Lady Hawks Force Championship Game

Charlotte Amalie High School Head Coach Lionel Gumbs speaks to his team during a timeout. (Source photo by Mark J Daniel)

The Ivanna Eudora Kean High School took their unblemished league record in the St. Thomas/St. John Interscholastic Athletic Associations Varsity Girls Basketball League into the final regular season game against the Charlotte Amalie High School Wednesday evening at Antilles School’s Mark C. Marin Center.

The CAHS Lady Hawks took control of this game early in the first quarter and never looked back. Their suffocating defense forced 44 turnovers on their way to a 51–38 victory. Alayha Jackson led the Hawks with 17 points and 6 steals. Lisdatti De La Cruz contributed 14 points and snagged 16 rebounds for CAHS. Rhea Hill was the top performer for the Lady Rays with 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 steals.

The season’s final game in the varsity girl’s division will be on Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the MCM Center. It will be a rematch of these two teams.

The varsity boys’ final regular season game will start 10 minutes after the conclusion of the girls’ championship game on Wednesday. The CAHS Hawks will battle the IEKHS Rays. If the Hawks win, they will be the 2025 IAA Varsity Boys League Champions. If the Rays are successful, the championship game of this division will be held on Friday at the IEKHS Digna Wheatley Gymnasium.

Also, on Wednesday, the final regular season game will be in the middle school girl’s division between the Antilles School Hurricanes and the Julius Sprauve School. The Seagulls of JESS presently hold a one-game lead in the standings over the Hurricanes. If JESS wins Wednesday on the Pine Peace Court on St. John, they will be the 2025 IAA Middle School Girl’s Division Champions. If the Hurricanes are victorious, a final game will be played Friday.

Ten minutes after the conclusion of the middle school girls’ game, Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School will take on JESS in the championship game in the middle school boys’ division. The winner of that contest will be the 2025 St. Thomas/St. John IAA League Champion.