Healthy Joens helps Saints top Mount Vernon
MOUNT VERNON - Welcome back, Jackson Joens.
The Xavier Saints were mighty glad to have you on their side again Thursday night when it really counted.
Joens returned to the lineup after missing two games with a concussion and played a key role as Xavier topped seventh-ranked Mount Vernon, 63-55, in the Class 3A district finals at Mount Vernon.
Joens popped in 19 points as the Saints (12-11) earned a spot against Dubuque Wahlert (7-15) in the substate finals Monday night at 6:30 at the U.S. Cellular Center, with the winner advancing to the Class 3A state tournament in Des Moines.
Joens suffered a concussion Feb. 14 when the Saints beat Wahlert, 71-52, and was idle for more than a week, but he finally got the green light to play again Wednesday.
"I got cleared yesterday," he said. "I went to our trainer to see if I could play and I was pretty happy, pretty excited.
"They had me do a concussion test. They asked me a bunch of words and a bunch of numbers and stuff."
He got all the answers right, but does not want to go through all of that again. "Not fun," he said.
Last Updated on Friday, 24 February 2017 06:01