Saxony Lutheran holds off Chaffee 49-46

The Saxony Lutheran boys basketball team survived a poor performance from the free throw line in the fourth quarter to prevent an upset bid from host Chaffee 49-46 on Saturday in the opening round of the Class 2 District 3 tournament.

The Crusaders, seeded second, shot 5-for-12 from line in fourth quarter. Saxony (22-3) hit 18 of 32 overall.

Bret Steffens led the Crusaders with 15 points.

Andy Hendrix led No. 7 Chaffee with 13 points, and Adam Horton had 11.

Saxony Lutheran will face No. 3 Puxico in the semifinals on Tuesday. Puxico routed No. 6 Bloomfield 74-42.

Top-seeded Advance (18-8) cruised by No. 8 Meadow Heights 82-42. Alex Steil led the Hornets with 25 points, Cody Mitchell had 12 points, and Trenton Moses added 10.

Tyler Wagner led the Panthers with 15 points.

The Hornets will face No. 5 St. Vincent in the semifinals on Tuesday. The Indians (13-11) upset No. 4 Richland 51-41 thanks to a 13-4 scoring edge in the second quarter.

Gregory Finger led St. Vincent with 19 points and Chris Wengert had 11 points and 13 rebounds.

Saxony Lutheran 49, Chaffee 46

Chaffee 8 7 12 17 -- 46

Saxony 12 13 11 13 -- 49

CHAFFEE (46) -- Aaron Hopkins 5, Zach McDaniel 4, Colin Dame 4, Jerrod Steger 7, Adam Horton 11, Andy Hendrix 13, Michael Lee 2. FG 18, FT 9-17, F 25 (3-pointers: Horton 3. Fouled out: none)

SAXONY (49) -- Bret Steffens 15, Max Wieser 9, Alex Jauch 7, Ben Courtois 5, Clay Obergoenner 9, Austin Kwikkel 4. FG 15, FT 18-32, F 17 (3-pointers: Wieser 1. Fouled out: Obergoenner)

Advance 82, Meadow Heights 42

M. Heights 15 11 10 6 -- 42

Advance 29 21 18 14 -- 82

MEADOW HEIGHTS (42) -- Dustin Hubler 7, Derrick Wilfong 2, Tyler Wagner 15, John Long 3, Hotop 3, Sam Russell 6, Derek Bess 3, Dusty Davis 3. FG 17, FT 4-8, F 19 (3-pointers: Wagner 1, Long 1, Hotop 1, Davis 1. Fouled out: none)

ADVANCE (82) -- Cameron Stevens 6, Nate Middleton 6, Rusty Hendricks 8, Adam Baker 6, Tyler Wade 7, David VanGennip 2, Alex Steil 25, Cody Mitchell 12, Trenton Moses 10. FG 31, FT 14-21, F 15 (3-pointers: Wade 1, Steil 1. Fouled out: none)

St. Vincent 51, Richland 41

St. Vincent 13 13 14 11 -- 51

Richland 15 4 12 10 -- 41

ST. VINCENT (51) -- Justin L'Hote 6, Gregory Finger 19, Chris Wengert 11, Zach Richardet 8, Chris Fischer 7. FG 17, FT 16-20, F 9 (3-pointers: Finger 1. Fouled out: none)

RICHLAND (41) -- Whitaker 12, Harris 10, Miller 4, Thornton 2, Statford 2, Latham 3, Foster 8. FG 18, FT 3-8, F 15 (3-pointers: Harris 3, Latham 1, Foster 2. Fouled out: Harris)

GIRLS BASKETBALLClass 3 District 1

Fifth-seeded Scott City ended its season with a 67-25 loss to No. 4 Caruthersville at the Class 3 District 1 tournament at New Madrid County Central.

Emily Essner led the Rams with seven points. Scott City finished 8-14.

Kelly, the top seed, beat No. 8 East Prairie in other first-round action. Details were unavailable at press time.

Caruthersville 67, Scott City 25

Scott City 6 7 10 2 -- 25

Caruthersville 25 14 24 4 -- 67

SCOTT CITY (25) -- Emily Essner 7, Lisa Farrar 6, Stephanie Essner 3, Jessica Stice 3, Kelley Hicks 2, Whitney Tapley 2, Donielle Howell 2. FG 10, FT 4-10, F 14 (3-pointers: S. Essner 1. Fouled out: none)

CARUTHERSVILLE (67) -- Hubbard 28, R. Ricks 13, K. Ricks 12, Perry 10, Jones 2, Taper 2. FG 27, FT 10-18, F 13 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

Class 1 District 2

Delta's semifinal game with Eminence was canceled at the request of Eminence. Delta coach Randy White said Friday to his knowledge Eminence forfeited the game, thus moving the Bobcats into this Friday's championship game.

Late FridayBOYS BASKETBALLAdvance 67, Leopold 41

Alex Steil scored 18 points to lead Advance to a 67-41 victory against Leopold on Friday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Adam Baker added 11 points for the Hornets (18-8).

Darren VanGennip led Leopold with 12 points.

Leopold 6 12 10 13 -- 41

Advance 17 17 21 12 -- 67

LEOPOLD (41) -- Nenninger 3, Codey Van Deven 2, Tyler Clubb 6, T. Ven Deven 2, VanGennip 12, Nussbaum 2, Yount 6,

Fluchel 6, Janson 2. FG 16, FT 5-6 (3-pointers: Yount 2, Nenninger 1, VanGennip 1).

ADVANCE (67) -- Rusty Hendricks 3, Adam Baker 11, Wad 3, Hawkins 2, VanGennip 5, Alex Steil 18, Mitchell 8, Trenton Moses 9, Welch 8. FG 24, FT 14-21 (3-pointers: Leopold 4 (Baker 1, Hendricks 1, Steile 1, VanGennip 1, Wade 1).

St. Vincent 58, Valle 56

St. Vincent climbed above .500 with a road win before Saturday's district game. Gregory Finger led St. Vincent with 20 points and Chris Fischer had 17.

St. Vincent 13 18 14 13 -- 58

Valle 9 22 7 18 -- 56

ST. VINCENT (58) -- Gregory Finger 20, Chris Fischer 17, Justin L'Hote 7, Matt Abbott 7, Chris Wengert 4, Zach Richardet 3. FG 16, FT 25-39, F 23 (3-pointers: Finger 1. Fouled out: none)

VALLE (56) -- Basler 17, Bauman 8, Laird 7, Kohler 6, Meyer 6, Rozier 5, Hermann 4, Dalton 2. FG 18, FT 14-27, F 28 (3-pointers: Basler 2, Kohler 2, Rozier 1. Fouled out: Hermann, Meyer)

JV -- St. Vincent won 54-39.

-- From staff reports