Benet guard Ava Thomas hasn’t drawn a lot of attention from opposing defenses that are intent on stopping fellow seniors Bridget Rifenburg and Emma Briggs from working their magic in the paint.

Maybe that should change.

“Bridget and Emma have been playing great for us,” Benet coach Joe Kilbride said. “The others have played well; they just struggled shooting it a little bit.

“When our littles shoot it well, I think we can be pretty good and today they shot it better.”

The 5-foot-7 Thomas was one of the “littles” who stood tall on Saturday. She made 4-of-7 shots, including a trio of 3-pointers, and finished with 11 points to help the visiting Redwings to an impressive 58-36 East Suburban Catholic Conference victory over previously unbeaten Nazareth .

“She did great,” Briggs said of

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