UNION Jefferson City senior Hannah Linthacum reached a career milestone Monday in the Lady Jays’ 64-19 victory against the St. Clair Lady Bulldogs in the first round of the Union Invitational.
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.
When the Jefferson City Lady Jays broke the huddle during a timeout with :05.8 on the clock, Hannah Linthacum took her spot on the right block, awaiting the in-bounds play. The Lady Jays’ 6-foot-4 senior center had a sly smile on her face. She knew exactly what was coming. The only question was, could the St. Joseph Benton Lady Cardinals stop it from happening? They couldn’t.
The Rolla Lady Bulldogs double- and triple-teamed Hannah Linthacum all night, but they forgot to when it mattered most. Reagan Nilges was able to find a solo-covered Hannah Linthacum in the post of a one-point game with 15 seconds left, and Linthacum made the key layup to push the Jefferson City Jays to a 39-38 victory against the Lady Bulldogs on Tuesday night at Fleming Fieldhouse.