Scott City boys reach district semifinals

Monday, February 25, 2008
The Scott City boys basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the Class 3 District 1 tournament with a 52-48 overtime victory Saturday over East Prairie in Portageville, Mo.

The third-seeded Rams trailed the sixth-seeded Eagles 32-28 entering the fourth quarter, but rallied to send the game into overtime.

Alex King scored a game-high 28 points for Scott City, while Jay Simmons added 12.

M.C. Williams paced East Prairie with 19 points.

The Rams will meet Portageville at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the semifinals. Portageville advanced with a 61-41 victory over Kelly.

Top-seeded Charleston and New Madrid County Central will pair off in the other semifinal. Charleston defeated Caruthersville 56-35, while New Madrid advanced with a 61-49 win against Kennett.

The championship will be played at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Portageville 61, Kelly 41

KELLY (41) -- Chris Cooper 6, Josh DeBrock 11, Levi Felter 8, Blake Wade 5, Zach Essner 4, Eric Turley 1, Josh Rodgers 6. FG 14, FT 12-24, F 15. (3-pointers: Wade 1. Fouled out: Cooper)

PORTAGEVILLE (61) -- Byron Wright 13, Jacob Estes 11, TJ Smith 5, Fred Treadwell 11, Royden Booker 2, Bruce Mathis 8, Terrale Jones 11. FG 24, FT 11-20, F 15. (3-pointers: Jones 1, Wright 1. Fouled out: none)

Scott City 52, East Prairie 48, OT

SCOTT CITY (52) -- Alex King 28, Jay Simmons 12, Shae Simmons 6, John Pinkston 4, Caleb Estes 2. FG 16. FT 16-25. F 11. (3-pointers: J. Simmons 2, S. Simmons 2. Fouled out: none)

EAST PRAIRIE (48) -- M.C. Williams 19, Tony Jones 13, Ryan Jones 9, Dustin Caldwell 7. FG 19 FT 5-9. F 18. (3-pointers: Williams 5. Fouled out: R. Jones, Jacob Garrett)

GIRLS BASKETBALLClass 3 District 1

Kelly defeated Charleston 62-30 on Saturday to advance to tonight's district semifinals in Portageville, Mo.

The Hawks built a 33-12 lead by halftime and added to the lead in the second half.

Debra Hall led Kelly with 19 points, while Kayla Cissell had 13 and Londyn Backfisch tallied 10.

Kelly will meet Caruthersville at 7:30 p.m. Carutherville posted a 66-43 victory over East Prairie in the first round. New Madrid County Central, which defeated Scott City 56-45 in the first round, will meet Portageville in the other semifinal.

Portageville advanced with a 65-29 victory against Kennett.

The girls championship is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday.

Kelly 62, Charleston 30

CHARLESTON (30) -- Gabrielle Quinn 2, Jerquawnda Sherrell 4, Chelsie Lane 2, Taylor Duenne 9, Cedrica Rodgers 7, Tariah Simpson 5, Emily Brashear 1. FG 10, FT 7-22, F 20. (3-pointers: Duenne 2. Fouled out: Rodgers, Spence, Simpson).

KELLY (62) -- Londyn Backfisch 10, Kayla Cissell 13, Lana Whitworth 3, Tara Johnson 5, Lela Deason 2, Haley Glastetter 1, Kristen Powell 9, Debra Hall 19. FG 22, FT 17-29, F 19. (3-pointers: Johnson 1. Fouled out: none)

New Madrid County Central 56, Scott City 45

NMCC (56) -- Jasmine Flennoy 21, Page Jimerson 9, Shameika Williams 8, Tameika Williams 8, J'Kara Collins 4, Reshanda Taylor 2. FG 24. FT 8-15. F 18. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

SCOTT CITY (45) -- Stephanie Essner 11, Emily Essner 11, Becky Holder 10, Holli Shemonia 4, Ashley Brant 3, Whitney Tapley 2, Macy Heisserer 2, Jessica Stice 2. FG 15. FT 13-20. F 13. (3-pointers: E. Essner 2. Fouled out: Beth Razer)

-- From staff reports