Varsity Girls Basketball - November 21

St. Thomas More 61 - Blue Star Country Classic: Danville (4A) 20

The girls basketball team opened the Blue Star Country Classic in strong fashion defeating 4A Danville 61-20. Liz Bristow led the charge going 8-8 from the field and scoring 21 points. Tori McCoy had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Randa Harshbarger chipped in 6 points 5 assists and 5 steals & Lexi Wallen had 8 points 5 rebounds and 4 steals in about a half of play as the Sabers cruised to their 2nd win of the season. They play Mahomet-Seymour tomorrow at 8:30pm in the 2nd round of the event.

Newspaper Link - http://www.news-gazette.com/sports/prep-sports/girls-basketball/2013-11-21/mccoy-takes-game-new-level.html

TV Link - http://www.illinoishomepage.net/story/blue-star-country-classic-day-1/d/story/LE2tbKvoXkiMATUcvlsBTA

McCoy takes game to new level

Thu, 11/21/2013 - 11:19pm | Fred Kroner CHAMPAIGN —

What a difference a year makes. Last year, Tori McCoy was good. This year, as a sophomore, she has turned the corner.

Her play borders on greatness. McCoy and the host Sabers — the state’s top-ranked Class 2A girls’ basketball team — handled Danville 61-20 on Thursday night in first-round action of the Blue Star Country Classic. McCoy had two blocks — one of which she rebounded and returned the distance for a layup — in the first 90 seconds as STM (2-0) led 8-0 before the Vikings had a shot that wasn’t blocked. “She has a lot to play for now,” STM coach Chris Mennig said of the nation’s top-ranked sophomore. “Her personal motivation, both in the classroom and on the floor, is at a different place than it was last winter.” Liz Bristow scored 16 of her game-high 21 points in the first quarter, helping the Sabers to a 30-5 lead at the first break. For the second game in three days, STM never trailed, but in Mennig’s mind, not everything was rosy. “There are a lot more negatives than people realize,” he said. “Winning and losing is not what we’re worried about. It’s really minute details. There’s a lot to clean up.” Alexis Hoskins led Danville (0-1) with nine points. Thirty of the Vikings’ 53 field goal attempts were from three-point range.

Blue Star Country Classic: Danville (4A) –– November 21
Player	G	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	Pts	P/G	Ast	Ast/G	O.Reb	D.Reb	T.Reb	R/G	TO	TO/G	Blk	Stl	S/G	Chg	Foul
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