Central powers into Farmington title game

Central's boys basketball team set up a showdown with one of the state's premier teams in the championship game of the Farmington Tournament.

The Tigers improved to 2-0 Friday night with a 73-37 semifinal rout of New Madrid County Central and will face Hazelwood Central from St. Louis at 7:30 tonight for the title.

Hazelwood Central features 6-foot-8, 260-pound senior forward Kalen Grimes, who is regarded as one of the nation's top 100 high school players and has signed with the University of Missouri.

Central has a talented 6-8 player of its own in junior Scott Chestnutt, who scored 17 points Friday. Ryan Delph led the Tigers with 20 points, and Alex Ray added 11.

The Tigers led just 17-14 after one quarter but dominated the rest of the game. It was 36-24 at halftime and 60-34 entering the final period.

"We came out fired up tonight," Central coach Derek McCord said. "We feel very good with our defense."

NMCC 14 10 10 3 -- 37

Central 17 19 24 13 -- 73

NMCC (37) -- Kimble 8, Cooper 5, Willis 10, Williams 4, Howell 6, Shepperd 2, Waters 2. FG 18, FT 1-7, F 23 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

CENTRAL (73) -- Larenzo Braxton 2, Alex Ray 11, Eli Harris 8, Jake Knepp 5, Will Johnson 8, Ryan Delph 20, Garrett Ozbun 2, Scott Chestnutt 17. FG 28, FT 13-25, F 15 (3-pointers: Ray 1, Harris 1, Knepp 1, Delph 1. Fouled out: none)

MICDS 65, Notre Dame 49The Bulldogs fell to 0-2 with a lopsided loss to host Mary Institute-Country Day School of St. Louis.

Notre Dame fell behind 28-13 at halftime and trailed 46-31 after three quarters. The Bulldogs pulled to within 53-45 late but MICDS won going away.

Jackson 46, Eureka 29In a Farmington Tournament game from late Thursday, Jackson picked up its first win and will play Riverview Gardens at 1:30 p.m. today in the consolation final.

The Indians (1-1) got 14 points from both Jack Puisis and Ryan Mirly.

Eureka 11 2 7 9 -- 29

Jackson 10 9 10 17 -- 46

EUREKA (29) -- Chris Blackerby 2, Justin Fanger 21, Mike Jelinek 4, Casey Johnson 1, Tyler Jenkins 1. FG 8, FT 13-20, F 20 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Fanger and Chris Klinkerman)

JACKSON (46) -- Brad Eaton 1, Ryan Mirly 3, Nick Fiehler 14, Jack Puisis 14, Tyler McNeely 9, Jason Schafer 5. FG 14, FT 17-24, F 18 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none.)

Oran TournamentThe Lance Amick coaching era at Scott City got off to a rousing start as the top-seeded Rams captured the title with a 59-56 victory over No. 2 Bell City.

Mark Dannenmueller scored 22 points to lead the Rams (3-0), who also got 17 points from Tyler Ward and 10 from Ryan Glastetter. Dannenmueller hit four 3-pointers.

Senior guard Dominitrix Johnson concluded a brilliant tournament by leading the Cubs (2-1) with 31 points. Johnson scored 37 and 36 points in his other tournament games. Jeff Liggins added 10 points Friday.

A 23-15 Scott City advantage in the third quarter erased a 26-24 halftime deficit. The Rams hit 19 of 24 free throws in the game while the Cubs made eight of 16.

Third-seeded Twin Rivers defeated fifth-seeded Scott County Central 75-67 in the third-place game. Michael Lance led Twin Rivers (2-1) with 28 points. Chris Pullen paced the Braves (1-2) with 25 points, followed by Andrew Pullen with 11 and Avis White with 10.

Fourth-seeded Kelly won the consolation title (fifth place) by beating seventh-seeded Richland 88-66. Chris Romas led the Hawks (2-1) with 23 points and Brook Edmonds added 20. Also in double figures were Trey Simmons with 14 and Kendall Deason with 12.

SCOTT CITY 59, BELL CITY 56Bell City 14 12 15 15 -- 56

Scott City 11 13 23 12 -- 59

BELL CITY (56) -- Dominitrix Johnson 31, Blaine Stewart 3, Jeff Liggins 10, Zak McIntyre 6, Randy Conn 6. FG 20, FT 8-16, F 22 (3-pointers: Johnson 3, Stewart 1, McIntyre 2, Conn 2. Fouled out: none)

SCOTT CITY (59) -- Jeremy Schlosser 3, Ryan Glastetter 10, Steve Sanford 1, Mark Dannenmueller 22, Mark Johnston 4, Andy Beck 2, Tyler Ward 17. FG 18, FT 19-24, F 13 (3-pointers: Dannenmueller 4. Fouled out: none)

TWIN RIVERS 75, SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL 67Scott County Central 12 15 15 25 -- 67

Twin Rivers 19 15 19 22 -- 75

SCOTT COUNTY (67) -- Fisher 2, Josh Boley 3, Jeremy Johnson 5, Daniel Holman 7, Chris Pullen 25, Chris Monroe 2, Andrew Pullen 11, Avis White 10. FG 23, FT 9-18, F 23 (3-pointers: Boley 1, Holman 1, White 2. Fouled out: Johnson)

TWIN RIVERS (75) -- Jared Stockton 5, Brandon Lowe 9, Michael Lance 28, Jason Baucom 14, Matt Stanford 19. FG 27, FT 15-29, F 15 (3-pointers: Lowe 1, Stanford 1. Fouled out: none)

KELLY 88, RICHLAND 66Richland 15 20 14 17 -- 66

Kelly 26 19 21 22 -- 88

RICHLAND (66) -- Fuwell 2, Jackie Smith 10, Herrion 11, Waters 3, Moore 22, Sametrius 9, Wheeler 1, Carmack 7, Chris Smith 2. FG 23, FT 13-27, F 18 (3-pointers: Herrion 2, Moore 5, Sametrius 1. Fouled out: J. Smith and Moore)

KELLY (88) -- Brook Edmonds 20, Kendall Deason 12, Trey Simmons 14, Kent Deason 3, Chris Romas 23, Derek Felter 2, Michael Glastetter 2, Clay Mothershead 4, Josh Jones 5. FG 35, FT 9-15, F 19 (3-pointers: Edmonds 4, Simmons 3, Romas 1. Fouled out: Jones)

New Salem 57, Peoples Christian 46New Salem Baptist Academy defeated Peoples Christian Academy 57-46 in the first round of the Hillsboro Christian Outreach Tournament.

John Davault led New Salem (3-1) with 27 points and 12 rebounds. Boone Gaines had 14 points, and David Green added 11 points.

New Salem 28 29 -- 57

Peoples Christian 18 28 -- 46

NEW SALEM (57) -- John Davault 27, David Green 11, Josiah Davault 5, Boone Gaines 14. FG 25, FT 7-10, F 9 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

PEOPLES CHRISTIAN (46) -- Josh Martin 17, Josh Birges 13, Devin Roberts 6, Jeremy Essary 6, Paul Pradlou 4. FG 16, FT 2-4, F 13 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Poplar Bluff 36, Jackson 33Jackson suffered its first loss of the season in the semifinals of the Farmington Tournament. The Indians will play today for third place.

Jennifer Ferrell led the Indians (1-1) with 12 points. Francis Kalich scored 14 points for the Mules.

Jackson 4 9 14 6 -- 33

Poplar Bluff 9 4 12 11 -- 36

JACKSON (33) -- Jennifer Ferrell 12, Ashley Bartels 6, Linden Hahs 1, Jamie Ball 3, Katie Loos 6, Maria Oehl 2, Bobbie Jones 3. FG 7, FT 7-10, F 11 (3-pointers: Ferrell 3, Ball 1. Fouled out: none)

POPLAR BLUFF (36) -- Nelson 5, Johnson 7, Francis Kalich 14, Palotze 2, Shelton 8. FG 15, FT 2-7, F 10 (3-pointers: Nelson 1. Fouled out: none)

Hillsboro TournamentNew Salem Baptist Academy of Marble Hill went 1-1 in its first two games of the Hillsboro Christian Outreach Tournament.

New Salem (5-2) lost to Little Rock Christian School 52-51 in the opener. Sarah Green led New Salem with 27 points. Mary Poole added 11.

In the second game, New Salem defeated Peoples Christian Academy 48-25. Poole led all scorers with 14 points. Green had 12 and Holly Jordan added 10.

LITTLE ROCK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 52, NEW SALEM 51New Salem 11 21 38 51 -- 51

Little Rock 16 26 35 52 -- 52

NEW SALEM (51) -- Sarah Green 27, Mary Poole 11, Holly Jordan 4, MacKenzie Jones 4, Laura Poole 5. FG 22, FT 2-10, F 10 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Jones)

LITTLE ROCK (52) -- Smith 32, Robinson 16, Simons 2, Simons 2. FG 21, FT 5-10, F 15 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Smith)

NEW SALEM 48, PEOPLES CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 25New Salem 22 26 -- 48

Peoples Christian 8 17 -- 25

NEW SALEM (48) -- Sarah Green 12, Holly Jordan 10, Mary Poole 14, MacKenzie Jones 4, Laura Poole 2, Whitney Nanney 6. FG 21, FT 3-7, F 6 (3-pointers: Green 1. Fouled out: none)

PEOPLES (25) -- Langehen 6, Wehelan 5, Loving 5, Grogan 2, Austin 2. FG 12, FT 1-2, F 7 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

BOYS SWIMMING

Parkway South 137, Central 49Central had no first-place finishes and fell to 0-3 in dual meets by losing its home opener.

Central results200 freestyle relay -- 2. Sam Maguire, Alex Heddle, Jason Mercer, Clay Schermann, 1:55.78

50 freestryle -- 2. Schermann 24.46

Diving -- 3. Tanner Rust 172.35

Butterfly -- 2. Heddle 1:07.06; 3. Mercer 1:08.92

100 freestyle -- 3. Hunter Givens 57.54

200 freestyle relay -- 2. 1:40.25 Schermann, Heddle, Givens, Maguire

100 backstroke -- 2. Micah Wright 1:18.60

Breastroke -- 3. Schermann 1:13.06

400 freestyle relay -- 3. 4:11.02 Givens, Jake Meyer, Mercer, Drew Kiel.

--From staff reports