The St. Joseph eighth-grade girls’ basketball team extended its winning streak to four with three wins in a seven-day span.

On Wednesday (Oct. 13), the Panthers won at Westville, 30-10. That was followed with a 34-4 win at home over Paxton-Buckley-Loda on Thursday (Oct. 14).

Kayla Osterbur hit a game-high 11 points at Westville. Timera Blackburn-Kelley netted five points. Finishing with four points apiece were Kenzie Atwood, Kaitlyn Beyers and Katie Erickson.

Against PBL, St. Joseph kept the visitors scoreless in the second half. Erickson was the offensive leader with a game-high 10 points. Blackburn-Kelley chipped in with eight points.

On Tuesday (Oct. 19), St. Joseph edged neighboring rival Prairieview Ogden, 27-16, behind a 13-point outburst from Blackburn-Kelley. Erickson hit nine points. Osterbur made three points and Kaitlyn Beyers added the other two points.

The eighth-graders have a 7-1 season record.

St. Joseph’s seventh-grade squad continued its hot streak. The Panthers have wins in three of their last four games.

The Panthers lost at Westville, 16-15, but beat PBL, 15-11, before notching a 17-10 triumph on Tuesday (Oct. 19) against Prairieview Ogden.

Hayden Dahl made seven points to lead the way at Westville. Kiah Riesel tallied six points and Adeline Stevens swished two free throws.

Against PBL, Abigail Crider made a team-high eight points. Dahl contributed five points and Stevens finished with two points.

Against PVO, Dahl and Mia Jones each bagged three-point shots. Dahl’s four total points was a team-high. Jones, Crider and Adeline Stevens all scored three points. Brynn Ikemire and Kiah Riesel chipped in with two points apiece.

The seventh-graders have a 3-5 season record. They have had four consecutive games decided by no more than seven points.

The St. Joseph teams will return to action on Thursday (Oct. 21) at home against Champaign St. Matthew.

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The St. Joseph Junior High eighth-grade girls’ basketball team improved its season record to 4-1 on Tuesday (Oct. 12) with a 28-15 triumph at Champaign Franklin.

Timera Blackburn-Kelley scored seven of her game-high 13 points in the opening quarter as the Panthers pushed into a 9-2 lead.

Kayla Oserbur netted eight points and Katie Erickson ended with three points. Scoring two points apiece were Lexi Lackey and Kaitlyn Beyers.

The Panthers bounced back from a loss in their previous game, on Thursday (Oct. 7) at Cissna Park, 38-13.

Osterbur hit a team-high eight points, including 4-for-4 from the free throw line against Cissna Park. Brooks made four points and Blackburn-Kelley had one.

The St. Joseph seventh-graders reached the win column on Tuesday (Oct. 12), prevailing at Franklin, 26-19.

Hayden Dahl had the team’s high-point game for the season, 14 points.

The teams were tied, 12-12, at halftime, but the Panthers limited Franklin to three second-half field goals and earned the win.

Teammates who contributed to the scoring column were Abigail Crider (six points), Maggie Hewkin (two points), Brynn Ikemire (two points) and Mia Jones (two points).

In the Thursday (Oct. 9) loss at Cissna Park, 29-15, Dahl scored five points. Mia Jones and Adeline Stevens each contributed three points. Crider and Iris Davis both added two points.

The seventh-grade Panthers are 1-4.

Both St. Joseph teams return to action on Thursday (Oct. 14) at home against Paxton-Buckley-Loda.

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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.

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St. Joseph’s seventh-grade girls’ basketball team couldn’t climb out of a 17-0 hole to start the game and dropped a 41-9 decision in the season-opener at home on Tuesday (Sept. 28) to Champaign Edison.

Kiah Riesel had four points for the Panthers. Contributing two points apiece were Mia Jones and Abigail Crider. Hayden Dahl hit one of two free throw attempts.

St. Joseph (0-1) returns to action on Thursday (Sept. 30) at Paris Mayo.

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