MISSOURIAN ROUNDUP: Scott County Central, East Prairie, Oran, Scott City all advance in conference tourney

There were no surprises in Tuesday's opening round of the Scott-Mississippi Conference boys basketball tournament as the top four seeds easily prevailed in their respective quarterfinals at Thomas W. Kelly High School in Benton, Mo.

Oran ousted sixth-seed host Kelly 81-47. Max Priggel poured in a tournament-high 33 points to lead Oran (8-6), which had little problem handling the Hawks and flew out to a 23-point advantage at the intermission.

Jacob Shoemaker added 15 points and Cole Priggel chipped in 12 points for the Eagles.

Kade Proctor and Cayden Williams had 12 points each to pace Kelly (2-11).

Oran will meet second-seeded East Prairie at 8 p.m. Thursday.

Tyus Banks scored a game-high 14 points as top-seeded Scott County Central stomped eighth-seeded Delta 63-22.

Deven Blackmon sank 13 points and Deantrell Beard chipped in 12 points for the Braves, who held the Bobcats (2-13) scoreless at the end of the first quarter.

Scott County Central (11-4) will face fourth-seeded Scott City in a semifinal at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

The Rams upended fifth-seeded Oak Ridge 66-37 to advance to the next round. Casey Medlin netted 15 points while Braden Cox recorded 14 points and six rebounds for Scott City (10-7), which roamed out to a 49-24 lead at the break. Dylan Keller posted a double-double with 13 points and 11 assists and also tallied seven steals and five rebounds to help lead the Rams to victory.

Jordan Barker finished with 15 points, all from behind the arc, to pace Oak Ridge (5-9).

East Prairie's Casey Gregory and Derez Tipler had 20 points apiece as the second-seeded Eagles toppled seventh-seeded Chaffee 81-52 to proceed to Thursday's other semifinal.

Luke Marcum contributed 14 points for East Prairie (7-7) and Mason Bryars pitched in 11 points for the Eagles.

Landon Tenkhoff accumulated a game-high 22 points for the Red Devils (2-14) in the loss.

The championship is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. Friday, preceded by the third-place game at 5:15 p.m.

Scott Co. Central 63, Delta 22

DELTA (22) -- Charlie Ledbetter 2, Jon Bond 5, Eric Mitchell 9, Damon Bartels 6. FG 9, FT 4-7, F 7 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (63) -- Deantrell Beard 12, Tyus Banks 14, Marshohn Woods 3, Deven Blackmon 13, Garry Wilkerson 10, Tyshonne Williams 2, Keyth Blissett 9. FG 27, FT 8-9, F 7 (3-pointers: Woods. Fouled out: None.)

East Prairie 81, Chaffee 52

CHAFFEE (52) -- Auggie Knutson 2, Damion Applewhite 7, Breven Yarbro 4, Gabe Henson 11, Brennan Miller 4, Ryan Holderfield 2, Landon Tenkhoff 22. FG 22, FT 7-14, F 11 (3-pointers: Henson. Fouled out: None.)

EAST PRAIRIE (81) -- Luke Marcum 14, Deverence Jones 6, Kobe Hubbert 7, Derez Tipler 20, Casey Gregory 20, Brian Shoffner 3, Mason Bryars 11. FG 35, FT 6-10, F 9 (3-pointers: Tipler 2, Hubbert, Marcum, Shoffner. Fouled out: None.)

Oran 81, Kelly 47

KELLY (47) -- Quintin Lara 3, Quinton Lacey 4, Cayden Williams 12, Peyton Eftink 3, Carlos Ambrocio 1, Kade Proctor 12, Isai Campos 8, Brent Burke 4. FG 18, FT 4-10, F 17 (3-pointers: Campos 2, Proctor 2, Eftink, Lara, Williams. Fouled out: Proctor.)

ORAN (81) -- Max Priggel 33, Luke Barnes 6, Layne Johnson 9, Jacob Shoemaker 15, Cole Priggel 12, Drew Reischman 6. FG 34, FT 8-16, F 11 (3-pointers: M. Priggel 3, Shoemaker 2. Fouled out: None.)

Scott City 66, Oak Ridge 37

OAK RIDGE (37) -- David Layton 6, Steven Masterson 3, Jordan Barker 15, Zach LeGrand 2, Tyee Curry 10, Jarett Seabaugh 1. FG 13, FT 5-12, F 6 (3-pointers: Barker 5, Masterson. Fouled out: None.)

SCOTT CITY (66) -- Dylan Keller 13, Jeremiah Tims 8, Eli Berry 6, Joe Panagos 10, Casey Medlin 15, Braden Cox 14. FG 27, FT 5-7, F 12 (3-pointers: Berry 2, Medlin 2, Panagos 2, Keller. Fouled out: None.)

St. Vincent 75, Leopold 47

Trevor Lukefahr scored a game-high 15 points to lead the host Indians to victory over the winless Wildcats.

Evan Clifton added nine points for St. Vincent (11-3).

Tristan Graham had 10 points to pace Leopold (0-12).

LEOPOLD (47) -- Tristan Graham 10, Blake Leazenby 8, Dalton Forrester 7, Ryan Lewis 6, Grant Koenig 5, Kyla Beel 4, Jacob Elfrink 3, Simon Elfrink 2, David Gray 2. FG 16, FT 3-4, F 13 (3-pointers: Graham 2, J. Elfrink, Forrester. Fouled out: None.)

ST. VINCENT (75) -- Trevor Lukefahr 15, Evan Clifton 9, Matt Rellergert 8, Peyton Doza 8, Blake Hellman 7, Tyler Monier 7, Darren Ernst 6, Tyler Unterreiner 6, Riley Riehn 4, Luke Wibbenmeyer 4, Mitchell Dobbelare 1. FG 27, FT 9-10, F 6 (3-pointers: Clifton, Hellman, Lukefahr, Monier. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- St. Vincent won 25-19 (Half)

Woodland 69, Bell City 54

Paul Duncan and Michael McCormick each scored 12 points as the Cardinals picked up a vengeful conference victory over the visiting Cubs.

Bruester Young contributed 11 points for Woodland (11-4, 3-1 SCAA Conference) while Connor Goodwin added 10 points.

Cole Nichols netted a game-high 18 points to lead Bell City (8-8, 2-3). A total of 51 points were scored in the final quarter as the Cubs failed to maintain the lead at the end of any quarter.

Bell City handed Woodland its first loss of the season (51-47) in the opening round of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament on December 26.

BELL CITY (54) -- Cole Nichols 18, Bobby Wright 17, Austin Hicks 14, Logan Yates 5. FG 12, FT 15-24, F 15 (3-pointers: Hicks 2, Wright 2, Nichols. Fouled out: Yates.)

WOODLAND (69) -- Michael McCormick 12, Paul Duncan 12, Bruester Young 11, Connor Goodwin 10, Tyler Womack 9, Tyler Massa 6, Zach Cureton 5, Jamie Wiseman 2, Keegan Cooper 2. FG 19, FT 19-26, F 18 (3-pointers: McCormick 2, Cureton, Womack. Fouled out: None.)

Saxony Lutheran 59, Kennett 39

Jalen Williams busted a game-high 22 points, including six treys, as the Crusaders used a strong second half and rolled to victory over the visiting Indians.

William Rogers sank 13 points for Saxony Lutheran (17-1).

The Crusaders were behind by four points at halftime.

They outscored the Indians by 24 points in the second half to erase the deficit and come away with a comfortable victory.

Jad Kenney finished with 14 points to pace Kennett (8-6).

KENNETT (39) -- Jay Davis 9, Patrick Maddox 8, Jaylean Kinnon 8, Jad Kenney 14. FG 18, FT 0-3, F 16 (3-pointers: Davis. Fouled out: None.)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (59) -- William Rogers 13, Nathan Ruark 5, Karsten Short 9, Corie Williams 9, Jalen Williams 22, Trae Robinson 1. FG 12, FT 5-10, F 9 (3-pointers: J. Williams 6, Short 3, C. Williams. Fouled out: None.)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Cape Central 58, Chaffee 43

Abbie Reece netted 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the Tigers notched their second consecutive victory this week with the win over the Red Devils at home.

Corrie Reece sank 14 points and dished out six assists for Cape Central (4-9), which held an eight-point lead at halftime.

Yienvi Johnson chipped in 11 points while Sydney Tollison recorded four steals for the Tigers.

Katie Glueck bucketed a game-high 16 points and Kylie Wilhite finished with 15 points to pace Chaffee (8-6).

CHAFFEE (43) -- Bridgette Swinford 2, Madeline Hendrix 3, Kylie Wilhite 15, Mattison Cline 5, Katie Glueck 16, Shaina Burdin 2. FG 13, FT 8-12, F 11 (3-pointers: Hendrix, Wilhite. Fouled out: None.)

CAPE CENTRAL (58) -- Sydney Tollison 7, Corrie Reece 14, Abby Dumey 4, Scarlet Young 6, Katherine Morton 2, Abbie Reece 14, Yienvi Johnson 11. FG 19, FT 9-14, F 17 (3-pointers: A. Reece, C. Reece, Tollison. Fouled out: Johnson.)

JV -- Chaffee won

WRESTLING

Cape Central splits duals

The Tigers trounced Chaminade College Preparatory 60-19 in their first dual but then fell to host Festus 42-33.

Cape Central 60, Chaminade College Preparatory 19

106 -- Dawson Bevens (Cent) wbf. Alex Piontek (Cham) :45

113 -- Sam Schultz (Cham) tech. fall Tyler Sikes (Cent) 15-0 (0:45)

120 -- Brendan Wilkens (Cent) won by forfeit

126 -- Conner Moore (Cent) won by forfeit

132 -- Dylan Jordan (Cent) won by forfeit

138 -- Cameron Cox (Cent) wbf. Braden Luechtefeld (Cham) :35

145 -- Alex Hart (Cham) tech. fall Deaundre Brown (Cent) 17-1 (0:33)

152 -- Matt Proskey (Cham) dec. Dennis Jordan (Cent) 8-6

160 -- Dalan Thompson (Cent) won by forfeit

170 -- Reiss Groves (Cent) won by forfeit

182 -- Courtney Arnold (Cent) won by forfeit

195 -- Danny Conley (Cham) wbf. Zachary Nunn (Cent) :18

220 -- Mitchell Humphrey (Cent) won by forfeit

HWT -- Naythan Stovall (Cent) wbf. Riku Kasuga (Cham) 1:16

Festus 42, Cape Central 33

106 -- Dillon French (F) wbf. Dawson Bevens (C) 1:13

113 -- Tyler Sikes (C) wbf. Brock Rector (F) 1:29

120 -- Brendan Wilkens (C) wbf. Fisher Williams (F) :47

126 -- Conner Moore (C) wbf. Ty Pashier (F) 1:32

132 -- Dylan Jordan (C) dec. Brian Diaz (F) 1-0

138 -- Braden Clark (F) won by forfeit

145 -- Tyler Gasterich (F) wbf. Deaundre Brown (C) 3:48

152 -- Dennis Jordan (C) wbf. Austin Bradbury (F) 1:50

160 -- Dalan Thompson (C) dec. Justin Harris (F) 5-1

170 -- Reiss Groves (C) dec. Cole Bennett (F) 5-1

182 -- Eli Allison (F) wbf. Courtney Arnold (C) 3:05

195 -- Noah Decker (F) wbf. Zachary Nunn (C) :45

220 -- Tyler Sexton (F) wbf. Mitchell Humphrey (C) 1:09

HWT -- Dajon Boyer (F) wbf. Naythan Stovall (C) 1:54

GIRLS SWIMMING

Poplar Bluff 148, Notre Dame 126, Pocahontas (Ark.) 34

The Bulldogs placed first in two events and finished 22 points behind the host Mules in the three-team meet at the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Jacie Pujol won the 200 freestyle with a time of 2 minutes, 20.69 seconds for Notre Dame while Caroline Heckemeyer took first place in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1 minute, 14.72 seconds.

Top three finishers

200 medley relay -- 1. Poplar Bluff (Taylor Norwood, Morgan McAtee, Lexi Vaughn, Samara Kilgore) 2:09.80; 2. Notre Dame (Alessandra Rubi, Allie Pujol, Megan Peters, Caroline Heckemeyer) 2:19.59; 3. Notre Dame (Gracie Kern, Claire Conaway, Carly Pujol, Genevieve Kulla) 2:28.55

200 freestyle -- 1. Jacie Pujol (ND) 2:20.69; 2. Isabelle Singh (ND) 2:22.17; 3. Samara Kilgore (PB) 2:27.69

200 individual medley -- 1. Taylor Norwood (PB) 2:16.47; 2. Megan Peters (ND) 2:29.25; 3. Allie Pujol (ND) 2:41.40

50 freestyle -- 1. Raegan McAtee (PB) 26.92; 2. Paige Bradley (PB) 27.10; 3. Audrey Cisne (PB) 30.36

100 butterfly -- 1. Caroline Heckemeyer (ND) 1:14.72; 2. Carly Pujol (ND) 1:17.67; 3. Elizabeth Grider (P) 1:20.88

100 freestyle -- 1. Morgan McAtee (PB) 1:00.66; 2. Paige Bradley (PB) 1:02.58; 3. Samara Kilgore (PB) 1:05.75

500 freestyle -- 1. Taylor Norwood (PB) 5:22.80; 2. Megan Peters (ND) 5:55.32; 3. Jacie Pujol (ND) 6:17.04

200 freestyle relay -- 1. Poplar Bluff (Paige Bradley, Samara Kilgore, Audrey Cisne, Raegan McAtee) 1:59.00; 2. Poplar Bluff (Megan Adams, Megan Kirby, Calli Barker, Hannah Fortner) 2:10.80; 3. Notre Dame (Gracie Kern, Hannah Lacy, Isabelle Singh, Jacie Pujol) 2:12.54

100 backstroke -- 1. Raegan McAtee (PB) 1:07.25; 2. Lexi Vaughn (PB) 1:13.77; 3. Elizabeth Grider (P) 1:16.90

100 breaststroke -- 1. Morgan McAtee (PB) 1:15.61; 2. Allie Pujol (ND) 1:22.24; 3. Caroline Heckemeyer (ND) 1:29.74

400 freestyle relay -- 1. Poplar Bluff (Morgan McAtee, Lexi Vaughn, Raegan McAtee, Taylor Norwood) 4:06.29; 2. Notre Dame (Jacie Pujol, Carly Pujol, Allie Pujol, Megan Peters) 4:21.71; 3. Poplar Bluff (Paige Bradley, Katie Huskey, Jessica Rush, Hannah Fortner) 4:48.48

--From staff reports