On Monday, January 14th, the St. Mary’s Lady Rockets traveled to Iuka and played the New Hope Lady Panthers in the second round of the SIJHSAA Region 8 Tournament. New Hope defeated St. Mary’s 26 – 23, ending the Lady Rockets season. St. Mary’s finished the season with an overall record of 11 – 10.

St. Mary’s and New Hope were tied 6 – 6 at the end of the first quarter; St. Mary’s led 13 – 8 at halftime; and 17 - 14 at the end of the third quarter. New Hope secured the win by outscoring St. Mary’s 12 – 6 in the fourth quarter. Mady Young scored 9 points to lead St. Mary’s in scoring. Lexi Stevens added 4 points, Nora Jones 4 points, Savannah Zimmerman 2 points, Anna Gill 2 points, and Madison Stevens 2 points. Also seeing playing time were Lauren Hall and Lindy Rafferty. Simpson led New Hope with 13 points.