WOODLAND SHOOTS DOWN JACKSON 59-51

JACKSON -- Woodland pulled away with 3-pointers and kept Jackson at bay with deadly free-throw shooting as the Cardinals upset the Indians 59-51 in boys high school basketball action Tuesday night.

Woodland, led by Jason Greer's 16 points, had four players in double figures as it evened its record at 6-6.

The Class 2A Cardinals had not defeated the 4A Indians in a number of years.

"They're a small school and it's a big win for them," said Jackson coach Steve Burk, whose team fell to 6-7. "You have to give them credit and just move on to the next ballgame".

"When we've played them it's always been close games, but we've never been able to win," said Woodland coach Jennings Wilkinson. "Jackson is a great team and has a tremendous program. Our kids just played really well."

With the game tied 19-19 at halftime, Woodland sank three of its six 3-pointers in the third period to take a 37-30 lead.

"We just didn't do a very good job offensively and then we had to chase and foul and they made their free throws," said Burk.

The Cardinals hit seven of their eight free throws in the fourth quarter as they outscored Jackson 22-21.

C.W. Stacy added 13 points for Woodland while Ryan Bandermann had 12 and Jared Houchins had 10.

Tory Myer sank three 3-point shots in scoring a game-high 17 points for Jackson. Jeremy Hager, 11 points, was the only other Indian in double figures.

"We didn't shoot the ball very well," said Burk. "We struggle from two-point range and from behind the 3-point line. You have to give Woodland some credit. They played well and shot the ball extremely well. They were better prepared than we were."

Scott City 85, Delta 39

SCOTT CITY -- The Class 2A Scott City Rams, now ranked second in the state, forced 28 turnovers in a lopsided victory over Delta, improving to 13-1 on the season.

The Rams have now won seven straight, including 30 out of their last 32 games, and improved to 5-0 in the Scott Mississippi Conference.

The Rams dominated Delta 26-10 in the opening quarter and went on to take a 51-14 lead into the second half.

The Rams outscored Delta 28-12 in the third quarter and led 79-26 going into the final eight minutes.

"We had 10 guys find the scoring column," said Scott City coach Derek McCord, "and it's nice to see some of them get some playing time. Delta came back and played hard for four quarters. They never quit."

Another possible key to the Rams' success was a 34-22 rebounding edge over the overmatched Bobcats.

Scott City's Ryan Weatherspoon led all scorers with 18 points, followed by Ronald Watson with 14 and Ricky Keller with 10.

Troy Nussbaum led the Bobcats with 11 points, followed by Robbie Lemonds with 10.

The Rams will play host to Notre Dame Friday night.

Advance 54, Chaffee 31

ADVANCE -- The seventh-ranked 1A Hornets won by 23 points over Chaffee Tuesday night despite playing with bench players for the final three quarters of the game.

Advance (11-1) outscored Chaffee 20-10 in the opening period and took a 28-19 lead into halftime. The Hornets poured it on in the second half, outscoring Chaffee 26-12 down the stretch.

"Basically, we played really well in the first quarter," said Advance coach Jim Hall. "In the second, I played all the substitutes and they didn't play very well at first. Chaffee played a patient offense and looked for the good shot, but we came back in the third and got some things going."

Garrett Broshuis was tops in scoring for Advance, notching 18 points, including three 3-pointers. Daniel Turner added 14 points.

Chase Eskew led the Red Devils with 10 points.

St. Vincent 77, Marquand 66

PERRYVILLE -- St. Vincent built an 18-point lead in the first quarter as it broke a three-game losing streak.

The Indians improved to 7-4 after starting the season at 6-1.

"It was a good game for us," said St. Vincent coach Bruce Valleroy. "We had good balanced scoring again."

Ryan Prost led the attack with 27 points while Todd Meyer netted 18 and Gabe Hotop had 13. Cory Strattman also helped the offense with 10 assists.

Heath Stephens sank six of Marquand's eight 3-pointers and finished with 24 points. Scott Emmett tallied 18 and Ryan Stephens had 11.

New Madrid 66, Charleston 64

NEW MADRID -- New Madrid County Central's Byron Minner, on an assist from Dereke Tipler, made a shot from the right wing with four seconds left to defeat Charleston.

The Eagles led 19-17 after the first quarter, but fell behind 29-34 going into halftime. The fourth period saw New Madrid outscore the Blue Jays 22-13 en route to the win.

Ronland Ranson led New Madrid in scoring with 20 points, Ricky Smith threw in 18 points, while Tipler tossed in 16 and Minner added 10.

Jordy Mixon, 25 points, was tops in scoring for Charleston and teammate Howard Biles was right behind with 24 points.

Oran 70, Zalma 50

ORAN -- Oran got 17 points from Adam Friga, Garrett Cook and Phillip Seyer as the Eagles improved to 7-4 on the season.

Zalma, which trailed 33-21 at halftime, was paced by Dustin Wiseman, who scored 21. Chris Cannoy added 10.

Despite the win, Oran coach Larry Boshell was not content.

"We're struggling a bit right now," said Boshell. "Our chemistry is not real good right now."

Perhaps Oran's chemistry will improve when its leading scorer and starting center Travis Friga returns. Friga is expected to resume practice today and be back for the upcoming conference tournament.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament

SCOTT CITY -- The sixth-seeded Lady Bobcats pulled off the only upset in the first round of the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament, defeating third-seeded host Scott City 44-39 on Monday night.

Rebecca Cook, the only player for Delta to score in double figures, netted 18 points.

Rachel Spinks led the way in scoring for Scott City, by tossing in 12 points.

Delta advances to a semifinal matchup against Scott County Central at 8 tonight.

The fourth-seeded Lady Eagles edged out fifth-seed Chaffee 53-46, thanks in part to a 21-point effort by Sara Heisserer.

Oran's Maria Eftink followed with 13 points.

Jennifer Vandeven paced the Lady Red Devils, notching 19 points.

Oran will face the top-seeded Kelly Lady Hawks at 6:30 Wednesday night.

The second-seeded Bravettes were led by an offensive explosion from Vontrice Blackmon, who poured in 36 points, as Scott County Central dominated seventh-seeded East Prairie for a 78-29 victory.