Crusaders hold off Jays

Garrett Buschjost of Helias drives the ball toward the basket as Jays teammates Scott Stegeman (middle) and Dylan Mason defend Tuesday night at Rackers Fieldhouse. Photo by Jeremy Jardine.

By Tony Hawley

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

While both teams had a double-digit lead in the contest, it should come as no surprise Tuesday night’s Helias-Jefferson City game came down to a last-second shot.

Just business as usual when the Crusaders and Jays get together.

Jefferson City led by 10 in the first half, Helias led by the same in the fourth quarter and managed to hold on for a 52-50 win when a 3-pointer by the Jays was short at the buzzer.

In short, the capacity crowd at Rackers Fieldhouse got just what it wanted.

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