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Six Semoball boys basketball teams and two Semoball girls basketball teams are ranked in the latest state rankings provided by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (14-3), which is unbeaten in the month of January, is ranked No. 8 in the Class 1 boys poll...

The Bobcats held the Hornets to one point in the first quarter and never looked back as they picked up a 63-33 home victory.

BENTON, Mo. — Kelly outscored Chaffee by 20 points, 26-6, in the third quarter to push its lead even further on Friday night at Thomas W. Kelly High School. Joel McClain led the charge, scoring nine of his 17 points in the frame. He tied Gavin Jansen for most points on the team as well...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — What looked like a blowout between Portageville and Caruthersville was the exact opposite on Friday night at Portageville High School. After a first half where the Bulldogs only made two field goals, the second half proved to be a much different story, albeit in a 54-47 loss...

BENTON, Mo. — Kelly’s Alaney Moore scored her 1,000th career point Friday night in a 55-30 win over Advance. Moore finished with a game-high 29 points, including 17 fourth-quarter points as Kelly (7-6) pulled away in the final frame. Allison Owens added 16 for the Lady Hawks while Alandry Below led Advance (7-5) with 12 points...

Risco 57, South Pemiscot 51 STEELE, Mo. - The Risco Tigers varsity boys basketball team won the final eight minutes of regulation by nine points as it rallied past South Pemiscot 57-51 Tuesday. South Pemiscot led 15-12 after one quarter, Risco led 29-25 at halftime, and South Pemiscot led 43-30 at the end of the third quarter of the see-saw battle...

SENATH, Mo. - The Caruthersville Tigers varsity boys basketball team won a see-saw battle against the Senath-Hornersville Lions 70-61 Friday night. Caruthersville led 15-11 after one quarter before Senath-Hornersville moved ahead 32-28 by halftime. Caruthersville moved back ahead 47-46 be the end of the third quarter and won the fourth quarter 23-15...

MFCA ALL-STATE The Missouri Football Coaches Association announced its all-state teams. Players from the SEMO Conference included (with school, year, height and weight): CLASS 5 First team QB — Cael Welker, Jackson, jr., 5-11, 180 OL — Connor Tollison, Jackson, jr., 6-5, 285...

BOYS BASKETBALL: Senath-Hornersville 73, Cooter 52 SENATH, Mo. - The Senath-Hornersville Lions varsity boys basketball team won each of the first three quarters by single digits as it knocked off the previously unbeaten Cooter Wildcats 73-52 Thursday night...

ORAN, Mo. — Continuing its winning ways, the Oran boys basketball team routed Risco on Tuesday night. The Eagles outscored the Tigers 22-9 in the fourth quarter on their way to an 87-57 win at Oran High School. Tyson Goodale led all scorers with 30 points...

GIDEON, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball team is headed to the SEMO Conference Tournament on a high note after winning the Gideon Bulldog Classic for the first time. No. 1 seeded Kennett beat the No. 2 seeded Caruthersville Tigers 77-64 in the title game of the tournament late Thursday night...

GIDEON, Mo. - The Gideon Bulldogs Classic varsity boys basketball tournament concluded with four games Thursday night. The No. 1 seeded Kennett Indians outscored the No. 2 seeded Caruthersville Tigers in each of the first three quarters on its way to a 77-64 win in the championship...

The Bootheel Conference middle school boys basketball tournament begins Saturday at Malden. Quarterfinals are Saturday, semifinals are Monday, and championship games are Thursday. See the schedule below: QUARTERFINALS ON DEC. 7 GAME 1: 3-Caruthersville vs. 6-Portageville, 10:30 a.m...

POPLAR BLUFF — Jimmy May scored more points than any player in SEMO Conference history and the Scott City senior was presented with the Carr Trophy as the conference's most outstanding player Wednesday night at the 74th Poplar Bluff Gridiron Banquet...

GIDEON, Mo. - One quarterfinal came down to the wire but all of the favorites advanced to the semifinals of the Gideon Invitational varsity boys basketball tournament Monday night. The No. 3 seeded Hayti Indians outlasted the No. 6 seeded Senath-Hornersville Lions 52-47 in the only quarterfinal decided by single digits Monday...

High school basketball teams throughout the Missouri Bootheel begin play in opening-season basketball tournaments Monday.

SIKESTON — Both the Sikeston seventh and eighth-grade basketball teams took the court on Monday night against Caruthersville, at the Sikeston Seventh and Eighth Grade Center. For the seventh-grade team, it was their third game of the season. The Bulldogs won the New Madrid County Central seventh-grade tournament last weekend and improved to 3-0 on the season after a commanding 55-20 victory over the Tigers...

The Bootheel Conference seventh and eighth grade girls basketball tournaments begin Monday at Holcomb. South Pemiscot is the No. 1 seed in the seventh grade bracket and Holcomb is the No. 1 seed in the eighth grade bracket. Quarterfinals are Monday, semifinals are Tuesday, and championship games are Wednesday...

The Missouri High School Activities Association released district assignments for the 2019-20 season for basketball and wrestling Friday. Kennett is headed back to Class 2 in wrestling after competing in Class 1 last season. Kennett is slated to compete in Class 2, District 1 with Affton, Park Hills Central, Dexter, John Burroughs, Miller Career Academy, Normandy, Notre Dame Cape Girardeau, Potosi, Roosevelt, Soldan International Studies, St. ...

SIKESTON — District assignments for boys’ and girls’ basketball and wrestling were released on Friday. Sikeston will be a part of Class 4, District 1, with Cape Central, Notre Dame, Dexter, Perryville, and Ste. Genevieve. Class 3, District 1 consists of Charleston, New Madrid County Central, East Prairie, Caruthersville, Doniphan, Malden, Kennett, and Twin Rivers. ...

SCOTT CITY, Mo. — An 11-year drought ended on Friday at William Wilthong Field in Scott City, Mo. Behind timely scores and effective defense, Scott City upended Caruthersville 35-14 to win the Class 2, District 1 championship. Celebration ensued after the final seconds ticked off the scoreboard, and ended with head coach Jim May getting water poured on him by members of his team...

(Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that Scott City last won a district football title in 2008) The Scott City Rams will attempt to secure their first district football title in 11 years when they host Caruthersville at 7 p.m. today. The top-seeded Rams improved to 10-1 last week with a 52-14 victory over No. 4 New Madrid County Central, while No. 2 Caruthersville avoided an upset by No. 3 St. Pius X with touchdown with 7 seconds remaining in what turned out to be a 40-29 victory...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Portageville’s Jauslyn Johnson earned a spot on the Class 2, District 1 All-District Second Team, and made the Bootheel All-Conference team last week. Johnson was the only Bulldog to earn a spot on the All-Conference team. Campbell swept the major awards for the conference. Gentry Vancil won Coach of the Year, while Anna Beth Vancil won Player of the Year...

The 2019 Bootheel Conference volleyball awards have been released. Campbell junior Anna Beth Vancil is the 2019 Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. “I’m very excited about being chosen for the award and honored that the other coaches selected me as Conference Player of the Year,” Anna Beth Vancil said. “I couldn’t have done it without my teammates.”...

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. — Trailing 29-28 with 38 seconds remaining in a Class 2, District 1 semifinal game, it looked as if Caruthersville’s season was near the end. Quarterback Devin Russell had other plans. The junior signal caller led his team down the field 70 yards in just 31 seconds and Caruthersville escaped a St. Pius X upset bid 40-29 Friday night...

The next step in MSHSAA football team's quest for a championship will be taken tonight throughout Southeast Missouri. Here is "What 2 Watch 4" throughout the area.

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. — The East Prairie Eagles had no answer for the high-powered Caruthersville offense in a 67-20 loss in a Class 2, District 1 game Friday night. The East Prairie defense gave up seven touchdowns of over 30 yards as Caruthersville scored nine times while running just 24 offensive plays on the night...

A week after dropping out of the top spot, Kennett returns to lead the Semoball Power Rankings to end the regular season.

Sikeston at Hillsboro Records: Sikeston 3-6; Hillsboro 3-6 Series History: Tied 2-2 Last Meeting: 2016, Hillsboro won 72-46 Last Week: Sikeston lost to Kennett 36-0; Hillsboro lost to Poplar Bluff 39-26 Notes: The wait is over, the postseason is here, and for Sikeston flipping the script is something this team needs to do. ...