Hillsboro 8th graders win 6th straight girls basketball conference title
Pictured (l-r) are Coach Larry Scruggs, Ella Jordan, Taylor-Ann Scruggs, Riley Pence, Piper Wilkin, Dinah Ames, Peyton Gobin, Nevaeh Blair and Coach JC Captain. (Submitted photos)
After 108 games played together as a team since third grade, the Hillsboro Lady Indians eighth grade team finished their season Feb. 2 by winning a sixth straight conference championship.
This group has gone undefeated against Frontier Athletic Conference opponents and are 97-11 overall in their career together.
The team includes Dinah Ames, Nevaeh Blair, Peyton Gobin, Ella Jordan, Riley Pence, Taylor-Ann Scruggs and Piper Wilkin. They are coached by JC Captain, Larry Scruggs and Mallory Parsons.
Some of their accomplishments include:
• Third grade: TRICounty League Champs, Greenfield Tournament Champs and WCH Tournament Champs.
• Fourth grade: TRICounty League Champs, Greenfield Tournament Champs, WCH Tournament Champs, MT Tournament Champs.
• Fifth Grade: Mini-SHAC League Champs, Mini-SHAC Tournament Champs.
• Sixth Grade: TRICounty League Champs.
• Seventh Grade: FAC League Champs, FAC Tournament Champs.
• Eighth Grade: FAC League Champs, FAC Tournament Champs.
