Hightower grad Ford plays in Texas State loss

Diamond Ford, Texas State University

Hightower High School graduate Diamond Ford scored 18 points but it was not enough as Texas State lost 82-69 to conference rival Utah State Monday, Dec. 31, at Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, the Texas State website reported.

Ford also recorded four rebounds, four assists, four steals and a block for the Bobcats, who are 6-6 on the season and 0-2 in the Western Athletic Conference.

Texas State's next game is 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3 at home against University of Denver.

Ford, a 5-foot-9 senior guard for Texas State University, is a 2009 graduate of Hightower High School. She earned TABC All-State and TABC All-Star honors for coach Deb Mize during her senior year. The Houston native is the daughter of Wilbert Ford and Monique Nichols.

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