St. Albert relied on its defense to take down Elkhorn Mt. Michael 53-39 Thursday at St. Albert.

“We grinded out the win,” St. Albert coach Dale Scott said. “I was happy with our defense. Any time you hold a team to under 40 points, you are doing good. It was a good win against a traditionally tough zone team.”

Connor Thomas posted a game-high 14 points to lead the Falcons. JD and Tucker Culjat added 13 and 12 points, respectively.

St. Albert (9-8)    16  6  16  15  –  53

Elkhorn Mt. Michael (1-15)    10  5  14  10  –  39

SA: Tucker Culjat 12, Connor Moran 4, Alex Rindone 2, Connor Thomas 14, JD Culjat 13, John McGinn 2, Trey Bowman 6.

E: Mike Loeffelholz 4, Caleb Thomas 7, Adam Morris 10, Greg Jewell 4, Jim Ernst 10, Jake Ruterkus 4.

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