I thought I posted on this Saturday night, but I must have goofed and it must not have saved.
Anyways, congratulations to the State Champion Waxahachie Lady Indians!
From the WDL
STATE CHAMPIONS! Lady Indians bring home title
By JIM PERRY Daily Light Assistant Sports Editor
Sunday, March 5, 2006 9:16 AM CST
AUSTIN – It was typical Lady Indian basketball as Waxahachie (32-6) seized the fourth quarter and the state championship with a 52-48 come from behind win over Kerrville-Tivy (31-5).
Trailing 40 to 34 going into the final stanza, the Lady Indians turned on full court pressure to totally rattle the Lady Antlers. Waxahachie outscored Tivy 18-8 in the final period for the win.
“Words cannot describe this. It is just incredible. These kids worked hard and deserve this,†head coach Lesli Priebe said.
The Hughes sisters were unstoppable in the fourth period. Sophomore Destini Hughes scored nine of her 13 game points in the final eight minutes, while sister Niqky had five points during the stretch sprint.
Niqky Hughes was named most valuable player of the championship game.
Only four players for Waxahachie made the scoring column. Niqky Hughes had 21, Destini Hughes had 13, Laura Lewis had 10 and Toriann Timms had 8. Lauren Rust, Kelsey Benford and Tarrah Carr all played well defensively.
It was the first state title for the Lady Indians program and the second trip to the state finals in seven years.
“We had to go through Lincoln, Dunbar and Tivy to get to the championship. Some schools have easy games in the playoffs, but everyone we played definitely tested us,†Priebe said.
“We were determined to get here. We were determined to make it to Austin. After the game I was crying and I didn’t even know why,†Niqky Hughes said.
The state championship is a just reward for a team that worked hard all year.
Complete game coverage and additional highlights and photos from Saturday’s game will be published in Monday’s edition.
