Tigers, Cougars begin play tonight; other county teams start Friday

Two Jackson County girls basketball teams will tip off sectional play tonight, while the other three drew byes and will play Friday at three different sites.

Tonight, in the 6 p.m. game of the Class A Sectional 61 at Springs Valley, Crothersville (2-18) will take on Orleans (13-7). Following that game, Trinity Lutheran (12-8) will face the host Blackhawks (9-11). In the regular season, the Tigers fell to Orleans 61-25 on Nov. 16 and the Cougars lost to Springs Valley 56-43 on Dec. 8 in the Orleans Tournament.

“I remember (the Bulldogs’) little point guard (Shelby Samsil),” Tigers coach Kevin Hensley said. “She hurt us because she penetrated. We were in a zone, and she just penetrated through that zone. We can’t let them get inside our zone like that, and we have to play a lot smarter defense.

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