SCAA Hoops Roundup: Bernie beats Hayti for 20th win

BERNIE, Mo. - The Bernie Mules made a final case for the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Class 2, District 1, basketball tournament when it beat Hayti 63-50 Tuesday night for its 20th win of the season.

"It was good to see some fire in our kids tonight," Bernie coach Brad Botsch said in a press release. "We've been playing without much emotion or passion and we simply aren't talented enough to play that way. I've said all year 'our margin for error is small,' and tonight our kids came out and really executed well and played with intensity and confidence."

Bernie junior guard Brandon Sparks did not score in the first qurter but still led all scorers with 24 points. He hit four of Bernie's nine 3-pointers and was eight of eight from the free throw line in the fourth quarter.

Jake Wagner hit three 3-pointers. He tallied 11 points for Bernie.

B.J. Jennings recorded 12 points for the Mules. Troy Kirkpatrick added nine more.

"We took care of the ball much better than we have been and rebounded extremely well," Botsch said. "Hayti is one of the most talented teams we've played all year, and our kids did a great job of competing tonight against them. We really got a lift from Brandon Sparks tonight. Our seniors stepped up as well and players like Bubby Schwent and J.R. Pregel while they may not have scored a point, they got so much done defensively and toughness wise for us, and that isn't reflected in a box score."

Brandon Burden was the only player to finish in double digits for Hayti. He scored 11 points.

Bernie beat Hayti 54-50 in the junior varsity contest.

Bernie (20-2) will play at state-ranked South Iron of Annapolis, Mo., Thursday at 5 p.m. Hayti (17-6) will play South Pemiscot for the fourth time this season Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. in Campbell in a Bootheel Conference Tournament semifinal.

"Hopefully, this win will help give us some confidence and up our level of urgency," Botsch said. "We have four games left before districts and we need to take each game one at a time and look to continue to improve."

Bernie 63, Hayti 50

HHS 11 12 13 14 - 50

BHS 9 16 16 22 - 63

HAYTI (50) - Kenyatte Brooks 8, Darieon Betton 2, Devan Riddick 6, Cedrick Harris 6, Indaquel Presberry 6, Brandon Burden 11, Demetrius Luster 5, Frankie Burden Jr. 6. FG 17, FT 13/20, F 23. (3-pointers: Brooks 2, Riddick 1. Fouled out: Brooks, Luster)

BERNIE (63) - Brandon Sparks 24, Jake Wagner 11, B.J. Jennings 12, Troy Kirkpatrick 9, Justin Stanfield 1, Devin Trammell 2, Joey Walker 4. FG 16, FT 22/25, F 16. (3-pointers: Sparks 4, Wagner 3, Kirkpatrick 2. Fouled out: none)

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Advance vs. Woodland Boys

MARBLE HILL, Mo. - The Advance varsity boys basketball team secured a second-place finish in the regular-season SCAA Conference standings Tuesday night with a 76-62 road victory against Woodland.

Advance (14-7) finishes regular-season conference play with a record of 6-1. Its only loss is to Bernie which is currently 6-0 in regular-season conference play and has already mathematically secured the regular-season title.

Lane Below tallied a team-high 27 points for Advance Tuesday. Austin Miller scored 14 points and Dawson Mayo added 12 more.

Woodland had three players finish in double figures. Garret Reynolds tallied a team-high 18 points, Evan Grindstaff scored 13 points and Devon Gramlisch added 11 more.

Advance beat Woodland 68-43 in the junior varsity contest.

Advance returns to action Thursday when it hosts Egyptian of Tamms, Ill. Woodland is slated to host Zalma Friday.

Advance 76, Woodland 62

AHS 22 19 22 13 - 76

WHS 17 10 16 19 - 62

ADVANCE (76) - Zane Eggimann 4, Austin Miller 14, Garrett Walker 6, Lane Below 27, Eli Seger 6, Alex Morse 3, Dalton Wilson 4, Dawson Mayo 12. FG 32, FT 8/9, F 12. (3-pointers: Miller 3, Below 1. Fouled out: none)

WOODLAND (62) - Evan Grindstaff 13, Collin Rhodes 8, Garret Reynolds 18, Landon Johnson 5, Devon Gramlisch 11, Ben Lincoln 2, Devon Ritter 5. FG 23, FT 9/13, F 9. (3-pointers: Grindstaff 3, Rhodes 2, Johnson 1, Ritter 1. Fouled out: none)

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Oran vs. Bloomfield Boys

ORAN, Mo. -- The Bloomfield Wildcats varsity boys basketball team suffered a 74-49 loss to Oran Tuesday night in its first game in 15 days.

Noah Vandiver paced Bloomfield with 20 points.

Seth Ressel tallied 24 points for Oran. Hunter Schlosser scored 25 points for Oran (18-5).

"Oran is a very good team, and very well coached, and we had trouble early with their pressure," Bloomfield coach Jason Karnes said in a press release. "Thought we had guys in the right spots. Too many turnovers and bad shots caught up with us. Give credit to Oran, their pressure had a lot to do with our mistakes."

Bloomfield (5-12) returns to action Thursday when it hosts Holcomb.

Oran 74, Bloomfield 49

BHS 11 10 14 14 - 49

OHS 21 13 24 16 - 74

BLOOMFIELD (49) - Nathan Newell 6, Tim Fox 7, Tyler Battles 6, Jacob Clary 1, Austin Battles 1, Noah Vandiver 20, Triston Mitchell 6, Austin Bond 2. FG 11, FT 9/17, F 18. (3-pointers: Newell 2, T. Battles 2, Fox 1, Vandiver 1. Fouled out: Fox.)

ORAN (74) - Thomas Trankler 6, Jacob Priggel 9, Chance Tenkhoff 5, Seth Ressel 24, Garrison Mangels 3, Hunter Schlosser 25, Jason Bennett 2. FG 26, FT 13/16, F 18. (3-pointers: Tenkhoff 1, Ressel 1, Schlosser 1. Fouled out: None.)

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Puxico vs. Leopold Boys

PUXICO, Mo. - The Leopold Wildcats edged the Puxico Indians varsity boys basketball team 60-52 in a non-conference game Tuesday night.

Cameron Davis led all scorers with 15 points for Leopold. Wesley Stoverink tallied 12 points and Zach Beel added 11 more for the Wildcats.

Zach Tucker led Puxico with 14 points. Austin Teichman scored 11 points and Tim Hancock tallied 10.

Puxico beat Leopold 64-42 in the junior varsity game.

Puxico (12-10) is slated to host Richland Friday. Leopold (15-3) hosts Advance Friday.

Leopold 60, Puxico 52

LHS 8 17 17 18 - 60

PHS 10 16 12 14 - 52

LEOPOLD (60) - Parker Brown 5, Austin Bucher 9, Zach Elfrink 7, Andrew McWilliams 2, Cameron Davis 15, Zach Beel 11, Wesley Stoverink 12. FG 15, FT 16/36, F 26. (3-pointers: Bucher 2, Brown 1, Elfrink 1, Beel 1. Fouled out: McWilliams, Dillan Vandeven.)

PUXICO (52) - Ronnie Wegener 2, Garrett Payne 5, Corey Pratt 8, Austin Teichman 11, Tim Hancock 10, Seth Luttrull 4, Zach Tucker 14. FG 14, FT 21/33, F 25. (3-pointers: Teichman 1. Fouled out: Hancock, Tucker.)

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Richland vs. Kelly Boys

BENTON, Mo. - The Kelly Hawks varsity boys basketball team beat Richland 69-58 Tuesday night.

Kelly (3-14) was led in scoring by Ty Householder who calculated a game-high 27 points. Conner Dittlinger scored 17 points and Josh Roberts tallied 15 points for the Hawks.

Five players tallied at least nine points for Richland. Sklyer Harper led the way with 15 points. Tristan Wamble added 13 points, Jacob Gonzales scored 10 points, Jerry Craft scored nine points, and Josh Thornton scored nine points.

Richland (1-12) will host traditional Tri-County Conference talent North Pemiscot Thursday in a makeup game.

Kelly 69, Richland 58

RHS 17 12 18 11 - 58

KHS 15 16 20 18 - 69

RICHLAND (58) - Skyler Harper 15, Adam Lane 3, Tristan Wamble 13, Josh Thornton 9, Jacob Gonzales 10, Jerry Craft 9. FG 17, FT 13/24, F 22. (3-pointers: Wamble 3, Harper 1. Fouled out: Wamble.)

KELLY (69) - Dalton Huffman 3, Jerrod Lynn 4, Evan Abernathy 4, Josh Roberts 15, Ty Householder 27, Clay Williams 2, Conner Dittlinger 17. FG 21, FT 16/27, F 18. (3-pointers: Householder 4. Fouled out: None.)