High School Sports

Meet the Sun Herald Girls Player of the Week

By Patrick Magee, James Jones and Patrick Ochs

Sun Herald
Biloxi's Anna Thigpen blocks out against Gulfport's Ayanna Lombard during the first quarter of their game at Bert Jenkins gym in Gulfport on Jan. 20, 2017.
Biloxi's Anna Thigpen blocks out against Gulfport's Ayanna Lombard during the first quarter of their game at Bert Jenkins gym in Gulfport on Jan. 20, 2017. John Fitzhugh jcfitzhugh@sunherald.com

Biloxi senior forward Anna Thigpen had a huge week on the boards for the Lady Indians, earning her Sun Herald Girls Player of the Week honors.

Thigpen had an impressive triple-double in a 59-39 win over East Central with 17 points, 18 rebounds and 14 blocks. She followed that up with seven points, nine rebounds and five blocks in a 46-42 victory over rival Gulfport.

Thigpen is averaging 7.1 points and 9.9 rebounds for the Lady Indians (20-8) this season.

The Biloxi girls will play Gulfport at 4 p.m. on Tuesday on the first day of the Region 8-6A Tournament at Biloxi.

This story was originally published February 13, 2017 at 11:41 AM with the headline "Meet the Sun Herald Girls Player of the Week."

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