Lakyn Lockhart shown here in game earlier this month, led the Lady Eagles in scoring vs East Hamilto, scoring 19 points.(Photo:GaryBolden)
Lady Eagles Win a Tight Game Behind Lockhart and Burchard
Evensville, TN -- On December 20, 2024, Rhea County played East Hamilton girls in an early round of the "Battle At the Creek" Tournament, which Rhea County served as a secondary gym for the tournament. Rhea County won a close game 42-39 in a game in which the Lady Eagles did not lead more than 5 points at any time during the 4th quarter and for most of the quarter the lead was 3 points or less. Lakyn Lockhart and Jenna Burchard were leading scorers for Rhea with 19 and 12 points respectively.
Rhea scored 9 points as Ruehling(1), Lockhard(2) accounted for all 9 points on 3 pointers, but trailed East Hamilton 10-9. With 4:49 left in the 2nd quarter the teams were tied 14-14 before a 6-0 run by Burchard(4) and Lockhart(2) provided the last 6 points of the quarter for a 20-14 halftime lead.
The 3rd quarter was a battle with the game tied 24-24 after 5 minutes of play. East Hamilton took the lead at 26-24 before Lockhart tied the score and Sharp hit a late 3-pointer for the 29-28 lead for Lady Eagles. Game was last tied at 31-31 before the Lady Eagles kept the thin lead throughout the rest of the game with Rhea taking their largest lead at 42-37 on Lockhart free throws in the last minute. East Hamilton had a late basketball for the final 42-39 score.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
EHHS | 10 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 39 |
Rhea | 9 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 42 |
10 | Ruehling | 3 |
2 | Lockhart | 19 |
1 | R. Fuller | 3 |
33 | Sharp | 5 |
20 | Burchard | 12 |
Total | 42 |