Bundy leads Kewps to OT win by throwing in 29 after the half

By the Tribune’s staff

Published Friday, February 16, 2007

Hickman’s Byron Bundy picked up two early fouls last night at Westminster Christian Academy in St. Louis and watched most of the first half from the bench. He made up for lost time, though, scoring all of his 29 points in the second half and in overtime as the Kewpies came back to win 67-58.

Hickman (14-11) trailed 42-32 heading into the fourth quarter, but Bundy exploded with 17 points in the quarter to force overtime. The Kewpies outscored the Wildcats 12-3 in overtime and snapped Westminster’s five-game winning streak. It was just the second home loss of the season for Westminster (20-6), the No. 8 team in Class 4.

Josh Elam added 11 points for Hickman, which next plays Tuesday against Smith-Cotton in the Class 5 District 10 Tournament at Helias.

Sean Duff led Westminster with 17 points, while Garen Lafser added 16.

● St. Charles Christian 44, Christian Fellowship 43: In Joplin, Joe Cherri’s put-back beat the final buzzer and would have given Christian Fellowship a victory in the first round of the Missouri Christian Schools Athletic Association state tournament. Instead, a foul on the floor was called before the shot was released, waving off the apparent game-winning basket. The officials put 1.2 seconds back on the clock, but Zach Clark’s jumper rimmed out.

The Knights (10-8) move to the consolation bracket and will play Life Christian today.

Justin Miller led Christian Fellowship with 18 points, while Cherri added 15. Ryan Kessler led St. Charles Christian with 14 points but missed the front end of a 1-on-1 with 20 seconds left, setting up the Knights’ final possession. Miller missed a 3-pointer with 3 seconds left, but Cherri corralled the rebound and put up a shot - only to have it waved off by the foul. Cherri made a 3-pointer in the final 30 seconds to cut St. Charles Christian’s lead to one.

● Moberly 62, Mexico 35: Eric Saunders scored 13 points and Brian Williams and Brennan Hughes scored 12 and 10 points, respectively, as the Spartans cruised to a road win.

Stephen Thoenen led Mexico (1-17) with 14 points.

Both teams start play in the Class 4 District 8 Tournament on Monday at Moberly Area Community College.

● Westran 64, Community R-VI 53: Westran (9-11) got 27 points and 16 rebounds from Roscoe Robinson. Brandon Messer added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Hornets, who play at Fayette tonight. Matt Weinberg led Community with 18 points.

Girls basketball

● Mexico 52, Moberly 45: Mexico trailed through the first three quarters at home but outscored Moberly 18-7 in the fourth quarter. Robyn Baker’s led the Bulldogs (13-11) with 17 points, while Ashley Agee scored 19 points and Brooksy Halterman added 17 for Moberly.

● Westran 61, Community R-VI 47: Community closed the gap in the third quarter after falling behind by 20 at halftime, but Westran was too strong in the fourth quarter. Becca Schemmer led the Hornets (19-1, 7-0 Lewis and Clark Conference) with 27 points, while Kayla Rice scored 23 and had six assists. Westran plays tonight at Fayette.

Men’s basketball

● Ill.-Springfield 59, Columbia 56: Bryant Chambly scored 18 points and Terren Wilson added 17 in a road loss for the Cougars (13-15, 5-5 American Midwest Conference).

The 18th-ranked Prairie Stars improved to 17-8 overall and 9-1 in the AMC.

n CMU 77, Avila 41: Freshman Joe Howell came off the bench to lead Central Methodist (16-13, 10-10 Heart of America Athletic Conference) with 12 points in 13 minutes.

Matt Sherman with 11 points, and Shane Ringen, Jesse Oswald and Ben Anderson each had 10. Avila dropped 12-17 overall and 5-14 the HAAC.

Women’s basketball

● CMU 52, Avila 50: Freshman Danielle Boraz led Central Methodist with 22 points and 13 rebounds and scored the winning basket off an assist from Trisha Lyons with 11 seconds left.

Holly Wade added 12 points and six rebounds for the Eagles (5-21, 3-17 HAAC). Avila (17-11, 10-9) shot just 34 percent from the field and 19 percent from 3-point range.

● Ill.-Springfield 74, Columbia 63: Megan Archuleta scored a career-high 22 points, but the Cougars (22-5, 9-2 AMC) lost on the road to the Prairie Stars (12-15, 7-4).

Helen Ogunjimi posted a double-double with 14 points and a team-high 14 rebounds. Whitney Davis had 11 points and six assists.