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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...

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.

SCOTT CITY, Mo. — There was no defense that the East Prairie boys basketball team could do to stop Scott City from scoring on Tuesday night. Likewise, there was also no defense that the Rams put in front of the Eagles, that allowed them to score, in their 64-30 loss at Scott City High School...

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

Cape Girardeau Central’s Tigers (12-3), behind a stifling defense, defeated Fort Zumwalt South Saturday at St. Louis University High School. Down by four entering the final eight minutes of action, Coach Drew Church’s team scored 18 in the fourth quarter to eke out a three-point win...

Saxony Lutheran (9-4) got a home victory in girls basketball winning 65-38 against Woodland (5-9) on Thursday.

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

The Notre Dame boys basketball dominated host Springfield Catholic from the outset Friday in the second round of the Houlihan's Invitational in Springfield, Missouri, and eventually won 67-58. The Bulldogs (11-4) took a 17-9 lead in the opening quarter, stretched it to 32-20 at the break, and never were threatened in the second half...

Poplar Bluff captured first in 7-of-11 events to defeat the Cape Central 113 to 57 in girl’s swim action Tuesday at Poplar Bluff.

Campbell 86, Naylor 17 NAYLOR, Mo. - The Campbell Camels varsity boys basketball team cruised past the Naylor Eagles 86-17 Friday night. Campbell led 28-11 after one quarter, increased its lead to 47-13 by halftime, and led 67-13 by the start of the fourth period...

The Scott City boys basketball team broke open a tight game against visiting Bernie with a 17-point scoring advantage in the third quarter in a 59-40 victory Friday at Scott City High School. The Rams held a slim 24-22 lead at halftime before outscoring the Mules 20-3 in the pivotal period...

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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...

Terridean Bogan was all over the court for top seed Charleston Friday, as the Blue Jays routed #8 seed Scott City (6-3) in the second round of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament, 78-35. “I told (Bogan) at halftime he was the MVP of the first half,” said Charleston coach Danny Farmer...

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 opening day of the 75th annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament consists of eight games.

Editor’s note: This is a series of articles leading up to the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament on Thursday.

Scott City improved to 5-2 in a tune-up before next week’s Southeast Missourian Christmas boys basketball tournament in defeating host Greenville, 65-33. The Rams held the Bears scoreless in the first quarter with three of coach Mark Dannenmueller’s squad reaching double figures on the night...

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...

New Madrid County Central's Ansel Underwood inflicted enough damage before fouling out, scoring nine of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, in a 61-58 victory over Notre Dame on Tuesday at Notre Dame Regional High School. Underwood hit a pair of 3-pointers and all three of his free-throw attempts in providing half of his team's points in the final quarter as the Eagles outscored the Bulldogs 18-14 to overcome a one-point deficit...

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."...

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...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Drew Irby and A.J. Hicks each scored 20-plus points for Portageville, as the Bulldogs defeated East Prairie 71-61 at East Prairie High School. Irby led the team with 24 points, while Hicks had 23. Brendan Garmon added 16, while Lamonte Dixson had four, Joey Chamberlain three, and Alex Winsor one...

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. ...

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.

POPLAR BLUFF – When Brent Eckley’s playing days ended in 1993 at William Penn University in Iowa he knew that he held a long passion for the sport of football and for competition in general. Fast-forward through his life and he has discovered those are only secondary benefits to having chosen a career in education.

The St. Vincent and Scott City boys basketball teams advanced to the championship game of the Rolla "Duke" Herbert Tournament following their semifinal victories on Wednesday at Crystal City...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Veteran Scott City football coach Jim May and Rams senior running back Jimmy May each admit to the past four years not always being easy to endure. However, on nights like Wednesday, revisionist history makes the time the father and son spent together seem as easy as a gaining a yard against a three-man front...

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...

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 Eagle Ridge Christian girls basketball team got out-scored by 10 points in the final quarter and suffered its first loss of the season, a 44-40 setback to Thomas Jefferson in St. Louis. The Eagles (3-1) led 24-23 at halftime and took a 34-28 lead into the final eight minutes...

Jimmy May’s uniform was so water-soaked and muddy, you could barely read his uniform number.

The elite of MSHSAA football meet throughout the Show-Me State tonight as the best teams battle in the state quarterfinals.

There was a general theme Scott City coach Jim May noted as he scanned the school’s lists of all-time single-season records for passing and receiving Tuesday afternoon in his office at Scott City High School.

Scott City senior Landon O'Brien was voted the Semoball Football Player of the Week in balloting that concluded Wednesday night. O'Brien received 780 votes for his role in the Rams' 35-14 win over Caruthersville in the Class 2 District 1 championship game. On offense, O'Brien pulled in two touchdown receptions and had five total catches for 59 yards. On defense, he made 12 tackles from his middle linebacker position and intercepted a pass...

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...

SIKESTON — Sikeston’s Alivia Cobb garnered some more awards last week, as the Class 4, District, and SEMO Conference teams got announced. Cobb earned the SEMO Conference North Defensive Player of the Year after setting the single-season record for digs in her senior season. She also earned a spot on the first-team as well...

Spencer Stratman wasn't going to let his senior season end on his home turf Friday night. The signal-caller paced the Scott City offense and added a pair of big defensive plays in the Rams' 52-14 win over New Madrid County Central in the Class 2 District 1 semifinals at Scott City High School...