The St. Louis 8th Grade played their final game at the St. Louis Activity Center on Sunday and went out on a winning note as they defeated the St. Lawrence Panthers in the championship game of this area’s regional Deanery tournament by the score of 42-21.
As they have all year, the boys played great as a team and show tremendous support for each other throughout the game. The team was led offensively by Riley Schebler you scored a season high 12 points and the fan favorite, Jacob “Wuesty” Wuestefeld who knocked down a big three pointer from well beyond the arc igniting the close-to-capacity crowd.
On defense, the Cardinals were led by the always scrappy Tyler Kuntz on the perimeter and the rebounding machine Sam Voegele on the boards. The rest of scoring for the Cardinals consisted of: Jack Abplanalp with 2, Kurt Siefert 3, Jacob Wuestefeld 3, Ben Schebler 2, Riley Schebler 12, Jack Forbeck 3, Andrew Oesterling 3, Lleyton Ratcliff 5, Wil Freeland 2, Karson Macke 2, and Sam Voegele rounded out the scoring with 5.
The victory advances the Cardinals to the next round of the tournament in Indianapolis at Scecina High School where they will play the winner of the New Albany Deanery. The game is on Sunday February 12th at 1:00.
Also, the team would like to thank all the dedicated St Louis Cardinal fans who have supported their team throughout the year.
Courtesy of Cardinals Coach Jim Oesterling.