It was won on the defensive end. “My kids have defensively been playing like this all year long,” Jefferson City Lady Jays coach Kay Foster said after Monday night’s 53-31 victory against the Helias Lady Crusaders at Fleming Fieldhouse.
With the start of the postseason just around the corner, the Jefferson City Lady Jays played perhaps their best game of the season. Jefferson City jumped out to an early double-digit lead, fought off a Fatima rally, then kicked it back into gear Thursday night as the Lady Jays defeated the Lady Comets 61-31 in a state-ranked clash.
With the start of the postseason just around the corner, the Jefferson City Lady Jays played perhaps their best game of the season. Jefferson City jumped out to an early double-digit lead, fought off a Fatima rally, then kicked it back into gear Thursday night as the Lady Jays defeated the Lady Comets 61-31 in a state-ranked clash.
It took a little bit to get going, but the Jefferson City Lady Jays took care of business with a 58-16 victory against the Roosevelt Lady Roughriders on Saturday in the Central Bank Shootout at Helias Gym.
The Jefferson City Lady Jays knew they would need to win the 50/50 balls Friday night if they were going to knock off the six-time defending Kansas 5A state champion Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints. That’s exactly what the Lady Jays did down the stretch, as they outhustled the Saints to pick up a 55-51 victory at Fleming Fieldhouse.