2025-26 St. Francis Varsity Basketball News
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SF honors magnificent seven collegiate commits
April 30, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis Catholic High School honored seven senior students who have committed to compete in six different collegiate sports during the spring edition of the 2025-26 College Athletics Commitment celebration Thursday morning. -
London to represent Troubies at Optimist All-Stars
April 03, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Lexi London will represent St. Francis at the Sacramento Breakfast Optimist All-Star Game, held at Sacramento Charter High School Saturday. She will compete for the South team in the girls’ large-school contest at 2 p.m. Tickets support the club’s educational programs for children.
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Four Troubies make winter All-SFL first teams
March 27, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Seniors Lexi London, Miley Blough, Marissa Ow and Madeline Squaglia each earned spots on the All-Sierra Foothill League first team for their respective sports, as the Sacramento area’s top prep conference rolled out its winter sports awards.
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Sac Kings Woman of Impact steps down from SF hoop helm
March 05, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis Catholic High School head varsity basketball coach Brittany Woodard was selected as a “Women of Impact” honoree for the Sacramento Kings’ Purple Promise women’s empowerment initiative, and will be recognized during Sunday’s home game against the Chicago Bulls. This recognition comes in the same week that Woodard announced that she is stepping down from her position with the Troubie basketball program.
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Troubie hoop falls in playoff opener at Colfax
February 17, 2026COLFAX, Calif. – Senior Lexi London scored 15 points in her high school career finale while freshman Elise Vipond added 13 in her postseason debut, but St. Francis fell off the pace against Colfax in a 74-50 loss in the first round of the Sac-Joaquin Section girls’ basketball Division II tournament Tuesday night.
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Troubies head to Colfax to kick off SJS playoffs
February 14, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis earned the No. 11 seed and will travel to No. 6 Colfax for the first round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II girls’ basketball championship tournament, as announced by the section office Saturday. The game takes place on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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Troubies honor seniors in SFL finale with Davis
February 12, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Lexi London scored a team-leading 20 points while Colleen Medina grabbed five rebounds with a team-best four steals as two of the three Troubadour seniors honored prior to a 64-49 loss to Davis in the Sierra Foothill League girls’ basketball season finale Thursday night.
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Troubie hoop falls in SFL road test at Folsom
February 10, 2026FOLSOM, Calif. – Freshman Hassanah Ramsey-Gilbert shot 4 of 7 from the field while leading her team in assists, rebounds and blocked shots, but St. Francis trailed from wire to wire in a 72-45 loss at Folsom in the varsity nightcap of a Sierra Foothill League girls’ basketball doubleheader Tuesday night.
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Sacred Heart wins St. Francis PAL tourney
February 07, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Seventh-grader Harlow Andrews scored a game-high 12 points in the title game after eighth-grader Giuliana Bernacchi poured in 18 in the semifinal, each earning all-tournament honors and leading Sacred Heart to the team title at St. Francis' Parochial Athletic League varsity comp girls' basketball tournament Saturday.
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Troubies fall to SFL hoop front-runner
February 05, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Lexi London scored 13 points while Hassanah Ramsey-Gilbert and Colleen Medina added nine and eight, respectively, but St. Francis could not keep pace with first-place Oak Ridge, falling by a 76-40 final in the varsity nightcap of a Sierra Foothill League girls’ basketball doubleheader Thursday night.
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London breaks milestone in win over Rocklin
February 03, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Lexi London scored a team-leading 19 points, including the 1,000th of her career, as St. Francis held on to defeat Rocklin by a 48-42 final in the varsity finale of a Sierra Foothill League girls’ basketball doubleheader Tuesday night.
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Shooting woes haunt Troubies at Whitney
January 30, 2026ROCKLIN, Calif. – Senior Lexi London amassed 15 points for her 20th game in double digits this season, but it represented almost half of her team’s offense as St. Francis made just 13 of 54 overall in a 55-34 loss at Whitney as part of a Sierra Foothill League girls’ and boys’ basketball doubleheader Friday night.
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London's career high leads charge past Granite Bay
January 28, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Lexi London poured in 5 of 9 from three-point range en route to a career-high 27 points, boosting St. Francis to a 65-48 win over Granite Bay in the varsity finale of a Sierra Foothill League girls’ basketball tripleheader Wednesday night.
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Troubies rally late against powerful Golden Eagles
January 26, 2026LOOMIS, Calif. – Senior Lexi London posted a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds to help her team rally back from a 13-point deficit to a single-possession gap in the second half, but St. Francis ultimately fell by a 45-41 final to Del Oro in the varsity nightcap of a Sierra Foothill League girls’ basketball doubleheader at Bonner Gym Monday night.
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Troubie hoop swept in road set at Davis
January 22, 2026DAVIS, Calif. – Senior Lexi London scored 15 points while freshman Hassanah Ramsey-Gilbert followed with 13 points and a team-leading seven rebounds, but St. Francis struggled to just 25 percent from the floor in falling to Davis, 64-43, in the varsity nightcap of a Sierra Foothill League girls’ basketball tripleheader Thursday night.
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Bulldogs pull away late against Troubies
January 20, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Freshman Hassanah Ramsey-Gilbert and senior Lexi London each scored five field goals en route to 16 points apiece, but St. Francis’ second-half comeback fell short in a 63-47 loss to Folsom in the varsity nightcap of a Sierra Foothill League girls’ basketball doubleheader Tuesday night.
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St. Francis falls to CB in Holy Hoops rivalry matchup
January 17, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Lexi London drained four three-pointers as part of her team-high 17 points, freshman Elise Vipond added two more, while junior Natalia Zitelli matched her season best of six steals but St. Francis failed to overcome its slow start in falling by a 71-42 final in the varsity nightcap of the “Holy Hoops” non-league tripleheader against Christian Brothers Saturday afternoon.
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Medina scores career high in road test at Oak Ridge
January 16, 2026EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. – Senior guard Colleen Medina shot 7 of 12 from the floor with a pair of three-pointers en route to a career-high 16 points but St. Francis still ended up on the losing end of 67-41 final in a Sierra Foothill League girls’ basketball game at Oak Ridge Friday night.
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Vipond leads Troubie comeback charge over Rocklin
January 13, 2026ROCKLIN, Calif. – Freshman Elise Vipond poured in 4-for-7 from beyond the three-point arc for a team-leading 26 points as St. Francis overcame a six-point deficit in the second half to claim a 57-54 win over Rocklin in the varsity nightcap of a Sierra Foothill League girls’ basketball doubleheader Tuesday night.
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Three-point heroics rescue win over Wildcats
January 09, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Lexi London and freshman Elise Vipond combined for four three-pointers in a span of less than three minutes in the fourth period to lift St. Francis from a four-point deficit to a 52-47 win over Whitney in the varsity finale of a Sierra Foothill League doubleheader Friday night.
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Late rallies fall short as Grizzlies sweep Troubies
January 07, 2026GRANITE BAY, Calif. – The backcourt tandem of senior Lexi London and freshman Elise Vipond combined for 35 points, but St. Francis came up short in a 50-46 loss to Granite Bay in the varsity finale of a Sierra Foothill League girls’ basketball tripleheader Wednesday night.
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Golden Eagles sweep Troubies in SFL hoop opener
January 05, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Lexi London scored 14 points while freshman Elise Vipond added 13, but St. Francis shot just 10-for-49 from the floor for a 20.4 percent success rate in falling to Del Oro, 63-37, in the varsity finale of Monday’s Sierra Foothill League girls’ basketball home tripleheader.
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Troubies fall late against Chaminade to close WCJ
December 30, 2025DUBLIN, Calif. – Freshman Elise Vipond scored 18 points with three three-pointers while senior Lexi London added a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds, but St. Francis surrendered 12 unanswered points in the final five minutes of play to drop a 60-50 final to Chaminade in the Ruby consolation final of the West Coast Jamboree at Dublin High Tuesday.
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Troubies dispatch Bulls on second day at WCJ
December 29, 2025DUBLIN, Calif. – Senior Lexi London posted team highs of 22 points and nine rebounds while freshman Elise Vipond drained a trio of three-pointers en route to 17 points, as St. Francis broke away early in a 52-40 win over Branson in Monday’s action at the Dublin High site of the West Coast Jamboree girls’ basketball tournament.
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Troubies open Jamboree with OT loss to Heritage
December 27, 2025DUBLIN, Calif. – Freshman Elise Vipond poured in 26 points to finish one shy of her career high but St. Francis struggled at the free-throw line after the halftime break to see a 10-point lead wither to a 61-59 overtime loss to Heritage in the first round of the West Coast Jamboree girls’ basketball tournament at Dublin High Saturday.
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Troubies shut down Pacers in holiday hoop win
December 23, 2025SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The trio of senior Lexi London, freshman Elise Vipond and freshman Hassanah Ramsey-Gilbert scored in double digits to lead St. Francis to a 56-38 win over Grant Union in the varsity nightcap of a non-league girls’ prep basketball doubleheader Tuesday night.
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Troubie hoop posts season-best win over Wood
December 16, 2025SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Lexi London scored a game-high 25 points, freshman Hassanah Ramsey-Gilbert totaled a double-double of 12 points and 18 rebounds, while freshman Elise Vipond drained three three-pointers en route to 18 tallies as St. Francis stormed past Will C. Wood, 65-36, in the varsity nightcap of a non-league girls’ basketball tripleheader Tuesday night.
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Vipond's bombs lead Troubadours past Laguna Creek
December 11, 2025ELK GROVE, Calif. – Freshman guard Elise Vipond hit 7 of 9 from beyond the three-point arc for a team-leading 27 points, propelling St. Francis to a 45-36 win over Laguna Creek in non-league girls’ prep basketball action Thursday night.
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Troubies tangle with defending section champs
December 04, 2025SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Lexi London scored a team-leading 12 points, freshman Elise Vipond added another nine tallies while freshman post Hassanah Ramsey-Gilbert chipped in eight points and a team-best eight rebounds, but St. Francis ultimately lost a 61-41 matchup against McClatchy in the varsity nightcap of a non-league girls’ prep basketball tripleheader Thursday night.
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Troubies pull away to home win over Eagles
December 02, 2025SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior Natalia Zitelli scored a career-high 11 points while senior Lexi London narrowly missed a third straight double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds, as St. Francis erased a brief third-period deficit to claim a 43-29 win over Vista Del Lago in the varsity nightcap of a non-league girls’ basketball tripleheader Tuesday night.
