The St. Louis 7th Grade finished runner up in the St. Bartholomew’s “Battle of the Saints” last Friday and Saturday. The Cardinals defeated St. Francis & Clare’s Friday night 43 to 31. Scoring was spread across 6 players combined with great defense and rebounding. The Cardinals went on to defeat the host team of St. Bartholomew’s Saturday 49 to 35 before falling to a very talented St. Charles team from Bloomington in the championship game Saturday night 42 to 28.
Connor Miles averaged 17 points per game. Hank Ritter averaged 13 points per game. Carson Meyer averaged 7 points and 10 rebounds per game.
Miles and Meyer were selected to the All Tournament team as Hank Ritter, Eli Werner, Preston Conway, Thomas Lohmueller, Eli Weiler, Eli Volgesang, Marco Canessa, and Evan Flaspohler all contributed to the Cardinals team average of 40 points per game. The Cardinals now stand at 9 and 5.
Courtesy of Cardinals Coach Chad Miles.