SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The St. James Falcons won the St. Francis PAL Basketball Tournament on Sunday with a 45-31 win over St. Francis Wolves. Eighth grader Bria McGahan led the team with 17 points in the final, earning a spot on the eight-player All-Tournament team.
St. Mary School defeated St. Rose 46-28 in the third place game and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton won the consolation bracket with a 33-24 win over Our Lady of Assumption. Sacred Heart defeated Presentation in the seventh-place game.
St. James trailed 10-8 after the first-quarter as the Wolves hit a pair of three-pointers in the opening period. They finished with seven in the game, scoring 21 of their 31 points beyond the arc.
The Falcons took control of the game in the second quarter as McGahan scored 12 of her 17 points to take a 29-16 lead at the half.
Annie Sale added 13 points in the win and Nikki Sutliff scored 11 points. Olivia Ulep led St. Francis with 11 points and Sydney Teoh scored nine points, earning all-tournament honors.
Other members of the all-tournament team included Jadyn Norman, Sacred Heart; Sophie Tequida, Presentation; Mia Acosta, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton; Abigail Simmons, OLA; Sarah Bashore, St. Mary; and Natalie Vigil, St. Rose.
2020 St. Francis PAL Basketball Tournament
Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020 – Session 1
St. Francis 45, Presentation 14
St. James 54, Sacred Heart 15
St. Mary 50, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 41 OT
St. Rose 28, OLA 16
Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020 – Session 2
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 47, Sacred Heart 36
OLA 29, Presentation 24
St. James 57, St. Mary 9
St. Francis 40, St. Rose 19
Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020
St. James 45, St. Francis 31
St. Mary 46, St. Rose 38 - 3rd Place
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 33, OLA 24 – 5th Place
Sacred Heart 22, Presentation 15 – 7th Place
St. Francis PAL Basketball All-Tournament Team
Jadyn Norman, Sacred Heart
Sophie Tequida, Presentation
Mia Acosta, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Abigail Simmons, OLA
Sarah Bashore, St. Mary
Natalie Vigil, St. Rose
Bria McGahan, St. James
