By ERIC X. VICCARO
Ste. Genevieve High School starting pitcher Zach Boyer pitched well enough to win.
Teammate Aiden Meyer made sure he did with the only extra-base hit in this Mineral Area Activities Association Large School Division game at Yanks Field a 4-3 conquest for the Dragons last Wednesday.
“Zach kept pounding the strike zone for a majority of the game,” Ste. Genevieve head coach Michael McDaniel said. “He was able to keep his pitches to a minimum and give us an opportunity to win.”
Zach Boyer spread 86 pitches over a complete-game seven-inning performance, with 57 strikes. He surrendered three earned runs on seven hits with three walks and five strikeouts.
But, the Dragons never found the desired results.
That’s because Park Hills Central bolted to a 15-6 lead by the end of the first quarter, forcing Ste. Genevieve to play what proved to be a fruitless game of “catch up.”
In the end, the Rebels defeated the Dragons 64-52 in the Class 4 District 2 championship game at Potosi High School on Thursday evening.
Ste. Genevieve finished the season with a record of 18-6, while Park Hills Central (18-5) ventures to New Madrid County Central for a sectional round contest.
Marysa Flieg made two free throws, slicing Central’s lead to 45-40 with 7:02 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Dragons had another possession to chisel the Rebels’ margin even further, but recorded a turnover.
By ERIC X. VICCARO
EVICCARO@STEGENHERALD.COM
Ste. Genevieve High School’s Abby Moore made a putback basket and then a free throw to give the Dragons a 15-0 lead with 2:50 left in the first quarter during a Monday, Feb. 1 game versus rival Park Hills Central.
The Rebels never completely shoveled out from that early hole.
And Ste. Genevieve claimed its third consecutive Mineral Area Activities Association Large School Division regular-season title with a 53-41 conquest over Central.
Ste. Genevieve girls took a photo after the game, holding three fingers up with enough smiles to make a dental commercial.
It was a far cry from Central’s 67-59 victory over St. Genevieve in the championship game of the Bob Sechrest Jr. Christmas Tournament when the Dragons fell behind early and committed 22 personal fouls.
By Editor | February 4, 2021
By ERIC X. VICCARO
EVICCARO@STEGENHERALD.COM
The Ste. Genevieve High School girls’ basketball team didn’t allow last Thursday’s contest versus Potosi turn into what’s considered a “trap” game.
A trap game can be defined a variety of ways, but it’s when a stout team overlooks what’s perceived as a weaker opponent.
That didn’t happen at Peggy J. Johnson Gymnasium as the Dragons downed Potosi 60-28 in a Mineral Area Activities Association Large School Division game.
The game versus the Trojans was sandwiched in between a Monday, Jan. 25 divisional game versus North County which Ste. Genevieve rallied to win 71-60 behind 21 points apiece for Sydney Bumgardaner and Megan Aubuchon and last Monday’s game against Park Hills Central.
By Editor | January 12, 2021
By ERIC X. VICCARO
EVICCARO@STEGENHERALD.COM
Ste. Genevieve High School head boys’ basketball coach Robert Coleman has a tradition of starting as many seniors as possible on “Senior Night.”
It serves as a reward for the players who have been with the program the longest; this year, Chaytin Lea, Landon Rose, Logan Trollinger and Anthony Nash.
The seniors, and the rest of the Dragons, rewarded the coach with a come-from-behind 65-60 victory over Potosi in a heated, pivotal Mineral Area Activities Association Large School Division contest.
“It was a great win for our seniors on Senior Night,” Coleman said. “Those guys played well.”