ESSEX -- The Richland Rebels got 30 points from Richard Forshee and 21 from Ryan Kleffer but it wasn't enough as Zalma dispatched the Rebels 77-71.
Richland (5-11) led 37-35 at halftime but the Bulldogs outscored the Rebels 19-10 in the decisive third quarter.
Justin Stotts and Stephen Simmers each scored 22 points apiece for Zalma.
| Zalma | 19 | 16 | 19 | 23 | -- | 77 |
| Richland | 24 | 13 | 10 | 24 | -- | 71 |
ZALMA (77) -- Austin Sitze 8, Stephen Simmers 22, Floris De Jongh 11, Gage Lemons 6, Justin Stotts 22, Brad Key 8. FG 27, FT 17-25, F 19. (3-pointers: Simmers 3, De Jongh 2, Stotts 1. Fouled out: Lemons).
RICHLAND (71) -- Ryan Kleffer 21, Aaron Gilbert 9, Jacob Hyten 8, Richard Forshee 30, Tim Mason 1, Nick Daniels 2. FG 31, FT 9-14, F 19. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Forshee, Gilbert).
SIKESTON -- The Kelly Lady Hawks overcame a halftime deficit to defeat Scott County Central 62-38 on Thursday night.
The Bravettes held a 24-20 lead at halftime but Kelly outscored Scott Central 42-14 in the second half.
Kayla Hicks led Kelly (7-8) with 29 points while Kristen Powell and Bridgette Chandler added 12 and 10 points respectively.
Mikaela Blissett paced Scott Central (1-9) with 14 while Daisy Gillespie added 10.
| Kelly | 12 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -- | 62 |
| Scott Central | 10 | 14 | 10 | 4 | -- | 38 |
KELLY (62) -- Haley Glastetter 6, Bridgette Chandler 10, Kristen Vetter 2, Kayla Hicks 29, Katie Koonce 2, Kristen Powell 12. FG 25, FT 20-31, F 16. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)
SCOTT CENTRAL (38) -- Mikaela Blissett 14, Johniqua Fort 4, Derien Ditto 6, Kayla Guzman 2, Abby Ross 1, Daisy Gillespie 10, Kathy Brown 1. FG 16, FT 6-17, F 25. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Gillespie).
SCOTT CITY -- Scott City's Katie Hogan was one block shy of a triple-double in the Lady Rams' 55-45 home win over Saxony Lutheran on Thursday night.
Hogan finished with a game-high 23 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to go with her nine blocks as Scott City improved to 14-2 on the season.
Melanie Lacey also turned in an impressive performance, scoring 17 points for the Lady Rams, who needed an 18-4 final quarter to put away Saxony.
| Saxony | 14 | 16 | 15 | 4 | -- | 45 |
| Scott City | 16 | 9 | 12 | 18 | -- | 55 |
SAXONY LUTHERAN (45) -- Regan Obermann 6, Julia Steffens 12, Abby Hartmann 10, Lauren Hecht 9, Natalie Mueller 8. FG 21, FT 2-10, F 11. (3-pointers: Hecht 1. Fouled out: none).
| SCOTT CITY (55) -- Stacey Heisserer 5, Melanie Lacey 17, Lindsey Ressel 6, Katie Hogan 23, Brittany Kiefer 2, Andrea Gray 2. FG 21, FT 8-15, F 11. (3-pointers: Hogan 4, Heisserer 1. Fouled out: none). |
PORTAGEVILLE -- The Portageville Lady Bulldogs fell to 3-11 on Thursday, dropping a home game to Senath-Hornersville 74-55.
Senath jumped out to a 19-8 lead and continued to add to their lead in the second quarter, building a 40-18 halftime lead.
Janika McIntyre led Portageville with 17 points while Taylor McCary added 10.
| Senath | 19 | 21 | 14 | 19 | -- | 74 |
| Portageville | 8 | 10 | 17 | 20 | -- | 55 |
SENATH-HORNERSVILLE (74) -- Mallory Fritz 13, Jami Jackson 18, Shelby Sullivan 7, Seleena Neal 36. FG 31, FT 8-18, F 4. (3-pointers: Neal 2. Fouled out: none).
PORTAGEVILLE (55) -- Emily Delisle 9, Taylor McCary 10, Danielle Morgan 2, Janika McIntyre 17, Katelyn Jackson 5, Brooke Johnson 12. FG 21, FT 13-16, F 16. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none).
DELTA -- The Delta Lady Bobcats jumped out to an 18-5 lead and cruised past Chaffee 55-22 on Thursday.
Samantha Bartels and Tori Burton each scored 13 apiece to pace Delta while Machela VanGennip added 12.
Adrienne Eichhorn scored 11 for Chaffee (0-10).
| Chaffee | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | -- | 22 |
| Delta | 18 | 7 | 16 | 14 | -- | 55 |
CHAFFEE (22) -- Randi Wiley 3, Noni Thapthimthong 2, Adrienne Eichhorn 11, Ellie Sigman 6. FG 7, FT 7-11, F 11. (3-pointers: Eichhorn 1. Fouled out: Sigman)
DELTA (55) -- Samantha Bartels 13, Rachel Bartels 6, Tori Burton 13, Macey Parks 8, Katelyn Williams 1, Machela VanGennip 12. FG 20, FT 8-14, F 15. (3-pointers: VanGennip 3, S. Bartels 3, Burton 1. Fouled out: none)
JACKSON -- The Sikeston freshman basketball team defeated Notre Dame 52-43 in the semifinals of the Jackson Tournament on Thursday night.
Sikeston used a strong second quarter where they outscored Notre Dame 15-4 to take a double digit lead and held on to the finish.
Reese Porter scored 16 points to lead Sikeston (13-2) while Jarious Ray added 11.
| Notre Dame | 11 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -- | 43 |
| Sikeston | 11 | 15 | 11 | 15 | -- | 52 |
NOTRE DAME (43) -- Welch 7, Williamson 1, Seibert 6, Dittlinger 3, Phillips 22, Barber 4. FG 16, FT 9-15, F 15. (3-pointers: Siebert 2. Fouled out: none).
SIKESTON (52) -- Zach Harrison 6, Marquese Parks 3, Jarious Ray 11, Reese Porter 16, Chris Word 1, J.T. Jones 8, Peyton Boyd 7. FG 21, FT 9-16, F 19. (3-pointers: Ray 1. Fouled out: Jones).
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