DISTRICT ROUNDUP: East Prairie upsets Scott City, NMCC ends skid

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SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Cade Douglas and Derez Tipler combined for 31 points as the No. 5 East Prairie Eagles took out No. 4 Scott City 59-57 during the first round of the Class 3, District 2 tournament in Scott City, Mo.

The Eagles (13-13) trailed by two going into the fourth quarter until key plays down the stretch pulled East Prairie ahead.

Tipler picked up a steal late, was fouled and hit two free throws to tie the game at 57. A defensive stop by the Eagles with less than a minute to go led to an offensive rebound by Brett Ellis, who finished with eight points.

Ellis was fouled on the putback with three seconds left and made both his free throws for the lead. A long three from Scott City was off the mark to end the game.

Scott City (15-11) was led by David Smith's 15. Braden Cox added 10. The Eagles ran a "triangle and 2" defense that held some of Scott City's main scorers to lower numbers.

East Prairie will take on top-seeded Charleston (18-9), after the Bluejays took down No. 8 Arcadia Valley 77-41, on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

No. 2 Saxony Lutheran defeated No. 7 Clearwater 73-41 and third-seeded Woodland took out No. 6 Kelly 81-63 in the other first round games. Saxony and Woodland will play its semifinal game at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday

EAST PRAIRIE (59) -- Luke Marcum 4, Deverence Jones 6, Brett Ellis 8, Jon Ross Slayden 8, Cade Douglas 16, Alex Cowgill 2, Derez Tipler 15. FG 20, FT 13-17, F 12 (3-pointers: Tipler 2. Fouled out: None.)

SCOTT CITY (57) -- Dylan Keller 2, Trent Pobst 9, David Smith 15, Nick Bickings 7, Isiah Berry 8, Jordan Kluesner 6, Braden Cox 10. FG 17, FT 5-8, F 17 (3-pointers: Smith 5, Bickings. Fouled out: None.)

C3D1 BOYS BASKETBALL

NMCC 78, Doniphan 56

MALDEN, Mo. -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles broke a string of seven-straight losses at the perfect time.

The fourth-seeded Eagles (9-16) avenged an earlier season loss to No. 5 Doniphan during the first round of the Class 3, District 1 tournament in Malden, Mo.

Javarcus Word led NMCC with 24 points while Chris Farr added 17. Garrison Keene hit five threes to chip in 16 points.

Doniphan (14-11) was led by Klay Barton's 23 points.

NMCC will take on top-seeded Malden (20-6), who took down No. 8 Portageville 31-16.

Portageville (7-16) led the Green Wave 2-1 after the first quarter while they used the stall tactic. Malden went ahead 15-8 by halftime and 19-10 after the third.

Second-seeded Caruthersville took down No. 7 Senath-Hornersville 92-79 and will meet with No. 6 Twin Rivers, who upset third-seeded Hayti 79-78 in overtime.

Caruthersville and Twin Rivers will play their semifinal game at 6 p.m. on Tuesday. Malden will play NMCC directly after.

DONIPHAN (56) -- Klay Barton 23, Bradley Eddens 2, Austin Leroux 1, Justin Harden 6, Lucas Moe 19, Jordan Leroux 3, Trent Lippoldt 2. FG 18 FT 16-21 F 15. (3-pointers: Barton 3, J. Leroux 1. Fouled out: none.)

NMCC (78) -- Palmer Campbell 13, Javarcus Word 24, Chris Farr 17, Garrison Keene 16, Jamal Jackson 4, Deon Jenkins 4. FG 26 FT 18-24 F 20. (3-pointers: Campbell 2, Word 1, Keene 5. Fouled out: none.)

C1D2 BOYS BASKETBALL

ESSEX, Mo. -- Fourth-seeded Risco (10-16) defeated No. 5 Richland 61-34 Saturday during the first round of the Class 1, District 2 tournament at Richland High School.

Richland ends the season with a 3-18 record.

Risco will play top-seeded Advance (22-5), who ran through No. 8 Fulton School at St. Albans 95-18, during the semifinals on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

No. 2 Oran rolled through No. 7 Delta 88-31 and No. 3 Bell City took down No. 6 Oak Ridge 74-39.

Oran (14-13) and Bell City (14-10) will meet in the tournament's other semifinal at 7:30 p.m.

C3D1 GIRLS BASKETBALL

NMCC 56, Portageville 53

Avenging three losses already this season, the fifth-seeded Eagles upset No. 4 Portageville.

NMCC (11-13) was led by Keisha Rainer's 13 points. Alexis Phillips scored 12.

Portageville, who ends its season with a 16-8 record, got 11 points from Shamyia Roston and Jacara Madison.

NMCC will play top-seeded Twin Rivers, who defeated No. 8 Caruthersville 69-5, on Monday at 6 p.m. No. 2 Doniphan and No. 3 Malden will meet in the other semifinal at 7:30 p.m.

PORTAGEVILLE (53) -- Briania Pitts 6, Shamyia Roston 11, Selinah Taylor 2, Adrienne Duncan 9, Hannah Karizamimba 3 Dasmin Johnson 5, Deondra Johnson 6, Jacara Madison 11. FG 17 FT 14-40 F 19. (3-pointers: Roston 3, Duncan 1, Karizamimba 1. Fouled out: none.)

NMCC (56) -- Alexis Phillips 12, Monica Davis 6, Karlie Frazier 6, Keisha Rainer 13, Alexus Jordan 7, Kieote Tillman 9, Allyson Garner 1. FG 21 FT 12-28 F 25. (3-pointers: Phillips 1, Rainer 1. Fouled out: Kiara Brown, Jordan, Tillman.)

C2D1 GIRLS BASKETBALL

SCC 72, Campbell 25

CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Scott Central sophomore Johneisha Daniel exploded for 27 points and 21 rebounds as the top-seeded Bravettes rolled through its semifinal matchup against No. 4 Campbell Saturday at Campbell High School.

Scott Central (17-9) led 29-6 after one quarter and extended that lead to 34 points by halftime.

LaTeisha Strickland added 13 points and 11 rebounds while Hailey Kesler chipped in eight points and six steals.

Information for Campbell (3-17) was unavailable.

SCC will take on No. 2 Chaffee in a rematch of last year's district championship game won by the Devils at 6 p.m. on Thursday. The Bravettes have won two matchups with Chaffee (12-14) already this season.

SCC (72) -- Trinity Thomas 9, LaQuisha Strickland 2, Hailey Kesler 8, Brittany Marshall 5, Johneisha Daniel 27, Natalie Hubbert 2, Maddie Avance 6, LaTeisha Strickland 13. FG 30 FT 11-26 F 18. (3-pointers: Kesler 1. Fouled out: none.)

Chaffee 79, South Pemiscot 10

CAMPBELL, Mo. (SMNS) -- Mattison Cline netted a game-high 20 points as the second-seeded Red Devils burned the third-seeded Bulldogs in the opening round of the Class 2 District 1 Tournament at Campbell.

Julia Sutterfield recorded a triple-double with 14 points, 13 assists and 12 boards for Chaffee (12-14), which posted a commanding 41-point lead at halftime and did not allow the Bulldogs to score more than five points in any quarter. Mary Beth Knutson notched a double-double with 14 points and 11 boards, as did Katie Glueck with 10 points and 13 boards.

Kaylee Williams had four points to pace South Pemiscot, which ended its season with a record of 2-17.

SOUTH PEMISCOT (10) -- Kaylee Williams 4, Loren Clifton 1, Tameisha Wilbourn 2, Arianna McDaniel 2, Kayla Duckett 1. FG 4, FT 2-5, F 15 (3-pointers: None.. Fouled out: None.)

CHAFFEE (79) -- Bailey Wiseman 9, Bridgette Swinford 2, Madeline Hendrix 6, Julia Sutterfield 14, Gracie Knutson 2, Taylor Kirn 2, Mary Beth Knutson 14, Mattison Cline 20, Katie Glueck 10. FG 27, FT 13-19, F 12 (3-pointers: Cline 3, Wiseman. Fouled out: None.)