The Perry Jayette basketball team certainly earned the right to celebrate a little bit inside the Boone locker room last night.  After all, the Toreadors defeated Perry twice last year by scores of 71-20 and 51-29.  Perry didn’t win a Raccoon River conference game last year in their final season in the league.  In an ironic twist, Perry knocked off their old conference foe Boone Tuesday as a new member of the Heart of Iowa conference 34-29 to remain unbeaten early in the season.  It was a defensive battle from the get go with both teams struggling to put points on the board.  The Toreadors led 15-11 at halftime but Perry roared back in the 3rd quarter behind Lydia Olejniczak and Maci Tunick.  Olejniczak hit two critical three pointers while Tunick scored seven straight points to give Perry a four point lead heading into the fourth quarter.  The Jayetttes sealed the victory by converting on 7-9 from the foul line in the final six minutes.

Olejniczak led all scorers with 17 points while Tunick scored a career high 11.  Jayna Kenney added 4 points and 8 rebounds while Katherine West finished with 4 steals.  Callie Steeva grabbed 9 rebounds.

“It was a great feeling in the locker room,” smiled first year head coach Claire Marburger.  “These kids are having fun again playing a wonderful sport.  You can just see the confidence picking up again with the kids.  It’s so fun to be a part of.”

Perry will take their 3-0 record to Jewell Friday night for a matchup with South Hamilton.