Lady Jays, Helias ready for annual showdown

Nesha Wright (44) and her Lady Jays teammates will take on the Helias Lady Crusaders when the schools meet tonight in their annual crosstown showdown at Fleming Fieldhouse.

Nesha Wright (44) and her Lady Jays teammates will take on the Helias Lady Crusaders when the schools meet tonight in their annual crosstown showdown at Fleming Fieldhouse. Photo by Stephen Brooks.

By Tom Rackers

Thursday, December 16, 2010

The Jefferson City Lady Jays learned a valuable lesson heading into tonight’s game against the Helias Lady Crusaders.

Actually, they learned it twice. Painfully, twice.

“We have to be ready to play a full 32 minutes,” Lady Jays coach Shane Meyer said as the crosstown rivals prepared for the 7:30 p.m. game at Fleming Fieldhouse. “And you never know, maybe more than that.”

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The Lady Jays (3-2) are coming off a 63-53 home loss Tuesday night to Glendale. Helias (1-2) hasn’t played since Dec. 6, when the Lady Crusaders posted a 60-39 victory at Lebanon.

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