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ORAN -- Oran's Allie Cummins had 17 points and 18 rebounds while leading the Lady Eagles past visiting New Madrid County Central Monday 40-37.
Ashlyn McIntosh added 10 points for Oran.
NMCC was led by Shanterra Waters who scored 23. Keisha Rainer added seven.
NMCC 6 8 7 14 -- 37
Oran 13 9 8 10 -- 40
NMCC (37) -- Shanterra Waters 23, Erica Palmer 4, Monica Davis 1, Keisha Rainer 7, Alexus Jordan 2. FG 15 FT 6-11 F12. (3-pointers: Waters 1. Fouled out: none.)
ORAN (40) -- Allie Cummins 17, Brianna Stause 7, Tatum May 2, Ashlyn McIntosh 10, Kaylen Glastetter 4. FG 18 FT 4-9 F 13. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none.)
__Kelly 50, East Prairie 33__
BENTON -- Tessa Johnson bucketed a game-high 18 points as the Lady Hawks flew in the conference win at home over winless East Prairie.
Tori Duenne tossed in 12 points for Kelly (4-1). Logan Ivie grabbed 10 rebounds and added nine points for the Hawks.
Dakota Arnold had eight points to pace East Prairie (0-6).
East Prairie 7 9 9 8 -- 33
Kelly 9 13 16 12 -- 50
EAST PRAIRIE (33) -- Jordan Harper 3, Dakota Arnold 8, Megan Chaney 2, Montana Watson 7, Jocie Dunn 4, Alexis Nordwald 5, Kali Thurman 4. FG 12, FT 6-21, F 15 (3-pointers: Arnold. Fouled out: None.)
KELLY (50) -- Tori Duenne 12, Kaylee Scherer 6, Tessa Johnson 18, Stephanie Worth 2, Logan Ivie 9, Kristi Brucker 2, Anna Hughes 1. FG 21, FT 8-20, F 14 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)
__Junior High Basketball__
POPLAR BLUFF -- The Sikeston seventh and eighth grade basketball teams swept Poplar Bluff on Monday at Poplar Bluff Junior High.
Sikeston's eighth grade defeated Poplar Bluff 45-29 while the seventh graders won 62-34.
In the eighth grade game, Sikeston (6-0) turned a 16-14 halftime lead into a 30-24 lead at the end of three. The Bulldogs pulled away from there.
Trey Jenkins led the way in scoring with 17 points followed up by Kevin Jones with 10 points.
"I was disappointed with our approach to the game in the first half," Sikeston coach Derek James said. "We were much better in the second half, but we've still got to figure out a way to put a whole game together. Until we do that, we'll continue to have ups and downs throughout games."
Sikeston 7 9 14 15 -- 45
Poplar Bluff 6 8 10 5 -- 29
SIKESTON (45) -- Trey Jenkins 17, Kevin Jones 10, Nate Self 6, Jashawn Sherrell 6, Ricky Scott 4, Elijah Faulkner 2. FG 18 FT 3-8 F 15. (3-pointers: Self 2. Fouled out: none.)
POPLAR BLUFF (29) -- Cline 7, N. Rowland 6, Townsend 5, Martin 3, Bounds 2, McDonald 2, Layton 2, Johnson 2. FG 9 FT 2-10 F 12. (3-pointers: Cline 1, Martin 1, Townsend 1. Fouled out: none.)
__Seventh Grade__
In the seventh grade game, Sikeston (4-4) fell behind 9-0 at the start only to rally to take a 23-19 lead at the half. The Bulldogs ran away with it from there, out-scoring Poplar Bluff 39-15 in the second half.
Payton Howard led in scoring with 21 points followed by Nick Harrison's 16 points.
Sikeston's junior high teams will be in action today when they host Charleston at 5:30 p.m.
Sikeston 4 19 19 20 -- 62
Poplar Bluff 9 10 8 7 -- 34
SIKESTON (62) -- Payton Howard 21, Nick Harrison 16, Seth Spraggs 8, Austin Crawford 7, Charlie Boyce 4, Colby Henson 3, Preston Alexander 1, Jay Den Marks 1, Rasheid Parker 1. FG 16 FT 12-22 F 18. (3-pointers: Howard 3, Spraggs 2, Henson 1. Fouled out: none.)
POPLAR BLUFF (34) -- Hanner 8, Toledo 8, Casey 6, Webb 3, Amoss 3, Vaughn 2, Foster 2, Becker 2. FG 11 FT 9-17 F 14. (3-pointers: Hanner 1. Fouled out: none.)