JACKSON -- Oran senior Kody Moore scored 20 points as the Eagles grounded the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders Friday 68-50.
The Eagles held a slim 50-42 lead after the first three quarters and quickly ran away with it in the fourth. Oran outscored the Crusaders 18-8 in the final eight minutes.
Along with his 20 points, Moore shot 7 of 15 from the field including 3 of 9 from behind the arc. Moore also pulled down six rebounds.
Senior Alex Heuring added a double-double -- 16 points and 16 rebounds. Seth Ressell scored 14 points and had four assists.
Oran 18 17 15 18 -- 68
Saxony 12 14 16 8 -- 50
ORAN (68) -- Kody Moore 20, Seth Ressel 14, Jacob Priggel 6, Chance Tenkhoff 7, Hunter Schlosser 5, Alex Heuring 16. FG 27 FT 10-16 F 19. (3-pointers: Moore 3, Schlosser 1. Fouled out: Moore, Schlosser.)
SAXONY LUTHERAN (50) -- Z. Beal 6, L. Sprandel 9, R. Palmer 3, B. Fritsche 6, E. Voss 2, G. Bohnert 12, H. Coe 2, J. Lake 10. FG 18 FT 12-16 F 14. (3-pointers: Sprandel 1, Palmer 1. Fouled out: none.)
Leopold 87, Risco 39
LEOPOLD -- The Leopold Wildcats scored 32 points in the first quarter to take a big advantage over Risco as the Tigers eventually fell 87-39 Friday.
Jordon Pavy led the Tigers with 15 points.
Joe Elfrink scored 22 of his 24 points in the first half while Kyle Stroder finished with 20.
Risco (4-5) committed 16 turnovers in the first two quarters which led to a big halftime lead for the Wildcats, 53-16.
Leopold kept pouring it on to start the second half outscoring Risco 22-9 in the third quarter.
Risco will host Clarkton on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Risco 8 8 9 14 -- 39
Leopold 32 21 22 12 -- 87
RISCO (39) -- Jordon Pavy 15, Austin White 9, Josh Earnheart 7, Brandon Bixler 6, Caleb McCord 2. FG 14 FT 7-17 F 15. (3-pointers: Pavy 3, Earnheart 1. Fouled out: Hunter Knight.)
LEOPOLD (87) -- Joe Elfrink 24, Kyle Stroder 20, DJ Kime 11, James Janson 9, Cameron Davis 8, Austin Bucher 6, Andrew McWilliams 4, Brandon Janson 3, Ethan Broshius 2. FG 34 FT 9-14 F 13. (3-pointers: Stroder 4, Kime 2, Elfrink 2, Bucher 2. Fouled out: none.)
Richland 83, Bell City 55
ESSEX -- Behind a monster effort from Richard Forshee, the Richland Rebels defeated Bell City 83-55 Friday.
Reportedly, Forshee, a scored 35 points and grabbed 22 rebounds.
No other information from this game was provided before press time.
Caruthersville 80, Portageville 64
CARUTHERSVILLE -- The Portageville Bulldogs lost to Caruthersville 80-64 Friday at Caruthersville High School.
No other information from this game was provided before press time.
Bloomfield 54, East Prairie 42
EAST PRAIRIE -- Just a day removed from winning their second game of the season, the East Prairie Eagles fell to Bloomfield at home Friday 54-42.
The Eagles defeated Bell City by one point Thursday behind stellar performance from Damion Tipler.
Tipler, an athletic 6-4, 210 junior, recorded 25 points, 26 rebounds and 15 blocks for a triple-double.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Kelly 58,
Caruthersville 16
BENTON -- The Kelly Lady Hawks made quick work against visiting Caruthersville Friday, 58-16.
Darbe Backfisch led the Lady Hawks (3-6) with 15 points. Morgan Ledure and Stephanie Worth scored nine and eight respectively.
Kelly ran out to a 22-3 lead after the first quarter and held a 49-8 advantage at the half.
Caruthersville 3 5 2 6 -- 16
Kelly 22 27 2 7 -- 58
CARUTHERSVILLE (16) -- Grant 4, Conner 4, Carter 1, Hunt 7. FG 7 FT 2-6 F 15. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none.)
KELLY (58) -- Morgan Ledure 9, Darbe Backfisch 15, Tessa Johnson 6, Stephanie Worth 8, Kristi Brucker 2, Payton Jones 6, Katie Koonce 4, Logan Ivey 6. FG 23 FT 8-17 F 9. (3-pointer: Ladure 1. Fouled out: none.)