Scott City falls in fifth-place title game
Notre Dame knocks off Meadow Heights in finals
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Scott City Lady Rams could not bounce back from a 19-point third quarter from the Cape Central Lady Tigers on Wednesday leaving Cape Central as the consolation champions at the Show Me Center Holiday Classic in a 48-35 loss.
Scott City (7-2) held a slim 17-16 lead at halftime but the Lady Tigers out-scored them 32-18 in the second half.
Katie Hogan had a team-high 11 points for the Lady Rams while Stacey Heisserer added 10.
Hogan was also named to the all-tournament team.
Scott City | 11 | 6 | 9 | 9 | -- | 35 |
Cape Central | 5 | 11 | 19 | 13 | -- | 48 |
SCOTT CITY (35) -- Stacey Heisserer 10, Michaela Cobb 8, Melanie Lacey 3, Katie Rhymer 2, Katie Hogan 11, Andrea Gray 1. FG 10, FT 11-16, F 17. (3-pointers: Cobb 1, Hogan 3. Fouled out: Lacey)
CAPE CENTRAL (48) -- Allie Hardesty 2, Alayah Cooper-Johnson 1, Tori Scheller 4, Kadie Orenstein 2, Chelsea Pannier 17, Apolonia Thomas 8, Chelsea Vinson 15. FG 17, FT 12-20, F 15. (3-pointers: Pannier 2. Fouled out: none)
Notre Dame 63, M. Heights 61
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Notre Dame Lady Bulldogs overcame a 44-39 deficit after three quarters only to rally back and defend their Show Me Center Holiday Classic championship with a 63-61 win.
Meadow Heights, who came in the tournament as the No. 5 seed, knocked off the No. 1 seeded Farmington Lady Knights to advance to the title game.
Jackson came away with a third-place finish with a 69-54 win over Farmington on Wednesday.
The Lady Indians out-scored Farmington 24-14 in the fourth quarter sealing the victory.
The Perryville Lady Pirates took care of the Saxony Lutheran Lady Crusaders 58-37 in the seventh place game.
--Information from the Show Me Center Holiday Classic finals was provided by Marty Mishow of the Southeast Missourian.