Saxony claims conference tourney

Saxony Lutheran's first-year varsity boys basketball program picked up its first conference title with a 71-64 win over Meadow Heights at the Mississippi Valley Conference Tournament Saturday at Oak Ridge.

In a foul-plagued game in which Meadow Heights picked up two technicals, the Crusaders used a strong fourth quarter to come away with the win. Meadow Heights led 55-45 heading into the fourth quarter, but was outscored 26-9 in the final period.

Tim Lorenz led Saxony Lutheran (14-2) with 22 points. Lauren Lueders had 16 points, all in the second half, and John Volkerding added 10.

Meadow Heights got 16 points from Joel Hahs and 15 apiece from Heath Fulton and Terry Wagner.

Marquand beat Leopold in the third-place game 46-37 and Oak Ridge picked up its second straight win with a 53-44 win over Zalma in the consolation final.

Brandon Stoverink and Kelly Stause scored 12 apiece to lead Leopold.

For Oak Ridge, Austin Hahs had 19 points, Austin Morrison had 15 and Terry Bogenpohl had 10. Zalma was led by David Hovis' 16 points.Championship

Saxony Lutheran 71, Meadow Heights 64

Meadow Heights 13 22 20 9 -- 64

Saxony 13 13 19 26 -- 71

Meadow Heights (64) -- Heath Fulton 15, Anthony Bollinger 6, Brad Adams 6, Terry Wagner 15, Joel Hahs 16, Brian Thompson 4, Matt Kight 2. FG 26, FT 2-2, F 19 (3-pointers: Fulton 1, Hahs 4, Wagner 5. Fouled out: none)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (71) -- Trey Maevers 2, Casey Petzoldt 7, John Volkerding 10, Tim Lorenz 22, Lauren Lueders 16, Zach Meraz 2, Peter Winningham 7. FG 23, FT 21-29, F 18 (3-pointers: Lueders 3, Maevers 1. Fouled out: none)Third-place

Marquand 46, Leopold 37

Leopold 8 16 4 9 -- 37

Marquand 12 11 8 15 -- 46

LEOPOLD (37) -- Nathan Thele 3, Lucas Horrell 6, Brandon Stoverink 12, A.J. Seiler 4, Kelly Stause 12. FG 11, FT 2-13, F 12 (3-pointers: Thele 1, Horrell 1. Fouled out: none)

Marquand (46) -- Statler 7, Sutton 3, Proctor 7, King 20, Francis 9. FG 14, FT 13-16, F 12 (3-pointers: Statler 1, King 2, Francis 1, Sutton 1. Fouled out: none)Fifth-place

Oak Ridge 53, Zalma 44

Zalma 17 7 7 13 -- 44

Oak Ridge 19 14 10 10 -- 53

ZALMA (44) -- Garner 5, Hovis 16, Wiseman 8, Goolsby 7, Schrader 2, Landing 6. FG 17, FT 7-18, F 16 (3-pointers: Wiseman 3. Fouled out: none)

OAK RIDGE (53) -- Tyler Myers 1, Jared Schoen 3, Brian Ruesler 2, Austin Morrison 15, Terry Bogenpohl 10, Austin Hahs 19, Ben Hahs 3. FG 19, FT 12-20, F 11 (3-pointers: Schoen 1. Fouled out: none)Oakville 74, Central 52

Despite a 24-point performance from Ryan Delph, Central could not handle visiting Oakville.

The Tigers (16-5) fell behind 21-14 after one quarter and were already down 46-26 by halftime. Jake Knepp added 11 points for Central.

Oakville 21 25 13 15 -- 74

Central 14 12 14 12 -- 52

OAKVILLE (74) -- Pickens 2, McKiernan 4, Kulage 5, Lynch 11, Carey 3, Schubert 8, Graham 3, Martin 30, Vandeven 7. FG 29, FT 12-17, F 22 (3-pointers: Schubert 2, McKiernan 1. Fouled out: none)

CENTRAL (52) -- Jared Thomas 4, Jake Knepp 11, Tyrone Reece 1, Ryan Delph 24, Garrett Ozbun 8, Todd Obergoenner 2, Gabe Edwards 2. FG 19, FT 10-21, F 18 (3-pointers: Thomas 1, Delph 3. Fouled out: none)

JV: Oakville def. CentralGIRLS BASKETBALL

Delta 55, Shawnee 25Freshman Shea Smith scored 16 points while Becky Rozmirsky had 11 points and eight rebounds as Delta posted an easy home victory.

The Bobcats (15-3) also got 10 points from Sarah Cook. Delta led 34-10 at halftime.

Shawnee 4 6 5 10 -- 25

Delta 17 17 15 6 -- 55

SHAWNEE (25) -- Griggs 4, Smith 9, Taylor 10, Spring 2. FG 10, FT 5-10, F 9 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

DELTA (55) -- Jessica Livingston 2, Sarah Cook 10, Crystal Burnett 1, Rachel Lincoln 4, Shea Smith 16, Rachel Ware 2, Kaci Menz 5, Kayla Seabaugh 4, Becky Rozmirsky 11. FG 24, FT 5-10, F 12 (3-pointers: Smith 2. Fouled out: none)

-- From staff reports