By Fred Kroner
Tamara Blackburn-Kelley scored 10 points on Thursday as the eighth-grade St. Joseph girls’ basketball team won a low-scoring game at Paris Mayo, 14-12.
The teams were tied, 9-9, after three quarters.
Blackburn-Kelley and Kenzie Atwood hit baskets in the fourth quarter and Ashlynn Miller netted one free throw to keep the Panthers in the lead.
In another low-scoring game on Tuesday (Oct. 5), the St. Joseph eighth-grade girls’ basketball team posted a narrow 11-5 win at home against Oakwood.
The Panthers (3-0) return to action on Thursday (Oct. 7) at Cissna Park.
St. Joseph Seventh-Grade Girls’ Basketball
Hayden Dahl scored three points and Abigail Crider hit two points for the St. Joseph seventh-grade girls’ basketball team, which dropped a 34-5 decision at Paris Mayo on Thursday (Sept. 30).
On Tuesday (Oct. 5), the seventh-grade St. Joseph girls’ basketball team battled back from a game-long deficit at home to create overtime against Oakwood.
A late score by the Panthers forced the extra session. The home team led late in the first OT until Brooklynn Myers drained two free throws with nine seconds to go, forcing another overtime.
Oakwood went on to post a 20-18 triumph even though St. Joseph reached a season’s high for points scored in a game.
St. Joseph (0-3) returns to action on Thursday (Oct. 7) at Cissna Park.
