First year St. James girls’ basketball coach Justin Adams looks to the sky and gives thanks as Wildcats’ senior Markeisha Keller sobs tears of joy. Adams and the Wildcats made history on Saturday, capturing the first state championship in the history of girls’ basketball at St. James with a 61-49 victory over Avoyelles in the Class 3A championship game Saturday night. St. James earned the top seed in the classification and won all of its playoff games by double figures. (Staff photo by Ryan Arena)