ST. JOHN GIRLS 68, STERLING 42 – St. John’s Lydia Reed dominated inside with 20 points as the No. 2 ranked Division 1 Tigers cruised past Sterling 68-42 in Tuesday’s non-league basketball game.

The Tigers (18-1) also placed Heidi Fisher (13) and Mia Meyer (12) in double figures. St. John took charge with full-court pressure defense that led to a 25-12 lead after one quarter.

Sterling 12 14 6 10 – 42

St. John 25 11 9 21 – 68

STERLING (6-12)—Ravenstein 9, Linden 6, Olsen 6, Garrett 6, Webb 6, Locke 6, Wilkey 3.

ST. JOHN (18-1)—Reed 20, Heidi Fisher 13, Meyer 12, Bright 9, Bonner 8, Brummer 6.

STERLING 63, ST. JOHN 39 – St. John’s Quade Smith scored 10 points and Alan Valenzuela added eight points in a 63-39 non-league basketball loss to No. 1 ranked 2A Sterling Tuesday. 

The Tigers (8-11) trailed 8-4 when Sterling used full-court pressure for a 22-4 scoring run for a 30-8 lead. Sterling's Boston Ekart scored 16 points with four 3-pointers. Isaac Briar scored 10 points.

Sterling 21 18 18 6 – 63

St. John 6 7 14 12 – 39

STERLING (17-1)—Ekart 6 0-0 16, Briar 4 0-4 10, Smith 3 0-0 8, Gray 4 0-0 8, Farney 1 3-4 6, Simpson-Eighny 2 1-2 5, Isaac 1 0-0 2, Morris 1 0-0 2, Riffel 1 0-0 2, Newberry 2 0-0 4, Totals 25 4-10 63.

ST. JOHN (10-9)—Quade Smith 4 2-4 10, Portillo 3 0-0 8, Vieux 3 0-0 7, Alpers 2 2-3 6, Valenzuela 2 0-0 5, 1 0-0 3, 0 0-2 0, Totals 15 4-9 39.

3-pointers—S 9 (Ekart 4, Smith 2, Briar 2, Farney 1); SJ 5 (Portillo 2, Vieux 1, Valeanzuela 1).