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It was the seventh rejection that proved to be the most important. In the closing seconds of yet another tight matchup with Penn, Crown Points 6-foot-4 forward swatted a running right-handed shot by Kingsmen guard Grace Schutt to seal the Bulldogs 44-42 home victory Dec. 5. The Purdue commit fell to the floor as the final buzzer sounded, while the rest of her teammates jumped for joy. "I was actually on the ground when everybody else was celebrating, but they all lifted me up. Theyre great team...

Hammond coach Larry Moore Jr. knows Harold Woods wishes he had another chance. The Wildcats senior guard missed a short jump shot against Lawrence North that wouldve capped off an upset victory over the Wildcats, who are ranked as the No. 1 team in the state by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association. Instead, No. 20 Hammond left the Sneakers for Santa Shootout at Brownsburg on Dec. 5 with a 52-51 loss. Woods finished the game with two points on 1-of-8 shooting from the field. "He was defini...