Boys basketball

Mexico boys overcome slow start to rout Macon 70-34

Despite not hitting the floor running in the first quarter on Tuesday, the Mexico boys didn't have any problems with that afterward.

The Class 4 No. 8 Bulldogs (17-2) defeated district for Macon (3-15) 70-34 at home following a 14-7 lead after the first quarter. They had 24 transition points, 23 points off 21 turnovers and 20 assists.

Jaydon Eldridge led with 21 points, six rebounds and three 3-pointers, DJ Long had 14 points and eight assists, PJ Perkins finished with 11 points, seven assists and five rebounds, and Kaden Benne added nine points and three steals.

"DJ Long did a great job of distributing, Jaydon Eldridge hit some timely shots down the stretch and PJ Perkins had an all-around good game," head coach Darren Pappas said.

Mexico (5-0 NCMC) plays at North Central Missouri Conference and district foe Moberly (9-10, 2-3 NCMC) at 7:45 p.m. Friday.

Community R-6 boys lose footing after first quarter in 70-32 loss to Cairo

After the first quarter, Tuesday's didn't appear it would be decided by a 20-point margin.

The Community R-6 boys trailed Central Activities Conference foe Cairo 16-11 after the first quarter but then fell behind 43-23 at halftime and eventually lost 70-32, making it the sixth straight time the Trojans lost to the Bearcats by at least 20 points.

"We had a really good first quarter both offensively and defensively," head coach Kody Asquith said. "We were able to move the ball around well and break the press and got quite a few good looks at the basket. In the second quarter, we lost our footing and started playing too fast which led to multiple turnovers. We scored 12 in the second, but that wasn't enough to match Cairo's 27 points."

Mason Carroll led the Trojans (3-16, 1-4 CAC) with 22 points while Charles Chrisman led Cairo (9-9, 4-1 CAC) with 16 points, giving the Bearcats four in double figures.

Community tries to snap a 10-game losing streak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at conference and district foe Madison (1-15, 0-5 CAC). The Trojans won the first meeting this season 79-24.

- Centralia 66 Brookfield (6-10, 0-2 CCC) 33 in Brookfield. The Panthers move to 10-8 and 1-1 in the Clarence Cannon Conference and will play at Linn (10-11)  at 6 p.m. tonight. Centralia defeat Linn  79-63 last week.

Girls basketball

Mexico girls communicate well to secure 53-42 win over Macon

The Mexico girls needed to come together for a victory on Tuesday, and that's exactly what they did.

The Lady Bulldogs defeated Macon (7-12) 53-42 at home, having three and almost four players score in double digits.

"This game went back and forth and I think that our team showed a lot of grit and composure to secure the win in the end," head coach Makenzie Mudd said. "We had a lot of great ball movement and communication on defense to help each other find success."

Mudd said Karlee Sefrit did well in the paint to lead the Lady Bulldogs (9-10, 2-3 NCMC) with 17 points. Grace Hudson followed with 12 points, Claire Hudson had 11 points, and Jo Thurman  had nine points and seven assists, and Mudd said each did well with ball movement to create scoring opportunities. She added Hannah Loyd provided energy off the bench with seven rebounds.

Mexico (9-10, 2-3 NCMC) plays a North Central Missouri Conference game at Class 4 No. 8 district foe Moberly (17-2, 5-0 NCMC) at 6:15 p.m. Friday.

Community R-6 girls can't dig out of early hole vs state-ranked Cairo

The damage had already been done on Tuesday night.

The Community R-6 girls fell behind 44-14 after one half at home against Central Activities Conference rival and Class 1 No. 7 Cairo (15-5, 4-0 CAC) before eventually losing 62-32.

"They shot the ball extremely well in the first half and put the game out of reach," head coach Bob Curtis said. "We did a better job defensively in the second half as we had 18 points in the final 16 minutes and so did the Lady Bearcats.  Possessions were longer, and we ended up getting open looks instead of contested jumpers but we had dug too big of a hole. "

Kylie Brooks led the Lady Trojans (12-8, 3-2 CAC) with nine points, Peyton Beamer followed with seven points and three assists, Alyssa Beamer had seven points, and Brooklynn Glasgow added five points. Community was 10-for-16 from the free-throw line.

Community plays at conference foe Madison (3-15, 0-5 CAC) at 6 p.m. Thursday. The Lady Trojans won the first meeting this season 67-12.

Anderson, Centralia girls shoot past Brookfield 48-21

Raegan Anderson was feeling it on Tuesday night.

The Centralia senior hit five 3-pointers and scored a team-high 15 points to lead the Class 3 No. 10 Lady Panthers to a 48-21 victory at Clarence Cannon Conference foe Brookfield (6-11, 0-3 CCC).

Braylin Brunkhorst followed with 12 points and nine rebounds, and Morgan Ross had nine points one of seven total 3-pointers hit by Centralia (15-3, 2-0 CCC). Ryenn Gordon had the other 3-pointer.

The Lady Panthers also took advantage of 23 turnovers that led to 24 points.

Centralia plays at conference foe Highland (11-3, 2-1 CCC) at 6 p.m. Friday.

- Class 3 No. 3 Montgomery County (17-3, 6-0 EMO) 57 Van-Far 25 (1-15, 0-5 EMO) in Montgomery City. Montgomery had Maddy Queathem score a career-high 29 points to reach 1,000 career points, and Malia Rodger became the all-time leading scorer in program history, breaking a 33-year-old record. Lady Indians host conference foe Mark Twain (3-14, 1-4 EMO) at 5:30 p.m. Friday.

Wrestling

- Class 1 No. 3 Centralia boys 54 Chillicothe 25 in Centralia for Senior Night. The Panthers recorded nine pinfalls, including one from senior Weston Ward. Waylon Adkisson, Charlie Robinson, Johnathan Williams, Louis Suddarth, Rex Bryson, Wyatt Adkisson, Ian Tuggle and Bryson Dubes were the other Centralia winners

- Fulton 36 Centralia 12 in Centralia for Senior Night. Lady Panthers credited for some opens.

- Chillicothe 30 Centralia 18 in Centralia for Senior Night. Lady Panthers credits for some opens.