Lady Tigers Win Over Victor Pirates
Kathleen Woodford Mineral Independent | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 9 years, 11 months AGO
The St. Regis Lady Tigers took on the Lady Victor Pirates on at 12:30 pm on Friday at the Frenchtown Tip-Off Tournament. The game was close, and St. Regis was behind going into the fourth quarter with a 30-25 score. However, Courtney Cheesman and Anna Sanford each had two triples and Maddie Hill scored nine points in the final eight minutes of the game. Giving St. Regis the 48-35 win over Victor.
Going into the games, St. Regis girls basketball coach, Brooks Sanford, said that this year they lost some of their veteran leadership with no seniors this year.
There are three juniors, Courtney Cheesman, Jasmine Jones, and Madi Hill. Plus there’s three sophomores, Justice Tate, Anna Sanford, and Krystina Thompson. Three freshman, Madison Kelly, Emma Hill, and Nicole Orrison. And one eighth grader was pulled up to complete the roster, Kylee Thompson.
“We have a lot of potential,” said Sanford, “this is a good group of girls, they work hard in practice. And over the summer they played ball and some went into the weight room. I’m looking forward to the season.”
Coaching staff this year is Assistant Coaches, Sarah Etter and Ryan Antos. And student manager, Bailey Pruitt.
Final Boxscores:
St. Regis: Courtney Cheesman 12, Emma Hill 4, Justice Tate 7, Madi Hill 13, Anna Sanford 12.
Victor: Alyssa Hopper 6, Krissy Kuettel 11, Jamie Burdett 18, Haley Kay 8, Madison Allred 2.
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