A Purdue signee (Campbell) and a Purdue prospect (Dee Dee Jernigan) tipped off against each other as Chicago Whitney Young visited East Chicago Central in a matchup of the No. 2 team in Illinois against the Class 4A No. 3 team in Indiana. Both teams entered the game undefeated.

Jernigan's shot off an offensive rebound tied the score at 53 and sent the game into overtime. But at the end of the overtime period Jernigan again ran the lane, but Purdue signeee Danielle Campbell altered her shot for Young's 59-57 win. Jernigan's layup rolled off the rim.

Dee Dee Jernigan had a team-high 20 points and 13 rebounds, while Campbell led all scorers with 21 points. Young advanced to 8-0 on the season.

Last week, Cambell had 16 points and 5 blocked shots in a 61-54 win over Chicago Hope, and 12 points and nine rebounds against No. 7 Thornwood. Thornwood was also undefeated coming into their game against Young.

2005: Stephanie Helgeson

Dominican remains undefeated after knocking off two teams this past week by an average of 20 points.

Helgeson had a game-high 20 points in a 61-44 win over Hahnville, followed by 10 points as Dominican took the St. Charles tournament championship game from Peabody, 57-33.

2005: Jodi Howell

Alexandria moved to 2-1 in conference play with a 65-44 win over visiting Eastbrook on Saturday. Howell scored 21 points. Alexandria improved to 4-7 on the season.

Howell scored 15 of her team's 23 total points in a 44-23 loss to the No. 3 (3A) ranked Pendleton Heights Lady Arabians (8-1) on Monday.

Alexandria moved to 3-6 on the season with a CIC victory over Blackford County. Trailing 15-18 early in the second quarter, the Alex Lady Tigers made a 20 to 4 run to lead 35-22 at the half. Senior, Jodi Howell led the way in the first half with 22 points. Playing younger every game, the youthful Lady Tigers are providing quickness, hustle and patience on the offensive end that adds to the opportunity of success for the squad. After the half, Alex never looked back as they controlled the tempo of the game on the offensive end and pressed the Lady Bruins to commit 26 turnovers to Alex’s eight. Jodi Howell finished with 32 points (hitting 5/9 three-pointers), 12 steals (school record) and three assists. Fellow senior, Annie Kirkwood led Alex with 5 assists, while freshman, Shaina Metz led in rebounds with five to go with her five points. For Blackford, Lyndsey Osborn had 17 points and six rebounds.

Alexandria's next game will be on January 6th, 2005.

2005: Lauren Mioton

Newman got a game-high 20 points from Lauren Mioton and advanced their record to 11-5 in a 54-48 win over Landry.

2005: Stephanie Lynch (volleyball recruit)

Our last update mentioned Lynch slowing getting her basketball legs back after finishing the volleyball season. In her last two games, she has played extremely well, scoring 16 and 15 respectively. The Bulldogs are 5-1 on the season.