By TOMMY REZAC
St. Joseph Post
St. Joseph Christian girls use massive first half to put DeKalb away
St. Joseph Christian girls' basketball used a 28-0 run to go up 37-5 at halftime and pretty much cruised in a 69-17 win over DeKalb in the St. Joseph Area Sports Hall of Fame Holiday Hoops Classic at Civic Arena Friday.
The Lions (8-2) got 35 points from Seward County Community College signee and senior Chloe Burnham.
DeKalb (5-4) was hindered by 18 turnovers, and the Tigers made only seven field goals in the game.
St. Joseph Christian has now won five in a row. The Lions will face Class 1 No. 8 Meadville (9-0) at 12 Courts of Christmas on Dec. 28.
DeKalb is home to Windsor on Jan. 4.
Christian boys sink 13 threes, blow out DeKalb
Nick Orscheln put on a shooting clinic, scoring 24 points on six made threes and St. Joseph Christian rolled in a 95-42 win over DeKalb at Civic Arena Friday.
The Lions (9-1) won their fifth straight game while turning in a season-high scoring effort.
Johnston Stewart was also red hot throughout, scoring 22 points in the win. Hayden Riley scored 11 on three made triples. Ten Lions scored in all - six of them had seven points or more.
Devin Hall led DeKalb with an impressive 36-point performance, draining three shots from downtown himself. The Tigers (2-7) have lost six in a row.
While DeKalb is back home to Winston on Jan. 4, St. Joseph Christian will play Meadville in 12 Courts of Christmas on Dec. 28.
LeBlond girls continue strong defensive play, outlast North Andrew
Bishop LeBlond used a 13-3 run that stretched from the second quarter to third, and the Golden Eagles put North Andrew away in a 47-34 win at Civic Arena Thursday.
LeBlond (7-1) led by four points at the end of the first quarter. Then by nine at halftime, and then by 12 at the start of the fourth.
North Andrew (4-5) was able to keep the scoring down somewhat, but the Cardinals couldn't slow down Kyla Conard, who led LeBlond with 26 points, including four made three-pointers. Kayleigh Ziesel turned in 12.
Madison Lillard led North Andrew with 15 points. The Cardinals struggled with turnovers throughout, committing 22 of them.
Both LeBlond and North Andrew will take part in the LeBlond Holiday Tournament next week.
The Golden Eagles face Plattsburg on Dec. 27 at 7 p.m. North Andrew plays Savannah the same day at 4 p.m.
LeBlond boys stifle North Andrew in second half, score big win
Bishop LeBlond was firing on all cylinders early, going up 19-4 on North Andrew by the end of the first quarter.
North Andrew scored 15 second quarter points to get back in it, but then only scored 16 the entire second half. That allowed the Golden Eagles (7-3) to walk away with a 55-37 win Friday night.
Trey Icke led LeBlond with 15 points. Cooper Waterman scored 11, while Gannon Sewell tallied nine.
Braxon Linville led North Andrew (2-7) with 12 points. Mason Nester finished with 11. The Cardinals were an impressive 12-for-12 at the free throw line in the loss, but made only five offensive field goals in the final two quarters.
The win marked the 100th for LeBlond head coach Mitch Girres, who's in his seventh year as the coach of the Golden Eagles.
Both LeBlond and North Andrew take part in the LeBlond Holiday Tournament next week.
The Eagles face Lawson on Dec. 27 on 8:30 p.m. North Andrew will play Class 2 and fourth-ranked Plattsburg that same day at 5:30 p.m.
Other scores from Friday
Girls - East Buchanan 51 Maysville 33
Boys - Maysville 68 East Buchanan 65
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