Girls’ basketball remains undefeated behind Danfort’s 24 points
Senior Niya Danfort led the girls team in scoring
Pattonville’s girls’ basketball has been on a roll this year dominating on the court at home and away. They just recently beat Fort Zumwalt North (5-1) 55-47 and will play Lutheran St. Charles (7-1) in the Fort Zumwalt North Invitational Tournament Championship on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 3 p.m.
The Pirates were led by senior guard Niya Danfort who scored a season-high 24 points. Kendall Battle notched in 14 points and Brooke Jenkins and Kaeli Benedict added 8 points each.
Fort Zumwalt North was down 29-18 at the end of the first half but were able to make a run in the 3rd quarter to cut the lead down to 8 points.
Dajah Robinson for the Panthers scored 17 points for the team-high and Jaden Stahl was able to knock down 3 shots and 6 free throws to add 12 points to their total.
It just wasn’t enough for the Panther girls to come back and win. The Panthers will play Fort Zumwalt East (5-2) on Dec. 15 for third place in the FZN Invitational Tournament.
The girls team has been phenomenal on the offensive side and defensive side not allowing a team to score over 50 points this season.
The Pirate girls (5-0) remain undefeated this season.
They conclude the Fort Zumwalt North Tournament on Saturday playing in the championship game and then participate in the MICDS Tournament (Dec. 17-28) and Westminster Girls Varsity New Year Tournament (Jan. 3-5).
Pattonville will finally play Hazelwood West on Jan. 9 before taking on Parkway North at home on Jan. 15.
Boxscore provided by STLhighschoolSPORTS.com
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Zumwalt North | 7 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 47 |
| Pattonville | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 55 |
Fort Zumwalt North offensive statistics
| # | Name | Pts | FG | FG% | 2FG | 2F% | 3FG | 3F% | FT | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Grace Bauer | 0 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-0 | .0 |
| 13 | Jessica Clausner | 3 | 1-0 | – | 1-0 | – | 0-0 | .0 | 1-1 | 100.0 |
| 15 | Jordyn Grimes | 4 | 2-0 | – | 2-0 | – | 0-0 | .0 | 0-1 | .0 |
| 3 | Katie Grimes | 7 | 2-0 | – | 1-0 | – | 1-0 | – | 2-4 | 50.0 |
| 4 | Claudia Hoff | 0 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-0 | .0 |
| 5 | Makayla Meiser | 4 | 1-0 | – | 1-0 | – | 0-0 | .0 | 2-2 | 100.0 |
| 55 | Jerrica Moody | 0 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-2 | .0 |
| 10 | Isabella Rezex | 0 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-0 | .0 |
| 2 | Dajah Robinson | 17 | 6-0 | – | 5-0 | – | 1-0 | – | 4-12 | 33.3 |
| 25 | Jaden Stahl | 12 | 3-0 | – | 3-0 | – | 0-0 | .0 | 6-12 | 50.0 |
| Totals | 47 | 15-0 | – | 13-0 | – | 2-0 | – | 15-34 | 44.1 |
Pattonville offensive statistics
| # | Name | Pts | FG | FG% | 2FG | 2F% | 3FG | 3F% | FT | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Kendall Battle | 14 | 4-0 | – | 4-0 | – | 0-0 | .0 | 6-10 | 60.0 |
| 5 | Kaeli Benedict | 8 | 3-0 | – | 2-0 | – | 1-0 | – | 1-5 | 20.0 |
| 2 | Niya Danfort | 24 | 7-0 | – | 6-0 | – | 1-0 | – | 9-14 | 64.3 |
| 13 | Lacy Dixon | 0 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-0 | .0 |
| 12 | Charlize Heiligenstein | 0 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-0 | .0 |
| 11 | Brooke Jenkins | 8 | 3-0 | – | 2-0 | – | 1-0 | – | 1-2 | 50.0 |
| 3 | Kelsey Mack | 0 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-0 | .0 |
| 33 | Helen Nelson | 1 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-0 | .0 | 1-2 | 50.0 |
| 14 | Diamond Richardson | 0 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-0 | .0 | 0-0 | .0 |
| Totals | 55 | 17-0 | – | 14-0 | – | 3-0 | – | 18-33 | 54.5 |
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