Tigers shoot down Farmington

Central's boys basketball team had its best shooting performance of the season and won its home opener Friday night, 83-68 over district rival Farmington.

"Our defense is always ahead of us, but the key tonight was shot selection," Central coach Derek McCord said. "Our shots are starting to fall now."

The Tigers (5-2) were 24-for-37 from the field and 5-for-8 from 3-point range and had 11 players score in the game.

The Tigers were led by Eli Harris with 17 points. Scott Chestnutt added 16, Ryan Delph had 11 and Jake Knepp contributed 10.

CENTRAL 83, FARMINGTON 68Farmington 13 14 16 25 -- 68

Central 21 16 22 24 -- 83

FARMINGTON (68) -- Schulter 16, Eaton 2, Glaspy 8, Arand 2, King 8, Bashley 5, Massey 2, Usherwood 18. FG 26, FT 8-17, F 20 (3-pointers: Schulter 3, Usherwood 1. Fouled out: none)

CENTRAL (83) -- Larenzo Braxton 5, Eli Harris 17, Jake Knepp 10, Alex Espinoza 2, Will Johnson 9, Ryan Delph 11, Tyson Seabaugh 2, Todd Obergoenner 8, Gabe Edwards 1, Karl Bratcher 2, Scott Chestnutt 16. FG 24, FT 20-27, F 18 (3-pointers: Harris 3, Braxton 1, Johnson 1. Fouled out: Knepp)

JV: Central 56, Farmington 48

Sikeston 76, Notre Dame 61

Notre Dame's Bryce Willen hit a 3-pointer with six seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 59-59 and force overtime, but visiting Sikeston outscored the Bulldogs 17-2 in the extra period.

Willen poured in 25 points for the Bulldogs (1-6). John Eric Klein added 12.

Sikeston (2-6) got 19 points from Trey Spence, 15 from Marcus McCaster and 13 from Joe Lincoln.

Sikeston 12 17 16 14 17 -- 7

Notre Dame 11 21 10 17 2 -- 61

SIKESTON (76) -- Marcus McCaster 15, Brandon Williams 3, Tyler Woodson 4, Kash Bratcher 4, Joe Lincoln 13, Nate Thomas 6, Matt Limbaugh 2, Trey Spence 19, Freddie Williams 8, Josh Alvarado 2. FG 25, FT 23-34, F 22 (3-pointers: Williams 1, Lincoln 1, Thomas 1. Fouled out: none)

NOTRE DAME (61) -- John Eric Klein 12, Jeremy Brinkmeyer 4, Mark Unterreiner 2, Kirk Boeller 2, Alex Ressel 9, Bryce Willen 25, Steven Eftink 1, Blake Fisher 6. FG 23, FT 12-22, F 25 (3-pointers: Klein 2, Willen 1. Fouled out: Unterreiner, Fisher)

JV: Sikeston 52, Notre Dame 39

Jackson 58, Kennett 47

Jackson built a 34-15 halftime lead on the road and coasted through the second half for its sixth straight win.

Tyler McNeely of Jackson (6-1) led all scorers with 19 points. Jason Schafer had 15 and Nick Fiehler added 13.

Jackson 21 13 8 16 -- 58

Kennett 7 8 13 19 -- 47

JACKSON (58) -- Brad Eaton 3, Ryan Mirly 2, Nick Fiehler 13, Tyler Beussink 2, Marc Lumsden 2, Tyler McNeely 19, Aaron Redecker 2, Jason Schafer 15. FG 20, FT 12-26, F 12 (3-pointers: Schaffer 2. Fouled out: none)

KENNETT (47) -- Dontavis Jones 9, Danny Ragsdale 3, Tyrone Duckworth 2, Orlando Edwards 9, Cody Robinson 14, Josh Edmondson 8, Darius Schavers 2. FG 16, FT 6-12, F 21 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Duckworth, Edwards)

JV: Jackson 53, Kennett 47

Zalma 61, Chaffee 44

Zalma outscored visiting Chaffee 26-7 in the fourth quarter to break open a tight game and post its first victory of the season.

Curt Wiseman led the Bulldogs (1-4) with 23 points. Joey Clubb had 15 and David Hovis 11.

The Red Devils (0-5) got 15 points from Brandon Davis, 14 from Tyler Graham and 11 from Richard Hinkebein.

Chaffee 16 9 12 7 -- 44

Zalma 9 16 10 26 -- 61

CHAFFEE (44) -- Brandon Davis 15, Richard Hinkebein 11, Tyler Graham 14, Matt Sanders 4. FG 17, FT 8-15, F 16 (3-pointers: Davis 1, Hinkebein 1. Fouled out: Graham)

ZALMA (61) -- Trevin Taylor 1, Joey Clubb 15, David Hovis 11, Curt Wiseman 23, Daniel Goolsby 8, Daniel Schrader 3. FG 20, FT 15-22, F 13 (3-pointers: Clubb 1, Hovis 1, Wiseman 4. Fouled out: none)

JV: Zalma 48, Chaffee 47

Perryville 51, Ste. Genevieve 44

Nick Hayden scored 19 points to lead host Perryville.

Kyle Dobbelare added 10 points for the Pirates (2-5).

Ste. Genevieve 18 12 4 10 -- 44

Perryville 18 6 15 12 -- 51

STE. GENEVIEVE (44) -- Nate Hudson 2, Kyle Faulkner 8, Garrett Ditch 2, Josh Schulneter 7, Andy Miller 23, AJ Meyer 2. FT 5-10, F 18 ( Fouled out: none)

PERRYVILLE (51) -- Jared Obendorfer 7, Nick Hayden 19, Phillip Buerck 6, Andrew Norman 7, Andrew Bachman 2, Kyle Dobbelare 10. FG 15, FT 15-19, F 11 (3-pointers: Obendorfer 1, Norman 1. Fouled out: none)

Bell City 84, Bernie 44

Dominitrix Johnson poured in 41 points to lead Bell City to its fourth straight win.

Tyler Victor added 10 points for the Cubs (6-1).

Woodland 51, Kelly 47

Woodland built a 20-11 halftime lead and held on for a home win that continued its strong start.

The Cardinals (6-1) were led by Cody McCraw with 14 points. Chad Hulvey and Travis Benfield both added 11.

Kelly got 13 points from Chris Romas and 12 from Brooks Edmonds.

Kelly 2 9 15 21 -- 47

Woodland 9 11 10 21 -- 51

KELLY (47) -- Brooks Edmonds 12, Kendall Deason 8, Trey Simmons 2, Chris Romas 13, Derek Felter 2, Michael Glastetter 2, Josh Jones 8. FG 18, FT 9-12, F 19 (3-pointers: Edmonds 1, Deason 1. Fouled out: none)

WOODLAND (51) -- Brandon Cowell 4, Anthony Grojean 9, Seth Gaines 2, Cody McCraw 14, Chad Hulvey 11, Travis Benfield 11. FG 18, FT 15-24, F 19 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

JV: Kelly 47, Woodland 34

Delta 63, Oran 61

Delta trailed visiting Oran by five points entering the fourth quarter but the Bobcats outscored the Eagles 24-17 in the period to prevail.

Brent Menz scored 19 points to pace the Bobcats (4-3). Also in double figures were Daniel Cook with 12, Zack Kelley with 12 and Cody Crowden with 11.

Garrett Roslen pumped in 20 points for the Eagles (1-4) and Matt Seyer added 16. Oran was hurt by hitting just four of 14 free throws.

Oran 15 15 14 17 -- 61

Delta 12 14 13 24 -- 63

ORAN (61) -- Garrett Roslen 20, Ryan Bogue 9, Matt Seyer 16, David Asmus 5, Jordan Trankler 2, Trevor Irwin 7, Mason 2. FG 25, FT 4-14, F 16 (3-pointers: Roslen 1, Bogue 2, Seyer 3, Asmus 1. Fouled out: none)

DELTA (63) -- Aaron Kinder 3, Cody Crowden 11, Brent Menz 19, Daniel Cook 12, Zack Kelley 12, Kevin Bartels 6. FG 24, FT 12-18, F 14 (3-pointers: Kinder 1, Crowden 1, Menz 1. Fouled out: none)

JV: Oran 55, Delta 45

Valle 60, Oak Ridge 47

Oak Ridge trailed by just four points with less than two minutes left in the fourth quarter but the Blue Jays remained winless.

Austin Morrison led Oak Ridge (0-7) with 21 points and Terry Bogenpohl had 16.

Valle 13 12 18 17 -- 60

Oak Ridge 5 14 16 12 -- 47

VALLE (60) -- Stoll 13, P. Odneal 10, Widlefer , Coler 13, Palmer 8, J. Coler 1, S. Odneal 8. FG 25, FT 9-26, F 9 (3-pointers: Stoll 2, S. Coler 3, J. Coler 2. Fouled out: none)

OAK RIDGE (47) -- Kody Engler 2, Brian Ruesler 2, Austin Morrison 21, Terry Bogenpohl 16, Austin Hahs 6. FG 15, FT 2-5, F 18 (3-pointers: Moorison 5. Fouled out: none)

JV: Oak Ridge 55, Valle 30

New Salem 62, Peoples Christian 47

New Salem Baptist Academy of Marble Hill won easily at home.

Johnathan Davault led New Salem with 24 points and David Green had 15.

Peoples 10 13 4 20 -- 47

New Salem 20 7 17 18 -- 62

PEOPLES CHRISTIAN (47) -- Devan Roberts 15, Paul Spradley 16, Kyle Tilley 1, Jeremy Essary 8, Josh Martin 7. FG 20, FT 7-11, F 17 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Martin)

NEW SALEM (62) -- Jonathan Davault 24, David Green 15, Andrew Conway 8, Josiah Devault 6, Boone Gaines 9, Seth Deck 2. FG 26, FT 7-13, F 16 (3-pointers: Green 2, Devault 1. Fouled out: none)

JV: Peoples Christian 37, New Salem 35GIRLS BASKETBALL

New Salem 51, Peoples Christian 47

New Salem posted a home victory. Sarah Green led all scorers with 27 points and Holly Jordan had 14 for New Salem (8-6).

Peoples 8 15 11 13 -- 47

New Salem 12 15 15 9 -- 51

PEOPLES CHRISTIAN (47) -- Leann Langenberg 4, Amanda Welehon 9, Maggi Lovig 23, Brittany Grogan 3, Molli Lovig 8. FG 20, FT 7-13, F 23 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Marshda)

NEW SALEM (51) -- Sarah Green 27, Holly Jordan 14, Mary Poole 3, MacKenzie Jones 5, Whitney Nanney 9. FG 20, FT 11-26, F 16 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

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Central's freshmen boys basketball team fell to 3-3 as it lost to visiting Farmington 40-34. Blake Slattery led Central with 12 points.-- From staff reports