Grace Mirly netted a game-high 18 points to lead the state-ranked Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team to a 53-32 win over victory over visiting North County on Thursday.
The Crusaders led 31-20 at halftime and held the Raiders to single digits in the second half to come away with the win.
Ashlynn Collier scored 14 points and Brianna Mueller tossed in 10 points for Saxony Lutheran (4-1).
Holly Forbes sank 16 points to pace North County (5-2).
North County 10 10 3 9 -- 32
Saxony Luth. 16 15 10 12 -- 53
NORTH COUNTY (32) -- Sydney Parker 2, Madison Binkard 3, Emily Eaton 9, Kaley Newland 2, Holly Forbes 16. FG 12, FT 2-4, F 14 (3-pointers: Binkard, Eaton. Fouled out: None.)
SAXONY LUTHERAN (53) -- Grace Mirly 18, Laurel Mueller 5, Ali Galemmo 2, Brianna Mueller 10, Addi Beussink 2, Ashlynn Collier 14, Masyn McWilliam 2. FG 23, FT 4-11, F 12 (3-pointers: Mirly. Fouled out: None.)
JV -- Saxony Lutheran won 50-16
Fredericktown's Raylyn Dodd scored a game-high 20 points as the Black Cats easily handled the host Indians.
Annabeth Phillips added 11 points for Fredericktown (4-1), which led 35-13 at halftime.
Jackie Verseman had eight points to pace St. Vincent (4-2).
Fredericktown 16 19 10 15 -- 60
St. Vincent 2 11 9 0 -- 22
FREDERICKTOWN (60) -- Annabeth Phillips 11, Paige Godsey 10, Raylyn Dodd 20, Rachel Hamilton 4, Kirsten Hanner 3, Brooklynn Hudson 6, Grace Bradford 2, Callista Francis 4. FG 20, FT 4-13, F 11 (3-pointers: Phillips 3, Godsey, Hamilton, Hudson. Fouled out: None.)
ST. VINCENT (22) -- Sammie Pritchard 2, Jenna Winkler 7, Abby Buchheit 3, Hannah Gotto 2, Jackie Verseman 8. FG 7, FT 2-3, F 13 (3-pointers: Winkler, Buchheit. Fouled out: None.)
JV -- St. Vincent won 28-17
The sixth-seeded Bobcats had their best offensive game of the season in knocking off the seventh-seeded Rams in a consolation semifinal of the Chaffee Lady Red Devils Invitational Tournament.
Freshman Macey Smith scored a game-high 15 points to lead Delta (2-3). The Bobcats will face fourth-seeded Puxico (2-1) for the consolation title at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Faith Grant had eight points to pace Scott City (1-5).
Scott City 7 11 9 3 -- 30
Delta 14 18 11 11 -- 54
SCOTT CITY (30) -- Faith Grant 8, Tori Buckner 6, Bella Bowers 5, Morgan Pettit 3, Courtney Enderle 2, Katie Smith 2, Emma Wilhelm 2, Britney Parker 2. FG 11, FT 5-13, F 11 (3-pointers: Buckner 2, Pettit. Fouled out: None.)
DELTA (54) -- Macey Smith 15, Lydia Borneman 8, Carrie Waddle 8, Karlee Beggs 6, Erin Bond 5, Kiley Wicker 4, Jamie Hodge 2, Tamera Crowden 2, Alexis Mitchell 2, Cooper Simpson 2. FG 25, FT 4-8, F 20 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)
The Bulldogs suffered two lopsides losses to Poplar Bluff (69-4) and host Dexter (77-3).
The Mules defeated the Bearcats 48-21 in the other dual.
106 -- Double forfeit
113 -- Vince Kelly (PB) dec. Evan Dowdy (ND) 5-4
120 -- Kade Richardson (PB) won by forfeit
126 -- Garrett McClure (PB) won by forfeit
132 -- Jack Smoothers (PB) won by forfeit
138 -- Josh Lawrinenko (PB) wbf Hunter Miller (ND) 1:41
145 -- Bruce Ha (ND) maj. dec. John Smother (PB) 11-1
152 -- Jonny Jaco (PB) wbf Manuel Aguilar (ND) 1:10
160 -- Chance Moore (PB) won by forfeit
170 -- Tanner Dunivan (PB) wbf Will Parsons (ND) 2:09
182 -- Drew Dugas (PB) wbf Chris Greene (ND) 1:08
195 -- Steven Haley (PB) won by forfeit
220 -- Jordan Lansford (PB) wbf Robert Hearnes (ND) :42
HWT -- Josh Lewis (PB) wbf Mario Reed (ND) 1:02
Patrick Buck was the lone non-forfeit victor for the host Tigers in their loss to the Dragons.
106 -- Nathan Geisner (SG) won by forfeit
113 -- Ethan LeClere (SG) wbf Conner Moore (CC) :42
120 -- Reid Wadley (CC) won by forfeit
126 -- Wade Dickens (SG) won by forfeit
132 -- Grant Staffen (SG) won by forfeit
138 -- Jared Humbolt (SG) won by forfeit
145 -- Dean Scheller (CC) won by forfeit
152 -- Austin Brewer (SG) maj. dec. Logan Wright (CC) 14-3
160 -- Dennis Jordan (CC) wbf Ty Brown (SG) :46
170 -- Wyatt Hahn (SG) wbf Reiss Groves (CC) :17
182 -- Wade Hahn (SG) wbf Bailey Sheehan (CC) 1:02
195 -- Albert Gonz (SG) won by forfeit
220 -- Gabe Harman (SG) wbf Mitchel Humphrey (CC) 1:18
HWT -- Patrick Buck (CC) dec. Kade Jett (SG) 6-3
-- From staff reports
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