The No. 2 seed Jefferson City Lady Jays and top-seeded Helias Lady Crusaders knew they would be in for a battle in the Class 5 District 5 Tournament title game at Washington High School. And that is exactly how it played out, as the Lady Jays took an early lead and held on for dear life late for a wire-to-wire 43-41 victory for their fifth district championship in the past seven seasons.
The energy was apparent from the start. Starting just after the opening tip Tuesday night, the Capital City Lady Cavaliers and the Jefferson City Lady Jays scrapped and battled from end to end at Capital City High School. That energy didn’t necessarily convert into offense, however, as the Lady Jays defeated the Lady Cavaliers 37-17 in Central Missouri Activities Conference action.
The Jefferson City Lady Jays knew they would need to win the 50/50 balls Friday night if they were going to knock off the six-time defending Kansas 5A state champion Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints. That’s exactly what the Lady Jays did down the stretch, as they outhustled the Saints to pick up a 55-51 victory at Fleming Fieldhouse.
The Jefferson City Lady Jays scored the first 16 points Tuesday night against the Sedalia Smith-Cotton Lady Tigers and never looked back, picking up a 69-29 Central Missouri Activities Conference victory at Fleming Fieldhouse. With a conference title as a goal for the season, starting out with a win in their first CMAC game is a good step for the Lady Jays.
n a slow-paced, low-scoring affair, the Hickman Kewpies got it done on offense when it mattered to grab the title of the Jefferson Bank Holiday Hoops Classic with a 41-30 victory Friday night against the Jefferson City Lady Jays at Capital City High School.
The win gives the Kewpies their third Classic title and first since 2014.