MISSOURIAN ROUNDUP: Delta upsets Perryville in Woodland Invitational Tournament to set up title matchup against Oak Ridge

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.

Colby Crader recorded a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Bobcats, who pounced out to a three-point lead at the break. Damon Bartels pitched in 16 points as Delta (3-0) extended its lead to 10 points going into the final frame before the Pirates attempted to rally but could only erase the deficit by two points to ultimately falter in that endeavor.

Chase Brown poured in a game-high 27 points to pace Perryville (1-1) and Jeff Reisenbichler tossed in 19 points.

The Bobcats will take on second-seeded Oak Ridge at 8 p.m. Friday for the championship. The BlueJays flew into the finals with a 73-53 victory over third-seeded host Woodland in Thursday's final game of the evening. David Layton led all scorers with 27 points before fouling out for Oak Ridge (2-0), which enjoyed a 17-point advantage at the intermission. Zach LeGrand added 17 points, including four three-pointers, as the BlueJays padded two more points to their cushion entering the last quarter.

Paul Duncan sank 20 points to pace Woodland (1-1) in the loss. The Cardinals will go up against the Pirates at 6:30 p.m. Friday for third place.

Seventh-seeded Meadow Heights dealt a 67-43 upset over sixth-seeded Zalma on the consolation side of the bracket. Blake Bollinger posted his third double-double in as many games with 22 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Panthers to victory. Jacob Barks pitched in 18 points as Meadow Heights (2-1) was up by 19 points at the start of the fourth quarter. Tristen Mayfield tallied nine points, six rebounds and five assists for the Panthers.

Mayson Casey scored a game-high 30 points for Zalma (0-2).

Meadow Heights will take on fifth-seeded Greenville at 5 p.m. Friday for the consolation championship. The Bears (1-2) beat eighth-seeded Leopold 59-50 in the other consolation semifinal of the night. No box score was provided for that game, however.

Delta 72, Perryville 64

DELTA (72) -- Isaiah Thomas 23, Eric Berry 4, Grant Coomer 4, Jon Bond 6, Colby Crader 19, Damon Bartels 16.

PERRYVILLE (64) -- James Rhoden 4, Dawson Camden 2, Sylvester Morse 2, Wayne Kern 9, Jeff Reisenbichler 19, Chase Brown 27, Trevor Schnurbusch 1.

Oak Ridge 73, Woodland 53

OAK RIDGE (73) -- Tanner Schamburg 14, Drew Glueck 3, Zach LeGrand 17, David Layton 27, Mason Keith 2, Bryce Hahs 6, Brent Seyer 4. FG 21, FT 16-25, F 19 (3-pointers: LeGrand 4, Schamburg. Fouled out: Layton.)

WOODLAND (53) -- Jamon Frymire 6, Malachi Huffman 3, Carter Mayfield 5, Connor Goodwin 10, Wyatt Allen 3, Karson Skinner 6, Paul Duncan 20. FG 15, FT 8-14, F 18 (3-pointers: Frymire 2, Goodwin 2, Mayfield. Fouled out: None.)

Meadow Heights 67, Zalma 43

MEADOW HEIGHTS (67) -- Trae Davis 2, Jacob Barks 18, Blake Bollinger 22, Jacob Wahlers 3, Tristen Mayfield 9, Wyatt Lincoln 8, Kolby Wilfong 5. FG 20, FT 15-21, F 16 (3-pointers: Barks 2, Lincoln, Mayfield. Fouled out: None.)

ZALMA (43) -- Cody Robertson 2, Mayson Casey 30, Mikey Kuper 2, Christian Shaw 1, Zack Findley 8. FG 7, FT 8-13, F 16 (3-pointers: Casey 5, Findley 2. Fouled out: None.)

Oran Invitational Tournament

Senior Jacob Shoemaker was a one-man wrecking ball, scoring a whopping 48 points, half of which came from behind the arc, for the top-seeded Eagles in their 74-61 semifinal victory over fifth-seeded Kelly during the 63rd Annual Oran Invitational Tournament.

Todd Priggel finished with 13 points for Oran (2-0), which flew out to a 45-26 lead at halftime before the third-quarter stalemate. The Hawks attempted a rally in the fourth quarter but could not overcome a solid first-half performance from the Eagles.

Peyton Eftink led with 16 points and Drew Dirnberger added 13 points for Kelly (1-1).

Oran will take on Scott-Mississippi Conference foe Scott County Central at 8 p.m. for the championship. The second-seeded Braves avoided an upset from a determined sixth-seeded Richland team and eked out a 61-56 squeaker in the second semifinal of the evening. Garry Wilkerson sank a game-high 37 points to lead the Braves. Daniel Petty scored 20 points to pace the Rebels (1-1), who will face Kelly at 6:30 p.m. for third place.

In the consolation semifinals, fourth-seeded Advance cruised past eighth-seeded Bell City 85-30 behind 25 points from Jack Below to clinch their first win of the season.

Hunter Curtis added 15 points for the Hornets (1-2), who will take on third-seeded Chaffee in the consolation championship at 5 p.m. Friday.

Evan Smith led the Cubs (0-2) with 11 points.

Advance 85, Bell City 30

BELL CITY (30) -- Nick Heuring 2, Evan Smith 11, Austin Hunt 2, Bryson Maddox 2, Jack Duenne 11, Ayden Anshultz 2. FG 11, FT 5-8, F 11 (3-pointers: Duenne 3. Fouled out: none)

ADVANCE (85) -- Wes Shelby 13, Parker Chubb 3, Austin Akers 7, Seth Whittley 6, Jack Below 25, Hunter Curtis 15, Joe Eaton 5, Zack Simms 5, Ian Eggimann 6. FG 32, FT 12-14, F 14 (3-pointers: Curtis 5, Below 2, Chubb, Akers, Eaton, Simms. Fouled out: none)

Oran 74, Kelly 61

KELLY (61) -- Luis Logeman 7, Devin Heuring 10, Bryce Morgan 7, Peyton Eftink 16, Gavin Jansen 2, Drew Dirnberger 13, Jay Noon 2, Christian Worley 4. FG 20, FT 12-21, F 20 (3-pointers: Dirnberger, Eftink, Heuring. Fouled out: None.)

ORAN (74) -- Jacob Shoemaker 48, Langdon Scheeter 3, Tyson Goodale 6, Samuel Shoemaker 2, Ty Johnson 2, Todd Priggel 13. FG 18, FT 14-24, F 18 (3-pointers: J. Shoemaker 8. Fouled out: None.)

Scott County Central 61, Richland (Essex) 56

RICHLAND (ESSEX) (56) -- Daniel Petty 20, Andrew Walley 4, Tanner Freeman 14, Riley Glass 13, Jackson Bell 4, Andrew Partenberry 1. FG 18, FT 5-6, F 13 (3-pointers: Petty 3, Freeman 2. Fouled out: None.)

SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (61) -- Kioki Johnson 8, Edward Farr 7, Keyshawn Sanders 5, Garry Wilkerson 37, Dalton Blissett 4. FG 18, FT 7-12, F 12 (3-pointers: Wilkerson 6. Fouled out: Sanders.)

Parkview (Springfield) 61, Notre Dame 45

Justice Thoma scored 16 points as the Bulldogs opened their season with a loss to the host Vikings in the Arvest Classic in Springfield, Missouri.

Jack Floyd added nine points, all from behind the arc, for Notre Dame (0-1), which trailed by 11 points at halftime.

Tyem Freeman netted a game-high 20 points to lead Parkview (2-0) to victory.

The Bulldogs will battle Nixa at 5:30 p.m. Friday in the consolation semifinals.

NOTRE DAME (45) -- Tyler Landewee 2, Kam Dohogne 7, Carter Dame 3, Jack Floyd 9, Justice Thoma 16, Braden Noel 1, Thomas Crippen 7. FG 12, FT 9-20, F 18 (3-pointers: Floyd 3, Dohogne. Fouled out: None.)

PARKVIEW (61) -- Tyem Freeman 20, Dontae Taylor 9, Nakai Johnson 5, Jevin Huddleston 3, Trevon Brazile 3, Anthony Green 14, Latre Morrison 7. FG 13, FT 14-25, F 20 (3-pointers: Green 4, Freeman, Johnson, Taylor. Fouled out: Morrison.)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Notre Dame 52, Sikeston 20

Riley Burger and Julia Williams combined to score half of the points for the fifth-seeded Bulldogs in their victory over the sixth-seeded hosts for the consolation championship of the SEMO Conference Tournament.

Burger and Williams netted 13 points apiece for Notre Dame (3-1), which held the host Bulldogs scoreless in the first and final frames on its way to victory. Megan Heisserer pitched in 12 points for the victorious Bulldogs.

Taydrianna Bennett finished with nine points to sustain Sikeston (1-3) in the loss.

NOTRE DAME (52) -- Julia Williams 13, Emily Kellum 3, Lindsey Bauwens 4, Megan Heisserer 12, Jen Le 6, Riley Burger 13, Lexi Rubel 1. FG 18, FT 4-10, F 14 (3-pointers: Williams 3, Kellum. Fouled out: None.)

SIKESTON (20) -- Micah Adams 2, Chelsie Moore 3, Taydrianna Bennett 9, Karris Allen 6. FG 4, FT 3-11, F 7 (3-pointers: Moore. Fouled out: None.)

Charleston 57, Scott City 48

Jersey Black notched a double-double with 16 rebounds and 11 points but the Rams were unable to withstand a strong second half in the conference loss to the Blue Jays at home.

Kacie Daigger and McKenzie Sweet bucketed 10 points apiece for Scott City (1-3, 0-2 Scott-Mississipi Conference).

Ashanti Jones sank a game-high 18 points before fouling out to lead Charleston (3-2, 2-0) to victory.

CHARLESTON (57) -- Jorianna Mixon 6, Ashanti Jones 18, Zycaisha Williams 2, Lionneshia Ewing 13, Nicole Hart 7, Jermaneja Smith 5, Zakiya Ware 4, Mistavia Murray 2. FG 22, FT 10-28, F 21 (3-pointers: Mixon. Fouled out: Jones.)

SCOTT CITY (48) -- Kacie Daigger 10, Sabrina Henson 2, McKenzie Sweet 10, Jersey Black 11, Ashley Wilthong 9, Taylor Kluesner 2, Emma Wilhelm 4. FG 12, FT 15-36, F 13 (3-pointers: Daigger, Sweet, Wilthong. Fouled out: Black.)

JV -- Charleston won (Half)

Kelly 62, Malden 55

Sophomore Alaney Moore drained a game-high 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds as a strong final quarter helped propel the Hawks to the slim win over the Green Wave on the road.

Anna Goering contributed 10 points for Kelly (2-2), which was behind by five points heading into the fourth frame where it outscored the hosts by 12 points to erase the deficit.

Madison Saulsbery did most of the heavy lifting for Malden (0-2) with a team-high 22 points.

KELLY (62) -- Alaney Moore 28, Allison Owens 3, Elly Pattengill 3, Mallory Glastetter 2, Anna Goering 10, Allison Riley 2, Adison Musgrave 7, Kendyl Stuckey 1, Rylee Crumley 3, Kimberly Seabaugh 3. FG 13, FT 21-32, F 17 (3-pointers: Goering 2, Musgrave, Owens, Seabaugh. Fouled out: None.)

MALDEN (55) -- Shamya Dobbins 5, Mallory Perkins 7, Madison Mittag 10, Arionne Ross 6, Gracie Thomas 5, Madison Saulsbery 22. FG 22, FT 3-10, F 26 (3-pointers: Mittag, Perkins, Saulsbery. Fouled out: Dobbins, Thomas.)

JV -- Kelly won 51-11

St. Vincent 48, Crystal City 27

Sara Kapp netted a game-high 14 points and recorded seven steals to lead the Indians to victory over the Hornets for a second-place finish in the final night of the four-team Valle Catholic Round-Robin Tournament in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.

Mary Schwartz contributed 13 points for St. Vincent (2-1), which rallied in the final quarter and outscored the Hornets by 14 points on the way to the win. Lexie Anderson grabbed eight rebounds to go along with her nine points for the Indians, who also got five rebounds from Megan Lipe.

Kailey Krieg finished with 11 points for Crystal City (1-2).

CRYSTAL CITY (27) -- Kailey Krieg 11, Annie Waites 6, Reece Elliott 3, Ashleigh Damazyn 7. FG 7, FT 7-10, F 17 (3-pointers: Krieg, Damazyn. Fouled out: Taylor Sloan.)

ST. VINCENT (48) -- Megan Lipe 3, Sara Kapp 14, Genevieve Lipe 2, Mary Schwartz 13, Lacey Best 7, Lexie Anderson 9. FG 17, FT 11-19, F 11 (3-pointers: Anderson. Fouled out: None.)

-- From staff reports