Sikeston wins PB tourney

POPLAR BLUFF -- The Sikeston Bulldogs' ninth grade basketball team claimed the title in the Poplar Bluff ninth grade tournament on Thursday evening by defeating the Dexter Bearcats 48-29.

Sikeston (10-0) jumped on top early, scoring 17 in the first quarter while holding Dexter to nine. The lead was 31-17 at halftime in favor of the Bulldogs and in the third quarter they outscored the Bearcats 15-8 to lead 46-25 heading into the final quarter.

Scoring was slim for both squads in the fourth, but Sikeston held a significant lead and earned the victory.

Kyland Gross finished with 14 points to lead the Bulldogs while teammate Markeith Bratcher added 12.

DEXTER (29) -- Ward 5, Young 8, Joyner 6, Potts 4, Wilson 6. FG 12, FT 5-9. (3-pointers -- none. Fouled out -- none)

SIKESTON (48) -- Tyler Anderson 5, Markeith Bratcher 12, Cord Sheehy 4, Kyland Gross 14, Jeterrence Harris 2, Blake Flannigan 1, Josh Hampton 7, Trey Tigart 3. FG 22, FT 3-8. (3-pointers -- Anderson 1. Fouled out -- none)

Boys Basketball

Oran 68, St. Vincent 42

ORAN -- The Oran Eagles improved to 9-4 with a 68-42 win over visiting St. Vincent Thursday night.

Oran used a 15-5 start to take the early lead and continued to extend their lead throughout the game.

Jon Morrow led Oran with 23 points while Reece Mangels and Gabe Kielhofner added 15 and 12 respectively.

ST. VINCENT (42) -- Kyle Rollet 16, Ryan Boxdorfer 7, Brock French 7, Brett, Wengert 3 , Josh Welker 3, Eric Winkler 3, Adam Winkler3. FG 15, FT 7-16, F 18. (3-pointers: A. Winkler 1, French 2, Boxdorfer 1, Wengert 1. Fouled out: Eggers, Walker)

ORAN (68) -- Jon Morrow 23, Reece Mangels 15, Gabe Kielhofner 12, Nathan Mickelsen 9, Preston Scherer 7. FG 26, FT 11-16, F 15. (3-pointers: Mangels 1, Kielhofner 2, Mickelsen 1, Scherer 1. Fouled out: none)