Central boys slip past Fox, reach district semis

The Cape Girardeau Central boys basketball team survived its Class 5 District 1 tournament opener Monday night, slipping past host Fox of Arnold 43-41.

Central, the No. 3 seed in the six-team event, improved to 12-14. Fox, seeded last, ends its season at 4-21.

The Tigers led for most of the first half but fell behind 22-19 at the intermission.

Fox scored the first six points of the second half to go ahead 28-19, but the Tigers rallied for a 31-30 advantage after three quarters.

Things went back and forth for most of the final period and the squads found themselves tied 39-39 with about a minute left.

Central's George Hamilton, after blocking a shot, was fouled at the other end and made one of two free throws with 57 seconds left to put the Tigers up 40-39.

The Tigers' Tyler Terry then got a steal and layup with 26 seconds left for a 42-39 lead.

After Hamilton blocked a 3-point attempt, Central's Chase Johnson made one of two free throws with nine seconds remaining to make it 43-39.

Fox scored with four seconds to play, but the Tigers ran out the clock.

Central advances to play second-seeded Hillsboro at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the semifinals.

In Wednesday's other semifinal, at 6 p.m., top-seeded Jackson faces No. 4 Poplar Bluff, which beat No. 5 Seckman 80-61 Monday night.

GIRLS BASKETBALLPerryville 47, Ste. Genevieve 45

Fourth-seeded Perryville rallied to beat fifth-seeded Ste. Genevieve in the first round of the Class 4 District 1 tournament at Sikeston.

Perryville trailed 37-28 going into the fourth quarter but outscored the Dragons 19-8 in the final frame.

Kendra Schilli led the Pirates (16-9) with 20 points.

The Pirates will play top-seeded Fredericktown at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the semifinals. The other semifinal, at 7:30 p.m., features No. 2 Notre Dame against No. 3 Dexter.

Ste. Genevieve 17 6 14 8 -- 45

Perryville 7 13 8 19 -- 47

STE. GENEVIEVE (45) -- Hutson 2, Flieg 6, Rhodes 11, Rector 6, Fox 16, Armbruster 4. FG 18, FT 6-14, F 13 (3-pointers: Flieg 1. Fouled out: none)

PERRYVILLE (47) -- Alicia Kueker 2, Ava Johnson 9, Nicole Gremaud 4, Kendra Schilli 20, Alyssa Bauwens 5, Emily Hanquist 2, Kim Miesner 5. FG 16, FT 6-14, F 19 (3-pointers: Johnson 2, Gremaud 1. Fouled out: none)

Delta 44, Valle 25

Delta, the state's top-ranked Class 1 team, held host Valle to eight first-half points as the Bobcats improved to 23-0.

The Bobcats, who led 22-8 at halftime, received 12 points from Kaci Menz. Jodi Menz had eight points and 14 rebounds, while.

Delta 12 10 10 12 -- 44

Valle 1 7 7 10 -- 25

DELTA (44) -- Tiffany Amelunke 4, Amanda Drew 9, Ashley Deprow 3, Jodi Menz 8, Sarah Blattel 2, Kaci Menz 12, Sarah Keys 6. FG 21, FT 2-6, F 11 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

VALLE (25) -- Megan Ritter 3, Carla Stoll 5, Katie

Bergtholdt 7, Taylor Brackbill 10. FG 10, FT 3-5, F 10 (3-pointers: Stoll 1, Brackbill 1. Fouled out: none)

St. Pius 56, St. Vincent 39

St. Pius outscored visiting St. Vincent 24-8 in the fourth quarter to break open a close game.

Lacey Siegmund led St. Vincent (12-9) with 12 points.

St. Vincent 11 7 13 8 -- 39

St. Pius 9 11 12 24 -- 56

ST. VINCENT (39) -- Lacey Siegmund 12, Courtney Besand 8, Kelsey Cissell 6, Elizabeth Rozier 4, Jessica Welker 4, Brooke Brown 3. FG 17, FT 5-9, F 19 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Siegmund, Rozier)

ST. PIUS (56) -- Eldridge 18, Seauzzo 19, Malan 10, King 8, Aver 1. FG 20, FT 15-26, F 11 (3-pointers: Eldridge 1. Fouled out: none)

Kelly 49, Portageville 47

Kelly built a seven point halftime lead and held on for a home victory.

Nikki Weiny led the Hawks (19-6) with 13 points and Brittany Ponder netted 12.

Portageville 10 8 11 18 -- 47

Kelly 12 13 9 15 -- 49

PORTAGEVILLE (47) -- Drake 4, Deer 2, Rone 8, Welker 3, Kellams 10, Chamberlain 4, Penn 16. FG 18, FT 8-9, F 20 (3-pointers: Penn 1. Fouled out: none)

KELLY (49) -- Brittany Ponder 12, Kayla Cissell 7, Katee Moore 4, Nikki Weiny 13, Katlin Vetter 2, Londyn Backfisch 2, Debra Hall 9. FG 15, FT 16-24, F 14 (3-pointers: Ponder 1. Fouled out: none)

Naylor 64, Oran 35

Tiffany Glastetter scored 24 of Oran's 35 points as the Eagles (15-9) fell on the road.

Oran 2 8 18 7 -- 35

Naylor 20 19 14 11 -- 64

ORAN (35) -- Wendy Eftink 4, Erica Michelsen 6, Jodi Urhahn 1, Tiffany Glastetter 24. FG 12, FT 9-19, F 19 (3-pointers: Michelsen 2. Fouled out: none)

NAYLOR (64) -- Sullivan 3, Ragsdale 2, Baccus 11, Goodrun 11, Deckard 23, Bridges 14. FG 21, FT 14-23, F 15 (3-pointers: Sullivan 1, Baccus 3, Bridges 4. Fouled out: none)

-- From staff reports