• BY CEDRIC IGLEHART - CIGLEHART@VICAD.COM
• Originally published November 19, 2009 at 10:42 p.m., updated November 19, 2009 at 11:58 p.m.

The annual Lady Cougar Classic basketball tournament kicked off Thursday with five of the six area teams entered seeing action including Faith Academy, Ganado, St. Joseph, St. Paul and Yorktown

From that group, it was the host team and St. Paul who put themselves in the best position to play for the tournament championship by winning their first two games.

The Lady Cardinals (5-1) began the day by outlasting Ganado 57-48. Shelby Bohuslav had a game-high 18 points for St. Paul, while Jessica Rivera led the Maidens with 16.

After knotching a blowout win over Providence Classical 52-22 to open tourney play, St. Joseph met up with St. Paul in the second round. The Lady Flyers were scrappy, but struggled with the Lady Cardinals' stifling full court press and lost the game 50-34.

Bohuslav led all scorers with 17 points and Victoria Sanchez had 11 to lead St. Joseph.

"We worked real hard on just hustling and trying to find the ball," said St. Paul head coach Dana Beal. "We had a big layoff between games and that gave us a chance to figure out what we needed to do better."

Faith Academy also went 2-0 on the day by drubbing Believer's Academy 55-22 to advance to the semifinals. Courtney Duke led the Lady Cougars with 12 points.

Woodsboro will begin tourney play Friday at noon against San Antonio Christian Academy at the Faith Academy gym. Semifinal play begins Saturday at the gym, beginning at noon.

Girls

Lady Cougar Classic

St. Paul 57, Ganado 48

ST. PAUL: Jill McElroy 5, Emily Wagner 12, Hailey Morrow 2, Abby Bohuslav 7, Paige Werner 8, Shelby Bohuslav 18, Marrisa Ynclan 5

GANADO - Jessica Rivera 16, Lila Stanley 4, Lindsey Carroll 6, Kari Bures 2, Ashley Taylor 8, Allison Peters 12

Halftime: Ganado 24-19. 3-pointers: S. Bohuslav 2, Rivera 2, Peters. Records: St. Paul 4-1.

St. Joseph 52, Providence 22

ST. JOSEPH: Brooke Blanton 12, Megan McDaniel 4, Brandi Calvo 6, Victoria Sanchez 8, Spenser Strnadel 8, Brianna Shimek 7, Aubrey Miska 2, Lauren Vasquez 5

PROVIDENCE: Berkhouse 1, Erickson 15, Helmeyer 4, Grimely 2

Halftime: St. Joseph 30-7. 3-pointers: Sanchez 2

Faith Academy 64,

Pine Drive Christian 12

PDC: Haley Debolt 2, Alaya Vega 1, Savanna Foster 2, Kara Jardina 2, Abigail Hernandez 5

FAITH ACADEMY: Haley Thomas 2, Courtney Thomas 14, Ashley Tyau 1, Courtney Duke 1, Brittney Dawson 14, Neva Bowers 16, Bianca Sanchez 16

Halftime: Faith Academy 34-6. 3-pointers: Hernandez

Believers Academy 60, Yorktown 59

YORKTOWN: Willis 2, Weise 4, Ortiz 3, Coffman 1, Sievers 34, Gips 3, Gohmert 2, Dueser 4, Mendez 4

BELIEVERS: Robinson 8, Capps 8, Carroll 8, Mumme 9, Cottingham 2, Pogue 25

Halftime: Believers 25-18. 3-pointers: Sievers 2

Ganado 49, Providence 18

GANADO: Gibbs 2, Staff 2, A. Stanley 4, Rivera 11, L. Stanley 11, Carroll 2, Bures 6, Taylor 1, Peters 12

PROVIDENCE: Berkhouse 4, Erickson 7, Helmeyer 5, Grimely 4

Halftime: Ganado 22-10. 3-pointers: Rivera, L. Stanley

Yorktown 62, Pine Drive Christian 23

PDC: Debolt 8, Kara Jarchmine 7, Foster 6, Kail Gilstrap 8

YORKTOWN: Willis 6, Weise 4, Ortiz 8, Coffman 2, Sievers 8, Gips 8, Serrano 6, Dueser 17, Mendez 4

Halftime: Yorktown 35-12. 3-pointers: Jarchmine

St. Paul 50, St. Joseph 34

ST. PAUL: McElroy 12, Wagner 11, A. Bohuslav 2, Werner 2, Kocian 2, S. Bohuslav 17, Ynclan 4

ST. JOSEPH: Blanton 4, Calvo 3, Sanchez 11, Strnadel 8, Shimek 6, Vasquez 4

Halftime: St. Paul 24-15. 3-pointers: S. Bohuslav 3. Records: St. Paul 5-1, St. Joseph 3-5.

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