High School Sports

Chauncey Hughes posted a game-high 22 points as the Cape Girardeau Central boys basketball team dealt Farmington its first loss of the season in the 73-62 road win on Friday in a battle of the top seeds in two of the area's upcoming holiday tournaments...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — Chaffee’s Douglas Lands hit seven 3-pointers as the Red Devils used a big fourth quarter to defeat visiting Scott County Central 64-54 on Friday night. Lands hit two of his 3-pointers in the final frame, finishing with a game-high 26 points, as Chaffee pulled away in a game they led just 47-45 after three quarters...

SIKESTON — Each game, Sikeston continues to prove why they are one of the best teams in the state of Missouri at Class 4. On Friday night, the Bulldogs continued their undefeated season, by defeating Notre Dame 90-53, in front of a full crowd at the Sikeston Field House...

CLARKTON, Mo. — The Neelyville varsity boys basketball team spent the final three quarters of the Clarkton Christmas Tournament championship working to erase a horrific start against Risco. After outscoring Risco in the final three quarters, Wyatt Russom sank a late three-pointer to tie the game at 58-all with just seconds left to play, forcing overtime...

From the opening tipoff, Jackson boys basketball dominated. The Indians scored on the opening possession and then played solid defense in the first quarter, holding Vianney scoreless for the entire period. That defensive intensity propelled Jackson to a 50-30 win over the Golden Griffins on Senior Night at Jackson High School...

Senior Ethan Kincy put an exclamation point on the Dexter Bearcats’ convincing victory over Malden. Kincy dunked for the first time in varsity action at the buzzer Friday night in the Bearcats’ 70-35 win over Malden at the Bearcat Event Center. “He’s pretty excited about it. I know that,” Dexter coach Lloyd Hyten said. “It was a pretty good dunk. I know he felt bad about missing that one earlier (in the second half).”...

Longtime Notre Dame baseball and softball coach Jeff Graviett will be inducted into the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame on Jan. 19. Graviett became the head baseball coach at Notre Dame in 1999. Under Graviett, the Bulldogs are 405-130 and have won 11 district titles and two state championships while making six final four appearances. He is also MHSBCA vice president of Class 4...

Jack Below scored 12 of his game-high 34 points in the fourth quarter Friday night, and the Advance Hornets rallied to beat Bloomfield 69-65 in an SCAA matchup at Bloomfield. Advance led 13-12 after one quarter and 32-24 at halftime. The Wildcats (1-4, 0-2 SCAA) rallied in the third quarter to take a 47-42 lead into the fourth. Travis McCullough scored eight of his team-high 15 points, and Parker Heaton had eight of his 12 in the third...

DONIPHAN, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball team outscored the Doniphan Dons by single digits in each of the third three quarters to build a 44-29 lead by the start of the fourth period on its way to a 61-48 road victory. Kennett (4-3), which led 14-8 after one quarter and 32-21 after two quarters, hit seven of its eight 3-pointers in the first half...

BERNIE — Bernie senior Cymber Arnold’s choice to play volleyball at John A. Logan College was about more than the sport. Arnold plans to major in environmental engineering, and she was concerned the class load would be too much for her to continue playing volleyball...

RISCO, Mo. — The red-hot Risco boys basketball team continued its winning form on Thursday, defeating Portageville 58-49. Nathan Burnett had a game-high 19 points, while Garrett Young added 15 and Treston Meese had 10. For Portageville, Jacob Carter had 16 points, while Bub Lance finished with 12, as the second and third quarters loomed large for the Bulldogs. They scored 17 points total in both quarters, and the Tigers were able to capitalize, scoring 31 in that period...

SIKESTON — So far this season, Park Hills Central has been able to defeat teams with ease — winning each of its six games by nearly 16 points per contest. On Thursday night, though, the Sikeston girls basketball team did not seem to phased, losing 58-57 to the undefeated Lady Rebels...

It was quite a successful fall sports season in the Southeast Missouri area. The Advance volleyball team won its first-ever state championship, and Jackson football finished the regular season undefeated for the first time in over a decade before falling in the quarterfinals to the eventual Class 5 state champions...

SENATH, Mo. - The grand finale lived up to its billing Thursday night at the Senath-Hornersville Christmas Tournament. After seven of the first eight games at the event were decided by double digits the title game between the No. 1 seeded Senath-Hornersville Lions and No. 2 seeded Campbell Camels came down to the wire...

DEXTER – The Dexter Bearcats dictated the tempo and snapped a three-game losing streak with a 79-46 SCAA victory over Richland on Thursday night at Dexter High School. Richland’s win streak ended at four. “We let Dexter get us in a hurry,” Richland coach Marc Crane said. ...

This time a week ago, Kiley Bess mentioned she missed “a ton” of free throws after Poplar Bluff lost to Tupelo (Miss.) by 14 points in the SEMO Border Challenge at Dexter. Bess went 8 for 14 from the line in that game. Six days later, she was 22 for 25 and finished with 32 points, but Poplar Bluff still lost to Greene County Tech 55-51 on Thursday at the Senior High Gym...

Emma Brune scored 19 points as the Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team cruised to a home win over Chester (Ill.) on Thursday. Alice Hogendobler totaled 14 points, knocking down four 3-pointers, and Bri Jenkins added 13 points for Saxony Lutheran (6-1), which led 35-24 at halftime...

Drew Dirnberger scored a game-high 22 points to lead the Kelly boys basketball team to a razor-thin 60-59 victory over Leopold on Wednesday in Benton, Mo. Bryce Morgan added 13 points for the Hawks, who trailed 25-9 after the first quarter and 37-22 at halftime. Kelly cut the deficit to 45-41 by the start of the fourth quarter, then overtook the Wildcats over the final eight minutes...

SENATH, Mo. - The Campbell Camels varsity boys basketball team experienced little difficulty booking a spot in the championship of the Senath-Hornersville Christmas Tournament Wednesday night. Fresh off a 79-18 victory against No. 6 seeded North Pemiscot in its first pool play contest Monday No. 2 seeded Campbell secured another lopsided victory against No. 3 seeded Armorel, Ark., 74-41 Wednesday night...

ORAN, Mo. — Leah Cauble hasn’t had many quiet nights for the Oran girls basketball team so far this season. After the first half of the Eagles game Tuesday night, against Notre Dame though, it looked as if she was bound to have one. Heading into the locker room, Cauble had just 11 points but erupted in the second half — scoring 34 points. That effort, though, proved not to be enough, as the Bulldogs pulled off the 69-67 upset victory, at Oran High School...

The Jackson Indians strung together 16 straight points in the first half Tuesday night and handed Dexter its third straight loss. Jackson’s run began late in the first quarter and continued deep into the second of a 60-47 SEMO Conference victory at the Bearcat Event Center...

The Richland Rebels equaled their win total from a season ago Tuesday night with a 71-19 rout of Marquand in a boys basketball game near Essex. The Rebels (5-1), who finished 5-16 last season, jumped out to a 23-3 lead after one quarter and led 43-9 at halftime and 60-16 after three quarters...

David Layton broke the school record with 52 points to lead the Oak Ridge boys basketball team to a 104-30 victory over Bell City on Tuesday in the BlueJays' home opener. The Oak Ridge junior standout scored 21 points in the first quarter, which ended with the BlueJays leading 37-3, and had 33 points at the half -- one shy of his season average coming into the game. ...

PIEDMONT — East Carter won four games in 22 tries last season. Through four games this year, the Lady Redbirds have won three. East Carter continued its upward trend with a dominant 62-18 victory on the road against Clearwater. The Lady Redbirds were all over the glass throughout the game, pulling down 21 offensive rebounds and 40 in all...

ESSEX, Mo. — The Richland Rebels continued the strong start to their season, putting 11 players in the scoring column as they rolled to a 70-19 win over visiting Marquand-Zion Tuesday night. Richland jumped to a 23-3 lead out of the gate and never looked back as the Rebels have already matched their win total from last season...

The Missouri Football Coaches Association released their 2018 All-State Football teams with several local athletes being honored. In Class 4, Sikeston defensive end Tyreke Jamison was named to the third team. The senior finished with 73 tackles, including a team-high 20 tackles for loss with four sacks...

With two open weight classes and two of their leaders injured, Poplar Bluff wasn’t able to overcome district foe Farmington. Quinten Bell and Jake Lawrinenko were out with injuries and the Mules couldn’t fill 113 pounds and 126 pounds as they lost 47-27 on Tuesday at Farmington...

SENATH, Mo. — Senath-Hornersville earned its place in the championship of its own Christmas Tournament Tuesday night with a towering 82-37 win over the Delta C-7 Chargers. “Another good chance for us tonight,” said Lions coach Corbin Clark after the game. “We got a chance to get a lot of guys in early and a chance to work on some things and hopefully get us ready for Thursday night.”...

FARMINGTON, Mo. — Scoring 18 first-half points the Sikeston girls basketball team lost a tough road game on Monday, at Farmington. Macey Pauls’ 16 points led the Knightettes. McKenna Moore also added 10 points for Farmington. Taydrianna Barnett continued to be the lone scoring option for the Lady Bulldogs, as she finished with 17 points...

ORAN, Mo. — Continuing to build confidence and team chemistry is one thing that the East Prairie boys basketball team is trying to gain after returning a full roster for the third consecutive game on Tuesday, against Oran. The Eagles faced a tough test, as Oran came into the game ranked No. 8 in the updated state polls for Class 2, and would live up to that ranking. Oran scored over 20 points in three of the four quarters, defeating East Prairie 87-74...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball team fell behind 14 points in the first quarter but still found a way to walk away with a double-digit victory against the visiting Malden Green Wave Tuesday night. Kennett cut a 16-2 first-quarter deficit to 24-23 by halftime and moved ahead 44-36 by the start of the fourth quarter as it rallied past Malden 67-52 in front of a large home crowd...

The Richland Rebels used a big third quarter Monday night to beat the Gideon Bulldogs 64-48 at Gideon. Riley Glass, Andrew Partenberry and Daniel Petty scored six points each, as the Rebels outscored Gideon 22-8 in the third quarter. Glass paced Richland with 15 points, and Tanner Freeman and Petty finished with 14 points apiece...

BROSELEY — For the first time since Feb. 13, a varsity event was played in the Twin Rivers gymnasium. After water damage in the fall led to replacement of the gym floor, the new gym hosted its first game in nearly 10 months. Twin Rivers and Hayti exchanged baskets throughout the first half, but a 15-3 run in the third quarter allowed the Indians to pull away from the Royals for a 64-50 victory Monday...

CAMPBELL, Mo. — The Campbell varsity girls basketball team narrowly beat Portageville 56-53 on Monday, in a game highlighting Campbell’s athleticism and Portageville’s physicality. Campbell guard Claire Parker scored a game-high 28 points with Adrionna Pearson adding 15 points. Dasmine Johnson led Portageville with 23 points...

Senior Anna Goering poured in 36 points, including eight three-pointers, to lead the Kelly girls basketball team to its first conference victory in a 75-53 win over East Prairie on Monday in Benton, Missouri. Sophomore Alaney Moore posted a double-double with 17 rebounds and 16 points and notched five steals for the Hawks, who trailed by five points after the first quarter but came alive in the second quarter and outpaced the hosts by 11 points to sit on a six-point cushion at the intermission. ...

SENATH, Mo. - The No. 1 seeded Senath-Hornersville Lions jumped out to a 20-5 lead by the one-minute mark of the first quarter and led by double digits the rest of the way as it beat the No. 5 seeded Southland Rebels 90-41 Monday night. A dozen players recorded at least one field goal for the Lions as they improved to 4-3 overall and 1-0 in pool play at their own six-team varsity boys basketball tournament...

Defending champion Dexter received the top seed for the 2018 Lady Royals Christmas Classic basketball tournament that starts Saturday at Twin Rivers High School in Broseley. Last year’s tournament runner-up and defending Class 2 state champion Neelyville is the second seed...

For the second consecutive year, the Cape Girardeau Central boys basketball team is the top seed in the 74th Annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. The reigning champions earned the No. 1 seed at Sunday's seeding meeting at Isle Casino Cape Girardeau. The Tigers (5-1) are coming off a second-place finish in the SEMO Conference Tournament, falling to Sikeston in the championship...

Megan Heisserer sank a game-high 19 points to lead the Notre Dame girls basketball team to a 61-46 victory over Tupelo, Mississippi, in the final day of the SEMO Border Challenge at the Bearcat Event Center on Saturday in Dexter, Missouri. Julia Williams contributed 13 points for the Bulldogs (5-2), who held the Golden Wave to single digits in the middle two frames...

The Hayti Indians received the top seed for the 62nd annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament that starts Dec. 26 at Bloomfield High School. Bernie is the No. 2 seed, two-time defending champion Dexter No. 3, Doniphan No. 4, East Prairie No. 5, Twin Rivers No. 6, Kennett No. 7, Portageville No. 8, Van Buren No. 9, South Pemiscot No. 10, Richland No. 11, Gideon No. 12, Bloomfield No. 13, Malden No. 14, Puxico No. 15 and Holcomb No. 16...

DEXTER — The Poplar Bluff Mules are looking for a second and third scoring option. Kiley Bess scored a team-high 22 points, but none of her teammates reached double figures in the Mules’ 57-43 loss to Olive Branch (Miss.) in the third round of the SEMO Border Challenge on Saturday at the Bearcat Event Center...

The Dexter Bearcats had to fight and claw their way to victory over East St. Louis (Ill.) and earn a second place finish in the SEMO Border Challenge. The Bearcats overcame 26 turnovers to beat East St. Louis 68-59 in the third round of the event Saturday at the Bearcat Event Center...

KENNETT, Mo. - The No. 2 seeded Caruthersville Tigers upset the No. 1 seeded Kennett Indians 43-35 in the Bootheel Conference eighth grade boys basketball championship Saturday afternoon. Caruthersville lead 9-5 after one quarter, 19-12 at halftime and 30-24 at the end of the third quarter...

KENNETT, Mo. - The No. 1 seeded Malden Green Wave rallied from a 44-38 deficit in the closing minute of regulation to beat the No. 2 seeded Kennett Indians 45-44 in the seventh grade championship of the Bootheel Conference Tournament Saturday. Quentin Kilgore knocked down one of three free throws after being fouled with less then one second remaining shooting a 3-pointer to seal the victory for Malden...

By Derek James sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON — So far this season, no team has been able to slow down Sikeston’s explosive offense. The Cape Central Tigers had the solution for a half, but Sikeston’s offense came out of its slumber and erupted for 34 points in the third period to propel the Bulldogs to a 74-67 win to capture their fourth-straight SEMO Conference Tournament championship and their eighth in the 15-year history of the event...

East Carter girls athletics is having an incredible run of success. Softball went to state, cross country went to state, and most recently, cheerleading won back-to-back MCCA Class 1 Small Squad State Championships. The only problem is, many of the Lady Redbirds were on two or three fall sports at the same time...

The Southeast Missouri Area Football Coaches Association recently released their all-region teams, with several local athletes receiving honors. In Class 2, Charleston’s 10-2 season was rewarded with several 10 being named to the all-region team. Senior Q’nairies Anderson was the offensive most valuable player in Class 2 after rushing for 2,838 yards and 38 touchdowns. The Southeast Missouri State University verbal commitment leaves the Bluejay program as the all-time leading rusher...

ORAN, Mo. — The Oran Eagles remained unbeaten, taking down visiting Scott-Miss Conference rival Scott City 75-48 Friday night. Jacob Shoemaker had a game-high 21 points for Oran (5-0) as the Eagles jumped out to a 39-13 lead at halftime and were never challenged in the second half...

SIKESTON — Struggling to score has been an early season problem for the Charleston boys basketball so far this season. Those same problems continued on Friday, in the third-place game of the SEMO Conference Tournament, against Poplar Bluff. The Bluejays scored just 11 points in the first quarter — 27 for the first half – and fell to the Mules 79-58...