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DEXTER -- The Dexter Bearcats clinched the SCAA regular season title with a perfect 7-0 record after defeating Bell City 94-45 on Tuesday night.
Dexter led 26-4 after one quarter and had the game well in hand at halftime with a 54-17 lead. The win was Dexter's 10th in-a-row, which included a SCAA Tournament championship as well.
Tyler Miller led Dexter (13-9) with 24 points while Jonathan Page and Cody Neldon each scored 14 points and Jake Lee added 13.
Bell City 4 13 17 11 -- 45
Dexter 26 28 32 8 -- 94
BELL CITY (fg-ftm-fta-tp) -- McKenzie Vires 3-0-1-6, Jerad Yates 3-0-0-6, Aaron Smith 1-1-2-3, Trey Geiger 4-1-1-10, Josh Overbey 4-2-2-10, Shane Hughes 3-0-0-6, Cole Carpenter 1-0-0-2, Nolan Schaefer 1-0-0-2. Totals: 20-4-6-45.
DEXTER (fg-ftm-fta-tp) -- Chase Young 4-0-0-9, Tyler Miller 10-0-0-24, Jordan Fitts 3-0-2-7, D. J. Dowdy 4-0-0-10, Jonathan Page 7-0-2-14, Brad Potts 1-0-0-2, Jake Lee 6-1-3-13, Cody Neldon 7-0-0-14. Totals: 42-1-7-94.
3-Pointers: Bell City 1 (Geiger); Dexter 8 (Miller 4, Dowdy 2, Young 1, Fitts 1).
RISCO -- The Risco Tigers improved to 17-2 with a 67-31 win over Senath-Hornersville on Tuesday.
Risco had two starters play limited minutes with Chris Pavy battling illness and Austin White still nursing an ankle injury, but the Tigers were still able to dominate the visiting Lions, grabbing a 46-21 lead at halftime.
"Our defense wasn't bad," said Risco coach Brandon Blankenship. "We struggled offensively but it was good to pick up another home win."
Luke Bixler led Risco with 24 points while Jordon Pavy added 13 and Chris Pavy 10.
Risco celebrated Coaches v. Cancer as officials used pink whistles and coaches wore sneakers. Also the Risco players wore orange shoelaces signifying the fight against leukemia. Risco's all-time leading scorer Daniel Pressley was recently diagnosed with the disease and was recognized.
Risco won the junior varsity game 54-36, improving to 10-4 on the season. Brandon Bixler and Josh Earnheart finished with 18 and 17 points respectively.
Senath 11 10 8 2 -- 31
Risco 21 25 13 8 -- 67
SENATH (31) -- Lincoln Tansil 9, Kody Wright 5, Hunter Satterfield 8, Brant Winkle 2, Eb Rivera 2, M. San Miguel 3, J. Fernandez 2. FG 12, FT 5-10, F 16. (3-pointers: Wright 1, Miguel 1. Fouled out: none).
RISCO (67) -- Luke Bixler 24, Jordon Pavy 13, Chris Pavy 10, Brandon Bixler 7, Jeremey Fowler 6, Austin White 4, Hunter Knight 3. FG 23, FT 16-24, F 13. (3-ponters: L. Bixler 2, J. Pavy 1, B. Bixler 1, Fowler 1. Fouled out: none).
ZALMA -- The Chaffee Red Devils used a strong first half to build a big lead against Zalma and held on for a 62-55 road win on Tuesday.
Chaffee led 34-15 at the half after doubling up Zalma 14-7 in the first quarter.
Alex Crowe led Chaffee with 15 points while Zach Dannenmueller added 13. Layton Tenkhoff and Jordan Yahn each scored 11.
Chaffee 14 20 14 14 -- 62
Zalma 7 8 23 17 -- 55
CHAFFEE (62) -- Alex Crowe 15, Peyton Montgomery 6, Zach Dannenmueller 13, Layton Tenkhoff 11, Jordan Yahn 11, Charlie Montgomery 6. FG 13, FT 18-28, F 12. (3-pointers: Crowe 3, Tenkhoff 1. Fouled out: none)
ZALMA (55) -- Ryan Tucker 5, Jake Reed 17, Austin Sitze 8, Gage Lemons 13, Brad Key 12. FG 18, FT 10-11, F 18. (3-pointers: Tucker 1, Sitze 2. Fouled out: none)
POPLAR BLUFF -- The Scott City Rams fell to 15-7 with a 52-39 loss to Poplar Bluff on Tuesday.
Poplar Bluff outscored the Rams 22-10 in the fourth quarter to seal the win.
Zach Cotner led Scott City with 15 points.
Scott City 10 7 12 10 -- 39
Poplar Bluff 8 14 8 22 -- 52
SCOTT CITY (39) -- Landon Robert 4, Tyler Adam 3, Jonathan McFall 8, Zach Cotner 15, Ryan Fortner 3, Ryan Brock 6. FG 12, FT 13-16, F 18. (3-pointers: Adam, Fortner. Fouled out: Robert, Brock)
POPLAR BLUFF (52) -- Trae Norton 8, Michael Griggs 3, Kendrick McCain 15, Stacy Gipson 8, Brandon Stuckenschneider 10, Chris Stocks 6, Lance Gray 2. FG 19, FT 14-20, F 17. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)
ORAN -- The Oran Eagles got 30 points from Seth Ressel, including a 14 of 14 performance from the free throw line to slip past Bloomfield 72-67.
With the win Oran has won 8 of their last 10 and improves to 13-7 on the season.
EAST PRAIRIE -- The Portageville Bulldogs started slow but finished strong in a 69-48 road win over East Prairie on Tuesday night.
With the game tied at 18-18 midway through the second quarter, the Bulldogs finished the half on a 13-6 run and taking a 31-24 lead at halftime.
Portageville's man-to-man defense began forcing more turnovers in the second half as the Eagles fell behind 46-33 after three quarters and could never get back within single digits.
Dion Foster led Portageville with 18 points while Dominique Walker added 14.
Shawn King, Nathan Maynard and Devin Cook all contributed nine points to lead East Prairie (1-17).
CHAFFEE -- The Charleston Lady Bluejays improved to 12-8 on the season with a 63-43 road win over Chaffee on Tuesday.
Charleston led 24-6 after one and 42-15 at halftime.
Sierra Frazier led Charleston with 20 points while E'Neikqua Ewing added 17. Dazique Gillespie and Kasuela Cooper each chipped in 11 points respectively.