De Smet Jesuit Basketball News

Powered by Berry and Barton, De Smet Jesuit overpowered a game-but outgunned Jackson Indians club from opening tip to final horn for an 81-48 victory in a Class 5 quarterfinal Saturday

Led by Berry and senior point guard Jimmy Barton, De Smet dominated overmatched Jackson from start to finish in an 81-48 victory in a Class 5 quarterfinal game.

The Spartans shot 57.7 percent from the field in a convincing victory over the upset-minded Jackson Indians Saturday.

De Smet Jesuit turned a third-quarter run into a convincing 59-38 Class 5 sectional victory over Eureka at Maryville University.

The Eureka Wildcats will have to be at their best in their rematch with De Smet. The Spartans are on a tear, having won 12 of their last 13 games.

The Eureka Wildcats will have to be at their best in their rematch with De Smet. The Spartans are on a tear, having won 12 of their last 13 games.

Barton, the slick ballhandling senior point guard, isn't afraid to play tight defense on opposing guards and mix it up a little at times when games get "chippy."

Eureka's season comes to a close with a loss in a state playoff game played at Maryville Wednesay night.

De Smet Jesuit (22-6) earned its sectional berth with a 64-57 victory against Metro Catholic Conference rival CBC in the Class 5 District 4 championship at Parkway Central. It was the first district title for the Spartans since 2011.

The heated rivalry between conference rivals ended in victory for the Spartans Friday night.

Metro Catholic Conference rivals De Smet Jesuit and CBC face off for the right to continue in the state tournament.

Berry and his teammates were ready leading De Smet to a 64-57 victory against MCC rival CBC in the Class 5 District 4 championship at Parkway Central.

De Smet Jesuit used hot shooting to trigger a 69-40 win over Parkway West, to earn the right to take on top-seeded CBC in Friday's Class 5 district 4 final.

The Spartans combined their height advantage with sharpshooting from the perimeter, will face conference rival CBC Friday.

The Spartans' seniors, who are the No. 2 seed in the Class 5 District 4 tournament, will take the floor against Pattonville or Parkway West in the semifinals.

The buzz word going into the Missouri Class 5 district tournaments this week is "parity."

The No. 8 team in the STLhighschoolsports.com large-schools rankings, De Smet fell to 14-6 on the season with its third loss in eight games.

Barton was named to the all-tournament team of Parkway West’s Ameritime Classic after quarterbacking the Spartans to the championship at Missouri Baptist University.

Barton and Berry lead De Smet to a 71-53 victory in the championship game of the Ameritime Classic at Missouri Baptist University.

You can love the MCC or loathe the MCC, either way it’s still the best basketball conference in town this winter and it’s not close.

The De Smet Jesuit basketball team went 6 days without a game since losing at the buzzer at Chaminade last week, but returned to the court with a win.

Senior forward Nolan Berry played his first game of the season Saturday, sparking De Smet Jesuit to a 63-54 win over Belleville East at the Highland Shootout.

Nolan Berry’s return to the court went better than expected for the De Smet basketball team on Saturday against top-ranked Belleville East at the 22nd annual Highland Shootout.

More than 2 months after suffering a pair of broken arms during a practice session, De Smet Jesuit could see the return of senior Nolan Berry to the court.

The third-seeded De Smet Spartans trailed by seven points at halftime, but rallied in the second half to beat the fourth-seeded Blue Jays.

De Smet Jesuit led Eureka by 3 points at halftime of the quarterfinal matchup at the Meramec Holiday Festival Basketball Tournament.

Eureka advances to face No. 3 seed De Smet in the quarterfinals, after winning their 1st first-round game at the tournament since 2001.

Top-ranked CBC opened the Metro Catholic Conference season defeating host De Smet Jesuit 78-62 on Friday.

St. Charles West boys basketball team lost to the DeSmet Spartans on the road, 54-45, on Tuesday.

View photo gallery from the De Smet Jesuit vs SLUH highschool basketball game on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012.

The Spartans showed on Friday night that they can continue to win without Nolan Berry this season by defeating host SLUH 68-58.

De Smet Jesuit honored the late Jim Goessling Tuesday night by moving the 1973 state basketball championship banner behind the student section with a sign bearing his name.

After more than a week between games, the De Smet Jesuit basketball team returned to the court at home against St. Charles West & tried to shake off the rust.

The senior-laden De Smet Jesuit basketball squad is 2-0 after a win over Cardinal Ritter in the Whitfield Tournament.

A look at the 2012-13 Metro Catholic Conference:

The senior forward will meet with his doctor before Christmas, with hopes of returning before the end of the season.

De Smet Jesuit student Nolan Berry signs Letter of Intent with Butler University.

Granger was joined on the Class 5 first team by De Smet’s Nolan Berry, Vianney’s Tony Cochran and Marquette’s Ryan Rosburg. McRoberts and three other area players.

The top-seeded Spartans improved to 19-8 and locked up a return trip to the district final.

Vianney defeated DeSmet 69-60 on Friday in a battle of Metro Catholic powerhouses.

The Golden Griffins kept their dream season going, handing visiting De Smet a 69-60 defeat to clinch a share of their first Metro Catholic Conference championship.

DeSmet's Nolan Berry scored a career high 36 points in the Spartans 68-62 overtime victory over Hazelwood Central.

Two of the top boys' basketball teams in the St. Louis area, Hazelwood Central High School and DeSmet jesuit High School, met at DeSmet in Creve Coeur, Mo. Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.

The Spartans host Hazelwood Central on Tuesday, play at Vianney in a Metro Catholic Conference showdown on Friday and then travel to the East Coast to play John Carroll in Bel Air, Md., on Sunday afternoon.

The Parkway South student section had aimed its vitriol at the De Smet junior duo of Nolan Berry and Jimmy Barton for much of their Ameritime Classic semifinal boys basketball game Wednesday night.

Hawks stopped a repeat of a holiday tournament win with a 67-54 victory over the Spartans.

Spartans battle back to eventually tie, but run out of gas in tournament championship loss to high-flying Hawks.

The Hazelwood Central basketball team made a statement against De Smet in the championship game of the Ameritime Classic on Friday night.

Butler commit Nolan Berry scored 21 points on Wednesday as the DeSmet Spartans beat Parkway South 62-46

The Parkway South student section had aimed its vitriol at the De Smet junior duo of Nolan Berry and Jimmy Barton for much of their Ameritime Classic semifinal boys basketball game Wednesday night.

Junior Nolan Berry leads the way with 17 points and 11 rebounds in convincing Spartan victory over Longhorns.

The top-seeded Spartans advanced to the semifinals of the Ameritime Classic with a first-round win Monday night, but it wasn’t easy.

It's always fun when CBC and DeSmet get together.

Giving way to his veteran teammates, Nolan Berry began De Smet's Senior Night basketball game Friday against visiting CBC on the Spartans bench.

DeSmet used a powerful inside game and the outside shooting of Jimmy Barton to knock off MCC rival Chaminade, 64-54, Tuesday night.

Four players scored in double-figures for the De Smet Spartans to lead them to a 64-42 win over CBC.

Spartans were upset by Cadets in Meramec Tournament last week, but avenged that loss Friday.

It is a Happy New Year for the De Smet basketball team, which was glad to turn the calendar to 2012.

DeSmet beats Hazelwood Central

Rayshawn Simmons scored a career-high 32 points and had seven assists, and Brennan Coltrane added 13 points as the third-seeded Statesmen (8-1) defeated the fourth-seeded Spartans (8-4) in the third-place game.

The eighth-seeded Cadets knocked No. 1 seed McCluer out of the Meramec Holiday Festival High School Basketball Tournament in the quarterfinals on Wednesday and then defeated Metro Catholic Conference rival and No. 4 seed De Smet 61-50 in the semifinals on Thursday night at St. Louis Community College at Meramec.

Final was 58-33

Nolan Berry finishes with 25 points to lead DeSmet to a 69-54 win over Hazelwood Central in the Quarterfinals of the Meramec Tournament.

Nolan Berry scored 16 points and Jimmy Barton added 15 as DeSmet beat Lindbergh 58-33 in the first round of the Meramec Tournament.

With standouts Nolan Berry and Eric Moeller on the inside, De Smet is tough on opponents.

6’8 Nolan Berry had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and 6’11 Eric Moeller had 21 points to lead Spartans to 79-70 win over Red Devils.

The De Smet Spartans used balanced scoring Friday night to lead them to a 66-42 victory over SLUH.

Butler recruit Nolan Berry scored 20 points and Alec Bausch added 12 as the Spartans (3-2).

The Vianney basketball team was feeling pretty good after winning its own Jerry Boeckman Memorial Invitational for the first time since 2003 on Friday night.

Warriors overcome size advantage and second half deficit.

Metro Catholic Conference boys basketball preview capsules.

The Spartans are playing in the Whitfield Tournament in Creve Coeur.

Nolan Berry scored 11 of his game-high 25 points in the first quarter to help the Spartans get out to an early lead and cruise to a victory in the first game of the Whitfield Round Robin.

The Butler University basketball program has gained quite a bit of attention with back-to-back trips to the national championship game the past two seasons. On Sunday, DeSmet junior forward Nolan Berry decided he wanted to be a part of that program and made a verbal commitment.