Crusaders, Devils find MVC final

Saturday, February 3, 2007

Leopold's Darren VanGennip shot over Saxony defenders Zach Bohnert, 31, and Max Wieser in a Mississippi Valley Conference Tournament semifinal game Friday night at Meadow Heights High School. Saxony Lutheran won the game 68-57 and will play Chaffee in tonight's championship game. Story on Page 3B (Kit Doyle) [Click to enlarge]

Top seed Saxony Lutheran and No. 2 Chaffee used double-digit semifinal victories Friday to move into the Mississippi Valley Conference tournament championship at Meadow Heights.

Saxony Lutheran will face Chaffee at 8:30 tonight.

Saxony Lutheran (17-3) and Leopold were deadlocked at the end of the third quarter before the Crusaders used a 22-11 fourth quarter for a 68-57 win.

Alex Jauch led the Crusaders with 18 points. Max Wieser and Bret Steffens each added 10 points.

Eric Fluchel led Leopold with 27 points, and Darren VanGennip added 14.

Chaffee romped past Zalma 69-48 in the other semifinal.

The Red Devils were led by Andy Hendrix with 20 points, Jerrod Steger had 14, Aaron Hopkins netted 12 points and Adam Horton added 10.

Justin Lemons led Zalma with 11 points and Jeremy Rodgers added 10 points.

Saxony Lutheran 68, Leopold 57

SAXONY LUTHERAN (68) -- Alex Jauch 18, Max Wieser 10, Bret Steffens 10, Clay Obergoenner 9, Ben Courtois 7, Austin Kwikkel 6, Zach Bohnert 4, Garret Ruppel 4. FG 20, FT 16-22, F 12 (3-pointers: Steffens 2, Ruppel 1, Weiser 1. Fouled out: none)

LEOPOLD (57) -- Eric Fluchel 27, Darren VanGennip 14, Matt Stoverink 9,Trent Vandeven 5, Tyler Clubb 2. FG 20, FT 2-5, F 21 (3-pointers: Stoverink 3, VanGennip 2. Fouled out: Clubb)

Chaffee 69, Zalma 48

CHAFFEE (69) -- Andy Hendrix 20, Jerrod Steger 14, Aaron Hopkins 12, Adam Horton 10, Gabe Seabaugh 5, Alex Orr 3, Michael Lee 3, Dylan McAlister 2. FG 20, FT 17-25, F 14 (3-pointers: Steger 3, Horton 1. Fouled out: none)

ZALMA (48) -- Justin Lemons 11, Jeremy Rodgers 10, Colton Bailey 9, Chad Buehler 7, Travis Mergel 7, Kevin Walker 4. FG 12, FT 6-9, F 23 (3-pointers: Lemons 2, Rogers 2, Mergel 1, Buehler 1. Fouled out: Buehler , Bailey, Walker.)

Bell City 75, Oran 57

Bell City posted its 13th straight win.

The Cubs (17-4) were led by Will Bogan's 24 points and Nick Niemczyk's 21. Phillip Gross added 11 points.

Oran was led by Cody Romas and Chris Asmus with 12 points apiece.

BELL CITY (75) -- Melvin Johnson 4, Phillip Gross 11, Austin Segers 2, Marty Dames 4, Austin Bush 4, Will Bogan 24, Eddie Green 2, Clay Dover 3, Nick Niemczyk 21. FG 20, FT 26-33, F 21 (3-pointers: Johnson 1, Gross 1, Niemczyk 1. Fouled out: none)

ORAN (57) -- Steven Mock 7, Chasey Seyer 8, Hunter Glastetter 4, Cody Romas 12, Lance Dannenmueller 8, Chris Asmus 12, Jake Kluesner 6. FG 19, FT 10-16, F 21 (3-pointers: Mock 1, Romas 1, Asmus 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Oran won 53-45.

Jackson 70, Farmington 61

Jackson trailed at halftime but outscored Farmington 40-27 to pull away in the second half.

The Indians (16-7) were led by Jake Leet with 17 points. Hunter Grantham added 16 points, and Antonio Garritano scored 15.

JACKSON (70) -- Jake Leet 17, Hunter Grantham 16, Antonio Garritano 15, Spencer Goodman 9, Steven Spradlin 9, Matt Lang 4. FG 19, FT 26-31, F 18 (3-pointers: Leet 2. Fouled out: none)

FARMINGTON (61) -- Beard, 15 Glaspy 11, Peterson 10, McBride 7, Barry 7, Maffie 6, Armstrong 4, Arnold 1. FG 20, FT 15-20, F 22 (3-pointers: Glaspy 1, Barry 1. Fouled out: Maffie)

JV -- Farmington won 67-49.

Scott City 81,East Prairie 54

Scott City won easily on the road.

Alex King led the Rams (13-7) with 23 points. Jay Simmons added 17, Caleb Estes had 15 and Rynn Eskew scored 14. Jamie Pinkston recorded 11 assists.

SCOTT CITY (81) -- John Pinkston 4, Jay Simmons 17, Rynn Eskew 14, Jamie Pinkston 6, Caleb Estes 15, Jacob Campbell 2, Alex King 23. FG 32, FT 9-13, F 11 (3-pointers: Simmons 5, Estes 3. Fouled out: none)

EAST PRAIRIE (54) -- Randy Woods 15, M.C. Williams 8, Ryan Jones 3, Paris Tipler 13, Jacob Garrett 2, Tyler Branum 4, Tony Jones 9. FG 23, FT 5-9, F 14 (3-pointers: Williams 2, Woods 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Scott City won 64-16.

Scott County Central 77, New Madrid CC 72

Scott County Central used a big second quarter to win at home.

Caleb Johnson led Scott County (16-4) with 28 points. D.D. Gillespie had 18, Drew Thomas had 14 and Bobby Hatchett added 11.

NMCC (72) -- Lance Price 21, Darrence Perkins 15, Leslie Williams 10, Justin Beasley 8, Patrick Guest 7, Dontrey Washington 6, Corey Rowe 3, Antiwann Smoot 2. FG 30, FT 6-11, F 20 (3-pointers: Rowe 1, Williams 1. Fouled out: none).

SCC (77) -- Caleb Johnson 28, D.D. Gillespie 18, Drew Thomas 14, Bobby Hatchett 11, Mark Freed 6, FG 29, FT 19-24, F 14. (3-pointers: none).

Dexter 60, Advance 56

Advance led after three quarters but was outscored 20-9 in the fourth quarter in a home loss.

Alex Steil led the Hornets with 23 points.

DEXTER (60) -- Hessing 5, Windham 8, Rawson 7, Chamberlain 14, Carwile 4, Hart 22. FG 23, FT 11-15 (3-pointers: Hart 2, Rawson 1. Fouled out: none)

ADVANCE (56) -- Rusty Hendricks 12, Adam Baker 7, David VanGennip 4, Alex Steil 23, Jacob Bond 6, Trenton Moses 2, Chris Welch 2. FG 24, FT 5-11 (3-pointers: Steil 2, Hendricks 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Dexter won 58-45.

St. Vincent 78, Windsor 44

Chris Fisher led the Indians (10-8) with 19 points.

Gregory Finger had 18, Chris Wengert scored 12 and Justin L'Hote added 10 for the Indians (10-8 overall, 4-4 in the Jefferson County Conference, 3-0 in JCC small schools).

WINDSOR (44) -- Jereome Brown 17, Stephon Allen 16, Kyle Burrow 4, Jake Neff 3, Calvin Kohler 2, Billy Willis 2. FG 12, FT 13-18, F 19 (3-pointers: Brown 2, Allen 3. Fouled out: none)

ST. VINCENT (78) -- Chris Fischer 19, Gregory Finger 18, Chris Wengert 12, Justin L'Hote 10, Zach Richardet 8, Josh Rollet 7, Matt Abbott 4. FG 29, FT 17-23, F 20 (3-pointers: Finger 2, Richardet 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- St. Vincent won 39-34.

New Salem Baptist 53,Collinsville Christian 44

Brett Jones led New Salem with 28 points in a home win.

Trent Jones added 12 points for the Eagles (11-11).

COLLINSVILLE (44) -- Josh Kotras 13, Josh Merritt 8, Jabari Mitchell 9, Josh Webster 10, Tyronne Howard 4. FG 16, FT 9-16, F 19 (3-pointers: Kotras 3. Fouled out: Kotras)

NEW SALEM (53) -- Trent Jones 12, Jacob Green 2, Brett Jones 28, Josh Davault 11. FG 16, FT 14-20, F 17 (3-pointers: B. Jones 5, T. Jones 2. Fouled out: none)

GIRLS BASKETBALLNew Salem Baptist 76,Collinsville Christian 13

Sarah Green posted a triple-double with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists in a home win for New Salem Baptist (13-0).

Celsey Cook added 27 points, Kelsey Barlow had 16 and Martha Poole had 13.

COLLINSVILLE (13) -- Amber Balci 5, Kristen Lane 2, Kimmy Paulie 2, Brittany Cashman 2, Maddy Webber 2. FG 5, FT 2-2, F 15 (3-pointers: Balci 1. Fouled out: none)

NEW SALEM (76) -- Sarah Green 30, Celsey Cook 27, Martha Poole 13, Kelsey Barlow 16. FG 34, FT 6-11, F 7 (3-pointers: Green 2. Fouled out: none)

-- From staff reports