2006-2007 Girls Basketball

February 7 Sectional: Eminence
Lady Deaf Hoosiers ended their regular games last Saturday (Feb. 3), defending Illinois Lady Tigers, 56-31. They vowed to improve their game against Eminence who defeated them a few weeks ago. Lady Deaf Hoosiers and coaches bravely traveled in freezing cold weather to Eminence High School which was the host of the sectional games. Lady Deaf Hoosiers only had six girls to play against twelve girls of the opponent team. Starters (Nukeitra, Sammie, Ann, Amanda, and Amber Cox) played all thru four quarters. Julia Short took over Amber's place periodically. They improved their performance, losing to Eminence, 49-30. Nukeitra Hayes, her final year as a player, had 17 points, 3 blocks, 3 steals, and 5 rebounds. Ann Whited contributed 7 points and Amanda Phillips had 8 rebounds.

January 31: Howe
Lady Hoosiers were not at their best performance at Howe last night. Howe was 0-18 and wanted to have their first win. Lady Hoosiers picked up their pace in the 4th quarter and tied, 53-53. We won by overtime. Nukeitra Hayes had her career high, 39 points, 25 rebounds, and 10 blocks. Ann had 8 points and 5 assists.

January 27 CSSD: MSSD
What a heartbreaking game! The Lady Eagles were determined to defeat theLady Hoosiers. They lost to them last year. Only five starters (Ann, Nukeitra, Sammie, Mollie, and Amanda) played with high hopes of a win. At the halftime, Lady Hoosiers led by one point, 25-24. They battled to remain in the lead but were down by six points at the end of third quarter. With the 4th quarter's minutes counting down, the Lady Hoosiers fought hard to catch up, gaining ten points with Nukeitra's paint shots and Ann's smooth freethrows. Seeing the scoreboard, 45-46, in a tense atmosphere with 05 seconds and no timeouts left, Ann fouled out. Amanda took over the outbound and threw the ball to Nukeitra. The ball was forced out by the opponent. The Lady Hoosiers were stunned and heartbroken. The girls earned the respect of their opponents and coaches with their courage and stamina. Nukeitra had 24 points and 5 steals. Ann and Mollie had seven points and six points respectively. Amanda made 4 points and 5 rebounds. Sammie contributed 4 points.

January 26 CSSD: Illinois SD
The Lady Hoosiers had faced the hungry Lady Tigers and fought tensely to win. The Lady Hoosiers were nearly worn out by the Tigers' defense and led by 4 points at the halftime. Coach Cy Saunders gave a spirited speech that renewed the Lady Hoosiers' spirits. They gained 13 points and held on defensively, wearing down the Tigers to the end of the game. Nukeitra Hayes led with 17 points, nine rebounds, and 8 blocks. Ann Whited made 12 points and 10 rebounds. Amanda Phillips improved her defensive rebounds with 10.

January 25 CSSD: Michigan SD
The Lady Hoosiers were too much for Michigan in the first round game of the tournament. They outran Michigan by 19 points at the end of halftime. The Lady Hoosiers stayed in the control and won, 51-20. Nukeitra Hayes and Ann Whited led with 18 points and 15 points respectively. Amanda Phillips had nine rebounds and 6 points. Mollie Sachs, Samantha Gonzales, and Julia Short contributed four points each.

January 23: Eminence
The No. 5 in the state of Indiana (Class A) Eminence defeated the ISD Iron Gals (only 5 starters played the full four quarters). The Lady Hoosiers did their best to overcome the challenges of Lady Eels' size (Three were over six feet tall.). Senior Nukeitra Hayes and Sophomore Ann Whited, had 10 points respectively. Samantha Gonzales made two treys. The Lady Hoosiers are ready to bring victories home from CSSD this weekend.

January 18: Liberty Christian
Lady Hoosiers did not fare well against Liberty Christian at last night's game. Cold shooting and weak depth were the causes. Nukeitra Hayes led with 18 points, 15 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Ann Whited had 5 points and 6 rebounds. Amanda Phillips had seven rebounds, and Samantha Gonzales made 5 points.

January 13 Clerc Classic: Alabama SD
Nukeitra Hayes: 22 points
Samantha Gonzales: 9 points
Ann Whited and Amanda Phillips: 8 points respectively

January 12 Clerc Classic: Maryland SD
Nukeitra Hayes: 9 points, 13 rebounds
Samantha Gonzales: 6 points
Ann Whited: 4 points, 3 assists

January 11 Clerc Classic: Texas SD
Nukeitra Hayes: 16 points, 19 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 steals
Ann Whited: 11 points, 6 assists, 2 steals
Amanda Phillips: 6 rebounds
Mollie Sachs: 14 rebounds

December 13: Tindley
The Lady Hoosiers paid a visit to Tindley last night. We were cold at the beginning of the first quarter. We finally warmed up and were led 11-4 at the end of 1st quarter. We were frustrated by Tindley's roughness and poor calls. We stayed in the lead to the end of the game. We won, 42-31. Nukeitra Hayes and Ann Whited each had 18 points. Samantha Gonzales made six points.

December 12: First Assembly Christian Academy
The Lady Hoosiers defeated FACA last night, 49-21. Nukeitra Hayes led with 27 points, 13 rebounds, 11 blocks. and 7 steals. Ann Whited had 10 points, and 5 assists. Mollie Sachs improved her game with 9 rebounds. Senior Samantha Gonzales came out with 6 points and 5 steals.

December 7: Cardinal Ritter
With the absence of Nikki Winkler, five starters (Nukeitra Hayes, Samantha Gonzales, Mollie Sachs, Ann Whited and Amanda Phillips) went to the court with enthusiasm for another victory. We led 13-7 in the 1st quarter and 19-17 in 2nd quarter. After the first half, several bad calls put lot of pressure on us. We were down by one point in 3rd half (29-30). Four minutes to the end of the period, Nukeitra was fouled out. We fought hard in defense. Mollie had five fouls and had to come to the bench. Shakaria Morris and Amber Cox, freshmen, came out in their places. Ritter outran us and led with a victory. Ann Whited led with 16 points and Nukeitra Hayes made 14 points. Amanda Phillips had 7 rebounds.

December 5: Greenwood Christian Academy
Lady Hoosiers rose from 4 losses drought and made an easy victory against Greenwood Christian Academy last night. Senior Nukeitra led with 24 points and nine rebounds. Ann Whited, a sophomore point guard, had 16 points including two treys. Samantha Gonzales, senior, improved with 7 assists.

November 30: Covenant Christian
The Lady Hoosiers fell to Covenant Christian for its third loss of the season last night. The score was 58-32. The chemistry of the team worked well and improved with 17 turnovers, comparing to last week's 29 turnovers. Senior Nukeitra Hayes led with 14 points and 7 blocks. Sophomore Ann Whited scored 9 points and had three assists. Sophomore Amanda Phillips improved with five rebounds and four points. Junior Nikki Winkler had four points.

November 21: Lutheran
With our improved defense, we held Lutheran in the 1st quarter (6-8) and 2nd quarter (13-20). During the 2nd half, we made too many turnovers and missed several FGs. We kept fighting to the end. We will continue improving and build a good team. We have only five starters and three on the bench. Nukeitra Hayes made 14 pts., 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Ann Whited had 8 pts., 3 rebounds, and 2 steals. Nikki Winkler improved with 4 rebounds. Sammie Gonzales, Amanda Phillips, and Mollie Sachs did a good job with defense.

November 16: University
University High School paid a visit here last night. We held them early and made careless mistakes with several turnovers and lack of aggressiveness. University outran us at the end. It was our third game. We made progress in defensive. Nukeitra Hayes led with 13 points, 12 rebounds, 6 blocks, and 2 steals. Ann Whited had 11 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists.

November 14: Daleville
We led 8-4 in the 1st quarter and were tied 27-27 in 4th quarter. Ann Whited was boxed in by two guards. She only made 4 points. Nukeitra led with 14 points.

November 9: International
A nail biting game! With a shortage of varsity players, we defeated International by one point. We had the control for 1:50 minutes in the fourth quarter. Ann Whited led with a high of 19 points and Nukeitra earned nine points after she returned to the court in the 3rd quarter after resting her injured wrist. High fives to Betsy Huber, Nikki Winkler, and Sparkle Bates for defense.