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As the spring season arrives, so does the playoff season for high school basketball. And Thursday, St. Francis takes on arch rival St. John's Jesuit for a chance to move on in the state tournament.
During the regular season both teams suffered tough losses and nailed down some great wins, but tonight, it's all on the line. The two teams split the two previous games, St. John's winning the first, and the Knights getting the victory in the city semis. And after a tough loss to Central in the city championship, the Knights came out with some serious determination to beat Start High School in the state playoff's opening round.
Thursday's game tips off at UT's Savage Arena at 6:15.
Stephen Houston, Jr. - Staff Writer
In Thursday night's basketball game against St. John's Jesuit, St. Francis fans don't know what to expect. The two teams split two games during the regular season.
A key player for St. Francis will be Greg Fockler. He had a great game against the Titans the last time out.
SJJ will depend on TJ Gillespie. He had 13pts against the Knights in the last match up.
Zack Valigosky - Staff Writer
Thursday night, St. Francis takes on St. John's in the district semifinals of the state basketball playoffs. This will be the third time the two teams have played each other in as many weeks. The two teams split the two previous games. The Titans won in the regular season, and the Knights got the win in the city league championship semifinals. This time around, a berth in the district final is at stake, and the loser goes home.
Leading the Knights is the senior trio of Storm Stanley, Kent Goldsmith and Greg Fockler. Stanley will have to play big to counteract the Titans' speed.
For the Titans, Jay Springs, TJ Gillispie and freshman Marc Loving lead the offense.
With a shot at the district championship and the season series at stake, both teams are sure to be fired up for this game at UT's Savage Arena. Tip time is 6:15pm.
Matt Balzer - Staff Writer
St. Francis and St. John's meet for the third time this year Thursday night at UT's Savage Arena.
The two will do battle on the hardwood in a state playoff district semifinal.
The teams split their two games this year and this will break the tie. Both have state title aspirations.
The Knights are lead by seniors Storm Stanley, Greg Fockler, Kent Goldsmith and RJ Smith.
Eric O' Brien - Staff Writer
The St. Francis de Sales Knights play the St. Johns Jesuit Titans Thursday night at Savage Arena in a district semifinal match up. This will be the third time this year the two rivals have played. The Titans beat the Knights in their in-season match by a slim margin and the Knights returned the favor in the city league semifinals, passing the Titans players and head coach, Knight-Alumnus Ed Heintschel.
The winner of this game will play either the Rogers Rams or the Central Catholic Fighting Irish.
Will Garbe - Staff Writer
Savage Arena will host the district basketball semi-final game between St. Francis and St. John's Thursday night.
The teams split meetings this year, with St. John's taking the regular season matchup February 12th, and the Knights taking the City League playoff matchup.
St. Francis (14-7) is led by seniors Storm Stanley, Greg Fockler, RJ Smith, Kent Goldsmith and Brandon Focht. A win would send the Knights to a district final matchup with the Central Catholic-Rogers winner.
Jake Lenz - Staff Writer
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