Top seeds advance with ease in first day of action at Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament

The third-seeded Notre Dame boys basketball team got defensive in the third quarter and cruised past No. 14 Chaffee 62-26 in the first round of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament on Saturday at the Show Me Center.

The Red Devils trailed by 21 at halftime and were held to only two points in the third quarter.

Blake Bauwens led Notre Dame (4-4) with 11 points, nine of which he scored from 3-point range. Dawson Dohogne added 10 points for the Bulldogs, who will face sixth-seeded Scott County Central in a quarterfinal at 7:30 p.m. Monday.

Chaffee (1-7) was paced by Jordan Wilburn, who finished with eight points. The Red Devils will take on No. 11 Meadow Heights in a consolation quarterfinal at noon Monday.

Chaffee 6 13 2 5 -- 26

Notre Dame 21 19 16 6 -- 62

CHAFFEE (26) -- Jordan Wilburn 8, Landon Tenkhoff 5, Alec Bogenpohl 4, Gabe Henson 4, Ryan Holderfield 2, Austin Copeland 2, Devohn Foulk 1. FG 12, FT 2-6, F 6. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

NOTRE DAME (62) -- Blake Bauwens 11, Dawson Dohogne 10, Josh Seabaugh 9, Ross Essner 9, Jake Edwards 8, Carson Ketcher 6, Winston Welter 5, Tanner Robert 2, Garrett Siebert 2. FG 26, FT 5-10, F 14. (3-pointers: Bauwens 3, Seabaugh 1, Welter 1. Fouled out: None.)

Charleston 75, Oak Ridge 32

Oak Ridge's Jordan Barker drives against Charleston's Jaquavis Rodgers during the second quarter in a first-round game of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015 at the Show Me Center. (Glenn Landberg)

Demarcus Sharp scored a game-high 17 points to lead the fourth-seeded Bluejays in a first-round victory over the 13th-seeded Blue Jays.

Tenerrious Ewing added 15 points for Charleston (4-4) while Jaquavis Rodgers and Jeremy Tucker each had 12 points. The Bluejays will face fifth-seeded Advance in a semifinal at 9 p.m. Monday.

Nathan Bolin had 10 points to pace Oak Ridge (2-6), which will take on No. 12 Bell City in a consolation semifinal at 9 a.m. Monday.

Oak Ridge 9 13 5 5 -- 32

Charleston 19 21 18 17 -- 75

OAK RIDGE (32) -- Nathan Bolin 10, Kyle Keller 8, Trevor Dillard 5, Drew Kranawetter 3, Steven Masterson 2, Jordan Barker 2, Waylyn Myers 2. FG 13, FT 1-3, F 7. (3-pointers: Bolin 2, Kranawetter 1, Keller 1, Dillard 1. Fouled out: None.)

CHARLESTON (75) -- Demarcus Sharp 17, Tenerrious Ewing 15, Jaquavis Rodgers 12, Jeremy Tucker 12, Clifford Johnson 6, Latrell Porter 5, Kelvondre Moore 4, Jaqueles Biles 2, Ke'Sean Griffin 2. FG 30, FT 7-11, F 13. (3-pointers: Rodgers 3, Sharp 3, Ewing 2. Fouled out: None.)

Jackson 82, Delta 27

Jackson's Jacob Smith looks to shoot as Delta's Damon Bartels defends during the first quarter in a first-round game of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015 at the Show Me Center. (Fred Lynch)

The top-seeded Indians jumped out to a 33-9 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back, knocking off the 16th-seeded Bobcats in the tournament opener.

Jackson (4-5) had 14 players score in the contest, led by a game-high 19 points from Jacob Smith. Cameron Hester added 16 points for the Indians, who will take on eighth-seeded Woodland in a quarterfinal at 4:30 p.m. Monday.

Quentin Little had 10 points to pace Delta (0-8), which will face ninth-seeded Oran in a consolation quarterfinal at 1:30 p.m. Monday.

Delta 9 6 7 5 -- 27

Jackson 33 18 21 10 -- 82

DELTA (27) -- Quentin Little 10, Triston Perry 8, Charlie Ledbetter 4, Bryan Schoen 3, Brandt Headrick 2. FG 12, FT 0-4, F 6. (3-pointers: Perry 2, Schoen 1. Fouled out: None.)

JACKSON (82) -- Jacob Smith 19, Cameron Hester 16, Garrett Walker 8, Desmond Morris 6, Pete Lake 6, Grayson Ward 6, Jonathon Friess 3, Gavin Harris 3, Jacob Friess 3, James Ward 3, Drew King 3, Cooper Callis 2, Stephen Irons 2, Colten Seyer 2. FG 34, FT 5-7, F 5. (3-pointers: Morris 2, Walker 2, Smith 2, Jo. Friess 1, Harris 1, Ja. Friess 1. Fouled out: None.)

Cape Central 85, Leopold 23

Cape Central's Al Young drives for a layup past Leopold's Simon Elfrink during the second quarter in a first-round game of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015 at the Show Me Center. (Fred Lynch)

The second-seeded Tigers raced out to a 54-12 lead at halftime and were never threatened in their first-round win over the No. 15 Wildcats.

Al Young scored a game-high 22 points to lead Cape Central (4-5). Zyshon Mallory chipped in 19 points for the Tigers while Kaleb Ward finished with 11 points. Central will take on seventh-seeded Scott City in a quarterfinal at 6 p.m. Monday.

Tristen Graham had nine points to lead Leopold (0-8), which will face 10th-seeded Kelly in a consolation quarterfinal at 10:30 a.m. Monday.

Leopold 8 4 8 3 -- 23

Cape Central 24 30 23 8 -- 85

LEOPOLD (23) -- Tristen Graham 9, Grant Koenig 4, Garrett Thele 4, Jack Jones 4, Blake Leazenby 2. FG 7, FT 7-10, F 7. (3-pointers: Graham 1, Jones 1. Fouled out: None.)

CAPE CENTRAL (85) -- Al Young 22, Zyshon Mallory 19, Kaleb Ward 11, Tevyn Wright-Hunt 8, Austin Parker 8, Blake Harris 6, Garrett Jackson 6, Jawone Newell 3, Aubrey Carter 2. FG 37, FT 5-10, F 16. (3-pointers: Ward 3, Wright-Hunt 2, Newell 1. Fouled out: None.)