The Fairfield Lions played tough all game and all season long, but Thursday night at Jackson High School Eastern Meigs was just too strong as the Lady Lions ended their post season run, falling to EMHS 58-49 in the Division IV SE District Semifinal.

The Fairfield Lions played tough all game and all season long, but Thursday night at Jackson High School Eastern Meigs was just too strong as the Lady Lions ended their post season run, falling to EMHS 58-49 in the Division IV SE District Semifinal.

Dear friends, family and readers,
    What a regular season of high school basketball that just wrapped up in Highland County. There were county rivalry matchups, neighboring county showdowns, routs, overtimes, buzzer beaters, and pretty much any type of game a basketball fan could think of.

Shooting the ball from long distance and forcing the Sheridan Lady Generals into turnovers with big time defensive play, the McClain Lady Tigers advanced to the Division II SE District Finals for the second straight season, with a hard fought 60-45 victory Thursday night at Southeastern High School.

Shooting the ball from long distance and forcing the Sheridan Lady Generals into turnovers with big time defensive play, the McClain Lady Tigers advanced to the Division II SE District Finals for the second straight season, with a hard fought 60-45 victory Thursday night at Southeastern High School.

Trailing for three quarters as the McClain Tigers played tough defense, it was the Hillsboro Indians who charged their way to the top in the final eight minutes as they used defensive pressure, mixed with a 25-point outburst in the final frame as they defeated the Tigers for the third time this season, winning the Division II SE District Sectional Semifinal 50-36 Wednesday night at Southeastern High School.

Trailing for three quarters as the McClain Tigers played tough defense, it was the Hillsboro Indians who charged their way to the top in the final eight minutes as they used defensive pressure, mixed with a 25-point outburst in the final frame as they defeated the Tigers for the third time this season, winning the Division II SE District Sectional Semifinal 50-36 Wednesday night at Southeastern High School.

After defeating the West Union Dragons twice during the regular season, the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs were unable to perform the feat a third time Tuesday night in Division III SE District Sectional play, as the Dragons were competitive from beyond the arc and from the free-throw line, with the Mustangs falling 77-64 at Waverly High School.

The third time was the charm for the Fairfield Lions Tuesday evening at Valley High School as they took advantage of the foul trouble of rival Whiteoak, battling tooth-and-nail with the Wildcats, with the Lions gaining a 49-44 victory, earning them a trip to the Division IV SE District Sectional Final.

The third time was the charm for the Fairfield Lions Tuesday evening at Valley High School as they took advantage of the foul trouble of rival Whiteoak, battling tooth-and-nail with the Wildcats, with the Lions gaining a 49-44 victory, earning them a trip to the Division IV SE District Sectional Final.

The Whiteoak Lady Wildcats battled for the entire game, but their shots wouldn't fall through the hoop as their season was ended Saturday afternoon 47-35 at Northwest High School by No. 2 seeded Portsmouth Clay in the Division IV SE District Sectional final.

McClain senior girls basketball player Shelby Buck (center) signed her letter of intent to play Division III college basketball at the University of Massachusetts-Boston Monday afternoon at McClain High School.

The Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs played one of their top games offensively Saturday night at Lynchburg-Clay High School, but the Ripley Blue Jays scored just a few more points, as the Blue Jays defeated the Mustangs 82-79 in Southern Hills League action.

The Hillsboro Indians fourth grade basketball team earned first place in the 2009 Whiteoak Christmas Basketball Tournament and the 2010 Highland County Elementary Basketball League Tournament. They ended their regular season with 9 wins and 1 loss record.