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PAULDING — Jefferson junior Hannah Sensibaugh scored 17 points to lead the Lady Wildcats to a 53-36 Northwest Conference win at Paulding in girls basketball action on Thursday night.

It was the second win in a row for the local squad, which improved its record to 6-11 overall and 2-4 in NWC action.

In addition to Sensibaugh’s offensive production, Jefferson head coach Dave Hoffman praised his star player for her entire floor play.

“Hannah did a great job on defense,” said Hoffman. “She really had a good all-around game.”

Sensibaugh scored six of her points in the second quarter to help Jefferson launch a 24-17 advantage at the halfway mark after slipping into a 10-8 advantage at the end of the first stanza.

“I was very pleased with our ball movement,” said Hoffman. “We were able to move the ball around to hit some outside shots. I thought we did a good job in our transition game, too.