Loogootee Jr-Sr High School

On Thursday night, the Loogootee Lady Lions traveled to Northeast Dubois. The JV opened the evening with a two-quarter contest, falling 20–9 to the Lady Jeeps. The varsity game started fast for the Lady Lions, as Lydia Hawkins scored the first nine points for Loogootee, with assists from Sophia Toy, Alexis Heckard, and Alaina Diamond. Ava Jeffers knocked down a three-pointer, followed by another Hawkins bucket and a coast-to-coast finish from Diamond to extend the lead to 17–11. Hawkins added a putback, and Jeffers connected on another three—this time assisted by Mkenna Gregory—to push the advantage to 23–12 and force a Northeast Dubois timeout. Coming out of the break, Jeffers jumped a passing lane and finished a layup to keep the momentum going. The Lady Lions opened the second half with a three from Heckard and another Hawkins putback. Diamond followed with a pull-up 15-footer in transition and converted a pair of free throws to make it 34–22. A Hawkins free throw stretched the lead to 13, the largest of the night, before Northeast Dubois answered with a run to cut the deficit to six. Loogootee responded behind Heckard, who stopped the run with two free throws and later knocked down another three—this one set up by Hawkins—to score eight points in the quarter. The Lady Lions’ lone basket of the fourth quarter came on a floater in the lane by Diamond. This victory pushed the Lady Lions to 14-5 and gave them their 4th victory in a row. The Lady Lions also had a triple-double tonight from Alaina Diamond who finished with 11 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 blocks. She also finished with 2 assists and 3 steals. It is believed this is only the second triple-double in Lady Lion history, the first was by Leslie Wade VanHoy in 1992 against Vincennes Rivet where she finished with 44 points, 11 assists, and 11 steals in an 83-29 victory. Lydia Hawkins also came away with a double-double scoring 17 points on 7/14 shooting, with 14 rebounds. Ava Jeffers finished with a solid line of 8 points and 3 rebounds, and Alexis Heckard also came away with 8 points. Ava and Alexis each had two 3's.