ST. LOUIS - There has been plenty of history made on the basketball court at St. Louis Vashon High School over the years.
On Saturday afternoon, it was Syd Harris' turn.
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The senior forward scored 28 points 21 of them in the first half, to break Emmonnie Henderson's all-time scoring record for the Tigers' girls basketball program in Edwardsville's 58-38 win over the Wolverines Saturday afternoon.
Harris now has 1,807 points for her career and also extended her single-season scoring record to 591 points for the season with her effort. Henderson ended her career in 2012-13 with 1,806 points.
Harris came to within one point of Henderson with a three with 5:20 left in the third quarter to give the Tigers a 41-22 lead, tying Rachel Pranger for second with 1,805 points. Harris then hit a pair of free throws with 4:24 left in the period to break Henderson's all-time mark.
The game was stopped temporarily to allow the Tiger players and coaches to congratulate Harris on her new record.
In the game itself, Edwardsville jumped out to a 14-6 lead after one quarter, then extended the lead to 32-17 at halftime, then outscored the Wolverines in the second half 26-21 to take the win.
Along with Harris, Elle Evans scored 14 points. Raychel Jones led Vashon with 23 points.
The Wolverines are now 8-7, while the Tigers are now 21-4 and host Collinsville on Tuesday night in a Southwestern Conference game, starting at 7:30 p.m. Edwardsville then travels to East St. Louis on Thursday night and are at Quincy Notre Dame next Saturday night, with both games starting at 7:30 p.m.
