Lady Tigers beat Russellville; fall to Helias

RUSSELLVILLE – The St. James High School girls’ basketball team blasted Russellville 47-21 on Monday, Jan. 21.

The Lady Tigers, 13-4, limited Russellville to just 10 first-half points, taking a 27-10 halftime advantage. It was 34-17 entering the fourth quarter.

Sophomore Jordan Bowen netted 17 points for St. James while Brittany Herode had nine rebounds and six steals and Marilyn Hughes and Brittany Persicke each had three assists.

Kasey Marshall scored 12 points to pace the St. James junior varsity team to a 42-21 win.

The individual scoring:

St. James (47) – Pogue 1-0-2, Bowen 7-3-17, Marshall 1-2-4, Hauck 1-0-2, Birkner 1-1-3, Hoener 2-0-5, Herode 2-2-6, Hughes 1-2-4, Persicke 2-0-4.

Russellville (21) – Schroder 0-1-1, Leithauser 1-0-2, Bond 2-1-5, Schrimpf 1-1-3, Raithel 1-0-2, Seibert 2-2-6, Dobson 1-0-2.

In a make-up game Saturday, Jan. 19 in St. James the Lady Tigers were beaten by Jefferson City Helias 44-31 in a make-up game on Saturday, Jan. 19.

After a 4-4 first quarter the Helias Lady Crusaders took control by outscoring the Lady Tigers 17-8 in the second period. Helias led 35-25 entering the fourth quarter.

Ashley Hoener had eight rebounds and four steals for St. James.

Helias won the junior varsity game in overtime 44-43. Kyleigh McDowell had 10 points for the St. James jayvee squad.

The individual scoring:

St. James (31) – Birkner 2-0-6, Bowen 2-0-4, Connell 1-0-2, Herode 3-3-9, Hoener 1-0-3, Hughes 2-0-4, Persicke 1-0-3.

Helias (44) – Burnett 1-0-2, Young 2-2-6, Herzing 1-0-2, Stone 2-2-6, Newbold 2-1-6, Groose 5-5-9, Crider 2-1-5, Reinkemeyer 4-0-8.

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Connell lifts Lady Tigers past Newburg

NEWBURG - The St. James High School girls’’ basketball team improved to 12-3 overall by beating Newburg 44-18 on Thursday, Jan. 17. The game was tied at 6 after the first period but the St. James Lady Tigers took a 20-8 halftime lead and was up 34-13 entering the fourth quarter. Freshman Rachel Connell netted 17 points to lead St. James.

St. James won the junior varsity game 45-31. The individual scoring: St. James (44) - Bowen 1-2-4, Birkner 2-0-4, Hoener 1-2-5, Herode 3-0-6, Hughes 3-0-6, Connell 6-4-17, Persicke 1-0-2.

Newburg (18) - Ellzey 2-2-6, DeLong 2-2-6, Wheeler 1-2-4, Richmond 1-0-2.

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Lady Tigers whip New Haven

ST. JAMES – The St. James High School girls’ basketball team won a showdown with Four Rivers Conference rival New Haven 45-26 in a makeup game on Wednesday, Jan. 16.

St. James improves to 4-0 in the conference race with the victory.

St. James took a 11-6 lead after the first quarter and was up 21-17 at halftime. The Lady Tigers pulled away by outscoring New Haven 19-4 in the third quarter.

Freshman forward Rachel Connell had 18 points for St. James while 5-7 sophomore center Jordan Bowen had nine rebounds and three steals; 5-10 junior center Brittany Herode had three assists and 5-6 sophomore guard Ashley Hoener three steals.

Kathleen Scheer, a 6-2 senior guard, netted 20 points for New Haven, 8-5 overall and 1-2 in the conference..

St. James won the junior varsity game 40-16. Heather Stowers had 10 points for the St. James jayvee squad.

The individual scoring:

St. James (45) – Bowen 2-2-6, Birkner 4-0-8, Hoener 1-1-3, Herode 3-0-6, Hughes 2-0-4, Connell 6-3-18.

New Haven (26) – Poe 1-0-2, Ferrari 1-0-2, Scheer 6-7-20, Smith 1-0-2.

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St. James girls top seed for Newburg Tourney

NEWBURG – The St. James High School girls’ basketball team is the top-seeded team for the 33^rd annual Newburg Tournament, to be held Feb. 4, 6 and 9.

St. James is seeded No. 1, Salem No. 2, Dixon No. 3, Fatima No. 4, Cuba No. 5, Newburg No. 6, Licking No. 7 and Viburnum No. 8.

In first-round games Feb. 4, St. James plays Viburnum at 4 p.m., Fatima meets Cuba at 5:30 p.m., Salem plays Licking at 7 p.m. and Dixon takes on Newburg at 8:30 p.m.

On Feb. 6 the St. James-Viburnum loser will play the Fatima-Cuba loser at 4 p.m. and the Salem-Licking loser will play the Dixon-Newburg loser at 5:30 p.m. in consolation games while the St. James-Viburnum winner plays the Fatima-Cuba winner at 7 p.m. and the Salem-Licking winner plays the Dixon-Newburg winner at 8:30 p.m. in the semifinals.

On Saturday, Feb. 9 the seventh-place game is scheduled for 2 p.m., the fifth-place game for 3:30 p.m., the third-place game for 5 p.m. and the championship game for 6:30 p.m.

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4^th-quarter goose egg lifts Rolla girls past St. James

ST. JAMES – A goose egg in the fourth period was the difference in the girls’ basketball game between Rolla and St. James high schools on Thursday, Jan. 10.

The host St. James Lady Tigers were held scoreless in the fourth period, allowing Rolla to come from behind to post a 37-34 victory.

The tone in the defensive struggle was set by St. James early in the first period, as the Lady Tigers took the early lead by using a full-court press to force several Rolla turnovers. However, RHS came back late in the period to cut the St. James edge to 11-10 entering the second period.

Only seven points were scored in the second period – six by St. James, as the Lady Tigers went into intermission up 17-11.

Offense was restored in the third period, as St. James outscored Rolla 17-16 to take a 34-27 edge into the fourth period.

However, St. James wouldn’t score again, as the Lady Bulldog defense produced several St. James turnovers and Rolla outscored the Lady Tigers 10-0 in the quarter.

A field goal by senior guard Kaitlin Bramel with 1:50 left gave RHS the lead for good, 35-34. Junior forward Tori Hagni added two more free throws for RHS with :18 remaining to make the final score.

"I thought it was the hardest four quarters we’ve played this season," said St. James head coach Brad Conway, whose squad fell to 10-3. "We had opportunities. We missed free throws and missed some open shots. We weren’t real strong with the ball at times."

"Any time Rolla and St. James come together you expect a heck of a game," said RHS head coach Bryce Swafford. "When we want to play hard and put pressure on people we can be successful."

Bramel and junior forward Dani Steele each had 12 points for Rolla, now 6-6.

Freshman forward Rachel Connell led St. James with 13 points while junior forward Brittany Herode added seven rebounds.

St. James won the junior varsity game 35-25. St. James led 11-6 after the first period and was up 14-10 at halftime. The Lady Tiger jayvee squad took a 24-21 edge into the final quarter.

The individual scoring:

Rolla (37) – Carter 1-0-2, Bramel 4-3-12, Hgni 4-2-10, Steele 5-1-12, Rightnowar 0-1-1, Totals 14-7-37.

St. James (34) – Bowen 2-0-4, Birkner 1-0-3, Hoener 3-1-8, Herode 0-2-2, Hughes 2-0-4, Connell 5-3-13, Totals 13-6-34.

Rolla (25) – Grayson 2-0-5, Tiddy 2-0-5, Janke 3-2-8, McFarland 1-0-2, Carroll 1-1-3, Maples 1-0-2, Totals 10-3-25.

St. James (35) – Stowers 2-2-6, Pogue 1-1-3, Marshall 1-2-5, Hauck 1-5-8, White 1-1-3, McDowell 1-0-2, Walters 3-1-7, Hays 0-1-1, Totals 10-13-35.

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Lady Tigers stop Licking, 61-42

ST. JAMES – A big second quarter allowed the St. James High School girls’ basketball team to pull away from Licking 61-42 in non-conference play on Tuesday.

St. James, 10-2, took a 12-11 lead after the first period. The Lady Tigers – led by eight points from 5-9 freshman Rachel Connell -- then outscored Licking 17-2 in the second period to take a 29-13 halftime edge. St. James led 46-26 going into the fourth quarter.

Connell scored 23 points and had four assists for the Lady Tigers while Brittany Herode had 10 points, four rebounds and four steals; Marilyn Hughes 10 points, and Jordan Bowen four steals.

Brooke Whitaker, a 5-5 junior, led Licking with 14 points.

St. James won the junior varsity game 51-14. Kaylea Pogue and Bethany Whited each had eight points for the jayvee Lady Tigers.

St. James is to host Rolla Thursday, Jan. 10, with jayvee action starting at 6 p.m.

The individual scoring:

St. James (61) – Hughes 4-2-10, Pogue 1-0-2, Bowen 3-0-6, Birkner 3-1-7, Hoener 1-0-3, Herode 4-2-10, Connell 9-5-23, Totals 25-10-61.

Licking (42) – Whitaker 5-0-14, Heithold 4-1-9, Wade 3-1-8, Kinder 2-0-4, Ellison 3-0-7, Totals 17-2-42.

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Lady Tigers clip Stoutland in OT

STOUTLAND – The St. James High School girls’ basketball team held on to clip Stoutland 38-35 in overtime Saturday, Jan. 5.

Stoutland held an 11-7 lead after the first period and went into halftime up 19-15. St. James closed the game to 27-25 heading into the fourth period and then outscored Stoutland 7-5 to force overtime. St. James outscored Stoutland 6-3 in the overtime period.

Shannon Smith, a 5-7 senior, had 17 points – including five 3-pointers – to lead Stoutland while 5-8 senior Jill Stephens added 10.

Connell had 13 points and four steals for St. James while Ashley Hoener had 11 points, four assists and four steals.

The individual scoring:

Stoutland (35) – Stevens 4-0-10, Martin 1-0-3, Smith 6-0-17, White 2-1-5, Totals 13-1-35.

St. James (38) – Bowen 2-0-4, Birkner 1-2-4, Hoener 5-0-11, Herode 3-0-6, Connell 6-1-13, Totals 17-3-38.

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Bowen’s layup is game-winner for Lady Tigers

ST. JAMES – It took a while for the St. James High School girls basketball team to take its first led of the fourth quarter against Salem on Thursday, Jan. 3.

However, the host Lady Tigers made the brief advantage stand.

Sophomore guard Jordan Bowen hit a layup with :30 left in the game to give St. James its first fourth-quarter edge. St. James went on to hit a couple of free throws in the final :23 and held off Salem 40-37 for a thrilling non-conference victory.

Bowen’s layup with 30 seconds remaining gave St. James a 38-37 advantage. Ashley Hoener and Bowen each hit the front of one-and-one free throws to make the final score.

St. James, now 8-2, took an 11-9 after the first period and Salem outscored St. James 14-11 in the second quarter to take a 23-22 halftime edge. Salem clung to a 32-30 advantage entering the final period.

Rachel Connell, a 5-9 freshman, led St. James with 13 points while Brittany Herode had eight points and five rebounds, Hoener eight points and Bowen five points and three assists.

Salem falls to 10-2.

St. James won the junior varsity game 37-26. Tiffany Hauck had eight points for the St. James jayvee squad.

St. James is scheduled to play another non-league game Saturday, Jan. 5 at Stoutland, with action starting at 2 p.m.

The individual scoring:

St. James (40) – Bowen 2-1-5, Birkner 1-0-2, Hoener 3-1-8, Herode 3-2-8, Hughes 1-0-2, Connell 4-5-13, Persicke 1-0-2, Totals 15-9-40.

Salem (37) – Connell 1-2-4, Howard 4-2-12, Kettner 3-0-6, Brand 1-0-2, Jones 5-3-13, Totals 14-7-37.

For the second time this season Fredericktown defeated St. James in the championship game of a tournament. Fredericktown knocked off St. James 58-46 on Monday, Dec. 31 in the finals of the Park Hills Tournament.

Fredericktown got off to a fast start, taking a 23-6 bulge after the first quarter and leading the rest of the way. It was 35-16 at halftime and 44-31 entering the fourth quarter.

Connell had 14 points and Hoener added 11 for St. James. Courtney Kemp led Fredericktown with 23 points.

Earlier this season Fredericktown topped St. James in the Potosi Tournament title game.

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Lady Tigers in Park Hills Central Tourney finals

PARK HILLS – The St. James High School girls’ basketball team advanced to the championship game of the Park Hills Central Tournament by beating Arcadia Valley 46-43 in semifinal action on Friday, Dec. 28.

Second-seeded St. James, 7-1, is to play top-seeded Fredericktown, 9-1, at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31 in the tourney title game. Fredericktown topped st. James in the finals of the Potosi Tournament earlier this season.

On Friday St. James took a 19-10 lead after the first period and went into halftime up 28-16. Arcadia Valley trimmed its deficit to 36-31 entering the fourth quarter. Arcadia Valley took a lead in the fourth period.

However, 5-9 freshman forward Rachel Connell hit a layup with :24 left to give the Lady Tigers a one-point lead. Connell added two free throws with :11 left to make the final score.

Connell had a team-high 13 points and added three assists for St. James while Jordan Bowen had 10 points, five rebounds and four steals; and Brittany Herode had five rebounds.

Arcadia Valley falls to 6-2.

The individual scoring:

St. James (46) – Bowen 5-0-10, Birkner 2-0-5, Hoener 4-0-8, Herode 4-0-8, Hughes 1-0-2, Connell 5-3-13, Totals 21-3-46.

Arcadia Valley (43) – Spizmiller 3-0-6, Riordan 0-1-1, Asher 3-2-8, Walker 2-8-12, Goggin 8-0-16, Totals 16-11-43.

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Lady Tigers roll in first round, 81-23

PARK HILLS – The second-seeded St. James High School girls’ basketball team opened play in the Park Hills Central Tournament on Wednesday, Dec. 26, by clubbing seventh-seeded Herculaneum 81-23.

St. James, 6-1, is scheduled to meet third-seeded Arcadia Valley at 2:30 p.m. in semifinal action on Friday.

St. James bolted to a 26-1 lead after the first period and was up 44-6 at halftime. It was 66-19 entering the fourth quarter.

Brittany Herode, Marilyn Hughes and Rachel Connell each had 16 points to lead the Lady Tigers.

St. James guard Ashley Lorts injured a knee in the first period and didn’t return.

The individual scoring:

St. James (81) – Bowen 4-1-10, Birkner 3-0-6, Hoener 4-0-8, Herode 7-2-16, Hughes 8-0-16, Connell 7-2-16, Persicke 2-1-5, Whited 2-0-4, Totals 37-6-81.

Herculaneum (23) – Green 1-1-4, Austin 1-0-2, Jerger 1-0-2, Story 2-0-4, Storz 5-1-11, Totals 10-2-23.

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Hoener hits game-winner for Lady Tigers

SULLIVAN – Ashley Hoener netted a basket in the lane with :48 remaining for what proved to be the game-winning points on Monday, Dec. 17, lifting the St. James High School girls’ basketball team to a 33-32 Four Rivers Conference victory over Sullivan.

St. James improves to 5-1 overall and 3-0 in the conference. Sullivan falls to 6-1 and 1-1.

The Sullivan Lady Eagles clung to a 32-31 lead when Hoener canned her winning shot. Sullivan then came up court, worked for a final shot but missed it with :02 left.

No one scored more than six points for the Lady Tigers in the defensive battle. Ashley Lorts made four steals and dished out three assists for St. James.

Hailee Parks, a 5-11 junior, and 6-0 freshman Cassie Richardson each had 10 points for Sullivan.

Sullivan won the junior varsity game 28-23. Kaylea Pogue had nine points for the St. James jayvee squad.

St. James will break for the holidays and return to action on Wednesday, Dec. 26 against Herculaneum at 2:30 p.m. in the first round of the Park Hills Tournament. St. James is seeded No. 2 in the tournament.

The individual scoring:

St. James (33) – Bowen 1-1-3, Birkner 2-0-4, Lorts 1-0-2, Hoener 1-4-6, Herode 2-0-4, Hughes 3-0-6, Cannell 3-0-6, Persicke 1-0-2, Totals 14-5-33.

Sullivan (32) – Pyrtle 2-0-6, Bartolotta 2-0-6, Richardson 4-2-10, Parks 4-1-10, Totals 12-3-32.

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Lady Tigers whip Owensville

ST. JAMES – Shaking off the rust of a 10-day layoff caused by a pair of weather postponements, the St. James High School girls’ basketball team powered over Owensville 54-24 in Four Rivers Conference play Thursday, Dec. 13.

St. James improves to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the conference while the Owensville Dutchgirls fall to 3-5 and 0-3.

St. James took a 12-5 lead after the first period and went into halftime up 9-11. The Lady Tigers outscored Owensville 17-5 in the third period to take a 36-16 advantage into the fourth quarter.

Brittany Herode, a 5-9 junior forward, had 13 points and five steals for the Lady Tigers while 5-6 sophomore Ashley Hoener had 10 points, Marilyn Hughes five rebounds and Abby Mahaney six assists.

St. James also won the junior varsity game 43-14. Freshman Kasey Marshall netted 13 points for the jayvee Lady Tigers.

St. James is scheduled to host Jefferson City Helias Saturday, Dec. 15, with the freshman game starting at 2:30 p.m. followed by the junior varsity and varsity contests.

The individual scoring:

St. James (54) – Bowen 1-0-2, Mahaney 1-0-2, Birkner 3-0-7, Lorts 0-1-1, Hoener 5-0-10, Herode 5-3-13, Hughes 3-1-7, Cannell 2-5-9, Persicke 1-0-3, Totals 21-10-54.

Owensville (24) – Rasmussen 1-0-3, Sieckmann 1-0-2, Tate 3-2-8, Raaf 1-0-3, Struburg 1-0-2, Angell 3-0-6, Totals 10-2-24.

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Lady Wolves beaten by Stoutland

STOUTLAND – The Newburg High School girls’ basketball team fell to 3-4 overall and 0-2 in the Frisco League by falling to conference favorite Stoutland 37-33 Tuesday, Dec. 11.

Stoutland, the winner of the Frisco League Tournament earlier this month, improves to 6-1 and 2-0.

Stoutland held a slim lead throughout most of the defensive struggle.

The Lady Tigers took a 9-5 advantage after the first period and went into halftime up 17-10. Newburg trimmed its deficit to 26-21 entering the final quarter.

In the fourth period Newburg point guard Kaitlin DeLong was fouled on a driving layup attempt at the 3:58 mark. DeLong injured an ankle on the play and couldn’t shoot the free throws. She was replaced by Kristen Wheeler, who came in and sank both free throws to tie the game at 31.

However, Stoutland regained the lead and kept it at the free throw line, hitting 9-of-12 free throws in the final period. The Lady Tigers outscored Newburg 6-2 in the final 3:30.

Jill Stephens, a 5-8 senior forward, had 15 points while 5-10 sophomore Micah White added 12 to lead Stoutland.

Junior guard Jerrica Lair netted 12 points to lead the Lady Wolves.

Newburg won the junior varsity game 55-51. Reghan Harris had 15 points for the Lady Wolf jayvee squad.

The individual scoring:

Newburg (33) – Ellzey 2-0-4, DeLong 2-3-7, Wheeler 0-2-2, Richmond 1-2-4, Lair 4-4-12, Wells 0-1-1, Sands 1-1-3, Totals 10-13-33.

Stoutland (37) – Scott 1-2-4, Waterman 1-0-2, Stephens 3-7-15, Martin 1-2-4, White 2-8-12, Totals 8-19-37.

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Lady Tiger cagers have nice group to build around

ST. JAMES – It won’t be easy to replace the two big losses to graduation.

However, the St. James High School girls’ basketball team has a nice group to build around for the 2007-08 campaign.

The Lady Tigers have three starers and five varsity lettermen back from last season’s 17-9 squad. St. James is scheduled to open the season next week in the Potosi Tournament.

"We don’t have that big person in the middle like we’ve had in the last few years," said St. James head coach Brad Conway. "But I think we could be quicker. We’re mixing in a lot of new kids. We’re trying to find chemistry and consistency. We’ve got to do a real good job of rebounding this year."

Starters back for the Lady Tigers include 5-5 senior Stephanie Birkner, 5-6 senior Ashley Lorts and 5-10 junior Brittany Herode. They are expected to be joined in the starting lineup by 5-5 junior Abbey Mahaney and 5-7 sophomore Jordan Bowen.

Others in the varsity rotation include 5-9 junior Marilyn Hughes, 5-9 freshman Rachel Connell and 5-6 sophomore Ashley Hoener.

Herode averaged 10 points and six rebounds per game last season while Lorts averaged four points and four steals.

The big losses to graduation include all-district performers Kristin Marshall (13.7 points, 4.6 assists, 2.9 steals, 52 three-pointers) at guard and Whitney Macormic (10.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.3 blocks) at center.

Without the big girl inside Conway stresses the Lady Tigers will have to beat teams with their quickness and speed.

"In a half-court set or in full-court we’ve got to take advantage of our quickness," Conway said. "Consistency is the key. We’ve got to play to our strengths.

"It’s going to be hard to replace (Marshall and Macormic). We’re looking for balance now. Herode can score inside and also step out and shoot the jumper. Everybody we have does some really good things a times."

Conway expects several teams to have a chance at the Four Rivers Conference championship.

"New Haven is going to be strong," he said. "Sullivan looks pretty solid. They’ve got a little height and speed. I look at those two being the front-runners right now."

Here is the Lady Tigers’ 2007-08 schedule:

Nov. 26-Dec. 1...Potosi Tourney, tba

Dec. 3...Hermann, 6 p.m.

Dec. 5-12...St. James JV Tourney, tba

Dec. 6...at St. Clair, 6 p.m.

Dec. 10...New Haven, 6 p.m.

Dec. 13...Owensville, 6 p.m.

Dec. 15...J.C. Helias, 2:30 p.m.

Dec. 17...at Sullivan, 6 p.m.

Dec. 26-31...Park Hills Tourney, tba

Jan. 3...Salem, 6 p.m.

Jan. 5...at Stoutland, 2 p.m.

Jan. 8...Licking, 6 p.m.

Jan. 10...Rolla, 6 p.m.

Jan. 17...Newburg, 6 p.m.

Jan. 21...at Russellville, 6 p.m.

Jan. 26...at St. Francis Borgia, 5 p.m.

Jan. 29...at Cuba, 6 p.m.

Feb. 4-9...Newburg Tourney, tba

Feb. 11...at Pacific, 6 p.m.

Feb. 14...at Union, 6 p.m.

Feb. 18-23...District Tourney, tba

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