Anthony Lester Sets LaSalle School Record With Nine 3-pt. Field Goals
By David Latva

The Saints'Anthony Lester drains a three-pointer with 21.5 seconds left in the game, setting a new St. Ignace school record with nine triples during a win over the Newberry Indians Thursday, January 31.

St. Ignace junior Anthony Lester set a new school record for the most three-point field goals, hitting nine triples during the Saints' 76-30 Straits Area Conference win over Newberry Thursday, January 31, and Tuesday, January 29, St. Ignace downed Brimley 88-61 in a non-conference contest.

Lester shattered the record of eight treys that was held by Amy Therrian, class of 1999, Jim Clement, 2001, and Holly Cole, 2003.

The St. Ignace sharpshooter scored a career-high 31 points. He began his barrage of outside shots in the first quarter, adding four in the second quarter, and two in the third, tying the record at 3:14 of the fourth quarter, then setting the new mark with 21.5 seconds on the clock, bringing fans out of their seats to cheer.

Junior Varsity Head Coach Jason Marshall took over for Head Coach Doug Ingalls, who was missing on the bench.

Saints Junior Varsity Coach Jason Marshall, filling in for Varsity Head Coach Doug Ingalls during the game against Newberry, wears tennis shoes to symbolize support for a national sports effort for cancer awareness.

St. Ignace (7-1 in the SAC, 11- 3 overall) scored the first 11 points of the game en route to a 24-6 lead after the first eight minutes, increasing its advantage to 42-12 at halftime with an 18-6 scoring run in the second quarter.

The Saints outscored the Indians (0-8 in the SAC, 0-15 on the season) 34-18 in the second half, which included a 22-12 run in the third quarter and 12-6 in the final eight minutes during the running clock, which is required once a team establishes a 40-point lead.

Saints statistics: Anthony Lester, 31 points, four assists; Gerrit Mortensen, 13 points, seven rebounds, seven assists; James Peterson, eight points, six assists, six rebounds, four steals; Austin St. Louis, seven points, five rebounds; Cody Sturm, seven points; Nick Montie, Martin Beaudoin, four points; Jamin Corwin, two points.

10 Saints Score in Win

Over Bays

Ten Saints players scored in the non-league road win over Brimley, including six with eight or more points.

St. Ignace scored 20 or more points in each quarter, starting with a 23-10 scoring advantage after the first eight minutes. St.Ignace increased its lead to 43- 24 at halftime with a 20-14 margin in the second quarter.

The Saints outscored the Bays 24-13 in the third quarter to build the margin to 67-37 before Brimley held a 24-21 scoring edge in the final eight minutes.

Saints statistics: Gerrit Mortensen, 18 points, 10 assists, five steals, four rebounds; James Peterson, 17 points, seven rebounds, six assists; Nick Montie, 12 points, seven rebounds, one blocked shot; Martin Beaudoin, 12 points; Anthony Lester, eight points, six rebounds, four assists, two steals; Austin St. Louis, eight points, seven rebounds, three assists, one block shot; Kyle Smock, five points; Tyler Mapes, three points, three rebounds, one blocked shot; Jamin Corwin, three points; Cody Sturm, two points.

Bays statistics: Ryan Freedman, Brevan Thomas, 13 points; Nate Mills, nine points; Corie Quinn, seven points; Brent Aikens, Jeremy Daniels, six points; Christian Perron, four points.

Saints JV Post Wins

The St. Ignace Saints junior varsity defeated Newberry 48-44 and Brimley 68-64.

Saints statistics vs. Newberry: Cole Christiansen, 13 points; Kevin Guillard, 10 points; Gunnar Zipp, nine points; Grant Simmons, seven points; Evan Everson, four points; Landon Marshall, three points; Jimmy Campbell, two points.

Saints statistics vs. Brimley: Evan Everson, 16 points; Kevin Guillard and Landon Marshall, 14 points; Gunnar Zipp, nine points; Jimmy Campbell, six points; Mike Barthelemy, four points; Cole Christiansen, two points.

The Saints will host Rudyard in a key SAC contest Friday, February 8, and Gaylord Tuesday, February 12.

Saints Hoops Trivia

The answer to last week's question. Who was ranked 10th, 15th, and 22nd in career scoring? Larry Peters, ranked 10th with 786 points, Clem (Thomas) O'Rourke, 15th with 716 points, and Bobby Lee, 22nd with 645 points.

This week's questions:

- Who are the top two career scoring leaders in St. Ignace Boys Basketball?

- Who is the oldest player on the list of individual scoring?

- Who holds the single game mark in steals?

Answers in Thursday, February 14 issue.