Lady Wildcats Begin District Play With Win

By Jim Henderson Sportswriter

Local High School basketball games were postponed all last week because of school closures associated with extreme winter weather conditions. The St. James Lady Wildcat Basketball team managed to play last week by capturing its first District 10-3A win of the season with a convincing 74-30 victory over Sacred Heart Academy of New Orleans.

The Lady 'Cats jumped out to a 19-5 first quarter lead. St. James used a pressing defense that forced Sacred Heart into hurried shots and turnovers. The Lady 'Cats capitalized on the miscues scoring on fast-break layups. Raveon Fletcher and Charity Cooper led the scoring surge with each pouring in eight points apiece in the opening period

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