With the start of the postseason just around the corner, the Jefferson City Lady Jays played perhaps their best game of the season. Jefferson City jumped out to an early double-digit lead, fought off a Fatima rally, then kicked it back into gear Thursday night as the Lady Jays defeated the Lady Comets 61-31 in a state-ranked clash.
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.
It took a little bit to get going, but the Jefferson City Lady Jays took care of business with a 58-16 victory against the Roosevelt Lady Roughriders on Saturday in the Central Bank Shootout at Helias Gym.
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 Tipton Lady Cardinals are the No. 1 team in the Class 2 rankings. But don’t think the small school team can’t run with the bigger schools. “They could win Class 5, they’re that good,” Jefferson City coach Kay Foster said Monday night after the Class 5 No. 9 Lady Jays dropped a 53-45 decision to the undefeated Lady Cardinals at Fleming Fieldhouse.