MISSOURIAN ROUNDUP: Saxony Lutheran girls basketball gets revenge, hands Oran first loss

For a second year in a row, Saxony Lutheran handed the Oran girls basketball team its first loss of the season.

Sophomore Leah Cauble had another strong night with a game-high 31 points for the Eagles, but it was not enough as Oran could not contend with the revenge-hungry Crusaders and suffered and fell, 78-49, on the road in Fruitland, Mo.

Oran had defeated Saxony 64-62 in overtime for the championship of the Delta New Year's Invitational Tournament on January 5.

This time, the Eagles fell behind 42-25 at halftime and never could recover.

Brianna Stause added nine points, all from behind the arc, for Oran (14-1). Jessie Long and Kaylee Payne snagged five rebounds apiece for the Eagles.

Gracie Price finished with 16 points to lead Saxony Lutheran (11-4).

Emma Brune tallied 13 points and four assists while Laurel Mueller tossed in 12 points. Masyn McWilliams notched seven rebounds and six assists, Addi Beussink accumulated six rebounds and three steals and Courtney Kester had four steals for the Crusaders.

The Eagles return to Delta on Thursday for a regular-season Scott-Mississippi Conference matchup while Saxony visits Cape Central on Thursday for a SEMO Conference game.

A JV game was not played because Oran couldn't field enough players due to sickness.

ORAN (49) -- Brianna Stause 9, Kaylee Payne 4, Leah Cauble 31, Jessie Long 2, Claire Ramsey 3. FG 8, FT 12-17, F 8 (3-pointers: Cauble 4, Stause 3. Fouled out: None.)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (78) -- Laurel Mueller 12, Briann Jenkins 2, Courtney Kester 7, Makayla Mueller 4, Addi Beussink 8, Zoie Roth 2, Masyn McWilliams 6, Gracie Price 16, Callie Brown 4, Cassidee Wunderlich 4, Emma Brune 13. FG 32, FT 5-11, F 15 (3-pointers: Brune 2, Kester. Fouled out: None.)

Cape Central 69, Jefferson 34

Abbie Reece netted a game-high 20 points as the Tigers used a strong second-half performance to filet the Blue Jays in the win at home.

Corrie Reece sank 18 points for Cape Central (3-9), which held an 11-point lead at the intermission.

The Tigers then outscored the guests by 24 points in the second half to prowl away with the victory.

Yienvi Johnson notched 10 points, six rebounds and four steals for the Tigers while Scarlet Young finished with eight points, eight rebounds and four steals.

Hanna Floyd accumulated 15 points for Jefferson (5-10).

JEFFERSON (FESTUS) (34) -- Hannah Becherer 6, Hanna Floyd 15, Holly Welker 4, Sydney Weik 3, Jenna Courtois 3, Gracie Fish 3. FG 12, FT 4-8, F 13 (3-pointers: Fish, Floyd. Fouled out: None.)

CAPE CENTRAL (69) -- Abbie Reece 20, Corrie Reece 18, Yienvi Johnson 10, Scarlet Young 8, Sydney Tollison 4, Abby Dumey 4, Katherine Morton 3, Zairee Luttrell Johnson 2. FG 25, FT 13-16, F 9 (3-pointers: A. Reece, C. Reece. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Cape Central won 50-34

Notre Dame 50, Kennett 26

Megan Heisserer scored a game-high 20 points and recorded four steals as the Bulldogs easily disposed of the Indians in the conference road win.

Allie Ziegler tallied 17 rebounds to go along with her nine points for Notre Dame (7-5, 2-0 SEMO Conference). Sam Brennan grabbed six rebounds and had five points for the Bulldogs.

Notre Dame maintained a nine-point lead at halftime and held the hosts to single digits in the second half.

Heidi Shetley finished with nine points to sustain Kennett (7-7, 0-3) in the loss.

NOTRE DAME (50) -- Faith Essner 6, Megan Heisserer 20, Allie Ziegler 9, Allison Bray 2, Sam Brennan 5, Lexi Welter 8. FG 17, FT 7-8, F 11 (3-pointers: Heisserer 2, Brennan. Fouled out: None.)

KENNETT (26) -- Dakayla Duckworth 5, Hadley Hilburn 6, Kayton Harris 4, Heidi Shetley 9, Jasmine Jones 2. FG 8, FT 4-12, F 12 (3-pointers: Hilburn 2. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Notre Dame won 52-8

Perryville 49, Valle Catholic 47

Kirsten Stief knocked down a 10-foot game-winner with 3.8 seconds left to lift the host Pirates to a victory over the Warriors.

Stief also grabbed five rebounds for Perryville (5-10), which also received 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists from Kirstin Jannin. Alyssa Stortz finished with 12 points, all from behind the arc, for the Pirates.

Sydni Basler scored a game-high 18 points to pace Valle Catholic (3-12).

VALLE CATHOLIC (47) -- Mallory Weiler 2, Taylor Siebert 9, Allison Bahr 9, Kaydi Heil 7, Sydni Basler 18, Lauren Staab 2. FG 16, FT 9-13, F 13 (3-pointers: Basler, Heil. Fouled out: None.)

PERRYVILLE (49) -- Kirstin Jannin 17, Lydia Cook 2, Emma King 2, Kirsten Stief 12, Alyssa Stortz 12, Brooke Buerck 4. FG 12, FT 1-5, F 15 (3-pointers: Stortz 4, Stief 3, Jannin. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Perryville won

Kelly 72, Scott City 34

Alyssa Tidwell netted 18 points as the Hawks soared high in the conference victory over the winless Rams on the road.

Anna Hughes added 11 points for Kelly (4-7, 2-0 Scott-Mississippi Conference).

The Hawks flew out to a 42-19 lead at halftime and finished strong to come away with the win.

Faith Grant bucketed a game-high 19 points to pace Scott City (0-11, 0-3).

The Rams had 32 chances at the charity stripe but failed to capitalize and only made half of the free throws.

KELLY (72) -- Emmy Bolen 6, Lynsey Powers 2, Mallory Urhahn 8, Jaci Crank 1, Alyssa Tidwell 18, Taylor Crank 6, Marissa Jones 7, Hailey Noon 8, Rylee Crumley 5, Anna Hughes 11. FG 28, FT 4-9, F 24 (3-pointers: Tidwell 2, Hughes, Urhahn. Fouled out: None.)

SCOTT CITY (34) -- Ginny Mott 10, Faith Grant 19, Emma Wilhelm 2, Britne Parker 3. FG 9, FT 16-32, F 17 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: Mott.)

JV -- Kelly won 27-11 (Half)

BOYS BASKETBALL

Saxony Lutheran 51, Chester (Ill.) 34

William Rogers scored a game-high 15 points to lead the Crusaders to victory over the host Yellow Jackets to capture the championship of the 55th Annual Chester Invitational Tournament across the river in Chester, Illinois.

Corie Williams pitched in 14 points for Saxony Lutheran (16-1), which held a nine-point lead at halftime and outscored the hosts by eight points in the second half to clinch the title.

It was the third time the Crusaders have won the tournament, with their most recent win having come during the 2008-2009 season.

Demontae Martin finished with 13 points and Jack Weir contributed 11 points to pace Chester (12-5).

SAXONY LUTHERAN (51) -- William Rogers 15, Nathan Ruark 6, Karsten Short 5, Corie Williams 14, Jalen Williams 7, Will Walker 2, Trae Robinson 2. FG 18, FT 3-6, F 7 (3-pointers: C. Williams 2, Short, J. Williams. Fouled out: None.)

CHESTER, ILL. (34) -- Jake Haberberger 2, Demontae Martin 13, Savion Smith 6, Jake Golding 2, Jack Weir 11. FG 11, FT 0-5, F 8 (3-pointers: Weir 3, Martin. Fouled out: None.)

Perryville 84, Cobden (Ill.) 55

The Pirates used a solid second and third quarter to sail away with the consolation championship of the 55th Annual Chester Invitational Tournament in the victory over the Appleknockers.

Josh Robinson nailed a game-high 33 points for Perryville (10-5), which also got 14 points from Cole Gerstenberger.

Garrett Dix recorded 10 points, eight rebounds and eight steals while Chase Brown also added 10 points for the Pirates.

Clayton Eck bucketed 14 points and Dylan Duty scored 11 points to pace Cobden (5-13).

COBDEN, ILL. (55) -- Zane Nance 6, Connor Allen 4, John Russell 6, Landon Britt 4, Clayton Eck 14, Dylan Duty 11, Austin Lewey 8, Hayden Young 2. FG 22, FT 5-6, F 19 (3-pointers: Nance 2. Fouled out: None.)

PERRYVILLE (84) -- Aaron Mueller 7, Garrett Dix 10, Zach Cissell 1, Josh Robinson 33, Logan Thaxton 5, Jeff Reisenbichler 4, Cole Gerstenberger 14, Chase Brown 10. FG 29, FT 11-23, F 8 (3-pointers: Robinson 3, Brown 2. Fouled out: None.)

Meadow Heights 79, Marquand-Zion 29

Four players cracked double digits as the Panthers crushed the Tigers in the conference road rout.

Blake Bollinger led all scorers with 20 points for Meadow Heights (12-4, 4-0 Mississippi Valley Conference). Devin Wilfong recorded 16 points and four rebounds.

Lane Baremore tossed in 15 points for the Panthers, who trailed by five points after the first quarter but quickly turned things around and held the Tigers to single digits in the final three frames.

Scott Pohlman finished with 10 points while Trent Liley tallied six assists and six steals to go along with his four points for Meadow Heights.

Austin Cook and Billy Perry had eight points apiece to sustain Marquand-Zion (1-12, 0-2).

MEADOW HEIGHTS (79) -- Zac Liley 2, Austin Gruenke 3, Spencer Bragg 4, Jacob Barks 2, Trent Liley 4, Blake Bollinger 20, Lane Baremore 15, Logan Schlosser 1, Alex Thompson 2, Scott Pohlman 10, Devin Wilfong 16. FG 26, FT 18-22, F 14 (3-pointers: Baremore 2, Gruenke. Fouled out: None.)

MARQUAND-ZION (29) -- Austin Cook 8, Austin Barrett 2, Billy Perry 8, Tucker Barnes 5, Logan Barrett 6. FG 13, FT 5-7, F 20 (3-pointers: Perry 2, Barnes. Fouled out: A. Barrett, Byron Lord.)

--From staff reports