Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks
SJO's Tanner Siems during the Christie Clinic Shootout. The senior drilled 32 points at Wednesday's home game against the Panthers.
ST. JOSEPH - The St. Joseph-Ogden basketball team improved to 13-5 on Wednesday after defeating Manteno at home, 61-52.
SJO smothered the visiting Panthers in the first half, taking a 39-18 lead into the locker room at the half. Despite Manteno outscoring the Spartans 16-14 in the last two quarters, St. Joseph-Ogden held on for the W.
Tanner Siems led the SJO offense with a double-double, scoring 32 points, and hogged the action in the paint with 19 rebounds. Senior guard
Coy Taylor finished with double digits, contributing 10 points and four boards. Siems also led the Spartans in steals with three to his credit.
The St. Joseph-Ogden basketball team looks to extend their five-game win streak on Friday with a road conference game at Illinois Valley Central. SJO is currently fourth behind Bloomington Central Catholic, Unity, and Rantoul in the Illini Prairie Conference standings.
