MISSOURIAN ROUNDUP: Delta girls basketball lose in the Lady Devil Invitational semifinals

Sophomore Macey Smith once again led her team with 12 points as the sixth-seeded Delta girls basketball team fell 41-33 to second-seeded Puxico in the Chaffee Lady Red Devils Invitational Tournament.

If the Bobcats won it would have been their second upset of the tournament.

Lexi Mitchell tossed in eight points for Delta (3-2), which trailed by five points at halftime. The Bobcats will face fourth-seeded host Chaffee (3-1) for third place at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

Faith Oliver scored a game-high 24 points, half of which came from behind the arc, to lead Puxico (7-1). The Indians will take on top-seeded Oran (4-0) for the tournament championship at 4 p.m. Saturday.

DELTA (33) -- Tamera Crowden 3, Macey Smith 12, Lexi Mitchell 8, Carrie Waddle 2, Karlee Beggs 6, Cooper Simpson 2. FG 12, FT 3-8, F 15 (3-pointers: Beggs, Crowden. Fouled out: Crowden.)

PUXICO (41) -- Sophia Hancock 11, Kaiti Payne 2, Katelyn Pierre 4, Faith Oliver 24. FG 9, FT 11-20, F 11 (3-pointers: Oliver 4. Fouled out: None.)

Woodland 53, East Prairie 47

Junior Krista Rhodes drained a game-high 30 points, half of which came from behind the three-point line, to lead the third-seeded Cardinals to their first win of the season in a single-digit victory over the seventh-seeded Eagles in a consolation semifinal of the Chaffee Lady Red Devils Invitational Tournament.

Hannah Scott scored 12 points for Woodland (1-2), which maintained a 25-16 lead at halftime before the Eagles attempted a second-half comeback and outscored the Cardinals by three points to erase the deficit but ultimately fell six points short in getting the win.

The Cardinals will square off against fifth-seeded Kelly (1-2) for the consolation championship at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Faith Archie had 23 points and Grace Sutton pitched in 12 points to pace East Prairie (0-5).

EAST PRAIRIE (47) -- Grace Sutton 12, Jordan Harper 2, Faith Archie 23, Chanie Moreland 2, Makenzie Williams 8. FG 13, FT 6-10, F 21 (3-pointers: Sutton 3, Archie 2. Fouled out: Williams.)

WOODLAND (53) -- Maddison Altenthal 8, Emma Cook 3, Krista Rhodes 30, Hannah Scott 12. FG 8, FT 19-29, F 12 (3-pointers: Rhodes 5, Cook. Fouled out: None.)

Arcadia Valley 58, Cape Central 49

Yienvi Johnson recorded a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds as the host Tigers were left still searching for their first win in the loss to the undefeated Tigers of Arcadia Valley.

Abbie Reece tallied 18 points and six rebounds for Cape Central (0-5), which trailed by nine points at halftime before the second-half stalemate.

Briar Johnson sank a game-high 25 points and Jerrika Brockes tossed in 13 points to lead Arcadia Valley (6-0).

ARCADIA VALLEY (58) -- Briar Johnson 25, Jerrika Brockes 13, Jaesa Brockes 7, Miranda Stirtz 6, Josie Landrum 5, Cheyenne Portell 2. FG 14, FT 16-18, F 15 (3-pointers: Je. Brockes 2, Johnson 2, Ja. Brockes. Fouled out: Kinsey Phelps.)

CAPE CENTRAL (49) -- Abbie Reece 18, Yienvi Johnson 13, Yien-ha Jackson 6, Corrie Reece 8, Sydney Tollison 3. FG 18, FT 10-16, F 16 (3-pointers: Tollison. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Arcadia Valley won 36-21

Fredericktown 50, St. Vincent 40

Corin Caroll netted 11 points as the Indians fell to the Black Cats on the road.

Jackie Verseman contributed eight points for St. Vincent (4-2), which trailed by seven points at halftime.

Raylyn Dodd had a game-high 22 points and Callista Francis tossed in 12 points to lead Fredericktown (3-2).

ST. VINCENT (40) -- Kaiti Schnurbusch 5, Jenna Winkler 5, Corin Carroll 11, Kalli Seabaugh 2, Faith Kapp 4, Abby Buchheit 5, Jackie Verseman 8. FG 12, FT 7-12, F 15 (3-pointers: Carroll 2, Buchheit. Fouled out: None.)

FREDERICKTOWN (50) -- Mattie Whitworth 7, Raylyn Dodd 22, Brooklynn Hudson 3, Grace Bradford 6, Callista Francis 12. FG 16, FT 15-16, F 12 (3-pointers: Hudson. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Fredericktown won 39-37

North County 61, Saxony Lutheran 51

The Crusaders got 19 points apiece from Laurel Mueller and Masyn McWilliam, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Raiders on the road.

Saxony Lutheran (3-2) also got seven points from Courtney Kester.

No information was provided for North County.

SAXONY LUTHERAN (51) -- Laurel Mueller 19, Courtney Kester 7, Addie Beussink 2, Zoie Roth 2, Masyn McWilliam 19, Cassidee Wunderlich 2. FG 21, FT 7-12, F 20. (3-pointers: Kester, McWilliam. Fouled out: Addie Beussink.)

NORTH COUNTY (61) -- Not provided.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Scott County Central 80, Delta 54

Garry Wilkerson scored 19 points, 15 of which came from behind the arc, to lead the Braves to their first conference win of the season in the road victory over the Bobcats.

Deantrell Beard chipped in 16 points for Scott County Central (4-2, 2-0 Scott-Mississippi Conference), which clung to a seven-point lead at halftime.

Freshman Isaiah Thomas sank a game-high 22 points, including six three-pointers, to pace Delta (2-4, 0-2), while fellow freshman Eric Mitchell added 16 points for the Bobcats.

SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (80) -- Brody Ditto 2, Deantrell Beard 16, Tyus Banks 15, Deven Blackmon 11, Eric Smith 9, Garry Wilkerson 19, Tony Davis 8. FG 19, FT 10-14, F 16 (3-pointers: Wilkerson 5, Smith 3, Beard. Fouled out: None.)

DELTA (52) -- Charlie Ledbetter 9, Jon Bond 3, Eric Mitchell 16, Damon Bartels 4, Isaiah Thomas 22. FG 14, FT 8-11, F 12 (3-pointers: Thomas 6. Fouled out: Grant Coomer.)

JV -- Scott County Central won 33-12 (Half)

WRESTLING

Ste. Genevieve 40, Cape Central 24

The Tigers were victorious in five of their matches in the road loss to the Dragons.

106 -- Double forfeit

113 -- Jacob Dickens (SG) tech. fall over Roman Ketcherside (CC) 15-0

120 -- David McNeal (SG) wbf. Brendan Wilkens (CC) 3:20

126 -- Conner Moore (CC) wbf. Kaleb Staffer (SG) 3:18

132 -- Grant Staffer (SG) wbf. Conrad Scheller (CC) 2:23

138 -- Matthew Pirkle (SG) dec. Dylan Jordan (CC) 7-5

145 -- Jared Humblot (SG) tech. fall Cameron Cox (CC) 15-0

152 -- Davion Clark (CC) wbf. Guage Wiegard (SG) 5:40

160 -- Dennis Jordan (CC) dec. Ty Brown (CC) 6-4

170 -- Dalan Thompson (CC) wbf. Josh Schmidt (SG) 1:44

182 -- Dustin Boyer (SG) dec. Reid Groves (SG) 4-2

195 -- Wade Hahn (SG) wbf. Zachary Nunn (CC) 1:03

220 -- Mitchell Humphrey (CC) dec. Tyler Jenkins (SG) 6-5

HWT -- Issac Boyd (SG) wbf. Trey Dover (CC) 4:37