SJ-O girls’ basketball season comes to an end

By Fred Kroner

Peotone ended the season for the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team on Tuesday (Feb. 20) with a 35-21 victory over the Spartans in a Class 2A IHSA sectional semifinal game at Iroquois West.

SJ-O trailed, 21-15, at halftime, but managed just two second-half field goals and suffered the loss.

Addison Frick led the Spartans with nine points and Addy Martinie added eight points. Both players netted two three-point shots.

Finishing with two points apiece were Timera Blackburn-Kelley and Kayla Osterbur.

SJ-O ends the year with a 17-12 record.

Martinie led the team in scoring in 13 games. Frick led in nine games. Katie Ericksen led three times and Addison Brooks led twice as did Addison Seggebruch. Timera Blackburn-Kelley was the scoring leader in one game.

Martinie (13.8 scoring average) was the team’s top scorer followed by Frick (11.4) and Seggebruch (7.4).

Martinie led the team in three-pointers with 85, followed by Frick (59), Brooks (37) and Ericksen (27).

The Spartans’ leading free throw shooters – with a minimum of 10 attempts – were Frick (68.3 percent), Ericksen (62.5 percent) and Martinie (59.1 percent).