The 8th Grade Boys from St. Louis participated in the Deanery Tournament and finished as runner-ups losing to St. Nicholas in the Championship game by a final score of 34-21.
The Cardinals were led in scoring by Max Amberger with a career-high 8 points to go along with 12 rebounds and 1 block. Adam Meer scored 7 points followed by Ryan Duerstock with 4 points, and Marc Meneses and Sully Hill each with 1 point. Meer and Christian Mack finished with 6 rebounds followed by Hill with 4, Meneses with 3, Duerstock with 2, and Santiago Schutte with 2 as well. Mack and Meer led the team with 3 steals followed by Schutte and Hill with 1 each.
The Cardinals season comes to a close where the team faced a lot of adversity by battling through injuries, quarantines, schedule changes, and close games. The team finished with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses. The 4 wins is a 2 game improvement from last year. The Cardinals also finished with a 3-1 record during close games which includes 2-0 in overtime games.
Coach Wanstrath and I are extremely proud of how the boys kept working and never gave up. They supported each other the entire season and represented St. Louis School in a positive way. Great job Cardinals!
Courtesy of Cardinals Coach Ryan Tekulve.