AURORA | A profile look at Overland senior Lyric Thompson, who is set to play for Team East in the second A-Town All-Star Girls Game set for Friday, March 16, 2018, at Rangeview High School. The girls game is scheduled for 5 p.m.:
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LYRIC THOMPSON
School: Overland High School
Year: Senior
Height: 5-foot-6
2017-18 averages: 9.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.2 steals, 1.1 assists per game
Season highlights: The veteran Thompson’s presence made life easier for Robert Dennis in his first season as Overland head coach, a campaign in which the Trailblazers finished 8-16 and qualified for the Class 5A state playoffs. Thompson earned All-Centennial League second team accolades for her season, in which she led her team in scoring average at 9.5 points per game, which included a season-high 20-point outburst in a win over Cherokee Trail. The Prairie View A&M recruit also led The Trailblazers with 2.2 steals per game, while she also chipped in three rebounds and dished out 1.1 assists per contest. Thompson is a repeat A-Town All-Star Girls Game selection
Thompson vs. Aurora teams: vs. Rangeview (7 points, 4 rebounds, 7 steals); vs. Eaglecrest (6 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists; 7 points, 4 rebounds); vs. Smoky Hill (7 points, 3 rebounds; 12 points, 3 steals); vs. Cherokee Trail (5 points, 2 steals; 20 points, 3 rebounds); vs. Grandview (7 points, 2 assists, 2 steals; 12 points, 2 assists)