Scott City girls upset top seed

Scott City, the No. 5 seed, took down top-seeded Kelly 52-37 in the semifinals of the Class 3 District 1 girls basketball tournament Tuesday.

The Rams (11-13) advanced to face Charleston, the No. 3 seed, in Friday's championship game.

"It was a huge win for us," Scott City coach Kerry Thompson said.

Stephanie Essner led Scott City with 22 points, four assists and four rebounds. Katie Hogan added 12 points and nine rebounds in the win.

"They're starting to learn what we want," Thompson said of his team. "We're playing with more confidence. Everyone's starting to understand their roles."

Debra Hall led the Hawks with 23 points.

@z_agate_HSbasketball_linescore:Scott City1191517--52

Kelly48813--37

@z_agate_no tab_no indnt_bld ld:SCOTT CITY (52) -- Stacey Heisserer 4, Stephanie Essner 22, Holli Shemonia 8, Katie Hogan 12, Ashley Brant 4. FG 17, FT 13-18, F 16. (3-pointers: Essner 3. Fouled out: None)

KELLY (37) -- Katee Moore 4, Lana Whitworth 2, Tara Johnson 2, Kristen Powell 6, Debra Hall 23. FG 16, FT 5-13, F 20. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: Ellen Ashcraft)

Class 2 District 5

St. Vincent advanced to the semifinal round with a 55-30 victory over Wellston.

Courtney Besand and Amanda Wengert led the Indians (11-14) with 12 points apiece.

St. Vincent pulled away by outscoring Wellston 40-14 combined in the second and third quarters.

The Indians will face O'Fallon Christian in the semifinals Thursday at 7 p.m. at Crossroads College Prep.

@z_agate_HSbasketball_linescore:Wellston56811--30

St. Vincent1219213--55

@z_agate_no tab_no indnt_bld ld:WELLSTON (30) -- Jayla Nathan 2, Michelle Payne 4, Charelle Landers 4, Tampa Buck 1, Iesha Collins 17, Kayla Joyner 2. FG 13, FT 3-11, F 19. (3-pointers: Buck 1. Fouled out: None)

ST. VINCENT (55) -- Chelsie Boxdorfer 2, Courtney Besand 12, Lindsey Wehmeyer 11, Amanda Wengert 12, Kali Wingerter 2, Valerie Finger 4, Briana Burroughs 2, Alyse Wheeler 3, Courtney Heberlie 4, Kelci Besand 1. FG 22, FT 10-17, F 9. (3-pointers: Wheeler 1. Fouled out: None)

BOYS BASKETBALL Class 1 District 3

Scott County Central trailed Richland after the first quarter, but that deficit didn't last long.

The Braves roared ahead in the second quarter and coasted from there, posting the 90-52 victory.

Scott County trailed 23-19 after one quarter before outscoring Richland 37-6 in the second quarter.

The Braves closed out the first half on a 25-0 run before cruising to a 38-point win. Drew Thomas led the Braves with 28 points.

"I just felt we needed to find our little touch around the rim a little bit and that's what we focused on in that second quarter," Thomas said. "What they did was I think they ran up and done with us a little bit. I thought we just wanted it more.

"We just put the ball in the hole. We made good shots and everything [in the the first], we just weren't putting the ball in the hole that first quarter. The second quarter we found our touch."

Bobby Hatchett added 22 points in the win.

@z_agate_HSbasketball_linescore:Richland236167--52

SCC1937259--90

@z_agate_no tab_no indnt_bld ld:RICHLAND (52) -- Jesse Brown 6, Andrew Thornton 7, Ryan Kleffer 19, McKinley Thornton 8, Jonathan McGarity 10, Dylan DeJournett 2. FG 22, FT 4-8, F 20. (3-pointers: Kleffer 4. Fouled out: None)

SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (90) -- Alan Timmons 2, Bobby Hatchett 22, Nicholas Johnson 10, Desmin Williams 9, Drew Thomas 28, Randy Timmons 13, Chris Blissett 6. FG 39, FT 6-12, F 12. (3-pointers: Hatchett 1, Thomas 2, R. Timmons 1, Blissett 2. Fouled out: None)

-- From staff reports