VARSITY
BOYS ST. JAMES (4-0) 55, Montgomery Academy 53
Score by quarters: M A
18 9 9
17 53
STJ
19
5 12 19 55
STJ Scorers:
Nelson 16, Aitken 14, Ward 10, Mills 8, Roberts 7
M A Scorers: Maddox 14, Steineker
13, Mooty 11, Cutcliffe 9, Steinhilber 4, Marable 2
STJ 3 Pointers: Aitken (3),
Mills (1)
FT (team): 7 of 10 (70.0%)
Taylor Nelson's tip in of a missed shot with 2.6 seconds
remaining gave the Trojans a 2 point victory over the
Eagles and a 4-0 season start for the first time in recent memory. The
first and fourth quarters were offensive
sprees and the second and third quarters were defensively controlled. The
Trojans never trailed until the Eagles
scored the last 9 points of the first half and negated a 6 point lead, taking
a 3 point lead into the half themselves.
An Adam Mills three point bucket tied the game early in the third quarter,
and the game seesawed thereafter.
Eagle Robert Mooty connected on a halfcourt bank shot at the third quarter
buzzer to tie the game at 36 all.
A Taylor Nelson field goal gave the Trojans a 45-44 lead with just under
three minutes remaining in the game.
The lead would stay the Trojans' until Mooty hit a second three point field
goal under intense duress with only
11.3 seconds remaining, tieing the score at 53. A St. James time out
set up the play for Chris Roberts to take the
ball to the basket. After his shot dribbled off the rim, Nelson banked
in the put back. Clay Steineker's
desperation three point basket at the final buzzer went off the backboard
and front rim to preserve a hard fought
game with very few fouls - only 19 were commited the entire game.
VARSITY
GIRLS ST. JAMES (4-1) 49, Montgomery Academy 42
Score by quarters: M A
7 10 13 12
42
STJ
12 7
13 17 49
STJ Scorers:
Richards 19, Barnes 9, Bright 5, Adams 4, Ce. Cowart 3, Freeman 3, Smith
3, Ca. Cowart 2, Kloess 1
M A Scorers: M. Buss 14, Dean 8,
McCall 8, D. Buss 7, Hackett 3, Stewart 2
STJ 3 Pointers: Richards (2),
Freeman (1) FT (team):
18 of 27 (66.7%)
St. James never trailed after the Lady Eagles scored
the first basket of the game, and thanks in great part to
Elizabeth Richards' 14 second half points, including 7 of 9 from the free
throw line, held Montgomery Academy
at bay. Molly Buss' three point shot at the buzzer narrowed the Trojan
lead to two, but the margin was never
closer in the fourth quarter. The Lady Eagles' prowess at the free
throw line kept them in the game, as they made
16 of their 22 freethrow attempts.