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CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston Bulldogs freshman team took down Notre Dame Wednesday 55-46 at Notre Dame High School.
Sam Cox led the Bulldogs with 10 points while Phayzun Fobbs and Jaden Lane added nine and eight, respectively.
Notre Dame was paced by Blake Seesing's 12.
Sikeston (1-0) earned a slim 2-point lead after the first quarter, but extended it to a 29-21 difference at the break. Notre Dame closed the gap to a 4-point Sikeston lead heading into the fourth quarter, but Sikeston outscored their rival 16-11 to close out the victory.
Sikeston will play against Poplar Bluff tomorrow at 4 p.m.
Sikeston 14 15 10 16 -- 55
Notre Dame 12 9 14 11 -- 46
SIKESTON (55) -- Deonundre Johnson 3, Phayzun Fobbs 9, Camden Sapp 5, Sam Cox 10, Deantrell Beard 4, Jason Moore 8, Jaden Lane 4, Deshaun Aldridge 4, Chris Baker 2, McKenzie Worth 6. FG 26 FT 0-3 F 11. (3-pointers: Johnson 1, Fobbs 1, Sapp. Fouled out: none.)
NOTRE DAME (46) -- Nick Powers 4, Garrett Siebert 9, Winston Welter 1, Blake Seesing 12, Colby Beussink 8, Trevor Haas 12. FG 19 FT 4-6 F 12. (3-pointers: Haas 4. Fouled out: none.)
Sikeston Invitational
Sikeston 49, Cape Central 26
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs seventh grade boys basketball team advance to the finals of their host tournament Wednesday after defeating Cape Central 49-26 at the Sikeston Junior High School.
The Bulldogs, who will play Poplar Bluff for the championship today at 5:30 p.m., outscored the Tigers 13-5 in the first quarter and held a comfy 25-12 advantage at halftime.
They kept piling it on in the third quarter to go up 40-19 to close the book on the win.
Sikeston's Kevin Jones led all scorers with 19 points. Nate Self added 10 points. Sikeston is now 5-0 on the year.
Cape Central will play Jackson for third place at 4 p.m.
Cape Central 5 7 7 7 -- 26
Sikeston 13 12 15 9 -- 49
CAPE CENTRAL (26) -- Kenyon Hodges 7, Drake Winschel 10, Caylon Randle 2, Anthony Brown 1, Trakaughn Robinson 2, Hayden Snee 4. FG 11 FT 3-15 F 12. (3-pointers: Winschel 1. Fouled out: none.)
SIKESTON (49) -- Nate Pullen 2, Kevin Jones 19, Jeffrey Thornbrough 6, Elijah Faulkner 5, Nate Self 10, Malcolm Croskey 2, Noah Hicks 1, Trey Jenkins 4. FG 22 FT 2-11 F 18. (3-pointers: Thornbrough 2, Faulkner 1. Fouled out: none.)