Thursday, January 5, 2012
Meanwhile, the Clayton High School boys team is looking to regroup after experiencing a tough schedule during the first half of the season.
The only basketball win at Clayton High School over the recent holiday break belonged to the girls team, which won a consolation semifinal game Dec. 27 at the MICDS Tournament over Oakville. That win also marked probably the Greyhounds girls’ best victory of the season: The team came from behind several times to defeat Oakville 39-36 in double overtime. Lacei Sams, a junior, scored a team-high 10 points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds during a tremendous defensive battle between the Greyhounds and Tigers. Teammate Carmen Planells had eight points and seven rebounds. Clayton lifted its overall record to 2-4. But the Greyhounds couldn’t manage the same luck the next night. They let their lead get away in a 50-45 consolation championship …
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The senior guard hit all six shots he took in final period, helping the Greyhounds rally for a non-conference win over the Lancers.
For some reason Monday night, Clayton High School senior guard Clayton Buchanan missed two-thirds of the shots he took in the first three quarters of his team’s non-conference boys basketball game against Lutheran South at the Stuber Gymnasium. Buchanan averages 20.1 points a game this season and consistently has been one of the best shooters in the area in nearly every game he’s played this season. But on Monday, the 6-foot-1 lefty missed 10 shots in the first three quarters and even airballed three times on long 3-point shots. In the fourth quarter, though, Buchanan got hot quickly and stayed that way throughout, connecting on all six shots he took for 14 of his game-high 20 points, that led the Greyhounds to a 70-65 win over the …
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Thursday, December 8, 2011
It happened Monday night at the Queeny Park Ice Rink.
The Clayton High School ice hockey team picked up a huge win Monday night and snapped a five-game losing streak when it rallied for a 5-4 win over archrival Ladue at the Queeny Park Ice Rink. Senior Conner Wiggins had a hat trick on the night to lead the Greyhounds, but it was fellow senior Gabe Jacus’ spectacular score late in the third period that proved to be the game-winner. Clayton is now 2-5 on the season. Jacus leads the team and ranks among the top scorers in the area, with 13 goals and seven assists. The Greyhounds will close the week with a pair of games Thursday and Friday. At 8:45 p.m. Thursday, Clayton will take on Parkway West at the Webster Groves Ice Rink. On Friday, the Greyhounds will match up against Whitfield for a 9:30…
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Senior Clayton Buchanan dropped 33 points to lead the Greyhounds to a 66-61 win over Eureka High School.
KIRKWOOD — After dropping two tough ballgames to start the new boys basketball season, the Clayton Greyhounds picked up their first win of the season Tuesday night with a 66-61 triumph over Eureka High School. It happened on Day 2 of the 44th annual Jerry Boeckman Memorial Invitational Tournament at Vianney High School. The Greyhounds led 36-26 at halftime and pushed their edge to 13 points at one point. They held off a rally by the Wildcats for a five-point win. “We’re a young team, still learning on the fly,” Clayton head coach Ryan Luhning said. “We were up by 10 with four minutes to go, so I think we’ve got to be a little better at closing games out. It was kind of our mantra to do whatever it takes to get a win, and that’s what we did…
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
The Greyhounds were conference and district champions last season, when they went 22-7. Now, the boys hope to defend those crowns when a new campaign begins with a trip to Rolla on Nov. 28.
For the Clayton High School boys varsity basketball team, last season was a magic carpet ride. It ended with a 22-7 record for the Greyhounds, a set of conference and district championship titles won on their home floor, and two players ending the year with all-state honors from the statewide coaches association. But that was last year, and stars Christian Thomas (Loyola University Chicago) and Ahmad Smith (Webster University) are now doing their thing in the college ranks. That means this season, new Greyhound talents will have to emerge. “Those two guys averaged nearly 45 points a game,” Clayton head basketball coach Ryan Luhning said. “So sometimes we could win games just with our offense. But I told the guys this year, we don’t have …
