Scott City defeats Kelly, will meet Charleston next

Scott City left little to chance in Tuesday's Class 3 District 2 showdown with Kelly.

The Rams aggressively pushed the ball inside, forced Kelly into 24 fouls and never trailed during a 73-55 semifinal victory at Bloomfield.

Second-seeded Scott City (22-4) advanced to Thursday's championship game with Charleston, a 65-34 winner over Woodland.

Mark Dannenmueller scored a game-high 24 points, including 14 in the first period to pace Scott City. He also grabbed 10 rebounds.

"We came out pretty hard," said Scott City coach Lance Amick, whose team led 25-18 after one period. "We were attacking the basket and getting the ball inside. A big part of the game was free throws. We made more than they attempted."

Scott City was 25 of 34 from the free-throw line, while Kelly was 10 for 16.

Scott City also fired in six 3-pointers with Dannenmueller hitting four.

Tyler Ward added 17 points, 11 rebounds and eight blocked shots. Jeremy Schlosser scored 15 points and dished out nine assists.

Kelly had two players in double figures. Josh Jones scored 15 points, and Chris Romas.

Scott City lost to Charleston by eight points in a meeting earlier this year, according to Amick.

"Hopefully we can make it a ballgame," Amick said.

Charleston held Woodland to six points combined in the second and third quarters to secure its path into Thursday's district finals.

Woodland finished the season 14-12. Chad Hulvey led the Cardinals with 12 points.

Ashton Farmer led Charleston with 14 points, and Joshua Strayhorn scored 10.Scott City 73, Kelly 55

Kelly 18 9 14 14 -- 55

Scott City 25 12 21 15 -- 73

KELLY (55) -- Kendal Deason 9, Trey Simmons 6, Kent Deason 9, Chris Romas 10, Michael Glastetter 5, Clay Mothershead 2, Josh Jones 14. FG 13, FT 10-16, F 24 (3-pointers: Kendal Deason 2, Kent Deason 1. Fouled out: none)

SCOTT CITY (73) -- Jeremy Schlosser 15, Ryan Glastetter 4, Daniel Jackson 2, Mark Dannenmueller 24, Mark Johnston 6, Andy Beck 5, Tyler Ward 17. FG 21, FT 25-34, F 17 (3-pointers: Schlosser 1, Dannenmueller 4, Beck 1. Fouled out: none)Charleston 65, Woodland 34

Woodland 13 2 4 15 -- 34

Charleston 14 15 24 12 -- 65

WOODLAND (34) -- Chad Hulvey 12, Cody McCraw 7, Seth Gaines 3, Lance VanGennip 3, Brandon Masters 3, Ben Martin 2, Anthony Grojean 2, Travis Benfield 2. FG 9, FT 7-11, F 14. (3-pointers: Gaines 1, VanGennip 1, Masters 1. Fouled out: none).

CHARLESTON (65) -- Ashton Farmer 14, Joshua Strayhorn 10, Marcus Biles 9, Jamarcus Williams 9, Trentez Lane 6, Danny Farmer 6, Matt Jackson 3, Shawn Sherrell 2, A.H. Marshall 2, George Rigney 2, Jeremiah Jones 2. FG 18, FT 8-15, F 12. (3-pointers: Strayhorn 2, A. Farmer 2, D. Farmer 2, Jackson 1. Fouled out: none).

Class 2 District 2

Fifth-seeded Meadow Heights upset No. 4 Ellington 71-56 in a Class 2 District 2 quarterfinal contest and will meet defending Class 2 state champion East Carter County on Thursday in the semifinals.

Brad Adams led the Panthers (15-11) with 21 points. Anthony Bollinger added 16, and Terry Wagner had 15.

No. 2 Advance moved on with a 68-47 victory against Puxico.

Tyler Bowman led the Hornets with 14 points, Drew Sherman added 13, and Daryl Wade scored 11.

Advance will face No. 6 Van Buren in Thursday's semifinal round.

Van Buren upset No. 3 South Iron County 54-45.Advance 68, Puxico 47

Puxico 8 14 11 14 -- 47

Advance 13 17 23 15 -- 68

PUXICO (47) -- Hale 3, Townsend 16, Creasey 8, Tettleton 2, Clark 2, Ramsey 9, Sticts 3, Helm 4. FG 18, FT 4-7 (3-pointers: Hale 1, Townsend 4, Ramsey 1, Sticts 1. Fouled out: none)

ADVANCE (68) -- Tyler Bowman 14, Daryl Wade 11, Drew Sherman 13, Ryland Dunivan 1, Jacob Daniel 3, Dustin Kalinski 2, James Masters 2, Josh Bailey 6, Gabe Hazel 2. FG 27, FT 11-15 (3-pointers: Bowman 1, Wade 1, Sherman 1. Fouled out: none)Meadow Heights 71, Ellington 56

Meadow Heights 18 17 14 22 -- 71

Ellington 11 13 21 11 -- 56

MEADOW HEIGHTS (71) -- Brad Adams 21, Anthony Bollinger 16, Terry Wagner 15, Brian Thompson 8, Heath Fulton 7, Joel Hahs 2, Matt Kight 2. FG 17, FT 13-17, F 12 (3-pointers: Adams 5, Fulton 2, Wagner 1. Fouled out: none)

ELLINGTON (56) -- R. Brewer 23, T. Scott 15, Burnett 8, D. Brewer 7, Ward 3. FG 18, FT 14-24, F 13 (3-pointers: D. Brewer 1, Ward 1. Fouled out: none)

-- From staff reports