2023-24 St. Francis Varsity News
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Okoye earns South MOP Award at Optimist All-Stars
April 06, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis senior Chidera Okoye scored a team-leading 13 points and earned the South team’s Most Outstanding Player Award after the Sacramento Breakfast Optimist Club’s Large Schools All-Star basketball game at Sacramento Charter High Saturday. -
McGahan, Okoye earn local hoop honors
April 02, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis seniors Brianna McGahan and Chidera Okoye each were named to the Sacramento Breakfast Optimist All-Star Game, while McGahan added fifth-team honors on the Sacramento Bee All-Metro team.
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Azar and Robinson lead SF on All-Delta League awards slate
February 27, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Yasmin Azar captured Player of the Year honors while head coach Maryclaire Robinson garnered her third consecutive Coach of the Year nod, leading St. Francis on the winter sports All-Delta League rolls as announced by the league office this week. Both Azar and Robinson snared their respective honors for girls’ soccer.
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Troubies' hoop playoff run ends at No. 2 Vanden
February 16, 2024FAIRFIELD, Calif. – Post Chidera Okoye shot 6 of 9 from the field as part of a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds while wing Brianna McGahan drained three three-pointers en route to 11 points in their final games for St. Francis, which lost to Vanden by a 64-49 final in the second round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II girls’ basketball tournament Friday night.
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Troubies upset Tigers to kick off SJS hoop playoffs
February 14, 2024PATTERSON, Calif. – Freshman Tayli Paeu-Lindgren posted a double-double of 10 points and 12 rebounds while senior Brianna McGahan and junior Sydney Teoh each netted a team-best 11 points, as No. 10-seeded St. Francis scored a 50-36 mild upset over No. 7-seeded Patterson in the first round of the Sac-Joaquin Section girls’ basketball tournament Wednesday.
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Troubie hoop opens CIFSJS playoffs at Patterson
February 10, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis earned the No. 10 seed and will travel to No. 7 Patterson for the first round of the 2024 Sac-Joaquin Section Division II girls’ basketball tournament, the governing body announced in its selection show Saturday afternoon. The contest takes place Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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Troubies celebrate seniors with resounding win over PG
February 09, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Brianna McGahan netted 22 points while junior Sydney Teoh and sophomore Lexi London each drained four three-pointers toward scoring totals of 16 and 14, respectively, as St. Francis rolled past Pleasant Grove, 64-27, in the varsity finale of a Delta League girls’ basketball doubleheader Friday night.
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Seniors lead charge in road win against Huskies
February 07, 2024ELK GROVE, Calif. – Senior wing Brianna McGahan scored a career-high 30 points for the second game in a row while fellow 12th-grader Chidera Okoye led the boards with 10 rebounds, boosting St. Francis to a 66-41 win over Sheldon in the varsity half of Wednesday’s Delta League girls’ basketball doubleheader.
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McGahan scores 30 in hometown hoop thriller
February 05, 2024DAVIS, Calif. – Senior Brianna McGahan scored a career-high 30 points in front of her hometown crowd, as St. Francis hung on against Davis, 59-55, in the varsity finale of a Delta League girls’ basketball doubleheader Monday night.
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Sacred Heart holds off SI to win PAL hoop tourney
February 04, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Claire Cuckovich scored 20 points while Bianka Bagatelos added another 10, earning all-tournament honors and leading Sacred Heart to a 34-24 win over St. Ignatius in the St. Francis PAL basketball tournament Sunday evening. Cuckovich also earned tourney MVP distinction.
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Wildcats thwart Troubies' upset bid with wild comeback
February 03, 2024ROCKLIN, Calif. – Senior post Chidera Okoye hauled a career-high 17 rebounds while sophomore Lexi London scored a team-best 12 points, but St. Francis was unable to protect a late lead, falling by a 45-36 final in the varsity nightcap of a non-league girls’ basketball doubleheader at Whitney High Saturday night.
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SF tramples Herd to stay in tough league race
February 02, 2024ELK GROVE, Calif. – Senior Brianna McGahan, senior Chidera Okoye and sophomore Lexi London each scored in double figures as St. Francis rolled past Elk Grove, 71-19, in the varsity nightcap of a Delta League girls’ basketball doubleheader Friday night. The varsity win followed a whopping 59-5 by the Troubadours’ JV Gold squad.
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Troubies drop key league matchup with Franklin
January 31, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Brianna McGahan posted a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds while junior Sydney Teoh followed close behind with 11 points, but St. Francis shot just 26 percent from the floor in dropping a 51-63 decision to Franklin in a pivotal Delta League girls’ basketball game Wednesday night.
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Troubies edge Wolfpack in overtime thriller
January 25, 2024ELK GROVE, Calif. – Senior Brianna McGahan and junior Sydney Teoh each drained four three-pointers en route to 24 and 18 points, respectively, while freshman Tayli Paeu-Lindgren scored eight of her 10 points in the final eight minutes of St. Francis’ 62-58 overtime victory over Cosumnes Oaks in a Delta League girls’ basketball doubleheader at the Wolf Den Thursday night.
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McGahan hits career high but late comeback falls short
January 19, 2024ELK GROVE, Calif. – Senior wing Brianna McGahan tied her career high of 28 points while sophomore Lexi London hit 9 of 10 from the three-throw line as part of her 13, but St. Francis’ fourth-period comeback fell just shy in a 63-57 loss at Pleasant Grove in the varsity end of Friday’s Delta League girls’ basketball doubleheader.
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Troubies set school record in hoop win against Herd
January 17, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Chidera Okoye, senior Brianna McGahan, junior Sydney Teoh and sophomore Colleen Medina each scored in double digits as St. Francis fell just four points shy of its school record in a 95-19 win over Elk Grove in the varsity nightcap of a Delta League girls basketball doubleheader Wednesday night.
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Falcons top Troubies in holy heartbreaker
January 13, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Brianna McGahan scored a team-best 18 points, junior Sydney Teoh added another 13 and sophomore Lexi London drained two of her three three-point field goals to erase what had been as much as an 11-point deficit, but St. Francis surrendered a steal and a go-ahead three-pointer in the final seconds of the game to drop a 60-57 heartbreaker in the annual “Holy Hoops” girls’ basketball rivalry game against Christian Brothers Saturday night.
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Wildcats edge Troubies in televised hoop thriller
January 12, 2024ELK GROVE, Calif. – Senior post Chidera Okoye scored a career-best 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, but St. Francis shot just 34 percent from the floor including 0-for-5 from beyond the three-point arc in falling by a 54-53 final in a Delta League girls’ basketball doubleheader at Franklin Friday night.
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SF prevails in battle of league hoop leaders
January 10, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior Sydney Teoh scored 15 points while senior Brianna McGahan added 12 points and freshman Tayli Paeu-Lindgren posted 10 rebounds, as St. Francis pulled away late in a 46-28 win over Cosumnes Oaks in the varsity nightcap of a Delta League girls’ basketball doubleheader Wednesday night.
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Troubies hold off Blue Devils in league thriller
January 05, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Brianna McGahan posted a double-double of 25 points and 10 rebounds, junior Sydney Teoh poured in another 19, while sophomore Laila Mendoza made her return to action a pivotal piece of St. Francis’ 66-62 win over Davis in the varsity nightcap of Friday’s home Delta League girls’ basketball doubleheader.
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SF hoop opens 2024 in dominating fashion
January 03, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sophomore Lexi London scored a game-high 15 points, freshman Tayli Paeu-Lindgren posted her second double-double in as many weeks, while junior guard Karly Okamoto tallied 10 steals in a rare starting role, leading St. Francis to a dominating 65-26 win over Sheldon in varsity Delta League girls’ basketball action Wednesday night.
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Troubies drop thriller on final day of WCJ
December 30, 2023HAYWARD, Calif. – Junior guard Sydney Teoh scored 17 points while sophomore Lexi London added another 13, but St. Francis came up on the losing end of a 46-45 thriller against Canyon in the Turquoise consolation final game of the West Coast Jamboree girls’ basketball tournament at Chabot College.
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Troubies roll past Oakland at West Coast Jamboree
December 29, 2023MARTINEZ, Calif. – Freshman Tayli Paeu-Lindgren posted a double-double of 14 points and 13 rebounds while senior Brianna McGahan and junior Sydney Teoh each eclipsed 20 points for the second straight game, leading St. Francis to a 69-58 win over Oakland in the Turquoise consolation semifinal of the West Coast Jamboree girls’ basketball tournament at Alhambra High School Friday afternoon.
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McGahan, Teoh open West Coast Jamboree with career highs
December 28, 2023LIVERMORE, Calif. – Senior Bria McGahan and junior Sydney Teoh posted career-best scoring totals of 28 and 27 points, respectively, but St. Francis came up short in a 67-64 battle to Maria Carrillo in the first round of the Turquoise bracket at the 23rd West Coast Jamboree girls’ basketball tournament Thursday morning.
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Troubies rematch with Del Oro to close out Takayama tourney
December 16, 2023LOOMIS, Calif. – Senior post Chidera Okoye tallied team highs of 14 points and seven rebounds while senior wing Brianna McGahan and junior guard Sydney Teoh added 13 and 11 points, respectively, but St. Francis could not protect its five-point halftime leading in falling to Del Oro, 60-46, in the third-place game of the eighth Mike Takayama Memorial Tournament at Bonner Gym Saturday.
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Lions best Troubies in DO tourney semifinal
December 15, 2023LOOMIS, Calif. – Senior post Chidera Okoye shot 3-for-5 from the floor and pulled down a team-best seven rebounds while senior wing Brianna McGahan led all Troubadours with 11 points, but St. Francis fell to a 68-38 loss to McClatchy in the semifinal round of Del Oro’s Takayama Memorial Tournament Friday night.
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McGahan scores career high in DO tourney opener
December 14, 2023LOOMIS, Calif. – Senior Brianna McGahan poured in 24 points while freshman Tayli Paeu-Lindgren, senior Chidera Okoye and junior Sydney Teoh each reached double digits offensively as St. Francis stormed to an 86-20 win over Franklin of Stockton in the opening round of the eighth-annual Mike “Tako” Takayama Memorial Tournament at Del Oro Thursday night.
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Troubies fall to Lions in rematch of 2023 section playoffs
December 12, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis shot just 9 of 45 from the floor and went almost 12 full minutes without a bucket in falling to McClatchy, 71-34, in the varsity nightcap of a non-league girls’ prep basketball doubleheader Tuesday night.
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Troubies return to winning track against Cardinals
December 08, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior Sydney Teoh scored a team-high 17 points while senior Brianna McGahan added 12 points with six steals and four assists, leading St. Francis to a 56-26 win over Laguna Creek in the varsity half of a non-league girls’ prep basketball doubleheader Friday night.
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Troubies drop hoop thriller to Monterey Trail
December 06, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior guard Sydney Teoh scored a team-leading 15 points while freshman post Tayli Paeu-Lindgren added eight points and a staggering eight blocked shots, but St. Francis came up just short in a 40-39 loss to Monterey Trail in the varsity nightcap of a non-league girls’ basketball tripleheader Wednesday night.
