St. Luke's jumped out to a big 21-8 lead after the opening  period and led 31-20 at halftime but that lead had dwindled all the way  to 43-37 heading into the final quarter. Saraland pulled  within two points at 51-49 with 1:13 left to play in  the contest but never scored again.

 

St. Luke's misfired on 5-of-8 free  throws in the final minute however and the triumph wasn't a sure thing  until Thomas Stubblefield nailed two free throws with five seconds  remaining to help ice the victory.

 

"We're learning to play with a lead," said St. Luke's coach  Kantonio Davis. "It is something new, we're making strides but we made  some poor decisions tonight at th end of the ballgame. We came out with a  lot of energy to start with and jumped out to  a big advantage but we tend to relax, we have to work on playing a full  32 minutes."

 

Overall, the Wildcats nailed 8-of-14 free throws on the evening.

 

The Wildcats improve  to 4-2 with the triumph and play next at Saraland  next Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Meanwhile, the Spartans fall  to 1-3 and will  play next at home against UMS-Wright on Tuesday at  7:30 p.m. Wyndell  Archie led Saraland in scoring on the night with  a  game-high 14 points.