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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.

Charleston won the 37th annual City of Metropolis Superman Classic boy's basketball tournament Saturday by beating Massac County 63-49.

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

The Webster Groves Statesman did not have a double-digit scorer, but eked out a 41-34 home victory over the Jackson Indians.

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...

Mistavia Murry almost handled Meridian by herself Wednesday in girl’s basketball action. The Charleston player scored 30 points in helping the Bluejays (9-5) win 68-32. Murray got help from Ashanti Jones, who added 26 in the win. The Bluejays are competing in the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament this week...

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.

BERNIE, Mo. — Tyson Goodale led Oran in points and rebounds on Monday night against Bernie. However, the senior’s biggest play came on the defensive end, as the Eagles outlasted the Mules in overtime, 47-45. Senior Skyler Schwent had the ball in his hands, and as time was winding down, he tried to pass the ball to the right corner...

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

ORAN, Mo. — Oran defeated Kelly 53-36 Thursday night in a Scott-Miss Conference girls basketball matchup but without the services of head coach Ethan Evans. Oran superintendent Adam Friga said Ethan’s absence was a personnel issue, and he could not comment any further...

ORAN, Mo. — Tied at five at the end of the first quarter, the Oran girls basketball team turned up the heat to end the first half on Thursday night. Oran (9-3, 4-0 Scott County-Mississippi County Conference) went on a 14-0 run to start the second quarter, led by the play of senior Kaylee Payne...

ORAN, Mo – Anyone expecting a repeat of Kelly’s 30-point loss to Oran from earlier this season when the two teams faced off again Tuesday night was in for quite the surprise. Not only did the Hawks control the first 12 minutes of the contest, but with a minute left in regulation, a clutch three had Kelly knotted up with the state-ranked Eagles...

Nick Wasilewski’s huge offensive output led the Indians to a 66-42 rout over Riverview Gardens in the Lindbergh Flyer Tournament. The 6-foot-5 junior poured in 29 points as the visitors built a 33-24 cushion by halftime. After the break, the Indians continued to add to their advantage by outscoring the hosts 14-5 during the third period and 19-13 in the final frame for a comfortable 24-point victory. Lane Crowden was also in double figures with 11 points...

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...

ORAN — As the Oran boy’s basketball squad was building its 38-18 lead Friday over Meadow Heights, Eagle junior guard Langdon Scheeter was contributing in a number of ways to his team’s success.

The Notre Dame girls basketball team used a strong second quarter to overcome a slow start in a 52-45 home victory over Central (Park Hills) on Thursday. The Bulldogs outscored the Rebels 19-9 in the second period to ovecome a six-point deficit ant take a four-point lead into halftime. Five players scored in the period for Notre Dame, which led 26-22 at the break...

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...

Notre Dame girl’s basketball coach Kirk Boeller’s strategy against Oran Tuesday centered on his team’s defense – all over the court.

MARBLE HILL, Mo. – The Oran boy’s basketball team understands how to handle success. After all, the Eagles have won 40 of its last 44 games over two seasons. However, what the Eagle athletes don’t have a lot of experience in is handling defeat.

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...

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.

SIKESTON — January in college basketball means that 13 respective area boys’ and girls’ basketball players are opening up their conference slates. Below is how each athlete is fairing heading into a decisive time of the college basketball season. FRED THATCH JR. (SIKESTON, SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY)...

There is no rest for the weary in the case of the Notre Dame boy’s basketball squad.

Oran senior forward Tyson Goodale had four strong performances in the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament, but he saved his most productive outing for his last. He scored 39 points in helping the Eagles beat Delta 80-70 for fifth place Monday at the Show Me Center...

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 official scorebook shows that the Jackson boy’s basketball team was the winner of the final game of the second round of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament Friday at the Show Me Center. After all, the Indians did outscore Oran 50-48.

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.

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For three of the four quarters that Jackson battled Notre Dame earlier this month in the SEMO Conference Girl’s Basketball Tournament, the Bulldogs only outscored the Indians 35-31.

The first words out of Saxony Lutheran coach Sam Sides' mouth after the final buzzer were, "That was ugly." Ugly or not, the Crusaders got 4th quarter separation and pulled away as Saxony defeated Oran, 63-50, to take third place in the Holiday Classic at the Show Me Center...

In a Holiday Classic semifinal Thursday at the Show Me Center, top-seed Notre Dame outlasted fourth-seed Oran, 49-39. With the win, the Bulldogs improved to 6-2 and advanced to Saturday night's championship game against Jackson. "As much as we turned the ball over, I'm surprised we only lost by 10 points," said Oran coach Ethan Evans, who saw his team lose for the first time this season...

Editor's note: This is a series of articles leading up to the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament on Dec. 26. 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)...

The Oran girl’s basketball coaching staff earned its paychecks during halftime of the Eagles’ game with Cape Girardeau Central Wednesday in the opening round of the First State Community Bank Holiday Classic at the Show Me Center. After the Tigers closed the first half on a 23-12 run to take a 25-21 lead at the intermission, veteran Eagle coach Ethan Evans spoke at length during the break about one topic in particular...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Tied at 58 and Notre Dame with possession, New Madrid County Central was hoping to make a crucial stop and head into overtime at Notre Dame Regional High School on Tuesday. Senior Christen Phillips had other ideas, though. Phillips stole the ball and heaved a half-court shot that had a 50-50 chance of going in. ...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — Three different Oran players reached double-figures in scoring in Saturday’s championship game of the Lady Red Devils Invitational at Chaffee High School. Led by Kaylee Payne’s 16 points, the Lady Eagles cruised to a 64-26 win over Scott City to capture their fifth-straight tournament crown...

Oran improved to 5-0 with a hard-fought 67-57 victory over host Scott City on Friday night. The Eagles had beaten its first four opponents by at least 30 points. After the game, Oran coach Joe Shoemaker sounded like his team was on the losing end. "Yes, we won the game," said Shoemaker, in his 12th year at the helm, "(but) I didn't have my group ready to play. We didn't practice with energy this week and (tonight) we didn't play with intensity -- and that's on me."...

Oran High School boy’s basketball player Ty Johnson not only excelled on the court last week, he also did so on the world wide web.

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...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — Kaylee Payne notched a double-double for the Oran girls basketball team on Wednesday, as the Lady Eagles advanced to the championship game of the Chaffee Lady Red Devils Invitational. Payne finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds, to go along with three assists and five steals, as Oran defeated Delta 68-36 in the semifinals of the tournament...

Getting to the top of the mountain in Ohio Valley Conference play was a challenging trip for the Southeast Missouri State softball program. To ensure that the Redhawks have an opportunity to remain at – or at least within sight of – the top of the league, sixth-year coach Mark Redburn has to continually reload his roster with talent.

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...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — Oran dominated it’s way past Puxico in the first round of the Chaffee Lady Red Devils Invitational on Monday. The Lady Eagles won 65-1, as three players reached double-figures in scoring. Kaylee Payne led the way with 13 points, two rebounds, four assists, and four steals. Katie Webb had 12 points, four rebounds, and two steals, and Heather Gosche added 10 points, to go along with one rebound, three assists, and three steals...

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.

ORAN, Mo. — Nothing was keeping Oran junior Ty Johnson from helping his team win a third-consecutive Oran Invitational Tournament on Friday night. Johnson erupted for 32 points, on 11 of 21 shooting and 6 of 11 from three, as the Eagles defeated Kelly 79-49 in front of a packed house at Oran High School...

ORAN, Mo. — Free throws can make or break a team down-the-stretch of a game. An unguarded shot can cause teams trouble, but for Kelly senior Devin Heuring, that was not the case, in the Hawks 87-84 overtime win over Advance in the semifinals of the Oran Invitational Tournament on Thursday night...

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