Wells has big night in SJO road victory

PONTIAC - Taylor Wells scored 12 of St. Joseph-Ogden's 39 first-half points in the Spartans' 57-23 conference basketball victory at Pontiac. The Mount Mercy University signee started the new year out with a game-high 14 points.

After a quiet first quarter, Truman State University recruit Ella Armstrong sprang into action contributing 12 points during the next three quarters of play for SJO.

Payton Jacob rounded out the Spartans' top three scorers with nine points.

Pontiac's scoring effort was led by Bailey Masching's 14 points.

Box Score

Final: St. Joseph-Ogden 47 - Pontiac 23

	1	2	3	4	F
SJO	19	20	9	9	57
Pontiac	9	8	4	2	23

St. Joseph-Ogden --
Lannert 8-0-8, Frick 0-2-2, Jacob 9-0-9, Wells 12-2-14, Jones 6-0-6, Hamilton 6-0-6, Armstrong 11-1-12

Pontiac --
Daily 2-1-3, Fisher 2-0-2, Masching 4-10-14, Pickett 4-0-4

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