Unbeaten and top-ranked Paris ended the girls’ basketball season for St. Joseph-Ogden on Monday with a 62-35 win in a Class 2A sectional semifinal game at Paris.

The Tigers scored all 62 of their points in the first three quarters. Paris led 18-13 after one quarter and 39-21 at halftime and had doubled the score (62-31) after three quarters.

Katie Cramer drained three three-point shots and made a team-high 11 points for SJ-O. Payton Jacob contributed 10 points.

Cramer netted a team-high 46 three-pointers for the season.

SJ-O ended the season with a 21-11 overall record.

Ten different squad members led the Spartans in scoring in at least one game this season.

Cramer was the leader in 11 games. She was followed by Ashlyn Lannert (six games), Payton Jacob (five games), Ella Armstrong (four games), Taylor Barnes (three games), Payton Vallee (three games), Atleigh Hamilton (two games), Taylor Wells (two games), Abby Behrens (one game) and Alyssa Hamilton (one game).

The team’s top individual scoring performances were by Jacob (19 points), Barnes (18 points) and Armstrong (17 points).

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Katie Cramer hit a three-pointer for the 14th consecutive game, but St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball dropped a 47-29 decision at Mattoon on Tuesday in a makeup game.

Mattoon built a 34-16 halftime lead and kept SJ-O off the free-throw line. The Spartans attempted just two free throws, both of which Payton Vallee made in the third quarter.

Vallee scored a team-high eight points. Ella Armstrong and Atleigh Hamilton each contributed six points.

The Spartans (19-9) return to action tonight in their regular-season finale at Bloomington Central Catholic.

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The St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team put up 58 points in successive home games to start the week while snapping a two-game losing streak.

On Monday, SJ-O overpowered Paxton-Buckley-Loda 58-47. On Tuesday, the Spartans topped Urbana 58-40.

Four players scored in double figures against PBL. Abby Behrens and Atleigh Hamilton each ended with 12 points. Teammates Ella Armstrong and Ashlyn Lannert both added 11 points.

SJ-O held a narrow 23-19 halftime lead, but Hamilton hit six of her points in the third quarter and the team’s lead was 43-33 entering the final eight minutes.

Against Urbana, both Payton Jacob (19 points) and Armstrong (14 points) registered season-high point totals. They each drilled three three-point shots.

The Spartans carried a 23-18 lead into halftime, but Jacob tallied eight of her points in the third quarter as the team extended its lead to double digits, 41-31.

SJ-O (10-3) is idle until the State Farm Classic, which is played at various Bloomington-Normal locations. That event begins on Dec. 26.

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Ella Armstrong led SJ-O with nine points. Atleigh Hamilton scored six points.

The Spartans attempted just two free throws, and both came in the first half. SJ-O managed just six second-half field goals.

Teutopolis was ahead 12-8 after one quarter and 23-18 at halftime.

On Saturday at home, the Spartans dropped a 62-27 decision to Morton, which pulled into a 22-9 lead after one quarter.

Ashlyn Lannert led SJ-O with 10 points. Taylor Wells added six points.

SJ-O (8-3) returns to action tonight at home against Paxton-Buckley-Loda, weather permitting.

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2 Ashlyn Lannert G 5’4″ 2022
4 Nora Walden F 5’6″ 2021
5 Taylor Campbell G/F 5’4″ 2021
10 Payton Jacob G/F 5’9″ 2022
11 Taylor Wells F/C 6’1″ 2022
12 Atleigh Hamilton G 5’5″ 2021
13 Kathryn Cramer G 5’5″ 2020
14 Abby Behrens G 5’4″ 2022
15 Taylor Barnes G/F 5’9″ 2020
21 Alyssa Hamilton G/F 5’8″ 2022
22 Payton Vallee F 5’10” 2021
23 Ella Armstrong G/F 5’9″ 2022
33 Anna Wentzloff F 5’7″ 2020

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