RISCO, Mo. -- The Risco Tigers nearly let a double-digit lead slip away in the fourth quarter but hung on for a 73-71 conference win over Clarkton at home.
Risco (11-2, 2-0 Tri-County Conference) led by 15 at halftime but that advantage dwindled to nine at the start of the fourth. Clarkton took a one-point lead in the early stages of the last quarter, but Risco was able to escape with the win.
"We played just well enough to close it out," Risco coach Brandon Blankenship said. "I was proud of our guys for sticking with it."
Drew Fortner and Morgan Ludwig led the Tigers with 24 points each. Nathan Burnett added 20 for Risco, who's won four in a row.
Sophomore Lee Matney scored 29 of his game-high 31 points in the second half for Clarkton. Emmanuel White added 23.
Clarkton 9 12 22 28 -- 71
Risco 11 25 16 21 -- 73
CLARKTON (71) -- Emmanuel White 23, Lee Matney 31, TJ Thornton 5, Kendrick Clemons 4, Curtis Coleman 4, Layne Morgan 4. FG 27 FT 15-24 F 19. (3-pointers: White 2. Fouled out: none.)
RISCO (73) -- Nathan Burnett 20, Ethan Pipkin 2, Drew Fortner 24, EJ Myers 3, Morgan Ludwig 24. FG 26 FT 13-22 F 21. (3-pointers: Burnett 3, Myers 1. Fouled out: Tony Greene.)
__SCC 94, East Prairie 69__
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Scott County Central Braves won handsomely in its Scott-Mississippi Conference matchup with East Prairie at home.
TJ Davis led the Braves with 22 points. Deantrell Beard and Deven Blackmon each scored 14 and Garry Wilkerson and Keyth Blissett each finished with 11.
Derez Tipler scored 16 of his game-high 23 points in the second half for East Prairie, who trailed 56-21 at the break. Casey Gregory added 16.
The Braves moved to 9-4 on the season and 2-0 in the conference.
East Prairie (5-7, 2-1 conference) has lost five straight.
East Prairie 13 8 26 22 -- 69
SCC 30 26 24 14 -- 94
EAST PRAIRIE (69) -- Luke Marcum 3, Deverence Jones 9, Derez Tipler 23, Casey Gregory 16, Brian Shoffner 5, Mason Bryars 8, Chad Housman 5. FG 27 FT 6-11 F 10. (3-pointers: Marcum 1, Tipler 5, Shoffner 1, Bryars 2. Fouled out: none.)
SCC (94) -- Deantrell Beard 14, Tyus Banks 9, Marshohn Woods 4, Deven Blackmon 14, Eric Smith 5, Landon Glueck 2, Garry Wilkerson 11, Tyshonne Williams 2, Keyth Blissett 11, TJ Davis 22. FG 42 FT 3-10 F 15. (3-pointers: Beard 1, Banks 1, Smith 1, Wilkerson 3, Blissett 1. Fouled out: none.)
__Oran 70, Kelly 47__
BENTON, Mo. -- Max Priggel drained 19 points as the Eagles flew in the conference victory over the Hawks on the road.
Layne Johnson netted 17 points and Jacob Shoemaker added 14 points for Oran (7-6, 3-1 Scott-Mississippi Conference). The Eagles maintained an 11-point advantage at the intermission and extended their lead by 12 points at the end of the second half to come away with the win.
Isai Campos busted a game-high 23 points to sustain Kelly (2-10, 1-2).
Kelly 12 8 8 19 -- 47
Oran 15 16 14 25 -- 70
KELLY (47) -- Logan Hodgkiss 6, Quintin Lara 2, Cayden Williams 8, Kade Procter 8, Isai Campos 23. FG 13 FT 17-18 F 24. (3-pointers: Hodgkiss 2, Campos 2. Fouled out: Williams, Proctor.)
ORAN (70) -- Joey Phillips 2, Bradley Brooks 2, Max Priggel 19, Luke Barnes 4, Layne Johnson 17, Jacob Shoemaker 14, Cole Priggel 4, Drew Reischman 6, Wyatt Kenney 2. FG 22 FT 22-29 F 15. (3-pointers: M. Priggel 2, Johnson 1, Shoemaker 1. Fouled out: none.)
__Zalma 77, Richland 57__
ESSEX, Mo. -- Josh Thornton scored 19 points to pace the Rebels in their loss to the Bulldogs.
Clayton Harriel and Preston Tilley added eight points apiece for Richland (2-9). The Rebels trailed 42-19 at halftime and added six points to their deficit in the third quarter before attempting the fourth-quarter comeback.
Dallan Stotts finished with a game-high 24 points, half of which came from behind the arc, to lead Zalma (6-6). Peyton Ford had a double-double with 23 points and 10 assists for the Bulldogs.
Richland travels to Advance on Friday in an SCAA Conference match-up.
Zalma 18 24 22 13 -- 77
Richland 11 8 16 22 -- 57
ZALMA (77) -- Mayson Casey 8, Jacob Steinberg 13, Peyton Ford 23, Logan Borders 9, Dallan Stotts 24. FG 21, FT 8-12, F 10 (3-pointers: Stotts 4, Borders 3, Casey 2. Fouled out: None.)
RICHLAND (ESSEX) (57) -- Daniel Petty 4, Michael Burton 2, Riley Glass 7, Devin Stoker 6, Preston Tilley 8, Josh Thornton 19, Hunter Walker 3, Clayton Harriel 8. FG 24, FT 3-7, F 13 (3-pointers: Glass, Walker. Fouled out: None.)
JV -- Richland (Essex) won.
__Bell City 64, Puxico 57__
BELL CITY, Mo. -- Cole Nichols recorded a game-high 26 points to lead the Cubs in the come-from-behind conference victory over the Indians.
Bobby Wright and Logan Yates tossed in 16 points apiece for Bell City (8-6, 2-2 SCAA Conference), which trailed by six points at halftime and four points at the end of the third quarter before the fourth-quarter blitzkrieg.
Levi Woods scored 24 points to pace Puxico (4-8, 0-2).
Bell City hosts East Prairie on Thursday.
Puxico 13 15 11 18 -- 57
Bell City 10 12 13 29 -- 64
PUXICO (57) -- Levi Woods 24, Braden Jones 3, Dalton King 7, Brady Hart 7, Brent Geohagan 4, Matt Bollinger 10, Andrew Geohagan 2. FG 15, FT 6-7, F 25 (3-pointers: Woods 4, Hart, Jones, King. Fouled out: Bollinger, B. Geohagan.)
BELL CITY (64) -- Logan Yates 16, Cole Nichols 26, Austin Hicks 6, Bobby Wright 16. FG 12, FT 28-42, F 14 (3-pointers: Nichols 2, Wright 2. Fouled out: None.)
__Notre Dame 63, Bernie 43__
BERNIE, Mo. -- Nate Dillinger finished with a game-high 20 points but it was not enough as the Mules fell to the Bulldogs.
Gavin Brown added nine points for Bernie (7-7). The Mules led after the first quarter but struggled to regain their footing throughout the rest of the game.
Carter Dame tallied 17 points, four rebounds and two steals to lead Notre Dame (10-5). Blake Bauwens recorded 11 points, four steals and three rebounds for the Bulldogs.
Bernie hosts SCAA Conference nemesis Dexter on Friday.
Notre Dame 9 19 21 14 -- 63
Bernie 13 8 14 8 -- 43
NOTRE DAME (63) -- Tyler Landewee 9, Blake Bauwens 11, Carter Dame 17, Winston Welter 7, Braden Noel 7, Dawson Dohogne 12. FG 24, FT 12-18, F 12 (3-pointers: Noel. Fouled out: None.)
BERNIE (43) -- Jayce Burk 2, Ridge Littleton 4, Michael Suiter 8, Nate Dillinger 20, Gavin Brown 9. FG 19, FT 5-7, F 14 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)
__Advance 77, Chaffee 41__
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Gabe Henson bucketed 18 points, including four treys, but it wasn't enough as the Red Devils were unable to hold off the Hornets in the loss at home.
Landon Tenkhoff contributed eight points for Chaffee (2-12), which suffered a two-to-one disadvantage at halftime as the Hornets continued to roll in the second half.
Armani Vermillion drained a game-high 23 points to lead Advance (11-2) while Preston Wuekber pitched in 19 points and Carson Miles added 16 points.
Chaffee is off the court until the opening round of the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament, which starts on Monday at Kelly High School in Benton, Mo.
Advance 22 12 30 13 -- 77
Chaffee 8 9 15 9 -- 41
ADVANCE (77) -- Armani Vermillion 23, Preston Wuebker 19, Michael Hood 3, Braiden Brown 7, Brendan Crader 3, Carson Miles 16, Dawson Mayo 6. FG 22, FT 9-17, F 11 (3-pointers: Wuebker 4, Vermillion 2, Hood, Miles. Fouled out: None.)
CHAFFEE (41) -- Auggie Knutson 4, Breven Yarbro 7, Gabe Henson 18, Ryan Holderfield 4, Landon Tenkhoff 8. FG 10, FT 6-8, F 13 (3-pointers: Henson 4, Yarbro. Fouled out: None.)
JV -- Advance won 43-37
__Scott City 74, Delta 38__
DELTA, Mo. -- Braden Cox recorded a double-double with a game-high 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Rams easily disposed of the Bobcats in the conference road rout.
Eli Berry netted 15 points, all from behind the arc, for Scott City (8-7, 3-1 Scott-Mississippi Conference). Joe Panagos tallied 14 points and three steals for the Rams, who led by 15 points at halftime and held the hosts to single digits in both frames in the second half. Dylan Keller notched 12 rebounds and seven assists to go along with his four points for the Rams.
Freshman Eric Mitchell scored 14 points to pace Delta (2-12, 0-4).
Scott City 20 22 20 12 -- 74
Delta 10 17 9 2 -- 38
SCOTT CITY (74) -- Dylan Keller 4, Jeremiah Tims 6, Eli Berry 15, Spencer Stratman 4, Justin Provo 2, Sam Elders 2, Joe Panagos 14, Casey Medlin 9, Braden Cox 18. FG 26, FT 1-6, F 14 (3-pointers: Berry 5, Medlin 2. Fouled out: None.)
DELTA (38) -- Charlie Ledbetter 2, Jon Bond 10, Grant Coomer 2, Eric Mitchell 14, Damon Bartels 6, Isaiah Thomas 4. FG 14, FT 10-17, F 7 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)
JV -- Scott City won 32-12 (Half)