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Jeffersonville senior Lakin Roland, a 6-foot-2 forward who was a key cog in the Red Devils’ march to the Class 4-A state title last season, announced Thursday afternoon she will continue her basketball career at Dartmouth College.

Dartmouth, a NCAA Division I program and member of the Ivy League, is located in Hanover, N.H.

Roland is the sixth area girls’ basketball player to commit to a Division I school.

Nichole Tucker and Mackenzie Wilson each totaled 10 points as host Providence whipped Rock Creek 64-14 Wednesday night in Southern Indiana girls’ high school basketball.

The Pioneers, which also got nine points from both Mary Graf and Leah White, outscored Rock Creek 17-2 in the first and second quarters to lead 34-4 at halftime.

Still without a win this season, Rock Creek was led by Kylie Tincher and Tabitha Tomaskevitch who scored four points apiece.

+ Evansville Harrison 53, Evansville North 51: In a game of 20 lead changes, Haley Woodruff connected on six free throws in the final 37 seconds and totaled 15 points and 11 rebounds to lift Harrison over North.  Ashley Klass was North’s top performer with 17.

Providence’s Aaron Shahroudi netted five 3-pointers and totaled 17 points as the host Pioneers mustered a solid defensive effort, beating Crawford County 48-33 Tuesday night in Southern Indiana boys’ high school basketball.

Isaac Bowles was the Wolfpack’s top performer with 15 points.

+ Evansville Harrison 87, Evansville Bosse 79: Following a personal foul and then two technicals on Bosse, freshman Everett Duncan– who totaled 27 points — netted six consecutive free throws with 7.2 seconds remaining to secure the win for Harrison. JaQuan Lyle poured in a career-high 37 for Bosse, which beat Harrison Saturday night in the final of the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference tournament.

+ West Washington 46, Medora 35: Clayton Sullivan had 17 points and Lane Hoover chipped in 12 as visiting West Washington got by Medora, which got 13 from Roy Edwards.

+ Bloomington North 60, Northview 41: Sophomore Tyler Truesdel scored 14 points and Sam Sheldon contributed 13 to lead host Bloomington North.

+ Castle 68, Evansville Central 57: Blake Simmons put in 22 points and Kevin Brown added 17 as Castle used a 21-2 second-quarter run to down Evansville Central. Sophomore Kourtland Martin triggered Central with 15.

+ Eastern Greene 56, Linton-Stockton 36: Wright State recruit J.T. Yoho amassed 24 points as visiting Eastern Greene cruised by Linton-Stockton, which got 21 points from Austin Karazsia.

Amanda Moore racked up a game-high 30 points to become the all-time leading scorer in Jackson County, and Seymour slipped past Jeffersonville 69-62 Tuesday night in Southern Indiana girls’ basketball.

Hannah Carmichael chipped in 16 for the Owls. Lakin Roland (17 points) and Lavada Roberson (16) topped the Red Devils in the scoring column.

+ Corydon 41, North Harrison 37: Marie Rothrock‘s 12 points helped host Corydon edge intra-county rival North Harrison, which got 18 from Kendra Lambert.

+ Eastern Pekin 67, Clarksville 34: Class 2-A No. 2 Eastern Pekin maintained their perfect record and shellacked host Clarksville. In defeat, Kierstin Hall led the Generals with nine.

+ Floyd Central 76, South Central 36: Kelsey Mayfield tallied 18 points and Niki Bruno 15 as host Floyd Central routed South Central.

+ Borden 56, Salem 35: Borden spurted to a 17-3 first-quarter lead and downed visiting Salem. Erin Mikel (26 points) and Allison Rademacher (16) led the Braves, while Salem got nine from Brittney Walker.

+ Silver Creek 54, New Washington 36: The Silver Creek duo of Emily Clayton and Alex Tinsley paced the Dragons past host New Washington with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Ashley Johnson was the Mustangs’ top performer with 13.

+ Henryville 39, Christian Academy 26: Jenna Herald netted 15 points and Allison Knox contributed 11 as Henryville beat visiting Christian Academy. Stephanie Combs led the Warriors with 15.

+ New Albany 51, Charlestown 31: Tanner Marcum finished with 17 and Kamaren Cole 14, and New Albany thumped host Charlestown. Tayrn Moore and freshman Kaitlynn Henning paced the Pirates with 12 apiece

Three former Southern Indiana prep basketball standouts were honored Monday as players of the week by their respective college conferences.

+ Braydon Hobbs, New Albany (2008): The senior guard was named Great Lakes Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week after leading Bellarmine to road wins over Drury and Missouri S&T last week, averaging 13.5 points, eight assists, two steals and one block per game.

In an 84-65 victory over Drury on Thursday, Hobbs filled up the stat line with 17 points, six assists, three rebounds, two steals and a block. Beyond the stats, however, Hobbs played a crucial role in halting a Drury rally that had the Knights’ double-digit lead in jeopardy. Hobbs sparked an 8-0 run by knocking down two free throws and a 3-pointer, and then blocked an attempt on the defensive end and doled out an assist on the next Bellarmine basket.

On Saturday, Hobbs posted a double-double with 10 points and 10 assists while collecting two steals and a block to help the Knights to an 80-50 win over Missouri S&T.

+ Chase Spreen, Bedford North Lawrence (2008): The Lindsey Wilson senior garnered Mid-South Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week after turning in two big-time performances last week, including a three-quarter-court heave that lifted his team to a last-second victory.

Spreen produced a stat line of 17 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals in the Blue Raiders’ 85-78 win on Thursday over visiting Shawnee State. He made 7 of 12 shots in the game, including three of his four 3-point attempts.

On Saturday, Spreen capped off his 23-point, nine-rebound performance with an 80-foot shot at the buzzer to upset No. 5 Georgetown, 79-78. The 3-pointer was his career-high fifth of the game.

Spreen finished the week shooting 58.3 percent (14 of 24) from the field, including 8 for 11 (72.7 percent) from beyond the 3-point arc. He averaged 20 points, seven rebounds and two assists during the week.

+ Kristin Turner, Seymour (2009): Indianapolis’ junior guard was tabbed Great Lakes Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for her efforts in pacing the Greyhounds to an undefeated week of conference action, posting wins over Maryville and Missouri-St. Louis.

Turner averaged 22 points and six assists per game last week, shooting 13 of 28 (46.4%) from the floor to go along with a 12 of 14 (85.7%) effort from the free throw line. She also collected six rebounds and three steals between the two games.

She netted four 3-pointers and totaled a game-high 23 points, eight assists, five rebounds and two steals on Thursday as the Greyhounds edged Maryville 67-63.

On Saturday, Turner again earned the game-high point total with 22 points as Indianapolis routed Missouri-St. Louis 77-56. She also contributed four steals, one block and one steal in the victory.

Turner tops the GLVC in scoring at 17.8 points per game and ranks second in both assists and 3-pointers per contest.

Chase Spreen, a former star at Bedford North Lawrence who graduated in 2008, is having a great senior campaign at Lindsey Wilson College, a NAIA Division I program in Columbia, Ky.

Spreen is averaging 16.4 points and 4.8 rebounds per contest, and his No. 14-ranked Blue Raiders are 13-4 overall and 5-1 in Mid-South Conference play.

But Spreen’s biggest success came Saturday night as Lindsey Wilson played host to No. 5 Georgetown (Ky.).

Spreen, who finished the game with 23 points and nine rebounds, netted an 80-foot shot as time expired to lift the Blue Raiders to victory, 79-78. See the video, which was shown on ESPN Sports Center: