Blue Jay Basketball Tips Off 2013 Season with Exhibition Win Over Chalmette
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Senior Riley Conroy (5) scores three of his 17 points to help the Jays down the Owls of Chalmette.
Senior Riley Conroy scored 17 points to help the 2013-2014 Jesuit basketball team open the exhibition season with a 49-33 win over Chalmette on Saturday, Nov. 9 at the Bird Cage. Fourteen of Conroy’s points came in the 3rd period. Seniors Chase Eckholdt and Grant Nichols set the pace in the first half. Eckholdt had 6 first-half points and Nichols had 6 rebounds. The Blue Jay basketball team is coached by Mr. Chis Jennings ’78 and Mr. Wesley Laurendine.
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Basketball vs. Chalmette, Nov. 9, 2013
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Senior Chase Eckholdt (3) puts the Jays up 12-2. -
Senior Riley Conroy paced the Jays with 17 points including this three-pointer. -
Senior Grant Nichols fights for position underneath the goal. Nichols finished with 6 points, a nest full of rebounds, and a bandaged cheek. -
Junior Paul Kohnke (10) is true from the charity stripe. -
Riley Conroy sees senior Connor Gillen (2) wide open on the block. Jesuit leads after one period, 17-5. -
Seniors show up to support the the 2013-2014 basketball Blue Jays. -
Junior Evan Duhon (23) makes his varsity debut with a triple that puts the Jays up 20-9. -
Grant Nichols goes hard to the hoop. -
Senior Brett Spansel makes his presence felt in the paint, but the Jays lead by only four at halftime, 20-16. -
Riley Conroy hits another three ball. He had 14 of his 17 in the third period to give the Jays a comfortable lead. -
Head coach Chris Jenning '78 and assistant coach Wesley Laurendine insist their team keep pushing the ball. -
Team managers: junior George Smith, sophomore Michael Woods, and junior Bailey Weilbaecher -
The roster will expand once football season concludes when juniors Trey LaForge and Foster Moreau join the Jays. -
When the buzzer sounds, the Jays walk away with a 49-33 victory over the Owls of Chalmette.
