It took overtime to do it, but the Floyd Central girls’ basketball team opened the season last Thursday with a win over visiting Scottsburg, 75-73.

The days are growing shorter and the temperatures are getting colder, which means its time to pack away the shorts and break out those long sleeves. But jackets and coats, while a commodity most of us take for granted, are often hard to come by for the homeless and impoverished in our communities. One young, compassionate Hoosier has decided to help meet this need for less fortunate Kentuckiana residents in recent years and, amazingly, she’s accomplishing her goal – one free coat at a time.