Helias opened fast and never looked back. The Lady Crusaders scored the first 10 points Wednesday night on their way to an eventual 56-31 win against the Capital City Lady Cavaliers during Central Missouri Activities Conference action at Capital City High School.
Good defense leads to good offense. That was the motto for the Helias Lady Crusaders as they held the Ozark Lady Tigers to 45 points and shot 55 percent from the field to run away with a 63-45 victory Saturday in the Central Bank Shootout at Rackers Fieldhouse.
Adalyn Koelling of Helias eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for her career Monday night in the Lady Crusaders’ 81-16 victory against the Maplewood-Richmond Heights Blue Devils in the opening round of the Lindbergh Tournament.
The Helias Lady Crusaders got the shot they wanted, it just didn’t fall. The Lady Crusaders had a potential tying 3-pointer rattle off the rim at the buzzer Wednesday night as Helias dropped a 56-53 decision to the Lutheran: St. Charles Cougars in a meeting of Class 5 ranked teams at Rackers Fieldhouse.
It wasn’t the shot the Helias Lady Crusaders wanted. But it was Plan B that won it. Mikah Edwards hit a layup with :02.5 left Wednesday to lift Helias to a 42-41 victory against Staley in the opening round of the Jefferson Bank Holiday Hoops Classic at Capital City High School.