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Paul Duncan drained 23 points as the Woodland boys basketball team picked up a 76-68 conference victory over Bloomfield in a game that saw 70 attempts at the free-throw line on Friday in Marble Hill, Missouri. Karson Skinner pitched in 16 points for the Cardinals (8-7, 2-2 SCAA Conference), who held an eight-point lead at halftime. Jamon Frymire finished with 13 points before fouling out...

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...

SIKESTON — Once again, the Scott County Central girls basketball team got off to a great start, outscoring Advance 19-6 after the first quarter on Thursday. The Bravettes were led by Bre’asia Jones — who finished with 24 points, six rebounds, and seven steals, as they eased to an 81-15 victory...

Zach LeGrand hit on all six of his 3-point attempts as the Oak Ridge boys basketball team rolled to a 97-49 road victory over Zalma on Thursday. Legrand finished with 30 points and finished one rebound short of a double-double with nine. Teammate David Layton did turn the trick with another big night, netting a game-high 39 points while collecting 10 assists, seven steals and six rebounds...

David Layton put together another stellar performance, notching a double-double as the Oak Ridge boys basketball team outlasted visiting St. Vincent in overtime for a 73-68 win on Monday. Layton had 47 points and 12 rebounds while Brent Seyer also had a double-double with 10 points and 15 boards. Zach LeGrand chipped in nine points and 10 rebounds for the BlueJays (8-4), who outscored St. Vincent 11-6 in the extra period...

DEXTER, Mo. — The Dexter Bearcats shifted into overdrive in the second quarter. After a sluggish start, the Bearcats picked up the tempo in the second en route to an 80-47 victory over the Farmington Knights on Thursday night at the Bearcat Event Center...

Eric Berry and David Layton went shot-for-shot, but Delta’s supporting staff outperformed Oak Ridge’s as the Bobcats came away with the 80-61 win in a fifth-place semifinal Friday at the Show Me Center. . Berry finished with a game-high 33 points to lead No. 6 Delta down the stretch. He was one of three Bobcats in double digits...

The Woodland boys basketball team battled past a second-half comeback effort by Advance to come away with the 62-58 consolation quarterfinal win. Jack Below powered the comeback attempt for the 13th-seeded Hornets with 23 points. Seth Whittley followed with 10 points in the effort...

The Notre Dame boys basketball team pulled away in the second quarter to beat the Cardinals of Woodland 69-37. “I thought after the first quarter our defense kind of ramped up,” Notre Dame coach Paul Unterreiner said. “What people say a lot about our program is how hard we play.”...

The top-seeded Jackson girls basketball team rebounded from an upset loss to Notre Dame two days earlier and claimed third place in the First State Community Bank Holiday Classic with an 84-57 win over No. 2 Oran on Wednesday at the Show Me Center. Kalli Mayfield led the way with 23 points for the Indians (9-1), who led 49-28 at halftime. Emily Hermann added 19 points...

Leah Cauble scored her 3,000th career point, part of a 36-point night, as the second-seeded Oran girl basketball team defeated seventh-seeded Meadow Heights 69-14 in the quarterfinals of the First State Community Bank Holiday Classic at the Show Me Center...

The Delta boys basketball team probably couldn't have asked for a better week than the one it just completed. The Bobcats, who began the week on Tuesday with a vengeful victory over Oak Ridge just four days after the BlueJays had beaten them for the championship of the Woodland Invitational Tournament, did something they haven't been able to do for more than a decade: they defeated Scott County Central in a thrilling 84-77 overtime victory Friday on their home court to notch their second consecutive conference win this week.. ...

The top-seeded Oran girls basketball team dominated third-seeded host Chaffee 83-21 to win the Lady Red Devils Invitational behind 40 points from Leah Cauble. Cauble shot 15-for-27 from the floor and 7-for-15 from behind the 3-point arc and also had six rebounds...

The schedules are set for three December basketball tournaments. The six-team Senath-Hornersville varsity boys basketball tournament takes place Dec. 10-13 at Senath-Hornersville High School. Pool play is Dec. 10-12 with championship round action Dec. 13...

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Isaiah Thomas drained 23 points as the fourth-seeded Delta boys basketball team pulled a big 72-64 semifinal upset over top-seeded Perryville on Thursday to reach Friday's championship game of the Woodland Invitational Tournament in Marble Hill, Missouri...

The host Cardinals opened their season with an 82-61 victory over Zalma in the Woodland Invitational Tournament in boys basketball Tuesday in Marble Hill, Missouri. Connor Goodwn led the third-seeded Cardinals with 28 points, while Jamon Frymire added 13 and Kyle Balsman had 12...

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...

Paced by three top-50 finishers, the Oak Ridge boys cross country team finished second at the Class 1 state championships on Saturday in Jefferson City, Missouri Tanner Schamburg led the way in 36th place with a time of 18 minutes, 55.43 seconds, and Philip Marshall was right behind him in 37th. Mason Keith rounded out the trio of top 50 finishers, coming in 48th in 19:08.13...

The Jackson girls cross country team finished fourth in a Class 4 Sectional 1 meet Saturday in Washington, Missouri, to qualify for the state championship. Kennedy Bauer led the way with a second-place finish in 19 minutes, 33.56 seconds. Kaylee Wilson was the next-highest finisher for the Indians, coming in 25th in 20:27.72...