POPLAR BLUFF -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles dropped their first SEMO Conference game of the season to Poplar Bluff 57-45 Tuesday night.
Poplar Bluff opened with an 8-1 run then closed the first quarter with an 11-3 run. The Mules led by as many as 17 in the first half and took a 33-21 lead into halftime.
Greg Coble put Poplar Bluff up 37-21 with 6:13 left in the third quarter, but NMCC answered with a 9-2 run to cut the margin to single digits on Lamonte Nelson's pull-up jumper with 1:50 left in the third.
Kony Ealy's putback off his own miss pulled the Eagles within six early in the fourth quarter but NMCC missed a shot to get closer and Coble hit a jumper at the other end and Jay Raulston later got a putback for a 47-37 lead.
Ealy's steal and layin with 1:43 left cut Bluff's lead to single digits but Bluff closed the game with a 5-3 spurt.
Ealy led NMCC (11-7) with 18 points while Dontre Jenkins added 11.
Raulston paced Poplar Bluff (16-3) with 17 points and Coble added 15. Eljie Johnson chipped in 13.
Poplar Bluff won the junior varsity game 58-48. C.J. Chism and Earl Grissom led NMCC in scoring with 16 and 10 points respectively. The Mules also topped NMCC in the freshman game 48-35.
NMCC 10 11 13 11 -- 45
Poplar Bluff 22 11 10 14 -- 57
CENTRAL (11-7) -- Jenkins 4(1) 2-6 11. Nelson 2 2-3 6. Holmes 2(1) 0-0 5. Stevenson 0. Ealy 8 2-3 18. Jones 1 0-0 2. Bledsoe 1 1-4 3. Totals: 18(2) 7-16 45.
POPLAR BLUFF (16-3) -- Coble 7 1-4 15. Abraham 1 2-3 4. Raulston 5 7--10 17. White 2(1) 0-1 5. Johnson 6 1-3 13. Griggs 0. McCain 1 0-0 2. McAnulty 0. Marler 0 1-2 1. Shrum 0. Bloodworth 0. Totals: 22(1) 12-23 57.
North Pemiscot 83, Risco 76
WARDELL -- The Risco Tigers lost a 10-point halftime lead and dropped a Tri-County Conference game to North Pemiscot 83-76.
Risco led 40-30 at halftime but North Pemiscot fought back and tied the game at 53-53 after three quarters.
"We just didn't hit our shots in the second half," said Risco coach Brandon Blankenship. "We got the looks but they just slowly cut into the lead over the course of the quarter."
The two teams traded baskets for a majority of the final quarter with the Mustangs grabbing a 75-71 advantage with 3:30 remaining. The Tigers then went cold as North Pemiscot outscored Risco 6-0 over the next 2:30 minutes, putting the game out of reach.
"We let them get too many offensive rebounds and let (Brandon Holloman) get free for three 3s in the fourth," Blankenship said. "We just didn't do the things defensively that we needed to do."
Chris Pavy led Risco with 24 points while Brandon Bennett added 21 and Zack Williams 12. The Tigers played the game without Ross Carter who is out with an ankle injury.
Lejuana Johnson paced North Pemiscot with 21 points while Dominic Bryant chipped in 16. Holloman finished with 15 and Britton Wilson and James Macklin finished with 12 and 11 respectively.
Risco (7-7) will be in action again Thursday when they travel to Southland.
Risco 18 22 13 23 -- 76
North Pemiscot 10 20 23 30 -- 83
RISCO (76) -- Chris Pavy 24, Brandon Bennett 21, Zack Williams 12, Jeremy Fowler 6, Mikey Pipkins 4, Kris Walker 4, Josh Long 3, Luke Bixler 2. FG 30, FT 10-16, F 20. (3-pointers: Bennett 4, Pavy 1, Long 1. Fouled out: none).
NORTH PEMISCOT (83) -- Lejuana Johnson 21, Dominic Bryant 16, Brandon Holloman 15, Britton Wilson 12, James Macklin 11, Edwin Childress 4, J. Butler 4. FG 34, fT 10-23, F 17. (3-pointers: Holloman 5. Fouled out: none).
Zalma 69, Chaffee 53
CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee Red Devils were eliminated from the Mississippi Valley Conference Tournament by Zalma 69-53 Tuesday night.
Zalma jumped out to a 24-13 lead after a quarter and pulled away from the Red Devils in the fourth to advance to the semifinals.
Chaffee (3-10) was led in scoring by Mike Rutherford's 19 points.
Zalma 24 8 14 23 -- 69
Chaffee 13 11 13 16 -- 53
ZALMA (69) -- Stephen Simmers 17, Thad McGregor 5, Jake Reed 11, Gage Lemons 12, Justin Stotts 24. FG 27, FT 13-19, F 16. (3-pointers: Simmers 2. Fouled out: McGregor).
CHAFFEE (53) -- Alex Crowe 7, Mike Rutherford 19, Jordan Yahn 2, Alex Davie 9, Trevor Cannon 5, Andy Terhune 9. FG 16, FT 15-21, F 16. (3-pointers: Crowe 1, Rutherford 2, Cannon 1. Fouled out: Crowe).
Saxony Lutheran 75,
Scott City 70
JACKSON -- The Scott City Rams fell to 3-11 on Tuesday with a 75-70 road loss to Saxony Lutheran Tuesday night.
Scott City led after one quarter but rebounded in the second quarter to lead 35-29 at halftime. Scott City battled back in the third and tied the game at 50 after three but couldn't pull out the win in the fourth.
Landon Robert led Scott City with 25 points while Kyle Lacey had 18 and Skylar Cobb 15.
Scott City 15 14 21 20 -- 70
Saxony 10 25 15 25 -- 75
SCOTT CITY (70) -- Landon Robert 25, Skylar Cobb 15, Justin Modglin 2, Zach Cotner 10, Kyle Lacey 18. FG 30, FT 6-8, F 19. (3-pointers: Robert 3, Cobb 1. Fouled out: Robert)
SAXONY (75) -- Brayton Klaus 20, Trevor Mabuce 17, Trent Steffens 4, Kris Cook 10, Clay Roth 14, Matt Wills 5, Nick LeGrand 2, Logan Sprandel 3. FG 29, FT 14-22, F 14. (3-pointers: Cook 1, Roth 1, Wills 1. Fouled out: none)
Portageville 72,
Senath-Hornersville 40
SENATH -- The Portageville Bulldogs continued their hot streak of late, easily defeating Senath-Hornersville 72-40 in the first round of the Bootheel Conference Tournament Tuesday night.
Portageville will take on Caruthersville, 100-85 winners over South Pemiscot, in the semifinals on Thursday night.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Kelly 57, Caruthersville 17
CARUTHERSVILLE -- The Kelly Lady Hawks improved to 12-7 with a 57-17 pasting of Caruthersville Tuesday.
The Lady Hawks jumped out to a 19-6 lead after one quarter and never looked back.
Samantha Fisher led Kelly with 12 points while Kayla Hicks and Carissa Klipfel added 11 and 10 respectively.
Kelly will be back in action on Thursday when they host the Dexter Lady Bearcats.
Kelly 19 24 11 3 -- 57
Caruthersville 6 7 2 2 -- 17
KELLY (57) -- Haley Glastetter 2, Londyn Backfisch 7, Carissa Klipfel 10, Kristen Vetter 5, Neely Tetley 2, Kayla Hicks 11, Ellen Ashcraft 4, Samantha Fisher 12, Kristen Powell 4. FG 26, FT 5-12, F 14. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none).
CARUTHERSVILLE (17) -- Young 8, Corrington 7, Smith 2. FG 7, FT 0-2, F 9. (3-pointers: Young 2, Corrington 1. Fouled out: none).
Scott City 80,
Portageville 40
PORTAGEVILLE -- The Scott City Lady Rams got 30 points from Katie Hogan and rolled to a 80-40 win over Portageville Tuesday night.
Scott City raced out to a 25-11 lead after one quarter and never looked back, improving their record to 13-3 on the season.
Stephanie Essner added 16 for the Lady Rams while Ashley Brant poured in 14 points.
Portageville (5-12) was led in scoring by Kaitlyn Nowlin's 11 points while Brooke Johnson added 10.
Scott City 25 16 19 20 -- 80
Portageville 11 12 12 5 -- 40
SCOTT CITY (80) -- Stephanie Essner 16, Melanie Lacey 2, Kristen Keesee 2, Katie Hogan 30, Holli Shemonia 5, Macy Heisserer 6, Tiffany Merritt 2, Michaela Cobb 1, Ashley Brant 14, Emily Echols 2. FG 32, FT 7-14, F 13. (3-pointers: Essner 3, Hogan 3, Shemonia 1. Fouled out: none)
PORTAGEVILLE (40) -- Emily Delisle 2, Shanequa Daniels 6, Katelyn Kellams 2, Kaitlyn Nowlin 11, Janika McIntyre 5, Ketelyn Jackson 4, Brooke Johnson 10. FG 18, FT 2-5, F 12. (3-pointers: Nowlin 2. Fouled out: none)
Meadow Heights 48,
Delta 42
(Monday night)
DELTA -- The Meadow Heights girls basketball team took a one-point lead into the fourth quarter and held on for a 48-42 road victory against Delta on Monday.
Heather Dietiker scored 13 points and Jillian Mills had 11 for Meadow Heights (12-5).
Machela VanGennip scored a game-high 15 points for the Bobcats (12-5), but she was the lone Delta player to score in double figures.
Meadow Hts 11 11 10 16 -- 48
Delta 6 10 15 11 -- 42
MEADOW HEIGHTS (48) -- Hattie Cook 7, Erin Bollmann 3, Gina Cureton 10, Heather Dietiker 13, Taylor Cureton 2, Jillian Mills 11, Brooke Sander 2. FG 15, FT 17-23, F 12. (3-pointers: Cook 1. Fouled out: none)
DELTA (42) -- Taylor Smith 9, Katie Brucker 1, Kendra Burnett 4, Machela VanGennip 15, Tori Burton 6, Samantha Bartels 4, Courtney Burton 3. FG 15, FT 10-16, F 19. (3-pointers: Smith 1, Burton 1. Fouled out: none)