Scott City boys reach district semis

Second-seeded Scott City advanced to the semifinals of the Class 3 District 1 boys basketball tournament with a 70-55 victory Monday night over No. 7 Kennett at New Madrid, Mo.

Alex King scored 22 points to lead five Scott City players in double figures. Jay Simmons and Rynn Eskew both added 13 points, while Caleb Estes netted 12 points and Jamie Pinkston scored 10.

The Rams will play No. 3 Portageville at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Portageville disposed of No. 6 New Madrid County Central 60-51.

Top-seeded Charleston and No. 4 East Prairie will meet in the other semifinal at 6 p.m. Charleston routed No. 8 Caruthersville 114-38, while East Prairie ended the season for No. 5 Kelly 73-67.

Spencer Ayers scored 23 points for Kelly in the loss. Teammate Dallas Tew added 13 points and Zach Hamm finished with 10. Randy Woods paced East Prairie with 22 points.

Scott City 70, Kennett 55

Kennett 12 14 16 13 -- 70

Scott City 13 21 22 14 -- 55

KENNETT (55) -- Finley 12, Washington 8, Howard 4, Coleman 2, Hampton 3, Harrell 6, Gordon 2, Hughes 2, McGraw 16. FG 21, FT 4-10, F 21 (3-pointers: Finely 2, Hampton 1. Fouled out: none)

SCOTT CITY (70) -- Jay Simmons 13, Rynn Eskew 13, Jamie Pinkston 10, Caleb Estes 12, Alex King 22. FG 20, FT 24-31, F 14 (3-pointers: Simmons 1, Pinkston 1. Fouled out: none)

East Prairie 73, Kelly 67

Kelly 13 18 19 17 -- 67

East Prairie 20 8 21 24 -- 73

KELLY (67) - Spencer Ayers 23, Dallas Tew 13, Zach Hamm 10, Tyler Thurman 9, Josh DeBrock 6, Kyle Chipman 2, Chris Cooper 2, James Miller 2. FG 17. FT 12-19. F 19. (3-pointers: Thurman 3, DeBrock 2, Tew 1, Hamm 1. Fouled out: Chipman).

EAST PRAIRIE (73) - Randy Woods 22, Paris Tipler 17, Tony Jones 14, Tyler Branam 10, M.C. Williams 8, Ryan Jones 2. FG 24. FT 16-29. F 19. (3-pointers: Williams 2, Woods 1. Fouled out: none).

Class 1 District 1

Top-seeded Scott County Central routed No. 8 Southland at Oran High School behind a huge night by Caleb Johnson.

Johnson had 23 points at halftime and finished with 30. Drew Thomas also added 20 and D.D. Gillespie netted 17 for the Braves. Scott County Central will play in today's semifinal at 6:30 p.m. against No. 4 Cooter, which defeated No. 5 North Pemiscot 88-60.

Third-seeded Oran hit on 26 of 30 free throws en route to a 70-44 victory over No. 6 Gideon. Kody Campbell led the Eages with 17 points. Chasey Seyer netted 14 points and Steven Mock added 11. Oran will face No. 2 Clarkton, an 85-57 winner over No. 7 Risco, today at 8 p.m.

SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL 92, SOUTHLAND 50

Southland 15 10 16 9 -- 50

SCC 27 31 25 9 -- 92

Southland (50) -- Jason Cox 6, Justin Kersey 15, Michael George 20, Daniel Figgins

6, Dustin Lee 2, Matt Mayo 1. FG 23, FT 5-7, (3-pointers: George 1. Fouled out: none)

Scott County Central (92) -- Gillespie 17, Freed 6, Hatchett 8, Thomas 20, Johnson

30, Banks 2, Heeb 1, DWilliams 3, AWilliams 5. FG 39, FT 12-16, (3-pointers: Johnson 1, DWilliams 1. Fouled out: none)

ORAN 70, GIDEON 44

Gideon 9 5 15 15 -- 44

Oran 15 13 19 23 -- 70

Gideon (44) -- Travis Miller 9, Jarred Foster 3, Dustin Horo 10, Jordon Boone 17, Luke Stratford 5. FG 13, FT 12-16, F 20 (3-pointers: Boone 1, Stratford 1. Fouled out: Boone, Shane Deprow.)

ORAN (70) -- Steven Mock 11, Kody Campbell 17, Robert Lange 8, Chase Seyer 14, Hunter Glastetter 7, Cody Romas 4, Chris Asmus 7, Jake Kluesner 1. FG 19, FT 26-30, F 14 (3-pointers: Mock 2. Fouled out: none)

Class 1 District 2

Will Bogan netted 21 points and Nick Niemczyk added 20 points, as No. 1 Bell City rolled over No. 8 Delta at Greenville High School.

Bell City used big first and third quarters to break the game wide open. Delta was held to single-digit scoring in three of the periods.

Eric Fluchel led No. 4 Leopold with 42 points in a 101-75 victory over No. 5 Zalma. Darren VanGennip netted 18 points and Matt Stoverink added 14 points for the WildCats.

Justin Lemons led Zalma with 26 points and Timmy Rogers netted 18.

Bell City and Leopold will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday in the district semifinals.

BELL CITY 66, Delta 29

Delta 2 14 5 8 -- 29

Bell City 11 14 29 12 -- 66

DELTA (29) -- May 5, Tyler Martin 2, A.J. Horn 15, Dustin Anglin 3, Alex Parks 4. FG 6, FT 2-4, F 9 (3-pointers: May 1, Horn 3, Anglin 1. Fouled out: none)

BELL CITY (66) -- Nick Niemczyk 20, Phillip Gross 9, Austin Segers 4, Marty Dames 4, Will Bogan 21, Clay Dover 2, Skyler Blacklear 6. FG 24, FT 9-11, F 11 (3-pointers: Niemczyk 2. Fouled out: none)

LEOPOLD 101, ZALMA 75

Zalma 25 16 18 16 -- 75

Leopold 20 28 25 28 -- 101

ZALMA (75) -- Travis Mergel 3, Chad Buehler 2, Timmy Rogers 18, Colton Bailey 12, Nick Smith 5, Justin Lemons 26, Kevin Walker 7, Jeremy Rogers 2. FG 19, FT 10-18, F 10 (3-pointers: Mergel 1, T. Rogers 4, Lemons 4. Fouled out: none)

LEOPOLD (101) -- Nathan Nenninger 3, Cody Van de Ven 2, Tyler Clubb 8, Darren VanGennip 18, Nussbaum 9, Corey Yount 5, Eric Fluchel 42, Matt Stoverink 14. FG 34, FT5-6, F 14 (3-pointers: Nenninger 1, VanGennip 4, Nussbaum 1, Yount 1, Stoverink 2. Fouled out: none)

GIRLS BASKETBALLClass 2 District 3

Top-seeded St. Vincent and No. 3 Meadow Heights advanced to the district championship game with victories Monday night at Chaffee High School.

The Squaws led by 13 at halftime and outscored No. 4 Saxony Lutheran 18-6 in the second half to pull away. Kelsey Cissell netted 12 points and Lacey Siegmund added 10 to lead St. Vincent.

Kara Versemann led the Crusaders with five points.

Meadow Heights trailed No. 2 Chaffee 35-34 entering the fourth quarter, but the Panthers outscored the Red Devils 14-9 down the stretch. Chelsey Kight led the Panthers with 22 points and Amanda Hendrickson added 17.

Rachel Hendrickson led Chaffee with 14 points and Amber Kirk netted 11 points.

St. Vincent and Meadow Heights will meet for the title at 6 p.m. Thursday.

ST. VINCENT 45, SAXONY LUTHERAN 20

Saxony Lutheran 11 3 2 4 -- 20

St. Vincent 13 14 13 5 -- 45

SAXONY LUTHERAN (20) -- Cassie Simpher 4, Tori Ourth 3, Shelby Haupt 2, Tiffany Haertling 2, Lauren Hunt 4, Kara Versemann 5. FG 7, FT 0-3, F 14 (3-pointers: Ourth 1, Versemann 1. Fouled out: none)

ST. VINCENT (45) -- Lacey Siegmund 10, Kelsey Cissell 12, Courtney Besand 7, Brooke Brown 2, Miranda Holmes 6, Elizabeth Rozier 2, Lynne Zoellner 2, Lindsay Prost 2, Jessica Welker 2. FG 18, FT 9-18, F 7 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

MEADOW HEIGHTS 48, CHAFFEE 44

M. Heights 7 18 9 14 -- 48

Chaffee 13 8 14 9 -- 44

MEADOW HEIGHTS (48) -- Sara Hendrickson 2, Mindy Ellis 3, Ashley Doublin 4, Amanda Hendrickson 17, Chelsey Kight 22. FG 11, FT 11-27, F 15 (3-pointers: Ellis 1, Doublin 1, A. Hendrickson 3. Fouled out: none)

CHAFFEE (45) -- Ancell 2, Uhrhan 2, Sara Pettit 2, Amber Kirk 11, Nikole Johnson 2, Whitney Schlosser 5, Torie Keys 4, Ayers 2, Rachel Hendrix 14. FG 16, FT 9-15, F 23 (3-pointers: Kirk 1. Fouled out: none)

-- From staff reports

Will Bogan netted 21 points and Nick Niemczyk added 20 points as No. 1 Bell City rolled over No. 8 Delta at Greenville High School.

Bell City used big first and third quarters to break the game wide open. Delta was held to single-digit scoring in three of the quarters.

Eric Fluchel led No. 4 Leopold with 42 points in a high scoring victory over No. 5 Zalma. Darren VanGennip netted 18 points and Matt Stoverink added 14 points for the WildCats.

Justin Lemons led Zalma with 26 points and Timmy Rogers netted 18.

Bell City and Leopold will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday in the district semifinals.

(1) BELL CITY 66, (8) Delta 29

Delta 2 14 5 8 -- 29

Bell City 11 14 29 12 -- 66

DELTA (29) -- May 5, Tyler Martin 2, A.J. Horn 15, Dustin Anglin 3, Alex Parks 4. FG 6, FT 2-4, F 9 (3-pointers: May 1, Horn 3, Anglin 1. Fouled out: none)

BELL CITY (66) -- Nick Niemczyk 20, Phillip Gross 9, Austin Segers 4, Marty Dames 4, Will Bogan 21, Clay Dover 2, Skyler Blacklear 6. FG 24, FT 9-11, F 11 (3-pointers: Niemczyk 2. Fouled out: none)

(4) LEOPOLD 101, (5) ZALMA 75

Zalma 25 16 18 16 -- 75

Leopold 20 28 25 28 -- 101

ZALMA (75) -- Travis Mergel 3, Chad Buehler 2, Timmy Rogers 18, Colton Bailey 12, Nick Smith 5, Justin Lemons 26, Kevin Walker 7, Jeremy Rogers 2. FG 19, FT 10-18, F 10 (3-pointers: Mergel 1, T. Rogers 4, Lemons 4. Fouled out: none)

LEOPOLD (101) -- Nathan Nenninger 3, Cody Van de Ven 2, Tyler Clubb 8, Darren VanGennip 18, Nussbaum 9, Corey Yount 5, Eric Fluchel 42, Matt Stoverink 14. FG 34, FT5-6, F 14 (3-pointers: Nenninger 1, VanGennip 4, Nussbaum 1, Yount 1, Stoverink 2. Fouled out: none)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Class 2 District 3

Top-seeded St. Vincent and No. 3 Meadow Heights advanced to the district championship game with victories Monday night at Chaffee High School.

The Squaws led by 13 at halftime and outscored No. 4 Saxony Lutheran 18-6 in the second half to pull away. Kelsey Cissell netted 12 points and Lacey Siegmund added 10 to lead St. Vincent.

Kara Versemann led the Crusaders with five points.

Meadow Heights trailed No. 2 Chaffee 35-34 entering the fourth quarter, but the Panthers outscored the Red Devils 14-9 down the stretch. Chelsey Kight led the Panters with 22 points and Amanda Hendrickson added 17.

Rachel Hendrickson led Chaffee with 14 points and Amber Kirk netted 11 points.

St. Vincent and Meadow Heights will meet for the title at 6 p.m. Thursday.

ST. VINCENT 45, SAXONY LUTHERAN 20

Saxony Lutheran 11 3 2 4 -- 20

St. Vincent 13 14 13 5 -- 45

SAXONY LUTHERAN (20) -- Cassie Simpher 4, Tori Ourth 3, Shelby Haupt 2, Tiffany Haertling 2, Lauren Hunt 4, Kara Versemann 5. FG 7, FT 0-3, F 14 (3-pointers: Ourth 1, Versemann 1. Fouled out: none)

ST. VINCENT (45) -- Lacey Siegmund 10, Kelsey Cissell 12, Courtney Besand 7, Brooke Brown 2, Miranda Holmes 6, Elizabeth Rozier 2, Lynne Zoellner 2, Lindsay Prost 2, Jessica Welker 2. FG 18, FT 9-18, F 7 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

MEADOW HEIGHTS 48, CHAFFEE 44

M. Heights 7 18 9 14 -- 48

Chaffee 13 8 14 9 -- 44

MEADOW HEIGHTS (48) -- Sara Hendrickson 2, Mindy Ellis 3, Ashley Doublin 4, Amanda Hendrickson 17, Chelsey Kight 22. FG 11, FT 11-27, F 15 (3-pointers: Ellis 1, Doublin 1, A. Hendrickson 3. Fouled out: none)

CHAFFEE (45) -- Ancell 2, Uhrhan 2, Sara Pettit 2, Amber Kirk 11, Nikole Johnson 2, Whitney Schlosser 5, Torie Keys 4, Ayers 2, Rachel Hendrix 14. FG 16, FT 9-15, F 23 (3-pointers: Kirk 1. Fouled out: none)

-- From staff reports