Spartans pick up two wins over Danville and Oakwood

By Fred Kroner

Ashlyn Lannert and Peyton Jones each hit their season’s high for points scored on Thursday (Dec. 2), leading St. Joseph-Ogden to a 52-41 girls’ basketball victory in Danville.

Lannert dropped 17 points and Jones ended with 16 points. Lannert also nailed a season-high four three-pointers.

Ella Armstrong added seven points and Taylor Wells six for the Spartans, who led 21-11 after one quarter.

On Saturday (Dec. 4) at Oakwood, SJ-O reeled off 28 first-quarter points and went on to a 65-25 conquest over the Comets.

Lannert hit all nine of her points in the opening frame. Payton Jacob had eight first-quarter points, Wells had all six of her points in the opening stanza and Armstrong added five first-period points.

Armstrong hit a game-high 13 points. Jacob ended with 10 points. Alyssa Hamilton finished with eight points. Contributing six points apiece were Addison Frick and Peyton Williams.

The Spartans led, 40-14, at halftime. SJ-O nailed 9 of 12 free throws, including 3 of 3 by Armstrong.

SJ-O (6-1) returns to action on Monday (Nov. 6) at Mahomet-Seymour (7-0).