 lead in the first quarter and were able to cruise to halftime with only eight added points. Oak Ridge kept the pressure going in the second half with 12 points scored in the third quarter and 18 points during the final period.

"Our defense looked real good, very active, and got our hands on a lot of passes that resulted in fastbreaks," Oak Ridge head coach Julie Ward said.

As usual, junior Reagan Howe led the Lady Jays with 17 points and eight rebounds. Madyson Ruehling added 11 points and seven rebounds, followed by nine points from MaKayla Rangel, seven from Hayley Hahs, six from Madalyn Schemel, five from Kinsley Bogenpohl, three from Olivia Schaper and two each from Reese Morrison and Addy Barks.

"We worked the ball around to find the open shot and was able to knock down some outside shots," Ward said. "It was a pretty good game all around."

Oak Ridge has improved its record to 8-6. The Lady Jays won a program-high 10 games last year and are two wins away from reaching it this season. That can be done this week with a championship at the conference tournament, as the Lady Jays are set to take on Meadow Heights, the host school, in the semifinal round on Wednesday, at 6:30 p.m.

__Advance 42, Bloomfield 27__

The Advance girls' basketball team defeated Bloomfield 42-27 in the first round of the BCS Conference Tournament on Monday.

The Hornets were led by Maggie Stubenrauch, who scored 19 points, nine of which came from three baskets from the three-point line in the first half. Kaylee Cline scored 11 of her 13 points in the second half to carry the offensive load for Advance.

The Advance defense held Bloomfield to two points in the first, which set the tone for the Hornets' victory after leading 13-2 entering the second quarter and 23-14 at halftime. The Hornets again held the Wildcats to two points in the third quarter to prevent any chance of a second-half comeback.

Mollianne Dodd led the Wildcats with eight points, all in the second quarter.

__Perryville 50, Herculaneum 41__

The Perryville Lady Pirates beat Herculaneum 50-41 on Monday. The girls' basketball team improved their record to 8-4, and have won seven of their last eight games including a second-place finish in the FSCB Christmas Tournament last week. The Lady Pirates will host Jefferson R7 on Thursday.

__Notre Dame 72, Woodland 68__

The Notre Dame boys' basketball team went to Marbal Hill, Mo., and defeated the Woodland Cardinals 72-68.

Brett Dohogne led the Bulldogs with 18 points, while Trenton Schumacker scored 17 points, and Logan Landewee added 12.

Brayden Hastings led the Cardinals with 25 points and his nine points led a 21-point fourth-quarter comeback attempt that had Woodland within three points late in game's final minute. Reed Layton scored 13 points and Korbin Kinder added 10 points.

Notre Dame will take on Cape Central at home on Tuesday, Jan. 9. Woodland will travel to Meadow Heights on Friday, Jan. 12.