St. John's Lady?Hornets score big

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[The B-team started of the night in a close game with a 24-20 victory over the Steeleville Public's Lady Braves. St. John's B-team consists of five 7th graders, three 6th graders, and four 5th graders. The B-team finished their season with a 6-3 record. Sarah Liefer tossed in 8 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and stole the ball 4 times; Alyssa Hoops scored 8 points, had 2 big rebounds, snagged 3 steals, and tallied 2 assists; Lindsay Hammel had 4 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 steals; Deanna Hohgrefe tossed in 4 points and was 2-3 from the FT line, and also grabbed 3 rebounds; Sarah Hecht grabbed 4 rebounds and had 2 steals; Sydney Levan, a 5th grader, had 2 rebounds, 3 steals, and 1 assist in the game; Mallory Westerman added 1 rebound; and Megan Brockmeyer added 1 assist to the game.

In A-Team action, the Lady Hornets ran away with a 52-22 win over the Lady Braves on 8th grade night. Averi Mueller had a huge game as she led all scorers with a game high 20 points, she also had a big game on the boards with 24 rebounds, she also contributed 3 steals and 1 assist in the contest; Kaley Ludwig also had a great game with 15 points (including 1 three-pointer), 1 rebound, 2 steals, and 2 assists; Sarah Liefer had a big game as well with 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals; Tasha Pulliam had a strong game with 5 rebounds, 5 steals, and 5 assists; Alyssa Hoops came off the bench and added 2 points and 1 assist; Deanne Hohgrefe came off the bench drew a foul and sank 1 free throw; Lindsay Hammel came off the bench and grabbed 2 rebounds and tallied 2 assists; Mallory Westerman played a solid game and had 2 big rebounds and had 1 assist. The Lady Hornets will go into the Regional Tournament with a regular season record of 10-9 (this is the first time St. John has had a Girls' Basketball team above .500 since the 2002-2003 season). St. John also collected 2 Consolation Trophies this year, one in the All-Lutheran Tournament at St. Mark's in Steeleville and the other at the Christ Jacob Tournament at the Christian Academy in Murphysboro. Coach Arbeiter would like to thank the 8th graders for a great season and for all their hard work in her 3 seasons of coaching at SJS. Best of luck in high school!