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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