On Wednesday, January 17th, the St. Mary’s Lady Rockets traveled to Jasper Grade School (Fairfield) to take on the Bluford Lady Trojans in second round play of the SIJHSAA Region 8 Tournament. St. Mary’s season was ended with a 37 – 34 loss to Bluford.
St. Mary’s led 9 - 6 at the end of the first quarter; the game was tied at 18 at halftime; and St. Mary’s trailed 32 – 29 at the end of the third quarter. Olivia Stinson scored 11 points to lead St. Mary’s in scoring. Savannah Zimmerman added 9 points, Mady Young 8 points, Eden Wankel 4 points, and Emma Keepes 2 points. E. Marlow had 14 points for the Lady Trojans.
St. Mary’s 8th grade team finished their season with a Win / Loss record of 10 – 10. The Lady Rockets look forward to 2018 – 2019 season.