Central, Jackson boys advance to semifinal showdown

The teams will meet 7:30 p.m. at the Farmington Civic Center, with the tourney's third-place and final games set for Saturday.

Jajuan Bell knocked down six 3-pointers en route to a 38-point performance, as the Tigers defeated Sullivan 68-65 in overtime. Anthony Watts added 13 points for the Tigers.

Jackson, the top seed, hammered St. James 68-28 in a first-round game.

Spencer Goodman had 13 points to pave the way for Jackson. The Indians hit nine 3-pointers and had 11 players score.

Central 68, Sullivan 65 OT

CENTRAL -- Anthony Watts 13, Jajuan Bell 38, Chase Johnson 6, Shane Nolen 1, Zach Boerboom 2, Derek Walker 4, Landon Ewers 4. FG 16, FT 15-22, F 20 (3-pointers: Bell 6, Watts 1. Fouled out: none)

Jackson 68, St. James 28

JACKSON -- Caleb Guillaims 3, Marcus Harris 5, Kyle Keith 6, Cody Green 5, Josh Gwin 4, Spencer Goodman 13, Matt Lang 7, Jake Leet 8, Aaron Floyd 2, Hunter Grantham 9, Antonio Garritano 6. FG 19, FT 3-7, F 20 (3-pointers: Guillaims 1, Harris 1, Keith 2, Green 1, Lang 1, Leet 2, Grantham 1. Fouled out: none)

Chaffee 76, Greenville 45

Jerrod Steger led Chaffee in their season-opening win over Greenville with 26 points. Andy Hendrix added 23 points for the Red Devils.

Chaffee -- Josh Steger 2, Trenton Horman 3, Taimen Taylor 5, Jerrod Steger 26, Gabe Seabaugh 8, Dylan McAlister 6, Andy Hendrix 23, Zach Wachter 3. FG 23, FT 15-28, F 23 (3-pointers: Taylor 1, Je. Steger 3, Wachter 1. Fouled out: Adam Horton.)

JV -- Chaffee won 41-22.

North County Christian 50, New Salem 47

Dillon Gaines scored 22 points, but New Salem came up three points short against North County Christian.

Dillon Sutton added 10 points for New Salem.

Tyler Bolton and Adam Callicatt paced North County with 12 points apiece.

New Salem (47) -- Dillon Gaines 22, Dillon Sutton 10, Bret Jones 8, Jared Crist 5, Trent Jones 2. FG 16, FT 6-22, F 22 (Fouled out: T. Jones)

North County Christian (50) -- Kendal Smith 6, Tyler Bolton 12, Ronald Dukes 4, Barry Hikes 3, Adam Callicatt 12, Donald Reeve 4, Tim Hancock 9. FG 22, FT 3-16, F 27 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Callicatt)

Oran InvitationalCooter 75, Advance 71, OT

Jacob Bond led Advance with 36 points, including four 3-pointers as the Hornets fell in overtime to Cooper. Advance outscored Cooter 19-12 in the final frame to force an overtime in the tournament's final first-round game. Chris Welch added nine points for the Hornets.

Advance -- Nate Middelton 5, Cody Vangennip 8, Blake Seabaugh 4, Jacob Bond 36, Brandon Coleman 7, Chris Welch 9. FG 26, FT 7-10, F 11 (3-pointers: Bond 4. Fouled out: none)

Malden 73, Kelly 48

Chris Cooper led Kelly with 15 points in the Hawks' lopsided loss to Malden in a consolation bracket game. Levi Felter scored eight points.

Kelly -- Ryan Essner 5, Chris Cooper 15, Josh DeBrock 5, Brett Harper 2, Levi Felter 8, Omar Campos 1, Zach Essner 7, Bryce Faulkner 2, Josh Rodgers 3. FG 13, FT 7-19, F 16 (3-pointers: Essner 1, Cooper 3, DeBrock 1. Fouled out: Cooper.)

Woodland InvitationalMeadow Heights 67, Delta 58

Tyler Wagner netted 20 points and Dustin Hubler added 14 as Meadow Heights knocked off Delta.

Casey Rhodes led Delta with 22 points.

Meadow Heights (3-1) -- Dustin Hubler 14, Derrick Wilfong 6, Tyler Wagner 20, Ethan Mayfield 7, Derek Bass 2, Tyler Welker 8, Luke Nitsch 2, Zach Hotop 9. FG 21, FT 14-31, F 18 (3-pointers: Hubler 1, Hotop 1, Welker 1, Wagner 1. Fouled out: none)

Delta -- Teddy May 15, Tyler Martin 9, Alex Parks 2, Casey Rhodes 22, Shelby Kight 5, Gage Bowers 5. FG 23, FT 12-19, F 17 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: May)

Woodland 59, Oak Ridge 49

Woodland outscored Oak Ridge by 11 in the final period to pull away for the victory.

Kyle Reynolds had a game-high 16 points. Timmy Abner added 13 and Logan McCarty netted 11 for the Cardinals.

Dustin Meyr led Oak Ridge with 15 points and Garrett Light and Brett Thomas both added 12 points.

Woodland (1-1) -- Josh Hahn 10, Joe Layton 5, Timmy Abner 13, Kyle Reynolds 16, Devon James 2, Vincent Choate 2, Logan McCarty 11. FG 19, FT 9-22, F 19 (3-pointers: Hahn 2, Layton 1, Abner 1. Fouled out: Hahn)

Oak Ridge -- Kaz Lange 2, Dillon Abbott 8, Dustin Meyr 15, Garret Light 12, Brett Thomas 12. FG 14, FT 9-21, F 19 (3-pointers: Abbott 2, Meyr 2. Fouled out: Light)

Monday (at Woodland)Zalma 65, Perryville 57

The No. 7 seed Zalma upset No. 2 seed Perryville 65-57 at the Woodland Invitational on Monday. Justin Lemons netted 23 points and Brent Roth added 15 for the Bulldogs.

Steve Richardson was the leading scorer for the Pirates with 17 points.

Zalma (65) -- Travis Mergel 3, Chad Buchler 5, Steven Simmers 5, Colton Bailey 15, Justin Lemons 23, Nick Montgomery 5, Justin Stotts 2. Liam Shaw 7. FG: 25. FT: 10-25. F: 13. (3-pointers: Mergel 1, Lemons 2, Montgomery 1, Shaw 1.)

Perryville (57) -- Andrew Martin 2, Jon Hecht 13, Steve Richardson 17, Bent Roth 15, Wade Leible 4, Tyson Brown 6. FG: 23. FT: 8-10. F: 21 (3-Pointers: Richardson 3. Fouled out: Ben Prevallet).

GIRLS BASKETBALLSt. Vincent 48, Delta 37

Courtney Besand scored 15 points as St. Vincent defeated Delta on Tuesday night.

Lacey Siegmund added nine points for St. Vincent (1-1).

Sarah Keys netted 15 points and Jodi Menz added 10 points and 17 rebounds for Delta, which had not lost a regular-season game since the 2005-06 season.

DELTA (37) -- Sarah Keys 15, Jodi Menz 10, Sara Blattel 6, Taylor Smith 4, Rebecca Cox 2. FG 13, FT 5-7, F 18 (3-pointers: Keys 2. Fouled out: Amanda Drew)

ST. VINCENT (48) -- Courtney Besand 15, Lacey Siegmund 9, Brooke Brown 8, Elizabeth Rozier 6, Kelsey Cissell 4, Jessica Welker 4, Lindsey Wehmeyer 2. FG 18, FT 9-16, F 12 (3-pointers: Rozier 1. Fouled out: none)

Farmington 58, Notre Dame 43

Holly Russell led Farmington with 22 points, as the Knights defeated Notre Dame in both team's season openers in the Farmington Tournament.

Jane Morrill led the Bulldogs with 17 points.

Farmington (58) -- Molly Barnes 10, Taylor Jensen 10, Kelsey Detring 12, Ashley Lawson 2, Holly Russell 22, Holly Hoehn 2.

Notre Dame (43) -- Jane Morrill 17, Alex Fowler 9, Emily Brummitt 8, Paige Schumer 4, Amanda Plyman 4, Erika Reinagel 1.

New Salem 32, North County Christian 30

Laura Poole hit a shot at the buzzer to lead New Salem Baptist of Marble Hill past North County Christian.

Poole had 10 points and Marti Poole added seven points to help New Salem (2-0).

NEW SALEM -- Laura Poole 10, Marti Poole 7, Kelsey Barlow 7, Celsey Cook 6, Leah Jones 2. FG 14, FT 1-4, F 13 (3-pointers: Barlow 1. Fouled out: none)

WRESTLINGJackson wins two duals

The Jackson wrestling team opened its season with dual victories at home over Hancock and New Madrid County Central.

Jackson posted eight pins in a 69-10 victory over Hancock and 10 pins in a 78-6 win over New Madrid. The Indians dropped just three matches on the night.

Jackson 69, Hancock 10

103 -- Levi Rayburn (J) pin Dustin Borton, 1:29

112 -- Jordon Reisenbichler (J) forfeit

119 -- Clay Rouse (J) pin Boshers, :45

125 -- Josh Scott (J) pin Robert Lawson, 1:14

130 -- Doug Froemsdorf (J) forfeit

135 -- Matt Wright (H) pin Chris Hurst, 3:30

140 -- Perry Hazelwood (J) dec. James Williams, 8-4

145 -- Jamie Schumacher (J) pin Johnny Body, 1:48

152 -- Justin Miller (J) forfeit

160 -- Ryan Marble (J) forfeit

171 -- John Phillips (H) dec. Mitchell Montgomery, 11-0

189 -- Michael Riney (J) pin Jake Mensshall, 1:34

215 -- Blake Peiffer (J) pin Nico Licavoli, 1:43

HVY -- Jake Bullinger (J) pin Corey Zimmerman, :56

Jackson 78, New Madrid CC 6

103 -- Rayburn (J) pin Johnathan Clements, 1:47

112 -- Reisenbichler (J) forfeit

119 -- Rouse (J) pin Leston Babb, 1:49

125 -- Scott (J) forfeit

130 -- Froemsdorf (J) pin Ryan Ash, 1:19

135 -- Hurst (J) pin Marquese Branch, 2:15

140 -- Hazlewood (J) pin Steven Brewer, :47

145 -- Schumacher (J) pin Jared Allen, :15

152 -- Miller (J) pin A.G. Sanders, 1:59

160 -- Marble (J) pin Jake Banvever, 1:38

171 -- Patrick Goforth (NM) pin Montgomery, 2:37

189 -- Riney (J) pin Thor Smith, 1:06

215 -- Peiffer (J) forfeit

HVY -- Bullinger (J) pin De'aerin Farr, 2:63

-- From staff reports

OTHER EVENTS

* Notre Dame, Jackson, and Central all won their opening-round games in the Central junior varsity girls basketball tournament.

Notre Dame knocked off Sikeston 50-25, Jackson crushed Valley Catholic 48-7, and Central trounced Dexter 38-11. Notre Dame will square off against Poplar Bluff tonight at 6 p.m. in the semifinals while Jackson will take on Central at 7:15 p.m. at Central High School.

-- From staff reports