Local roundup: Saint Stephen’s boys basketball tops Out-of-Door Academy
Three players scored in double figures for Saint Stephen’s, leading the Falcons to a victory over host Out-of-Door Academy on Friday in boys basketball action.
Top performers for Saint Stephen’s (3-0 overall, 2-0 district) included Cade Westberry (18 points, eight assists), Ty Barker (17 points and eight rebounds), Jordan Edwards (eight points, six assists), Cam Vining (15 points) and Ben Schnur (six points, 12 rebounds).
Three ODA (5-2, 2-2) players were also in double figures — Chase Maasdorp (21 points), Tyler Beasley (11) and Jake Naese (10).
Saint Stephen’s hosts Community Christian at 3 p.m. Saturday.
GIRLS SOCCER
Saint Stephen’s 2, Cardinal Mooney 2: Grace Miller scored two second-half goals to help the host Cougars forge a tie with the Falcons.
Saint Stephen’s Jackie Schlossberg opened the scoring in the first half, splitting a double team and shooting low into the corner with just four minutes until halftime.
After Miller’s goals gave Mooney a 2-1 lead, Saint Stephen’s senior Katie Pierce pounced on a loose ball and beat the Cougars defense before being brought down for a penalty kick. Kendall Miller placed the ball in the back corner with nine minutes on the clock.
Aubrey Dunbar of Saint Stephen’s (6-2-1) and Abigail Beitkus of Cardinal Mooney (9-2-2) each had an assist. Falcons goalie Emma Craig had nine saves and Mooney’s Francesca Tringaly had one.
“I’m really proud of our performance tonight,” Falcons head coach Andrew Sopher said. “The girls took advantage of the opportunity to play against a quality Cardinal Mooney team. Emma Craig played her best game of the season and came up with big saves in the last few moments that helped us stay in the game. It was also great to see Jackie Schlossberg get a goal after bouncing back from an ankle injury last week. Tonight really was a true team performance and we have a positive result to build on going into our holiday break.”
Saint Stephen’s next plays Jan. 5 when the Falcons host Lakewood Ranch.
BOYS SOCCER
Braden River 5, Out-of-Door Academy 2: Joshua Knutson had two goals to propel the Pirates (6-2-1) to a road victory against the Thunder.
Other goals from the Pirates came from Kyle Nichols, Oswaldo Herrera and Carlos Falconette. Herrera and Lance Lenosky each had an assist, and goalie Parker Grier made three saves.
The Pirates travel to Lakewood Ranch on Tuesday.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Lakewood Ranch 70, Braden River 50: Evan Spiller scored 19 points as the Mustangs defeated the host Pirates.
Christian Shaneyfelt added 13 points for Lakewood Ranch, which overcame a strong first quarter from Braden River, outscoring the Pirates 42-20 over the second and third quarters.
Quinn York led Braden River with 13 points and five rebounds. Drevian Mays filled up the stat sheet for the Pirates with six points, four rebounds, four steals and four assists.
This story was originally published December 15, 2017 at 11:44 PM with the headline "Local roundup: Saint Stephen’s boys basketball tops Out-of-Door Academy."