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The Advance boys basketball team pulled away late in the fourth quarter to secure a tightly contested 66-59 victory over host Bloomfield on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the SCAA Conference Tournament. Third-seeded Advance (8-9) had a balanced attack plan, as four Hornets scored in double digits...

ORAN, Mo. — Racing out to a 33-7 first-quarter lead the Oran boys basketball team dismantled Bell City on Friday night 83-19. Oran (16-1) got contributions from Jacob Shoemaker and Cooper Priggel, whom each finished with 18 points. Ty Johnson and Tyson Goodale also added 14 and 12 points, respectively, for the Eagles...

JACKSON, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball team moved back above the .500 mark with a 69-48 road victory against the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders Tuesday night. Kennett (9-8) led 18-11 after one quarter, 29-19 at halftime and 54-35 at the end of the third quarter...

SIKESTON — Bre’asia Jones and Samantha Coffee continue to score and score in bunches for the Scott County Central girls basketball team. That trend continued on Tuesday night, as the Bravettes hosted East Prairie (3-8), annihilating the Eagles 71-25...

METROPOLIS, ILL. — Brian Visor’s putback with 3 seconds left in overtime lifted the Charleston boys basketball team to a victory in the first round of the City of Metropolis Superman Classic on Monday night. Visor finished with only one bucket in the game, with none more significant than the one he had, as the fifth-seeded Bluejays beat the No. 4 seed Massac County 73-71...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Bub Lance scored 20 points to lead Portageville past Campbell, in overtime, 61-59. A big fourth quarter from the Bulldogs, helped them get right back into the game, as they outscored Campbell 19-12 in the final period to give the fans in attendance free basketball...

Jack Below poured in 17 points as the Advance boys basketball team snapped a four-game losing streak with a 58-51 road win over Chaffee on Tuesday. Hunter Curtis netted 16 points, all from behind the arc, for the Hornets (5-7), who had a two-point lead at the break...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The No. 7 seeded Kennett Indians increased its offensive output in every quarter but was unable to recover from its early offensive struggles against the No. 2 seeded Bernie Mules Thursday night. Bernie won each of the first two quarters by five points to build a 25-15 lead by halftime and hung on to beat Kennett 52-47 in a championship quarterfinal of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament...

DELTA DUNKLIN DEMOCRAT BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The consolation semifinals are set at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament following quarterfinal action Thursday. No. 8 seeded Portageville will take on No. 13 seeded Bloomfield in the first consolation semifinal Friday at 1 p.m. The second consolation semifinal between No. 10 seeded South Pemiscot and No. 14 seeded Malden follows Friday at about 2:30 p.m...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The top-seeded Hayti Indians surpassed the century mark before the start of the fourth quarter as it cruised past the No. 16 seeded Holcomb Hornets 115-40 in the first game at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Wednesday morning. Hayti (5-2) led 35-9 after the first quarter, 69-22 at halftime and 94-28 at the end of the third quarter...

CALDWELL, Mo. - The Southland Rebels varsity boys basketball team outlasted North Pemiscot 64-36 to secure its first win since 2016 Monday. Cyrus Luke paced Southland with 20 points. Shayne Tomblin added 16 points and Williams Tomblin contributed eight points...

Class and district assignments have been released for boys and girls basketball in the Missouri Bootheel for the 2018-19 season. Clarkton, Delta, Delta C-7, Gideon, North Pemiscot, Richland, Risco, Scott County Central, and Southland will compete in Class 1, District 1. See teams in all Class 1 districts here: Class 1 Districts...

HOLCOMB, Mo. -- Advance volleyball coach Erin Hoffman entered Saturday's Class 1 state playoff matches a bit nervous. For the Hornets to reach the final four, they had to beat two teams for a third time this season. Turns out, she had nothing to worry about...

HOLCOMB, Mo. - The host Holcomb Hornets finally found its offensive rhythm midway into the second set but was unable to keep things going long enough to take a set from the Bernie Mules in a Class 1 sectional Saturday. Bernie scored 14 of the final 19 points to edge Holcomb by six points in the second set and take the playoff 25-6, 25-19...