She scored 17 points in that title game which put her final all-time tally into place but that night, there was a certain sophomore who had herself a game with 24 points that included 5 of 10 three-pointers.

Stuckey knew her well and when I asked the current Wheeling Jesuit standout if there was a chance that the shy sophomore could top her point total, she offered up this nugget: "I'll be happy if she breaks it. That's the great thing. There are more people I get to hand it off to in the future and I hope that we have a lot of girls who can be successful and I can come back and watch them."

That was on March 18, 2006.

Yesterday was March 6, 2008 and Stuckey has officially handed off the scoring title to that one-time sophomore who has evolved into this sensational senior.

It's almost like that Disney commercial after the Super Bowl: Jena Stutzman, you're the new scoring leader in Hiland history, what are you going to do next?

"I don't care right now because we're playing Saturday and we have bigger goals and that's what I want more than anything (a state championship)," said Stutzman after she scored seven points (after needing five to tie Stuckey) in a 58-38 state semifinal win over New Riegel to put the Hawks into the state finals against Columbus Africentric on Saturday at 2 p.m.

It was a typical Stutzman response. Some people might say she "only" had seven points on Thursday. But many boxscores aren't looked at deep enough to see her four rebounds, her five assists or her six steals.

"I'd rather be playing on Saturday than getting that accomplishment," Stutzman said of the scoring title, which came on a 3-pointer on an assist from a driving Hilary Weaver. "I trust my teammates completely. I don't care if I'm shooting that great and I don't worry about scoring a lot of points. My teammates are stepping up."

The 5-foot-7 Kent State signee now has 1,629 points and can set her sights on Junior Raber's boy and girl school record of 1,635 points.

Not that Stutzman is worried about it. She just wants to win.

"It feels good to accomplish that but it's not satisfying, we still have work to do."

Stutzman was quick to talk of her former senior leader in Stuckey.

"Lindsay was one of the most competitive kids I've ever been around and I followed her as a leader, as a great leader," said Stutzman. "To beat somebody like that makes me feel good because she was such an outstanding player all-around."

Hiland coach Dave Schlabach said that Stutzman wasn't even aware of her soon-to-be honor.

"It's a great honor," said Schlabach. "Jena hasn't talked about it all year. She's just so focused on leading this team."

Assistant coach Michelle (Ling) Mishler knows all about scoring a load of points as she became just the second woman to score more than 2,000 points in Malone history three years ago.

"Jena has worked so hard and it's so nice to see her rewarded for her time and effort — she's the one who gets us going so she's deserving," said Mishler.

"She's got a solid shot and there aren't many with better rotation than hers on her shot. Her foot speed and her ability to read defenses and anticipate -- there are so many facets to her game and she's worked so hard to become a complete player. She just knows how to make big plays."