Top seeds roll in district openers

There wasn't much drama in the opening round of the Class 1 District 2 tournament Saturday at Scott County Central.

Top-seeded Leopold won in dominating fashion, defeating The Fulton School at St. Albans 96-16. The win was the 23rd of the season for the Wildcats, which tied the school record for a season.

Ten different players scored for Leopold. Senior Kyle Stroder led the way with 23 points, while Cameron Davis added 18 and DJ Keim contributed 15.

Sophomore Austin Bucher five points, eight steals and four assists, and senior James Jansen had nine rebounds and five steals to go along with six points.

Leopold will face No. 4 seed Richland in the semifinal round at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Scott County Central’s Chris Brown approaches Bell City defenders in the second quarter Saturday during their Class 1 District 2 first round game in Morley, Mo. (Laura Simon)

Richland defeated No. 5 Delta 80-41 on Saturday behind a 50-point performance from 6-10 senior Richard Forshee,

Forshee scored 24 of his team's 26 third-quarter points to help put the Bobcats away.

Dillon Lincoln lead Delta (5-17) with 24 points.

No. 2 Oak Ridge trailed after the first quarter in its game again the McKinley Classical Leadership Academy before eventually pulling away for a 69-40 victory.

Senior Hunter Seyer led the Blue Jays with 24 points and made six 3-pointers in the contest. Lance Rohde added 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Kelby Brown had four assists to go along with seven points.

The Blue Jays are still without leading scorer Ryan Below, who has an injured ankle. Oak Ridge coach Adam Stoneking called Below's return for a semifiinal matchup against Scott County Central at 8 p.m. Tuesday "extremely questionable."

No. 3 seed SCC advanced with a 101-73 win over Bell City on Saturday as it began its bid for a fifth consecutive state title.

Bell City tied the game at 30 late in the second quarter before the Braves eventually separated themselves in the second half.

Freshman Jeffrey Porter led SCC with 21 points, and senior Tyler Masters added 18.

Senior Jerad Yates scored a game-high 27 points for Bell City, while McKenzie Vires had 22.

Leopold 96, Fulton School 16

Fulton 2 4 5 5 -- 16

Leopold 32 26 25 13 -- 96

THE FULTON SCHOOL AT ST. ALBANS (16) -- Alec Loyd 2, Paul Hopstetter 2, Bowen Liu 1, Matthew Fulton 2, Skyler Sandy 3, Sam Smalley 4. FG 4, FT 5-6, F 13. (3-pointers: Sandy 1. Fouled out: none)

LEOPOLD (96) -- Parker Brown 5, Austin Bucher 5, DJ Keim 15, Kyle Stroder 23, Andrew McWilliams 5, Cameron Davis 18, Ethan Broshuis 5, Brandon Jansen 10, James Jansen 6, Daniel James 2. FG 37, FT 11-18, F 7. (3-pointers: Bucher 1, Keim 3, Stroder 3, McWilliams 1, Broshuis 1. Fouled out: none)

Richland 80, Delta 41

Delta 4 19 12 6 -- 41

Richland 22 16 26 16 -- 80

DELTA (41) -- Trever Glaus 2, Daniel Schabbing 11, Dillon Lincoln 24, Austin White 4. FG 13, FT 6-11, F 12.

RICHLAND (80) -- Jesse Barnes 6, Nicholas Daniels 8, Marcus Grayson 10, Richard Forshee 50, Adam Lane 6. FG 37, FT 6-16, F 11.

Oak Ridge 69, McKinley Classical Leadership Academy 40

McKinley 14 10 9 7 -- 40

Oak Ridge 12 22 19 16 -- 69

MCKINLEY CLASSICAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (40) -- Graylon Brown 12, Malik Barnett 5, Jalon Johnson 7, Dattren Jones 2, Anthony Williams 10, Quinton Lawson 4. FG 15, FT 8-14, F 20. (3-pointers: Barnett 1, Johnson 1. Fouled out: Jones)

OAK RIDGE (69) -- Andrew Puchbauer 9, Ethan Seyer 8, Hunter Seyer 24, Kelby Brown 7, Lance Rohde 12, Corvin Schoen 7. FG 20, FT 19-25, F 13. (3-pointers: Puchbauer 1, H. Seyer 6, Brown 1. Fouled out: none)

Scott County Central 101, Bell City 73

Bell City 19 21 17 16 -- 73

SCC 19 21 17 16 -- 73

BELL CITY (73) -- Nate Finney 2, McKenzie Vires 22, Jerad Yates 27, Nolan Schaefer 3, Aaron Smith 12, Michael Geifer 4, Hunter McPherson 2, Peyton Maddox 1. FG 27, FT 13-22, F 22. (3-pointers: Yates 3, Smith 3. Fouled out: Geiger)

SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (101) -- Chris Brown 13, Larandis Banks 11, Jaylen Porter 7, Tyler Masters 18, Matthew Blissett 8, Javonta Daniel 14, Kendall Blissett 6, Jeffrey Porter 21, Cameron Blissett 7. FG 37, FT 24-28, F 26. (3-pointers: Banks 1, Ja. Porter 1, C. Blissett 1. Fouled out: none)

CLASS 1 DISTRICT 3

No. 6 seed Zalma narrowly missed an upset in a Class 1 District 3 quarterfinal against No. 3 seed Lesterville, falling 45-44 on Saturday at Bunker High School.

CLASS 2 DISTRICT 3

Oran 75, Valley 34

Top-seeded Oran jumped out to a 30-point first-quarter lead on its way to a quarterfinal win over Valley in Bismarck.

Four Oran players finished in double digits. Alex Heuring had 15 points, Hunter Schlosser had 14, Kody Moore had 11 and Seth Ressel had 10.

The Eagles will face Chaffee at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the semifinal round.

Valley 5 7 15 7 -- 34

Oran 35 18 19 3 -- 75

VALLEY (34) -- Kohen Waller 17, Matt Maxwell 1, Dakota McClain 5, Devin Seth Phyneer 11. FG 13, FT 4-6, F 13. (3-pointers: Waller 3, McClain 1. Fouled out: none)

ORAN (75) -- Kody Moore 11, Seth Ressel 10, Thomas Trankler 2, Jacob Priggel 8, Chance Tenkhoff 2, Hunter Schlosser 14, Alex Schlitt 4, Alex Heuring 15, Eric Westrich 1, Garrison Mangels 5, Cash Kinney 3. FG 29, FT 13-19, F 8. (3-pointers: Moore 2, Schlosser 1, Schlitt 1. Fouled out: none)

Advance 91, Ellington 20

Advance, the No. 2 seed, romped to advance to the semifinals, where it will face host Bismarck at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Senior Ethan Barr led 10 Advance scorers with 25 points while Austin Miller added 11.

Ellington 4 6 6 4 -- 20

Advance 32 28 25 6 -- 91

ELLINGTON (20) -- Hunter Hathcoat 4, Billy Parkhill 2, Wyatt George 9, Dylan Pogue 5. FG 7, FT 5-7, F 17. (3-pointers: Pogue 1. Fouled out: none)

ADVANCE (91) -- Tyler Middleton 6, Austin Miller 11, Braden Bien 3, Zane Eggiman 3, Matthew Hood 8, Elijah Seger 1, William Below 9, Trey Wallace 9, Garrett Walker 3, Curtis Gilliland 13, Ethan Barr 25. FG 35, FT 17-24, F 15. (3-pointers: Miller 1, Hood 2, Below 1. Fouled out: none)

Chaffee 75, Meadow Heights 46

Charlie Montgomery scored a game-high 28 points to lead Chaffee in the quarterfinal round.

The Red Devils will face Oran in the semifinals at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Peyton Montgomery added 19 points for Chaffee and Jared Walker had 10.

Josh Douglas led Meadow Heights with 16 points.

Meadow Hts. 12 11 14 9 -- 46

Chaffee 23 26 11 15 -- 75

MEADOW HEIGHTS (46) -- Josh Douglas 16, Christopher Bollinger 4, Kody Overbey 8, Jacob Douglas 6, Ryan Foltz 4, Tyler Cook 2, Kyle Baremore 6. FG 20, FT 2-7, F 13. (3-pointers: Jo. Douglas 3, Ja. Douglas 1. Fouled out: none)

CHAFFEE (75) -- Peyton Montgomery 19, Cody Johnson 2, Layton Tenkhoff 2, Jared Walker 10, Jimmy Golden 4, Charlie Montgomery 28, Trevor Morehead 10. FG 32, FT 9-14, F 12. (3-pointers: Walker 2. Fouled out: none)

CLASS 3 DISTRICT 1

The Kelly boys basketball team's season came to an end with a 65-27 loss to No. 2 seed New Madrid County Central in the Class 3 District 1 quarterfinals at Malden.

CLASS 3 DISTRICT 2

Clearwater 73, Woodland 48

Top-seeded Clearwater cruised past the No. 8 seed Cardinals, who were led by Aaron Yount with 13 points and Garret Reynolds with 11.

Woodland 5 15 6 22 -- 48

Clearwater 20 11 18 21 -- 73

WOODLAND (48) -- Evan Grindstaff 10, Aaron Yount 13, Tyler Yount 4, Garret Reynolds 11, Ben McCormick 2, Dylan Miller4, Devon Gramlisch 2, Landon Johnson 2. FG 18 FT 7-13, F 21. (3-pointers: Grindstaff 3, Yount 2. Fouled out: Miller)

CLEARWATER (73) -- Ethan Roach 12, Matthew D'Amico 12, DayVon Slack 6, Clover 13, Smith 2, Clark 14, Fox 2. FG 24, FT 19-24, F 12. (3-pointers: D'Amico 3. Fouled out: none)

St. Pius 59, Saxony Lutheran 54

Saxony Lutheran coach Tim Winkler said his team had multiple chances in the fourth quarter to pull within a single score of St. Pius, but the Crusaders (10-16) weren't able to score on those possessions, and St. Pius made free throws down the stretch.

There were a total of 49 fouls called in what Winkler labeled a "very physical game."

St. Pius made 23 of 34 free throws while Saxony made just 18 of its 31 attempts.

"We missed too many free throws," said Winkler, who also lamented his team's 16 turnovers. "In a game like that, it'll come back to haunt you."

Saxony senior Gabe Bohnert scored a team-high 21 points before fouling out with less than two minutes remaining in the game. Junior Jack Lake added 12 points and nine rebounds.

Saxony 14 13 8 19 -- 54

St. Pius 18 13 11 17 -- 59

SAXONY LUTHERAN (54) -- Zach Beal 6, Logan Sprandel 5, Brandon Fritsche 8, Elwood Voss 2, Gabe Bohnert 21, Jack Lake 12. FG 18, FT 18-31, F 26. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: Sprandel, Bohnert)

ST. PIUS X (59) -- McDowell 28, Koch 9, Hennessey 9, Wilson 7, Kempser 6. FG 16, FT 23-34, F 23. (3-pointers: McDowell 1, Hennessey 2, Wilson 1. Fouled out: Koch, Hennessey)

Scott City 69, Arcadia Valley 62 (OT)

No. 4 seed Scott City used a furious fourth-quarter comeback to rally past Arcadia Vally.

The Rams trailed 50-29 in the final period before going on a 22-1 run, which was capped by a 3-pointer from senior Ryan Fortner that tied the game at 51.

"We just woke up and started playing," Scott City coach Mark Dannenmueller said. "We put a press on."

Fortner scored 23 points in the game, and made three of his four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. He also added nine rebounds and five assists.

"He's just been big," said Dannenmueller said, who pointed out that Fortner has averaged 15 or 16 points a game over his team's last nine games. "All of his 3s came in the second half."

Senior Jonathan McFall made two free throws with four seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 53. McFall finished with eight points, 11 rebounds and five assists. Senior Ryan Brock scored a game-high 27 points and had nine rebounds while freshman Drew Short added four points and six rebounds.

Scott City improved to 15-12 and will face top seed Clearwater in the semifinal round at 6 p.m. Tuesday at West County High School.

Arcadia Valley 14 10 20 9 9 -- 62

Scott City 5 11 13 24 16 -- 69

ARCADIA VALLEY (62) -- Luke Nash 3, Zac Tedford 2, Jerimiah Robinson 22, Clayton Jones 20, Austin Day 6, Levi Earnest 3, Austin Earnest 7. FG 25, FT 9-16, F 19. (3-pointers: Jones 3. Fouled out: L. Earnest, A. Earnest, Day)

SCOTT CITY (69) -- Drew Short 4, Trent Pobst 5, Nick Bollinger 2, Jonathan McFall 8, Ryan Fortner 23, Ryan Brock 27. FG 22, FT 19-27, F 15. (3-pointers: Pobst 1, Fortner 4. Fouled out: none)

REGULAR SEASON

Central 43, Marion, Ill. 37

Central (14-10) picked up a road win as Garan Evans made four 3-pointers and had 19 points. Jamal Cox added 10 points and 16 rebounds.

Central 14 9 10 10 -- 43

Marion 4 14 6 13 -- 37

CENTRAL (43) -- Sentrell Blackmon 2, Garan Evans 19, Jamal Cox 10, Mikey Jones 2, Andre Statam 10. FG 17, FT 5-11, F 16. (3-pointers: Evans 4. Fouled out: none)

MARION (37) -- M. Stuckey 4, J. Tucker 7, B. Hill 8, B. Reeves 1, C. Cash 17. FG 12, FT 12-18, F 19. (3-pointers: Tucker 1. Fouled out: none)

-- From staff reports