Inside scoring spurs Portageville past Scott County Central

Portageville's Connor Sells (11) puts up a 3-pointer during the opening round of the 66th annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Tuesday, Dec. 27. (Dennis Marshall/Standard-Democrat)

SIKESTON — Portageville earned a 71-48 at Scott County Central on Thursday, Jan. 5.

The Bulldogs improved to 7-5 with the win, while the Braves dropped to 1-7.

“The Kids played hard,” said Portageville coach TJ Smith. “We had great balanced scoring and it was good to see some production from our post underneath. That’s something we will have to continue to do to be successful.”

Connor Sells and Connor Jefferies led Portageville with 16 and 12, respectively. Mason Adams and Jamarion Smith each added 10.

Zavior Mize was SCC’s leading scorer with 16.

Both teams are scheduled to return to action on Friday, Jan. 6.

Portageville will play at Caruthersville (6-1), while SCC travels to Oak Ridge (10-3).

PORTAGEVILLE 71, SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL 48

Portageville (71) — Connor Sells 16, Connor Jefferies 12, Mason Adams 10, Jamarion Smith 10, Thomas Franse 6, Brandon West 4, AJ Larry 4, Shane Townsend 4, Xavi Bogan 3, Aaron Dunlap 2. FG: 30. FT: 8-16. F: 18. (3-pointers: Bogan 1. Fouled out: none.)

Scott County Central (48) — Zavior Mize 16, Cartavian Banks 10, Asher Britt 7, Marcus Warren 6, Elijah Powers 5, Trevor Brown 2, Jaden Arnold 2. FG: 16. FT: 11-20. F: 18. (3-pointers: Mize 4, Powers 1. Fouled out: Britt, Banks.)