East St Louis holds off Ritter with secondary shooters. In last Monday night’s Martin Luther King Jr. Shootout at Cardinal Ritter, the host Lions were able to hold East St. Louis’ 6-foot-8 senior star Jamison White to just eight points.
That was well below his average of over 20 points per game, but the visiting Flyers received 17 points from Alex Johnson and 15 points from Philip Jones to earn a 64-57 victory over Cardinal Ritter in the final game of the evening. In a mid-afternoon girls game, the host Cardinal Ritter rolled past Overton High of Memphis 81-36. Nylah Scales scored 24, Alana Howard poured in 19 and Trinity Jackson added 15 points for the Lady Lions. Below, East St Louis’ Alex Johnson ( 2 dark jersey) shoots through a Cardinal Ritter defender on one play, while fellow Flyer Devin Houston (1 in dark jersey) plays keep away in one sequence and drives to the basket in another sequence. In the final action shot, East St Louis’ Tyrik Barnes (24 dark jersey) shoots over a Cardinal Ritter defender. Photos by Leon Algee.
