Drew Thomas, Caleb Johnson and D.D. Gillespie combined for 66 points to lead the Braves in a 74-70 home win against Doniphan in the battle of state-ranked teams.
Scott County Central (19-4) entered the game as the No. 7 team in the state's Class 1 poll, while Doniphan (19-3) was No. 5 in Class 3.
Thomas scored 28 points, Johnson added 20 and Gillespie had 18. But it was freshman Bobby Hatchett who came up with a steal and a lay-in with 2 minutes to go to put Scott County Central ahead by five points in its upset win.
Scott County Central 74, Doniphan 70
Doniphan 15 22 15 18 -- 70
Scott Central 15 20 19 20 -- 74
DONIPHAN (70) -- Nick Webb 21, Adam Carpenter 16, Charles Wilson 16, Chandler Wilson 5, Lance Majors 4, Tyler Collins 4, Jake Netherland 4. FG 26. FT 3-4. F 14. (3-pointers: Carpenter 3, Webb 1, Chandler Wilson 1. Fouled out: none).
SCOTT CENTRAL (74) -- Drew Thomas 28, Caleb Johnson 20, D.D. Gillespie 18, Mark Freed 4, Bobby Hatchett 2, Toby Heeb 2. FG 27. FT 11-15. F 11. (3-pointers: Thomas 2, Gillespie 1. Fouled out: none).
Notre Dame 97,Caruthersville 26
Notre Dame finished its regular season with a home rout.
The Bulldogs improved to 22-4 overall and 8-1 in the SEMO Conference. They clinched a share of the league title.
Notre Dame had 12 players score, four in double figures, led by Ryan Willen and Austin Greer with 19 points apiece. Ty Williams added 13 points and Abe Dirnberger had 11.
Caruthersville 5 8 4 9 -- 26
Notre Dame 34 21 34 8 -- 97
CARUTHERSVILLE (26) -- Lorenzo Borders 3, Cunningham 2, DJ Hayes 5, Latrell 1, Marcus Cagle 9, Massingale 3, Johnathan Butler 2. FG 9, FT 6-11, F 19 (3-pointers: Borders 1, Massingale 1. Fouled out: none)
NOTRE DAME (97) -- Alex Bader 6, Mark Himmelberg 9, Abe Dirnberger 11, Ty Williams 13, Blake Gaddis 1, Chad Friend 4, John Unterreiner 7, Austin Greer 19, Ryan Wilen 19, Ivan Thomas 1, Joseph Tolbert 5, Logan Glueck 2. FG 35, FT 15-25, F 12 (3-pointers: Himmelberg 3, Bader 2, Greer 2, Williams 2, Willen 1, Unterreiner 1, Tolbert 1. Fouled out: none)
Charleston 54, Central 33
The host Tigers were outscored 35-16 in the second half of a SEMO Conference loss to Charleston.
Central (10-14) lost its fourth straight conference game to drop to 4-4 in league play.
Charleston improved to 7-1, standing one-half game behind Notre Dame in the league standings with a game remaining against Poplar Bluff.
Sophomore George Hamilton led Central with 12 points.
Charleston 14 5 16 19 -- 54
Central 10 7 7 9 -- 33
CHARLESTON (54) -- Shawn Sherrell 8, Jamarcus Williams 6, Justin Clark 12, Jerrell Quinn 10, Garyion Johnson 4, Antonio Riggens 2, Brian Parham 6, Jerquawn Sherrell 6. FG 14, FT 11-22, F 15. (3 pointers: Clark 4, S. Sherrell 1. Fouled out: Johnson).
CENTRAL (33) -- George Hamilton 12, Garrett Pannier 2, Derek Walker 2, Kerry Walker 8, Chase Johnson 5, Landon Ewers 4. FG 11, FT 5-11, F 15. (3 pointers: K. Walker 1, Johnson 1. Fouled out: none).
Advance 64, Oran 61
Advance overcame a seven-point fourth-quarter deficit for a road win.
Alex Steil led Advance with 22 points..
Chris Asmus led the Eagles with 17 points, and Chase Seyer added 16.
Advance 10 13 17 24 -- 64
Oran 13 20 14 14 -- 61
ADVANCE (64) -- Rusty Hendricks 11, Adam Baker 13, David VanGennip 4, Alex Steil 22, Trenton Moses 10, Chris Welch 4. FG 22, FT 17-23, F 8 (3-pointers: Baker 2, Steil 1. Fouled out: none)
ORAN (61) -- Steven Mock 6, Kody Campbell 2, Robert Lange 5, Chase Seyer 16, Hunter Glastetter 9, Cody Romas 6, Chris Asmus 17. FG 26, FT 6-8, F 19 (3-pointers: Romas 2, Asmus 1. Fouled out: none)
Perryville 64,Oak Ridge 33
Perryville outscored Oak Ridge 37-14 in the second half to pull away on the road.
Rick Dunn led Perryville with 14 points.
Perryville 12 15 24 13 -- 54
Oak Ridge 9 10 5 9 -- 33
PERRYVILLE (54) -- Corey Lorenz 1, Darren Sherrill 3, Dane Francis 4, Tyler Bauwens 6, Jon Hecht 5, Steve Richardson 3, Mike Fritsche 7, Brent Roth 8, Craig Brueckner 3, Rick Dunn 14, Grebing 1, Leible 2, Brown 3. FG 27, FT 8-21, F 14 (3-pointers: Richardson 1, Fritsche 1. Fouled out: none)
OAK RIDGE (33) -- Dustin Meyr 7, Dustin Owens 3, Dylan Abbott 6, Walt Ruessler 4, Garrett Light 8, Josh Hormann 3, Adam Seabaugh 2. FG 13, FT 3-6, F 14 (3-pointers: Abott 2, Meyr 1. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Perryville won 57-25.
Chaffee 71, Delta 44
Chaffee won its third straight with a home rout.
Jerrod Steger led the Red Devils (8-13) with 17 points, and Andy Hendrix added 12.
Tyler Martin and Nate Stroder led the Bobcats with 13 points apiece.
Delta 8 13 9 14 -- 44
Chaffee 16 15 21 19 -- 71
DELTA (44) -- Tyler Martin 13, A.J. Horn 6, Dustin Anglin 1, Alex Parks 8, Nate Stroder 13, Kight 3. FG 17, FT 8-23, F 23 (3-pointers: Martin 2. Fouled out: none)
CHAFFEE (71) -- Aaron Hopkins 8, Zach McDaniel 6, Colin Dame 5, Jerrod Steger 17, Gabe Seabaugh 2, Adam Horton 10, Andy Hendrix 12, Josh Steger 11. FG 24, FT 18-30, F 21 (3-pointers: Horton 2, Je. Steger 1, Jo. Steger 1, Dame 1. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Chaffee won 50-33.
Bell City 59, Hayti 28
Bell City overcame a slow start to win its 16th straight game.
Austin Segers and Will Bogan led the Cubs (20-4) with 14 points apiece.
Bell City 4 21 18 16 -- 59
Hayti 8 4 6 10 -- 28
BELL CITY (59) -- Nick Niemczyk 12, Clay Maddox 1, Phillip Gross 12, Austin Segers 14, Marty Dames 2, Austin Bush 2, Will Bogan 14, Eddie Green 2. FG 17, FT 22-32, F 16 (3-pointers: Niemczyk 1, Gross 1, Segers 1. Fouled out: Dames)
HAYTI (28) -- Cooper 6, Stewart 2, Webster 3, Guyton 2, Williams 2, Tresberry 2, Jones 2, Gooden 5, Horn 2, Jackson 2. FG 10, FT 7-18, F 21 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Gilmer, Gooden)
JV -- Hayti won 62-44.
GIRLS BASKETBALLDexter 59, Kelly 47
Kelly could not overcome a slow start and fell to Dexter.
The Hawks, ranked No. 6 in the Class 2 poll, fell behind 14-7 after one quarter and were outscored by just five points the rest of the way by the Class 4 school.
Sarah Ruff led Kelly with 18 points.
Kelly 7 8 18 14 -- 47
Dexter 14 8 19 18 -- 59
KELLY (47) -- Sarah Ruff 18, Brittany Ponder 5, Kayla Cissell 8, Katee Moore 5, Nikki Weiny 3, Londyn Backfish 2, Debra Hall 6. FG 15, FT 16-28 (3-pointers: Ponder 1. Fouled out: none)
DEXTER (59) -- Dooley 23, Thrower 2, K.Heil 11, Temples 6, Finch 13, Taylor 2, C. Heil 2. FG 21, FT 10-22 (3-pointers: Finch 2, K. Heil 2, Temples 2, Dooley 1. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Kelly won 29-23.
Meadow Heights 49,Eminence 29
Meadow Heights improved to 1-1 at the Greenville Tournament. Chelsey Kight led the Panthers (5-14) with 20 points.
Eminence 7 5 10 7 -- 29
M. Heights 12 16 9 10 -- 49
EMINENCE (29) -- Brooke Williams 13, Jessica Slaten 2, Rebecca Orf 4, Jessica Bowman 4, Ashley Denton 6. FG 8, FT 10-20, F 13 (3-pointers: Denton 2, Bowman 1. Fouled out: none)
MEADOW HEIGHTS (49) -- Sara Hendrickson 8, Ashley Doublin 4, Amanda Hendrickson 8, Kamp 1, Sahra Mills 8, Chelsey Kight 20. FG 21, FT 7-15, F 20 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Doublin)
-- From staff reports
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