High school roundup: Leopold boys basketball team turns back Advance

The Leopold boys basketball team used a balanced attack to overcome a 35-point performance by the Hornets' Lane Below for a 73-68 win Friday night at home.

Austin Bucher and Zach Beel both scored 15 points for Leopold (18-3), while Dillan Vandeven and Cameron Davis both finished with 13 points.

Austin Miller netted 16 points for Advance (15-9), but he was the only other Hornet beside Below to score more than six points.

The Wildcats extended a 23-21 halftime lead to 47-38 by the start of the fourth quarter.

Advance 15 6 17 30 -- 68

Leopold 10 13 24 25 -- 72

ADVANCE (68) -- Austin Miller 16, Garrett Walker 3, Lane Below 35, Eli Seger 3, Alex Morse 3, Dalton Wilson 6, Dawson Mayo 3. FG 27, FT 8-11, F 25. (3-pointers: Below 3, Miller 2, Walker 1, Morse 1. Fouled out: Miller)

LEOPOLD (72) -- Parker Brown 3, Austin Bucher 15, Dillan Vandeven 13, Zach Elfrink 6, Andrew McWilliams 3, Cameron Davis 13, Zach Beel 15, Wesley Stoverink 4. FG 28, FT 12-26, F 13. (3-pointers: Brown 1, Bucher 2, Elfrink 1. Fouled out: none)

Perryville 67, Windsor 44

Colin Schirmer scored a game-high 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Pirates picked up the conference win at home.

Luke Schlichting netted 14 points for Perryville (13-8), while Eli Tripp added 10 points.

Windsor's Jimmy West finished with a team-high 14 points to pace the Owls (4-17).

Windsor 9 7 10 18 -- 44

Perryville 11 10 23 23 -- 67

WINDSOR (44) -- Trey Miller 7, Evan Asher 6, Jimmy West 14, Sam Haight 8, Devin Michael 6, Logan Kelley-Wolff 3. FG 10, FT 6-10, F 14. (3-pointers: Michael 2, Haight 2, West 1, Kelley-Wolff 1. Fouled out: none)

PERRYVILLE (67) -- Matt Moran 7, Grant Dix 6, Trenton Green 4, Luke Schlichting 14, Brett Schnurbusch 3, Eli Tripp 10, Colin Schirmer 23. FG 24, FT 13-22, F 14. (3-pointers: Moran 1, Schnurbusch 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Perryville won.

East Prairie 71, Kelly 35

Damion Tipler scored a game-high 23 points as the Eagles took down the Hawks at home.

Seth Bays and Dustin Bryars each added 11 points to East Prairie's 11th win of the season, which puts the Eagles (11-9) one win shy of matching their best record in six years.

Kelly (3-16) was led in scoring by Dalton Huffman and Conner Dittlinger, who each had eight points.

East Prairie 21 11 30 9 -- 71

Kelly 7 7 15 6 -- 35

EAST PRAIRIE (71) --- Seth Johnson 6, Seth Bays 11, Dustin Bryars 11, Dylan Lingle 3, Mack Marcum 4, Damion Tipler 23, Deverence Jones 3, Brandon Evans 6. FG 28 FT 9-11 F 6. (3-pointers: Johnson 1, Bays 2, Bryars 2, Lingle 1. Fouled out: none)

KELLY (35) -- Gaven Ray 7, Maurice Davis 2, Jacob McCain 1, Dalton Huffman 8, Jerrod Lynn 1, Josh Roberts 2, Ty Householder 3, Clay Williams 3, Conner Dittlinger 8. FG 14 FT 4-10 F 16. (3-pointers: Ray 1, Householder 1, Williams 1. Fouled out: none)

Jackson 65, New Madrid County Central 58

The Indians recorded a SEMO Conference victory over the Eagles on Senior Night at Jackson High School.

Karson King scored a team-high 14 points to pace the Indians, while Blake Reynolds added 12 points.

Jackson led 37-32 at halftime.

Oak Ridge 59, Chaffee 42

Ryan Below posted a game-high 24 points to lead the Blue Jays to victory over the host Red Devils.

Kelby Brown netted 14 points, including four 3-pointers, for Oak Ridge (14-9), while Jake LeGrand added 11 points.

Trevor Morehead finished with 15 points to pace Chaffee (14-9).

Oak Ridge 15 6 18 20 -- 59

Chaffee 4 13 9 16 -- 42

OAK RIDGE (59) -- Andrew Puchbauer 8, Kelby Brown 14, Ryan Below 24, Jake LeGrand 11, Kolt Metje 2. FG 12, FT 17-25, F 12. (3-pointers: Brown 4, Puchbauer 1, LeGrand 1. Fouled out: none)

CHAFFEE (42) -- Layton Tenkhoff 9, Storm Estes 6, Jimmy Golden 3, Charlie Montgomery 9, Trevor Morehead 15. FG 10, FT 10-12, F 13. (3-pointers: Estes 2, Tenkhoff 1, Golden 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Oak Ridge 46, Chaffee 43

Eagle Ridge 59, El Dorado Christian 56

Josh King scored a team-high 23 points to help Eagle Ridge eke out a victory over El Dorado Christian School of El Dorado Springs, Mo., in the second round of the Missouri Christian Schools Athletics Association (MCSAA) Class 1 State Tournament in Joplin, Mo.

Lane Henson tossed in 12 points for Eagle Ridge (14-9) and Richard Mason added 10 points for the Eagles.

Dayton Robison netted a game-high 28 points for the Buffaloes (12-8).

Eagle Ridge 13 15 20 11 -- 59

El Dorado 17 9 19 11 -- 56

EAGLE RIDGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (59) -- Richard Mason 10, Lane Henson 12, Caleb Friedrich 3, Josh King 23, Josh Friedrich 4, Uzziah Beggs 2, Jordan Cliff 5. FG 22, FT 6-20, F 18. (3-pointers: Henson 1, King 1, Cliff 1. Fouled out: J. Friedrich)

EL DORADO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (56) -- Ben Middleton 15, Tanner Daniel 8, Dayton Robison 28, Colten Pike 4, Elijah Buttorff 1. FG 17, FT 13-22, F 14. (3-pointers: Robison 3. Fouled out: none)

Saxony Lutheran 67, Meadow Heights 51

Jack Lake finished with 17 points and nine rebounds as the Crusaders picked up a win on the road.

Ryan Palmer also netted 17 points for Saxony Lutheran (15-9), while Elwood Voss tallied 10 points and eight rebounds. Zach Beal snagged eight rebounds and Hunter Coe dished out four assists for the Crusaders.

Kyle Baremore notched a game-high 21 points for Meadow Heights (6-14), while Justin McGuire added 11 points for the Panthers.

Saxony Lutheran 15 20 22 10 -- 67

Meadow Heights 7 12 8 24 -- 51

SAXONY LUTHERAN (67) -- Zach Beal 7, Austin Bach 2, Chase Steffens 5, Gray Hallman 2, Palmer 17, Elwood Voss 10, Hunter Coe 7, Jack Lake 17. FG 16, FT 17-26, F 14. (3-pointers: Palmer 3, Beal 1, Steffens 1, Coe 1. Fouled out: None.)

MEADOW HEIGHTS (51) -- Jacob Douglas 7, Justin McGuire 11, Brendan Welker 2, Ryan Foltz 6, Tyler Cook 4, Kyle Baremore 21. FG 15, FT 9-13, F 15. (3-pointers: McGuire 3, Douglas 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Saxony Lutheran 44, Meadow Heights 27

Bloomfield 66, Bell City 43

Aaron Smith scored 16 points in the Cubs' (4-15) conference loss at home.

Noah Vandiver finished with a game-high 22 points for Bloomfield (6-14), which also received 14 points from Tyler Battles and 11 points from Nathan Newell.

Bloomfield 18 14 19 15 -- 66

Bell City 10 15 9 9 -- 43

BLOOMFIELD (66) -- Nathan Newell 11, Caleb Pulley 2, Tim Fox 7, Tyler Battles 14, Jacob Clary 2, Noah Vandiver 22, Triston Mitchell 6, Alex Gibbs 2. FT 22, FT 19-29, F 15. (3-pointers: Newell 1, Fox 1, Battles 1. Fouled out: None.)

BELL CITY (43) -- Taylor Ogden 9, Nate Finney 2, Kolten Siebert 9, Nolan Schaefer 2, Aaron Smith 16, Austin Hicks 3, Royce Liggins 2. FG 15, FT 11-12, F 19. (3-pointers: Hicks 1, Ogden 1. Fouled out: Smith)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Saxony Lutheran 68, Scott County Central 31

Brianna Mueller collected 15 points to lead the host Crusaders to victory.

Grace Mirly recorded 12 points, six steals and four assists for Saxony Lutheran (18-4), while Raegan Wieser tallied 11 points and seven rebounds. Maci Daniel dished out five assists, Ali Galemmo grabbed five rebounds and Tess Daniel notched four steals for the Crusaders.

Mikaela Blissett scored a game-high 21 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and notched five steals for the Bravettes (13-7).

SCC 8 2 10 11 -- 31

Saxony 23 11 25 9 -- 68

SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (31) -- Mikaela Blissett 21, Derien Ditto 4, Abby Ross 2, Maddison Avance 4. FG 14, FT 3-6, F 6. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: none)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (68) -- Grace Mirly 12, Jordan Hecht 2, Maci Daniel 2, Ali Galemmo 4, Brianna Mueller 15, Tess Daniel 4, Ashlynn Collier 5, Raegan Wieser 11, Maddie Brune 9. FG 24, FT 2-5, F 11. (3-pointers: Mueller 3, Mirly 2, Wieser 1. Fouled out: none)

-- From staff reports