Lady Warriors clinch second place in Small-School division

By MATT KING\Daily Journal Sports Writer

STE. GENEVIEVE - The Valle girls basketball team wrapped up sole possession of second place in the MAAA Small-School division on Wednesday with a 38-22 home win over West County.

Valle (12-9) extended a five-point advantage after one quarter to 23-13 by halftime, and was never threatened in a contest that was previously scheduled for January 30.

With a victory, West County (8-13) could have earned a three-way tie in the standings along with Valle and Bismarck, but the Lady Bulldogs struggled to score all evening while missing two starters from its lineup.

Katie Jo Bergtholdt scored 12 points for the Lady Warriors, and teammate Katie Shuh collected 11 points with a trio of three-pointers. Freshman Chelsey Kelly stepped up for the Lady Bulldogs with 12 points.

Valle will travel to Meadow Heights tonight. West County will host large-school opponent, Potosi on Friday.

West County 7 6 2 7 - 22

Valle 12 11 5 10 - 38

SCORING:

West County - Kelly 12, Rasnick 5, Boen 3, Blair 2.

Valle - Bergtholdt 12, Shuh 11, Donze 7, Stoll 4, Bruns 4.

3-point FG - Shuh 3, Donze, Rasnick.

Farmington 66, Pacific 34

PACIFIC - The Farmington Knightettes closed out the regular season, and built some momentum for their upcoming district tournament on Tuesday night with a 66-34 victory at Pacific.

Farmington (19-6) surged to an 18-6 lead after one quarter, and put the game out of reach in the third quarter by outscoring the Lady Indians, 22-7.

Sydney Winslow posted a game-high 12 points and Danielle Littrell contributed 10 for the Knightettes. Briley Milfeld and Natalie Sago added nine points each, and Erin Parks tallied eight.

Farmington will face Poplar Bluff in the Class 4, District 1 semifinals at Cape Central High School on Monday. The Knightettes have split two previous meetings against the Lady Mules this season.

Farmington 18 16 22 10 - 66

Pacific 6 10 7 11 - 34