Panthers pounce Eagles

ST. JOHN - The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (SJEL) Eagles girls basketball team opened the season with a 42-29 loss to the Cusick Panthers on Tuesday, Dec. 3.

The Panthers led 13-3 at the end of the first quarter and built a 21-7 lead by halftime. After the third frame, Cusick led 29-16 and each team scored 13 points in the fourth quarter to give the final score. The fourth was the highest-scoring quarter for the Eagles.

"For having eight girls, five of which are freshmen and two who haven't played since third grade, to do what they did in that second half I don't have any complaints," said SJEL...