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By Editor | January 6, 2021 By ERIC X. VICCARO EVICCARO@STEGENHERALD.COM PARK HILLS — The Ste. Genevieve High School girls’ basketball team was aiming for a second straight Bob Sechrest Jr. Christmas Tournament title. However, a sluggish third quarter doomed Ste. Genevieve as hometown Central defeated the Dragons 67-59 at Foulon Field House. Central twice built a 14-point lead in the third quarter, including at 45-31 as Sophia Horton — the game’s leading scorer with 29 points — scored on one of her many putback baskets. “They started crashing the boards on offense,” said Ste. Ge...

By ERIC X. VICCARO EVICCARO@STEGENHERALD.COM PARK HILLS — Coming into Sechrest Tournament, the Ste. Genevieve High School boys’ basketball team was scheduled to play Arcadia Valley. However, COVID-19 (coronavirus) forced Arcadia Valley out of the longtime event, and that put the Dragons in the uneasy position of playing host Central’s junior varsity unit. All sorts of scenarios on the outcome of the game danced in Ste. Genevieve head coach Robert Coleman’s mind. In the end, the Dragons downed the Rebels 81-50 in front of an expected decidedly partisan crowd at Foulon Field House. “I...

By ERIC X. VICCARO EVICCARO@STEGENHERALD.COM PARK HILLS — Ste. Genevieve High School girls’ basketball player Abby Moore did a little bit of everything in Saturday’s Sechrest Christmas Tournament quarterfinal game. “Abby had a really good game for us on the boards, which gave her more confidence,” said Ste. Genevieve head coach Jordanna Walk-Robison. Walk-Robison said it was pleasing to see Moore be in position to be successful. Moore grabbed a game-high eight rebounds, swiped three steals and had a pass deflection as the Dragons defeated Potosi 67-46 at Central High School’s Fou...