Basketball

SIKESTON — The Sikeston basketball team might have a ways to go in developing chemistry amongst its raw nucleus, but the team showed its incredible potential on Wednesday night, thumping Notre Dame in the SEMO Conference Consolation Bracket. Sikeston (3-2) won 69-44 at the Fieldhouse and knocked down a dozen 3-pointers, half those coming from Dontrez Williams, who scored a game-high 28...

SIKESTON - A 16-0 run in the third quarter by the Poplar Bluff Mules was enough to propel them over the Dexter Bearcats 64-53 in the consolation semifinals of the SEMO Conference Tournament on Wednesday night at Sikeston High School. The 16-0 run came in response to an 11-0 Dexter run that gave the Bearcats a 29-27 lead...

East Prairie bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 72-54 win over Scott-Mississippi Conference foe Chaffee on Tuesday, Dec. 6. The Eagles (2-1) were led by a game-high 25 points from Wyatt Williams, while Login Rhodes led the Red Devils (2-2) with 18...

The Kelly girls' basketball got back on track with a 45-30 win over Puxico in the Lady Red Devil Invitational on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at Chaffee High School. The Lady Hawks (3-1) were led in scoring by Jada Griggs, who scored a game-high 25 and nearly outscored the Lady Indians (0-6) herself...

Chaffee (3-2) squeaked by Advance (1-6) in a consolation semifinal in the Lady Red Devils Invitational to advance to the consolation championship on Wednesday, 42-38. The Red Devils used a 19-point fourth quarter to get past Advance in the four-point win...

SIKESTON — For the second time in less than a week Charleston defeated Notre Dame with a lopsided score. This time it was in the opening round of the SEMO Conference Tournament, as the top-seeded Bluejays (4-2) won 68-41 over the eighth-seeded Bulldogs (1-3) at the Sikeston Fieldhouse on Tuesday, Dec. 6...

SIKESTON — Jackson had five players reach double digits, including a game-high 20 by Clayton Ernst as the team steamrolled Sikeston in the first round of the SEMO Conference Tournament on Tuesday, Dec. 6. The fourth-seeded Bulldogs (2-2) jumped out to early lead but the fifth-seeded Indians (2-0) answered with a huge run before pulling away 79-41 at the Fieldhouse...

SIKESTON – With his team playing as many as four games in a five-day stretch this week, fourth-year Dexter High School boy’s basketball coach Chad Allen isn’t sure what type of performance he’ll see out of his team in each outing. The Bearcats (3-1) methodically did enough on Tuesday, as they got past Kennett 63-46 in the consolation semifinal of the SEMO Conference Tournament at Sikeston Field House.

An 11-2 fourth-quarter run from the Ste. Genevieve Dragons gave enough separation to down the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders 70-59 on Tuesday night at Saxony Lutheran High School. Despite 9 team fouls in the first quarter the Crusaders held a 19-15 lead after one quarter of play...

Oran (3-1) defeated Risco (1-3) 74-62 victory on Tuesday night. Oran hosts Scott City at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Risco plays at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at Delta C-7.

DONIPHAN - An unbeaten team seems to find ways to win and Greenville did just that Tuesday night as they controlled the interior against the host Doniphan Dons. The Bears defeated the Dons 55-40 in a game in which the visitors dominated the paint on both ends of the court...

The Kennett girl’s basketball squad is coming off a struggling season from last year and only has four players on its roster who are NOT freshmen or sophomores. However, the Indians do have one redeeming quality that can compensate for A LOT, according to veteran Kennett coach Aaron New.

SIKESTON – The Dexter High School boy’s basketball squad may have spent Sunday morning in church with their families, but the Bearcat coaches and players spent the afternoon concocting a strategy to somehow combat a much taller, and a much deeper Cape Central team in the opening round of the SEMO Conference Tournament at the Sikeston Field House.

The Cape Central Tigers used a big second quarter in their 45-34 win over the Naylor Eagles on Monday night at Cape Central High School. Tigers coach Aaron Lee thought his team played a solid game. “We did some good things tonight,” Lee said. “We had an opportunity for a lot of our young kids to play tonight and that’s always good. ...

The number eight-seeded Notre Dame Bulldogs took down the number nine-seeded Kennett Indians 67-47 Monday night in the play in round of the SEMO Conference Tournament in Sikeston. “We’ve got a long way to go, but it’s our first win of the season and you have to get it sometime,” Notre Dame head coach Paul Unterreiner said. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Dexter used superb free throw shooting, high-pressure defense and was able to capitalize on second-chance opportunities during a lopsided win at New Madrid County Central on Monday, Dec. 5. The Lady Bearcats (3-1) controlled the game from the opening tip to the final buzzer in a 76-34 win over the Lady Eagles (0-5)...

Malden (1-2) scored 74 points en route to a blowout win on the road at Scott City (0-2) on Monday. Junior Marcus Burton led the Green Wave with a game-high 20 points in the win. Torrin Johnson led Scott City in points with eight in the loss. Malden hosts Twin Rivers (3-1) at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while Scott City plays at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at 0-3 Zalma...

Scott City (5-1) opened the Lady Red Devils Classic with a 52-39 win over Meadow Heights (5-1) on Monday. Four players – Liza Dannenmueller (14), Lilyan Landis (12), Mackenzie Lawless (11) and Ramsey Spinks (11) – scored in double digits for the Rams, while the sophomore Landis totaled eight rebounds, seven steals and two assists in the win...

SIKESTON — Coming off a rough and tumble 46-43 win at Marion, Ill. on Saturday to open the campaign, the Poplar Bluff Mules boys basketball squad had a new challenge in store Monday night in a SEMO Conference quarterfinal against third-seeded New Madrid County Central...

BENTON, Ky. — New Madrid County Central split a pair of games while competing in the Marshall County Hoopfest in Benton, Kentucky this past weekend. The Class 3, No. 2 Eagles (4-1) fell 65-60 to Louisville Christian Academy (Ky.) on Friday, Dec. 2, but bounced back with a 61-54 win over Paducah Tilghman (Ky.) on Saturday, Dec. 3...

NEW MADRID — The Dexter Lady Bearcats used superb free throw shooting, high-pressure defense and were able to capitalize on second-chance opportunities during a 76-34 win at New Madrid County Central on Monday. “Our energy was good,” said Dexter coach Eric Sitze. “But I’d like to see us move our feet a little bit better and keep the basketball out of the paint. We got a lot of girls involved offensively tonight, so that was good for us.”...

Cape Central is the team to beat in this year's Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. The Tigers received the No. 1 seed of the tournament during Sunday’s seeding meeting held at Century Casino. “The kids are the ones that earned this recognition, the guys we got back from last year and the new guys who are highly talented that will help us,” Cape assistant coach Jeff Beck said. ...

ORAN, Mo. — Advance won the 67th Oran invitational Tournament with a thrilling 61-59 victory over rival Oran on Friday, Dec. 2. Colton Silman led the Hornets (3-0) with 19 points, as the team captured the title for the first time since 2015, in front of a standing-room-only crowd...

The Cape Central boy’s basketball squad hadn’t even dismantled Sikeston 84-71 in the championship game of the 8th Annual Fountain City Classic at De Soto High School on Saturday, but Dexter High School boy’s coach Chad Allen already knew what to expect from the Tigers.

ORAN, Mo. — Richland overcame a first-half double-digit deficit to defeat Kelly in the third-place game of the Oran Invitational Tournament on Friday, Dec. 2. The Rebels (2-1) rebounded from a rough loss in the semifinal round and were led by Eric Williams and Damon Ivy, who scored 21 and 18, respectively,...

The number three-seeded Kennett Indians narrowly secured a win over the number five-seeded Senath-Hornersville Lions in a fourth quarter nail biter Friday night to take third place in the annual Bulldog Classic in Gideon, Mo. Playing for third, Kennett had most recently fallen to number two-seeded Cooter while Senath-Hornersville lost to number one-seeded Caruthersville after beating South Pemiscot and Hayti, respectively...

DE SOTO, Mo. – The Cape Central Tigers have come into this season with high expectations after returning the bulk of last year’s quarterfinal team as well as the addition of some new faces this season. At least so far, the Tigers have lived up to those expectations as they defeated the Sikeston Bulldogs 84-71 on Saturday night in the championship game of the 8th Annual Fountain City Classic at De Soto High School...

KENNETT – Vaughn Shephard has known success in athletics throughout his life. He was a three-sport standout at New Madrid County Central, and has coached girl’s basketball at Sikeston, and boy’s at Scott County Central. As an athlete, he played semi-professional football, so, his mission in his first season of guiding the Sikeston High School girl’s basketball program is to instill the right mindset within his student-athletes.

DEXTER – Entering his fourth season as the Dexter High School boy’s basketball coach, Chad Allen had a specific number in mind when analyzing the defensive performance that he wanted to see from his team.

Cape Central defeated North County 67-50 in the Desoto Fountain Classic on Friday at Desoto High School. The Tigers were without senior big man Cameron Williams but the Cape Central was led on offense by junior Jaydon Reynolds who scored 23 points. Cape Central will take on Sikeston in the championship of the Desoto Fountain Classic on Saturday at 5:30 p.m...

Notre Dame defeated Jackson 40-30 in the SEMO Conference Tournament Championship on Friday at Kennett High School. Notre Dame was led on offense by senior Tori Rubel with 15 points and five rebounds and by freshman Kate Rubel with six assists. Tori Rubel also led the Bulldogs defensively gathering in three steals...

DEXTER — The Dexter Bearcats boys basketball team continued its memorable week after a win over No. 1 Charleston with a 72-46 beating of visiting Malden Friday night. Cole Nichols blasted the Malden defense to the tune of 32 points while Truman Krapf added 12...

KENNETT — Two teams separated by 30 miles and a stretch of Highway 60 were thrown into their first contest of the girls basketball season Friday night. The Poplar Bluff Lady Mules and Dexter Bearcats met in the 2022 SEMO Conference Tournament consolation final and it, fittingly, came down to barely any distance between them...

KENNETT – The Poplar Bluff High School girl’s basketball squad has methodically improved this season through each of its three games, culminating on Wednesday with a 40-34 win over Sikeston in the SEMO Conference Tournament consolation semifinal at Kennett.

KENNETT – The Poplar Bluff High School girl’s basketball squad has improved defensively, at least from a numbers standpoint, in each of its three games this season. The Mules will look to make it four straight games of growth when they battle Dexter today at 5 p.m. in the SEMO Conference Tournament consolation championship game at Kennett.

DEXTER - Dexter High School senior guard Cole Nichols made the game-winning free throws with .6 on the clock in Tuesday’s upset win over Class 3 defending state champion and current No. 1-ranked Charleston.

Last year's tournament champions, the number one-seeded Caruthersville Tigers knew coming in that they needed to step up defensively to shut down some of Senath-Hornersville's offensive weapons if they were going to return to the Bulldog Classic championship...

BLOOMFIELD — Admittedly, the history of Bloomfield girls basketball in recent years has not been synonymous with winning. According to the Missouri State High School Activities Association website, the Lady Wildcats had won only six total games from 2017 to 2022, which included the ominous two-year losing streak heading into this campaign...

High School girls basketball roundup, Dec. 1: Notre Dame advances s to SEMO Conference Tournament Championship with win over Saxony Lutheran Notre Dame defeated Saxony Lutheran 45-30 in the SEMO Conference Tournament semi-final on Thursday at Kennett High School...

After falling to Senath-Hornersville in a Tuesday night upset at the Gideon Bulldog Classic, the number four-seeded Hayti Indians came out with the energy of a team with something to prove and played lights-out on both sides of the ball to beat number eight-seeded Gideon 75-28 in the consolation semifinals...

Number two-seeded Cooter outlasted several comeback attempts by the number three-seeded Kennett Indians Thursday night to win the annual Bulldog Classic semifinals 68-49 with an experienced, strong-armed defense. The Wildcats shot out of the gate to take an early lead, propelled at the start by senior Carson Swan, one of ten seniors on Cooter's 2022 roster...

PUXICO — The Malden Lady Wave girls basketball team defeated the Puxico Lady Indians 48-36 in a game in which the Lady Wave never trailed. Jada Townsend led the Lady Wave with 16 points, leading all other scorers in the game. Malden head coach Alexis Roberson was pleased with her team’s first win of the season...

PIEDMONT — The East Carter Lady Redbirds jumped out to a 22-point lead after the opening period and never looked back as they rolled to a 73-22 win over the Clearwater Lady Tigers Thursday night. East Carter (2-0) led 28-6 after the first quarter and extended its lead to 48-16 by halftime. The Lady Redbirds led 66-20 by the start of the fourth quarter...

KENNETT – There are days at the office when you have to earn your paycheck and both the Poplar Bluff and Sikeston girls’ basketball players AND coaches did just that on Wednesday.

Cape Central opened its season with a win on Wednesday night, taking down Fox in De Soto by a final score of 69-46. Senior Cameron Williams led the Tigers in scoring with 22 points in the game, while junior Jaydon Reynold’s 18 points on four threes followed close behind...

Meadow Heights (3-0) had four players in double digits on Wednesday night as the Panthers got past Charleston (1-2), 73-49. Freshman Jaycee Shelton led the Panthers with 24 points and 11 rebounds in the game, while junior Rachael Hellebusch’s 23 points trailed while adding another 11 rebounds...

KENNETT – The Kennett girl’s basketball squad has wasted no time in testing itself from a physical and mental perspective this season.

Chaffee boys basketball began its season on Tuesday night with a 73-58 loss to Richland in the opening round of the Oran Invitational Tournament, while Scott County Central scored 72 to push past Bell City in a 72-47 win for a first-round victory. In the first game, Chaffee’s Blake Yarbro led the Red Devils with 20 points in a losing effort. ...

Oak Ridge (3-1) won three quarters at home on Tuesday night to get past Puxico (0-3) with a 40-31 win. Sophomore Reagan Howe led the Bluejays with 25 points and 12 rebounds in the win, both team highs. Oak Ridge is next in action at home against Grandview at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday...

The Van Buren Lady Dawgs will be playing in their own tournament final this week. However, it took a herculean effort to rally from a double-digit deficit to powerhouse Ellington to do it. Using a 23-9 run over the last eight minutes, the Lady Dawgs (4-0) came back to defeat the Lady Whippets, 70-61...