On Tuesday, January 2nd, the St. Mary’s Lady Rockets traveled to New Hope Grade School to take on the Lady Panthers. In the 8th grade game, New Hope defeated St. Mary’s 33 - 26. At the end of the first quarter, it was tied 6 - 6; St. Mary’s led 13 – 7 at halftime; and 21 - 20 at the end of the third quarter. New Hope secured the win by outscoring St. Mary’s 13 – 5 in the fourth quarter. Mady Young scored 9 points to lead St. Mary’s in scoring. Olivia Stinson added 8 points, Emma Keepes 6 points, and Savannah Zimmerman 3 points. Emma Frymire led New Hope with 13 points.

St. Mary’s defeated New Hope in the 7th grade game, 32 - 16. The Lady Rockets led 8 - 4 at the end of the first quarter; 20 - 8 at halftime; and 28 - 14 at the end of the third quarter. Mady Young led St. Mary’s in scoring with 10 points. Eden Wankel added 6 points, Lexi Stevens 6 points, Nora Jones 4 points, Lauren Hall 2 points, Anna Gill 2 points, and Lindy Rafferty 2 points. Also seeing playing time were Olivia Trimble, Nevada Brown, Lily Keepes, Sarah McCorkle, Kali Walker, Madison Stevens, and Ava Turner. Chloe Rush scored 6 points for the Lady Panthers.

St. Mary’s 6th and 8th grade teams will travel to Columbia, Illinois, this weekend (January 5th – 7th) to participate in the Belleville Diocesan Tournament.