High School Hoops Insider, Dec. 12
Dec. 12—GAME TO WATCH
Blue Mountain at Wheeler girls
(6 p.m. today)
—Breakdown: Blue Mountain, the Daily Journal's No. 9-ranked team, puts its 12-0 record on the line in a non-region showdown between a pair of Class 1A teams. Wheeler (6-6) is coming off a 54-49 setback to Thrasher, but the Eagles are 5-0 this season after a loss.
—Leaders — Blue Mountain: G A'rare Foote 14.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 4.6 spg; G Keyauna Foote 14.0 ppg, 10.3 apg, 4.3 rpg, 3.1 spg. Wheeler: G Emma Kate Beckham 11.4 ppg, 3.2 apg, 2.8 spg; F Rebekah Mason 10.6 ppg, 11.6 rpg, 1.7 bpg.
—Coach Speak: "The main thing is we're working together as a team and feeding off each other and making each other better." — Blue Mountain's Regina Chills, on her team's hot start
WHAT ELSE TO WATCH
The No. 4-ranked Belmont girls (10-0) visit East Union (6-3). ... No. 2 Oxford (6-5, 1-1) hosts Horn Lake (5-3, 1-0) in a Region 1-7A boys showdown.
Brad Locke
