Sophomore leads St. Vincent boys into district semis

Sophomore Evan Clifton connected on 10 3-pointers and recorded a game-high 32 points to lead the fourth-seeded St. Vincent boys basketball team to a 78-64 win over fifth-seeded Viburnum in the opening round of the Class 2 District 3 Tournament on Monday in Bismarck, Missouri.

Trevor Leible netted 16 points for St. Vincent (11-13), which clung to a four-point lead at halftime but outscored the Blue Jays by 10 points in the second half. Luke Wibbenmeyer pitched in 12 points for the Indians, while Tyler Monier tallied 10 points and five assists.

Collin Blount netted 17 points and Couper Davis scored 15 points to pace Viburnum, which ended its season with a record of 6-17.

St. Vincent will face top-seeded Southern Reynolds (22-3) in a semifinal at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The Whippets trounced eighth-seeded Valley (Caledonia) 71-19 to advance, ending the Vikings' season at 4-22.

Viburnum 24 12 13 15 -- 64

St. Vincent 23 17 18 20 -- 78

VIBURNUM (64) -- Collin Blount 17, Couper Davis 15, Kolten Sumpter 14, Dalton Thompson 6, Jared Blunier 5, Andy O'Dell 3, Shawn Allen 2, Kendall Campbell 2. FG 14, FT 12-16, F 14 (3-pointers: Davis 4, Thompson 2, Blunier, O'Dell. Fouled out: None.)

ST. VINCENT (78) -- Evan Clifton 32, Trevor Leible 16, Luke Wibbenmeyer 12, Tyler Monier 10, Trevor Lukefahr 4, Joe Whistler 2, Jordan Rellergert 2. FG 20, FT 8-13, F 14 (3-pointers: Clifton 10. Fouled out: None.)

SCC 67, Bernie 45

Jeffery Porter drained a game-high 21 points to lead the third-seeded Braves to victory over the sixth-seeded Mules in the opening round of the Class 2 District 1 Tournament in Campbell.

Deantrell Beard and Garry Wilkerson bucketed 11 points each for Scott County Central (19-8), which posted a 16-point lead at halftime.

Josh Ellenburg and Alex Whitehead notched 10 points apiece to pace Bernie, which finished the season at 5-19.

Scott County Central advanced to today's semifinal at 7:30 p.m. against second-seeded South Pemiscot. The Bulldogs (20-7) ousted seventh-seeded Chaffee 67-40 in an earlier quarterfinal that ended the Red Devils' season with a record of 7-17.

Bernie 6 12 12 15 -- 45

SCC 15 19 22 11 -- 67

BERNIE (45) -- Josh Ellenburg 10, Hunter Slavings 9, Nate Dillinger 4, Alex Whitehead 10, Gavin Brown 6, Dalton Hopgood 6. FG 9, FT 12-16, F 10 (3-pointers: Slavings 3, Hopgood 2. Fouled out: None.)

SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (67) -- Marshohn Woods 4, Tyus Banks 6, Deven Blackmon 7, Deantrell Beard 11, Keyth Blissett 7, Garry Wilkerson 11, Jeffery Porter 21. FG 26, FT 6-9, F 14 (3-pointers: Wilkerson 3. Fouled out: None.)

Chaffee 11 12 14 3 -- 40

South Pemiscot 12 17 26 12 -- 67

CHAFFEE (40) -- Alec Bogenpohl 13, Austin Copeland 4, Gabriel Henson 2, Auggie Knutson 3, Gage McMullin 3, Landon Tenkhoff 11, Jordan Wilburn 5. FG 14 FT 10-16 F 16. (3-pointers: Bogenpohl 1, Wilburn 1. Fouled out: none.)

SOUTH PEMISCOT (67) -- Kevin Burton 9, Michael Cain 1, Dominique Hardimon 21, Jabari Herron 6, Michael Smith 9, Chase Terry 7, Steven Wilbourn 14. FG 27 FT 10-24 F 18. (3-pointers: Burton 1, Smith 2. Fouled out: none.)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Oran 89, Fulton (St. Albans) 9

Freshman Leah Cauble scored a game-high 28 points and tallied eight steals and four assists as the top-seeded Eagles crushed the fourth-seeded Eagles of St. Albans to advance to the Class 1 District 2 Tournament championship game.

Ashlyn McIntosh tossed in 12 points for Oran (22-3), which extended its winning streak to nine games with the rout. Jessie Long pulled down 11 rebounds and Shiloh Kin snagged 10 rebounds for the Eagles, who flew out to a commanding 55-0 lead at halftime. Brianna Stause contributed nine points and six steals.

Mary Rawlins had five points to pace The Fulton School at St. Albans, which ended its season with a record of 13-12.

Oran will face third-seeded St. Paul Lutheran (Farmington) for the district title at 6 p.m. Thursday. The Giants (6-20) upset second-seeded Delta 50-46 in overtime to book their spot in the championship game. The Bobcats closed out their season with a record of 7-15.

Fulton 0 0 3 6 -- 9

Oran 33 12 31 13 -- 89

THE FULTON SCHOOL AT ST. ALBANS (9) -- Mary Rawlins 5, Elizabeth Fulton 2, Natasha Douglas 2. FG 4, FT 1-2, F 5 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

ORAN (89) -- MacKenzie Graviett 4, Katelyn Streeter 8, Brianna Stause 9, Tatum May 2, Shiloh Kirn 7, Ashlyn McIntosh 12, Megan Henson 2, Madison Ramsey 3, Leah Cauble 28, Jessie Long 6, Hannah Scherer 6, Claire Ramsey 2. FG 40, FT 3-4, F 8 (3-pointers: Stause, M. Ramsey. Fouled out: None.)

Notre Dame 48, Kennett 34

Maddie Urhahn sank 10 points as the Bulldogs picked up the conference victory at home over the Indians.

Cheyenne Sander notched eight points and four rebounds for Notre Dame (10-14, 2-3 SEMO Conference), while Faith Essner also added eight points. Allie Ziegler grabbed seven rebounds and Sam Brennan tallied four steals for the Bulldogs.

Marquesha Mister scored a game-high 11 points to pace Kennett (14-10, 3-3).

Kennett 8 5 8 13 -- 34

Notre Dame 15 6 2 25 -- 48

KENNETT (34) -- Dakayla Duckworth 5, Hadley Hilburn 5, Marquesha Mister 11, Kayton Harris 5, Heidi Shetley 8. FG 6, FT 13-22, F 10 (3-pointers: Mister 3. Fouled out: None.)

NOTRE DAME (48) -- Sam Brennan 2, Faith Essner 8, Maddie Urhahn 10, Cheyenne Sander 8, Allie Ziegler 2, Rachel Conrad 2, Hayli Chapman 9, Megan Heisserer 5, Lexi Welter 2. FG 16, FT 4-6, F 17 (3-pointers: Urhahn 2, Chapman, Heisserer. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Notre Dame won.

Ste. Genevieve 52, Perryville 44

Ahnie Hoff finished with a double-double with a game-high 25 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots as the Pirates dropped a close game to the Dragons on the road.

Kylie Bilek added eight points to pace Perryville (9-13), which held a four-point lead at halftime before the hosts rallied to come from behind in the second half.

Madison Reynolds netted 21 points and Deryn Brown chipped in 11 points to lead Ste. Genevieve (18-6) in its final regular-season game.

Perryville 12 16 3 14 -- 44

Ste. Genevieve 18 6 14 12 -- 52

PERRYVILLE (44) -- Kirstin Jannin 4, Kylie Bilek 8, Ahnie Hoff 25, Brooke Buerck 1, Emma Nelson 5. FG 13, FT 9-14, F 18 (3-pointers: Hoff 2, Bilek. Fouled out: Jannin, Jasmyn Mahathath.)

STE. GENEVIEVE (52) -- Madison Reynolds 21, Avery Reed 4, Natalie Engel 5, Deryn Brown 11, Emma Meyer 3, Riley Meyer 3, Courtney Donze 3. FG 13, FT 17-22, F 15 (3-pointers: Reynolds, Brown, E. Meyer. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Perryville won 34-31

-- From staff reports