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BENTON -- Shanterra Waters scored a game-high 26 points but it wasn't enough to lift New Madrid County Central past Kelly on Thursday.
Kelly (16-5) won 61-44 behind Kaylee Scherer's double-double of 11 points and 15 rebounds. Stephanie Worth added 11 points and Logan Ivie scored 10. The Hawks have won three-straight.
Keisha Rainer chipped in 11 points for NMCC (9-11).
NMCC 6 12 12 14 -- 44
Kelly 16 16 15 14 -- 61
NMCC (44) -- Shanterra Waters 26, Keisha Rainer 11, Aaliyah Phillips 1, Keiote Tillman 4, Octavia Smith 2. FG 17, FT 10-24, F 15 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none.)
KELLY (61) -- Tori Duenne 3, Maddie Urhahn 2, Morgan LeDure 4, Kaylee Scherer 11, Tessa Johnson 9, Stephanie Worth 11, Logan Ivie 10, Kristi Brucker 5, Alli Holifield 2. FG 26, FT 8-16, F 20 (3-pointers: Johnson. Fouled out: none.)
__Dexter 75, Cape Central 34__
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Four players scored in double figures as Dexter cruised past Cape Central on the road.
Hannah Thurmon led the way for Dexter (14-8) with 21 points. Dakota Reynolds had 16, Krysten Garrison scored 15 and Melanie McKuin chipped in with 14.
Sydney Tollison paced Cape Central with 12.
Dexter 25 13 25 12 -- 75
Cape Central 11 9 10 4 -- 34
DEXTER (75) -- Dakota Reynolds 16, Melanie McKuin 14, Sydney Rogers 3, Hannah Thurmon 21, Krysten Garrison 15, Harley Allen 6. FG 18, FT 9-20, F 10 (3-pointers: Thurmon 3, Reynolds 2, McKuin 2, Allen 2, Rogers. Fouled out: none.)
CAPE CENTRAL (34) -- Abby Shupert 2, Sydney Tollison 12, Bailey Manley 6, Maddie Daum 9, Katherine Morton 1, Mary Boerboom 2, Quetaja Martin 2. FG 12, FT 6-8, F 13 (3-pointers: Tollison 2. Fouled out: none.)
__Oran 41, East Prairie 6__
EAST PRAIRIE -- Allison Cummins scored 13 points and had three steals and three assists during Oran's big road win over East Prairie.
Tatum May added 11 points, four rebounds and four steals while Ashlyn McIntosh scored 10 points and had five steals.
Oran 15 5 15 6 -- 41
East Prairie 0 1 2 3 -- 6
ORAN (41) -- Allison Cummins 13, Brianna Stause 2, Tatum May 11, Ashlyn McIntosh 10, Hannah Scherer 5. FG 14, FT 12-19, F 11. (3-pointers: Cummins 1. Fouled out: none.)
EAST PRAIRIE (6) -- Jordan Harper 2, Montana Watson 2, Summer Maxwell 1, Kali Thurman 1. FG 2, FT 2-9, F 16. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Alexa Nordwald.)
__Tri-County Conference__
__Gideon 67, Clarkton 63__
COOTER -- Fourth-seeded Gideon won the Tri-County Conference Tournament by outscoring No. 2 Clarkton 40-28 in the second half.
Clarkton led 35-27 at halftime.
Kason Lawrence scored a game-high 23 points for Gideon (17-6). Allen Earnhart added 15.
Clarkton (14-9) was led by Emmanuel White's 22 points. Trey Moore had 15 and Dante McBride chipped in 13.
Clarkton 20 15 6 22 -- 63
Gideon 14 13 17 23 -- 67
CLARKTON (63) -- Emmanuel White 22, Trey Moore 15, Dante McBride 13, Quan Elliot 5, Anthony Adams 3, Taylor Rice 2, James Parker 2, Cody Lott 1. FG 23, FT 11-19. (3-pointers: White 2, McBride 2, Elliot 1, Adams 1.)
GIDEON (67) -- Kason Lawrence 23, Allen Earnhart 15, Chris Reed 11, Glenn Redden 10, Caleb Buchanan 5, Brian Buchanan 3. FG 27, FT 11-20. (3-pointers: Reed 1, C. Buchanan 1.)
__Scott City 78, Zalma 67__
ZALMA (SMNS) -- Dylan Keller sank 24 points, half of which came from behind the arc, as the Rams were able to pick up the road win.
Brock Uelsmann and Braden Cox both recorded double-doubles for Scott City (17-6). Uelsmann tallied 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Cox had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Trent Pobst added 10 points, nine assists and six rebounds, while Isiah Berry had 12 rebounds and four assists to go along with his eight points for the Rams.
Brent Overbey scored a game-high 36 points to lead Zalma (10-11).
Scott City 16 23 23 16 -- 78
Zalma 12 17 24 14 -- 67
SCOTT CITY (78) -- Dylan Keller 24, Trent Pobst 10, Drew Short 2, Isiah Berry 8, Jordan Kluesner 6, Brock Uelsmann 18, Braden Cox 10. FG 27, FT 9-21, F 18 (3-pointers: Keller 4, Pobst. Fouled out: none.)
ZALMA (67) -- Cole Shelby 9, D.J. Hankins 5, Christopher Lombeida 7, Brent Overbey 36, Peyton Ford 6, Andrew Hovis 4. FG 20, FT 12-18, F 13 (3-pointers: Overbey 4, Hankins. Fouled out: none.)