Basketball takes second place at Districts

STA varsity basketball team season ends after losing to Lee’s Summit West.

by Jessie Culver

 

The varsity basketball team lost against the Lee’s Summit West Titans in the district finals March 5 in the STA Goppert Center. The Stars were able to lead the Titans in the first half with a score of 17-16 with junior Ryan Wilkins as the top scorer with 6 points.

Although the Stars were defeated, the team scored a total of 19 points in the fourth quarter. The Titans took the District Championship with a final score of 53-37.

“I’m really proud with the way [the STA basketball team] played,” STA head coach Greg Carlson said. “[Lee’s Summit West] is a heck of a team, and we knew it’d be a battle, and we played really tough. I’m proud of how they finished.”

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