Congratulations to all the Saint James School Basketball teams for a truly stellar performance so far this season!
Girls Varsity
The SJS Girls Varsity team won the Manchester Deanery School Championships and also the overall Manchester Deanery Championship, beating out St. Bernard’s Parish on Friday for the overall title. They will now advance as a top seed in the State tournament which begins this weekend.
(pictured above: SJS Girl’s Varsity Team after their Deanery Championship win)
Girls Junior Varsity
The SJS Girls Junior Varsity team won the Manchester Deanery School Championship on Friday evening. They will play again on Tuesday evening against St. Bernard at St. Bridget school for the overall school vs parish Deanery Championship title but already earned a top seed in the State tournament which begins this weekend.
(pictured above: SJS Girl’s Junior Varsity Team after their Deanery School Championship win)
Boys Varsity
The Boys Varsity basketball team also won the Manchester Deanery School Championships and will play on Tuesday evening against St. Patrick’s Parish for the overall Deanery Championship title. They have already earned a top seed in the State tournament which begins this weekend.
(pictured above: SJS Boys Varsity team after winning the Martin Luther King tournament earlier in the season. During the tournament, the boys beat a previously undefeated team two times to take the title).
Boys Junior Varsity
The Boys Junior Varsity basketball team plays tonight at St. Christopher at 7:30pm for the Manchester Deanery School Championship title and top seed in the state tournament. The winner of tonight’s game will play St. Bernard’s Parish on Tuesday for the overall Deanery Championship title.
Congratulations and best of luck to all our teams as they continue their season!