ST. VINCENT POWERS PAST LEOPOLD 59-40

LEOPOLD -- St. Vincent saw three seniors combined for 41 points and churned out a 59-40 victory over Leopold Friday night in boys high school basketball action.

Justin Amschler and Todd Meyer each popped in 14 points, while Gabe Hotop added 13 for St. Vincent (4-1).

St. Vincent took a 31-21 halftime lead and rolled on for an easy victory.

"I thought it was a good defensive game for us," said St. Vincent coach Bruce Valleroy. "Offensively we were pretty consistent, as well. We had three kids in double figures, and that's the style of ball we like to play."

Leopold (5-2) was paced in scoring by Ashton James, who notched 16 points.

"We were really cold in shooting from the floor," said Leopold coach Carlton Thoma. "It was our first home game. St. Vincent is a good, physical team."

Eagle Ridge 63, Pathway 46

Eagle Ridge Christian defeated Pathway despite playing the last twelve minutes with only four players.

Eagle Ridge (3-0) had two players who didn't suit up for the game and two had fouled out midway through the third quarter, leaving only four boys to finish out the game.

Toby Shreve paced Eagle Ridge, scoring 31 points, followed by Matt Ward, with 15, and Andrew Mellies, who added 10.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Pathway 37, Eagle Ridge 31

Pathway's girls were paced by a 26-point effort by Candace Richardson to defeat Eagle Ridge Christian.

Amber Karnes was the leading scorer for Eagle Ridge (0-2), posting 11 points, while Anne Brown added 10.