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The Bobcats put up a whopping 92 points in the first half, which tied a MSHSAA record, on the way to a 132-61 home win over the Tigers.

The Advance Hornets outscored the Meadow Heights Panthers 33-13 in the second half en route to a 49-37 come-from-behind home victory.

BENTON, Mo – Homecoming games don’t get much more exciting than Kelly’s Friday night nail-biter against state-ranked Delta. Sadly for Hawk fans, it was visiting Delta’s bench rushing the court to celebrate after senior Jon Bond’s buzzer-beating put-back allowed the Bobcats to escape with an 81-79 win...

Scott County (11-2) got a victory at Scott City (7-7) on Thursday.

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.

The Blue Jays used a 20-9 third quarter to pull away from the Hornets and pick up the home victory.

The Notre Dame girl’s basketball team hasn’t lost a game in over a month and the Bulldogs showed Cor Jesu Academy why Friday – eventually – as it prevailed comfortably 61-42.

Saxony Lutheran got a pair of first-place finishes from Savannah Spencer in a girl’s swim meet Tuesday at Poplar Bluff.

SIKESTON — After falling to Delta in the Delta New Year’s Tournament last Thursday, the two teams met again at Ronnie Cookson Gymnasium at Scott County Central High School on Monday. Samantha Coffee proved to be a problem for the Bravettes, finishing with a monster double-double, in their 52-46 win over the Lady Bobcats...

It took a while for top-seed Scott County Central to find its offensive rhythm Thursday against No. 2-seed Delta in the New Year's Tournament championship game hosted by the Bobcats. By the time, the Bravettes were clicking they had dug themselves a huge hole to climb out of...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Three Portageville players reached double-figures in the scoring column on Thursday night against Scott County Central. Kelan Bills’ 12 points led the team, with Brendan Garmon and A.J. Hicks following behind with 11 each, in the Bulldogs 58-39 win over the Braves...

Second-year Delta girl’s basketball coach David Heeb referred to this year’s squad as “one of the most fun groups that I’ve ever had.”

DELTA, Mo. — Fans and students didn’t have to wait long for the next Oran and Delta matchup on the hardwood. After a 10-point win on Monday, in the third-place game of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament at the Show-Me Center, the two battled once again on Friday night at Delta High School. This time, though, it was a different result, as Delta (10-3) squeaked out a win over Oran (9-2), 81-78...

SIKESTON — Scott County Central picked up its first win of the season, against Zalma, on Friday night. The Braves bested the Bulldogs in the second quarter, 18-4, on their way to a 73-63 win. Brayln Porter led the way with 26 points, while Kobie Burton had 17, and Keron Banks had 15...

Following Oran’s recent 80-70 boy’s basketball victory over Delta in the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament, veteran Eagle coach Joe Shoemaker leaned against a wall for support in the hallway of the Show Me Center as he discussed his weariness of having to compete with the Bobcats.

In several ways, the Notre Dame boy’s basketball squad defied logic in its victory over Cape Girardeau Central Saturday in the semifinals of the 75th annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. Of the 22 games that had been played through three days of the event, not a single lower-seeded team had prevailed until the Bulldogs demolished the Tigers 70-54.

Advance took a nine-point lead into the final quarter of its consolation bracket championship game with Kelly Monday in the 75th annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament at the Show Me Center. However, it almost wasn’t enough, as the Hornets had to overcome some late turnovers and missed shots to hold on and beat the Hawks 60-55...

Advance boy’s basketball coach Dennis “Bubba” Wheetley has appeared to be a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to the postgame assessment of his team.

Kelly jumped on Meadow Heights right from the opening tip to start the third day of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament at the Show Me Center. The Hawks (8-4) outscored the Panthers 14-3 in the opening quarter and cruised to a 52-37 win in the consolation semifinal...

The day after Christmas is hard for any group of young men. The holiday is a down day for players and their families and the aftereffects can spill over to the next day. So it was on Thursday for the 12-man squad from Leopold. Both coaches in the Delta-Leopold contest agreed fatigue played a substantial role in Delta’s 101-74 win Thursday at the Show Me Center in the opening round of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament...

The second round of the 75th annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament got underway Friday with four games in the consolation bracket and four in the championship bracket.

The 75th annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament will get underway Dec. 26 at the Show Me Center and consist of 34 games being played over the course of four days (no games will be played Dec. 29).

Delta broke loose for 46 points in the first quarter on its way to a resounding 101-56 victory over Leopold in boys basketball action Thursday night. Isaiah Thomas led the Bobcats with 25 points, reaching the 1,000-point mark for his career, while Eric Berry finished with 21. Colby Crader added 17 and Evan Bartels netted 15...

The St. Vincent boys basketball team took a consistent approach to a home victory, scoring at least 18 points in each quarter of an 82-54 victory Friday over visiting Oak Ridge in Perryville, Missouri. St. Vincent (4-0) scored 20 points in each of the first two quarters for a 40-37 lead at halftime and outscored Oak Ridge 24-12 in the third quarter for a commanding 15-point lead...

Top-seeded Oran (4-0) easily dispatched Delta 68-36 in a semifinal of the Chaffee Lady Red Devils Invitational on Wednesday in Chaffee, Missouri. Powered by junior Katie Webb's 21 points, the Eagles led wire-to-wire. Seniors Taylor Lowes, Heather Gosche and Kaylee Payne also reached double digits. Lowes sunk four 3-pointers for undefeated Oran (4-0). For the Bobcats, Ashley White had 13 points. Except for a single senior, Delta is a young team -- otherwise comprised of freshmen and sophomores...

The Jackson Indians, Cape Central Tigers and Farmington Knightettes all finished within nine points of each other in a girls swimming tri-meet. Jackson won the meet with a score of 142 with Cape Central ending at 137 and Farmington at 133. Cami Brazel and Courtney Huckabee finished first in two individual events to lead the way for Jackson. ...

Notre Dame, Jackson, and Saxony Lutheran all competed in the Ladue Girl’s Swim Invitational with the Bulldogs finishing fourth, the Indians finishing 11th and the Crusaders finishing 13th.

It’s been four years since Scott City and Kelly matched up in their opening boy’s basketball games of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament.

The St. Vincent boys basketball team rode a balanced attack to a 69-50 victory over Scott City to successfully defend their title Friday night at the Rolla “Duke” Herbert Tournament in Crystal City, Missouri.

A pair of area basketball players earned the top spots in this week's Semoball.com Athlete of the Week poll voting.

High school girl's basketball teams throughout Southeast Missouri recently opened their 2019-20 seasons. Here is a look at the area teams covered by the Southeast Missourian.

High school boy's basketball teams throughout Southeast Missouri recently opened their 2019-20 seasons. Here is a look at the area teams covered by the Southeast Missourian. CAPE CENTRAL Class 4 District 1 Conference: SEMO Head coach: Drew Church (14th year)...

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. ...

Notre Dame senior Blake Morris did not achieve his goal of first place but did finish in the Top 10 at Saturday’s MSHSAA Class 3 Boys Cross Country State Finals at the Gans Creek Recreational Area in Columbia, Mo.

In his last race on his home course, Notre Dame senior Blake Morris took top honors Saturday in the Class 3 District 1 cross country championships.