ESJ Lady Cats fall in overtime during 2nd round of playoffs
Published 2:52 pm Tuesday, February 22, 2022
- The East St. John girl's basketball team includes, from left to right, Jasmine Matthews, Kayla Green, Leyah Watson, Ashia Ward, A'myree Soniat, Alysha Soniat, Diamond Shorty, Shairie Joseph, Tramaya Richardson, Errie Cemelien and Kyla Cage.
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EDGARD — It was a game filled with back-and-forth action that stretched into overtime, but the East St. John girls basketball team ended its season Monday night with a 63-53 loss to Southwood in the second round of the 5A playoffs.
With a No. 11 rankling compared to East St. John’s No. 6 seeding, Southwood came into the regional round as an underdog and truly rallied for the win.
Southwood junior Jermesha Frierson, the No. 5 ranked player for her class in the state, scored 12 of her 26 points in overtime.
The Lady Cats still have a lot to be proud of as the season closes out.
East St. John clutched the District Championship in 7-5A, and head coach Stasha James said the team is having one of its most successful seasons in recent memory.
“Being ranked No. 6 means a lot. That’s the highest we have been seeded as long as I can remember. It’s the highest in the last 15 years for sure,” James said.
The Lady Cats entered the playoffs last week with a 25-3 season record. In the first round of the 5A playoffs, East St. John defeated Live Oak 65-22.
