DELTA, Mo. -- Twin Rivers had no problems capturing the Delta Tournament championship as the Lady Royals defeated Delta 61-23 in Saturday's title game.
Rebecca Cook scored 14 points to lead Delta.
Chaffee got 30 points from sophomore Jennifer Vandeven, but the Red Devils fell 74-64 in the third-place game. Morgan Kiefer chipped in with 22 points as the Kiefer-Vandeven duo provided 52 of the Lady Devils' 64 points.
Oran knocked off St. Vincent in the fifth-place game 50-33.
Ashley Dirnberger led the Lady Eagles with 24 points, while Maria Eftink added 10.
Eagle Ridge 46Trinity Christian 16
Eagle Ridge jumped out to a 17-2 lead in the first quarter and coasted to victory.
Amber Karnes led Eagle Ridge (6-3) with 19 points.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Trinity Christian 60Eagle Ridge 42
Trinity outscored Eagle Ridge in every quarter in an 18-point victory.
Nathan Cherry and Antonio Daniels each scored 18 points to lead Trinity.
Kris Dodson led Eagle Ridge (5-8) with 17 points and Andrew Mellies tallied 15.
Cape Central Jr. High
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Michael Brown scored 22 points as Cape Central's ninth -grade team defeated Poplar Bluff 51-42 to improve to 10-0.
Poplar Bluff won the eighth-grade game 43-41. Lorenzo Braxton scored 12 points for Central (5-3).
WRESTLING
Jackson JV meet
JACKSON, Mo. -- Jackson boasted 10 individual champions as it won its five-team meet with a 264-point total.
Fox placed a distant second with 168, followed by Rockwood Summitt (153), Murphysboro, Ill., (147) and Sikeston (42).
Jackson's winners: David Sweeney (112), Cody Crites (125), Greg Ludwig (130), Matt Jackson (135), Shawn Hinkebein (140), Ryan McCormick (145), Lance Berry (152), Gabe Koehler (189), Colby Lohman (215), Curtis Ackman (275).
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