Scott Co. Central turns back Clarkton to capture championship

Scott County Central held off Clarkton's fourth-quarter rally to post a 62-61 victory in the Class 1 District 1 championship game at Clarkton.

Josh Boley led three Braves into double figures with 19 points, including five 3-pointers. Avis White added 17 points, and Isaac Porter scored 16.

Scott County Central took a 49-36 lead lead into the final period but was 0-for-9 on free throws in the final four minutes.

The Braves play Bell City on Tuesday in the Class 1 sectional game at Sikeston.

SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL 62, CLARKTON 61

Clarkton 14 6 16 25 -- 61

Scott Central 19 10 20 13 -- 62

CLARKTON (61) -- J. Mathis 13, T. Richardson 6, M. White 15, S. White 9, Trudell 18. FG 17, FT 15-23, F 21. (3-pointers: J. Mathis 2, Trudell 2. Fouled out: S. White).

SCOTT CENTRAL (62) -- Josh Boley 19, Avis White 17, Isaac Porter 16, Jeremy Johnson 6, Andrew Pullen 2, Ray Rodgers 1, Josh Porter 1. FG 11, FT 16-28, F 20. (3-pointers: Boley 5, White 3. Fouled out: none).

CLASS 1 DISTRICT2

BELL CITY 81, DELTA 77

Delta 16 20 19 22 -- 77

Bell City 8 26 27 20 -- 81

DELTA (77) -- Brent Menz 23, Cody Crowden 22, Aaron Kinder 16, Kevin Bartels 10, A.J. Horn 4, Dustin Anglin 2. FG 23, FT 25-31, F 22 (3-pointers: Crowden 3, Menz 3. Fouled out: Terrence Below, Menz)

BELL CITY (81) -- D.D. Gillespie 21, Nick Niemczyk 16, Marty Dames 7, Jeff Liggins 12, Kerry Lasters 9, Garrett McIntyre 4, Phillip Gross 2, Austin Segers 8. FG 30, FT 18-30, F 21 (3-pointers: Gillespie 1, Niemczyk 2. Fouled out: Dames)

Class 2 District 2 Van Buren 66, Advance 63

Van Buren rallied from a seven-point deficit in the final 3 minutes and 45 seconds to claim the district championship at Bloomfield.

Chris Bourque hit a pair of 3-pointers to spark the rally and his brother, John Bourque, converted off a missed shot to put the Bulldogs ahead for good in the final minute.

Advance was led by Drew Sherman's 15 points. Tyler Bowman added 13 an Daryl Wade scored 11.

Advance 15 17 17 14 -- 63

Van Buren 16 18 11 21 -- 66

ADVANCE (63) -- Tyler Bowman 13, Jeremy Limbaugh 9, Daryl Wade 11, Drew Sherman 15, Dustin Kalinski 4, Jordan Seabaugh 2, Steil 6, Josh Bailey 3. FG 24, FT 10-13 (3-pointers: Limbaugh 1, Wade 3, Sherman 1)

VAN BUREN (66) -- C. Bourque 17, J. Bourque 15, Berry 9, Tucker 7, D. Hoskins 8, R. Hoskins 2, Burnett 6, Pool 2. FG 25, FT 9-15 (3-pointers: C. Bourque 2, J. Bourque 3, Tucker 1, D. Hoskins 1)

Class 3 District 2 Kelly 82, East Prairie 70

Kendall Deason scored 44 points to lead the top-seeded Hawks in a 82-70 semifinal victory against East Prairie in the district tournament in Greenville.

Deason hit two of his six 3-pointers in the final period, as the Hawks rallied from a two-point deficit and outscored East Prairie 29-15. Deason was 12 of 14 from the free-throw line, including nine-for-10 in the fourth quarter.

Kelly's Michael Glastetter finished with 14 points, and Kent Deason added 12 points, seven in the final period.

Kelly takes on Charleson at 8 p.m. Saturday.

The second-seeded Bluejays eliminated Scott City 78-59 on Thursday.

Shawn Sherrell scored 20 points to lead Charleston.

Mark Dannenmueller led Scott City (16-11) with 21 points. Mark Johnston added 13 points, and Daniel Jackson scored 11.

KELLY 82, EAST PRAIRIE 70

East Prairie 14 20 21 15 -- 70

Kelly 19 15 19 29 -- 82

EAST PRAIRIE (70) -- Shoemacker 24, Sanders 17, Smith 2, Johnson 10, Carden 2, Wallers 7, Jones 4, Singain 4. FG 22, FT 9-12 (3-pointers: Sanders 5, Johnson 1, Shoemacker 1)

KELLY (82) -- Kendall Deason 44, Kent Deason 12, Jordan Felter 5, Clay Mothershead 3, Michael Glastetter 14, Jacob Glastetter 4. FG 24, FT 19-25 (3-pointers: Kendall Deason 6, Kent Deason 1)

CHARLESTON 78, SCOTT CITY 59

Scott City 10 15 18 16 -- 59

Charleston 13 24 19 22 -- 78

SCOTT CITY (59) -- Ethan Watkins 2, Daniel Jackson 11, Travis Glueck 3, Mark Danunnmueller 21, Mark Johnston 13, Farrell Wasson 2 0-0 4, Landon Hill 2, Alex King 3. FG 22, FT 11-19 (3-pointers: Dannenmueller 1, Glueck 1, Jackson 1, Johnston 1)

CHARLESTON (78) -- Sherrell 20, Hamilton 7, Farmer 14, Clark 14, Williams 13, Kent 2, Thompson 8. FG 24, FT 24-35 (3-pointers: Sherrell 2, Hamilton 1, Clark 2)

GIRLS BASKETBALL Class 2 District 3 Metro 62, St. Vincent 30

Top-seeded Metro rolled past No. 5 St. Vincent in a semifinal game at the Perry Park Center in Perryville.

Sierra Paulus scored 11 points for St. Vincent (6-19).

Metro (24-3) plays No. 2 Valle in Saturday's finals.

St. Vincent 7 5 11 7 -- 30

Metro 10 17 20 15 -- 62

ST. VINCENT (30) -- Sierra Paulus 11, Joy Donze 6, Jessica Welker 4, Stacy Brown 4, Lauren Schumer 4, Hannah Schremp 1. FG 12, FT 3-9, F 14 (3-pointers: Donze 2, Schumer 1. Fouled out: none)

METRO (62) -- Dana Loveless 14, Dridra Ducey 11, Lachelle Livingston 10, Kelly Kibble 8, Dekeisha Mathis 7, Brittany Dodson 6, R. Robinson 4, Loren Witherspoon 2. FG 22, FT 12-19, F 13 (3-pointers: Mathis 1. Fouled out: none)