Meadow Heights' win clinches MVC championship

Meadow Heights wrapped up the Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball title Friday on the same night Joey Bell passed the 1,000-point career mark on their home court in Patton, Mo.

The Panthers, 18-6 overall and 6-0 in the MVC, scored on their first six 3-point attempts in the game and led Zalma 30-19 after the first quarter. The Bulldogs took advantage of foul trouble and closed the gap to 41-38 at halftime.

"We had to sit some guys down in the second quarter, and you could tell it by the score," Meadow Heights coach Tom Brown said. "But Zalma had size, and they really pounded us inside. We just didn't have a solution to that kind of size inside."

Bell's game-high 46 points is believed to tie the school's single-game record, Brown said. He has 1,005 points in two years of high school basketball going into next week's district tournament at Poplar Bluff.

Brad Adams added 17 for Meadow Heights.

Chad Wiseman's 24 points led Zalma. Brad McKlin had 23.

Advance 59, Leopold 35

Advance finished its season with a win at home.

The Hornets (19-7) led 11-3 after the first quarter and led 24-14 at halftime. Advance put Leopold away in the third quarter.

Jared Ritter led the Hornets with 17 points. Eric O'Hare had 11.

Clayton Jansen led Leopold with 11 points. Kevin Holzum had 10.

Chaffee 67, Marquand 46

Chaffee used a strong third quarter to cruise past Marquand at home.

The Red Devils improved to 5-2 in the Mississippi Valley Conference and 6-16 overall.

Chaffee led 30-26 at halftime before outscoring Marquand 20-7 in the third quarter.

James Reischman led with 29 points for Chaffee, and Sam Burnett had 18.

St. Vincent 56, Valle 49

St. Vincent built a big halftime lead and held on for a road win.

The Indians (14-7) led 38-22 at halftime and withstood a Valle fourth-quarter rally to win by seven.

Aaron Rellergert led the Indians with 16 points. Alex Armbruster added 12 points, and Tyler Paulus had 10.

Scott City 81, Puxico 64

Scott City went on the road for its 16th victory of the season. Jeremy Schlosser led the Rams (16-6) with 17 points. Mark Dannenmueller added 15 points, and Chris Bradshaw and D.J. Walton each had 12.

Scott County Central 70, Delta 65

Scott County Central edged Delta with the help of Abis White's 24 points and Jeremy Johnson's 21.

The Braves used five 3-pointers, four from Abis White, in the win. Delta's Joey Keys had 32 points. Brent Menz had 10.

Girls Basketball

NEW SALEM BAPTIST 35, TRAINING CENTER 24

New Salem Baptist advanced into the championship game of the Missouri Christian State Tournament with a win over Training Center.

New Salem (21-7) used Sarah Greene's 21 points to advance.

Holly Jordan grabbed 20 rebounds, and MacKenzie Jones added 11 rebounds.

Woodland 35, Kingston 18

Sasha Hutson led the way for Woodland with 13 points in their regular-season finale at Marble Hill.

Amanda Abner added 12 for the Cardinals (8-13), who outscored Kingston (3-16) 19-5 in the first half.

-- From staff reports