No rush. Shepard’s Jamaia Thompson comes alive at end of regulation, in OT against St. Laurence. ‘With confidence.’

No rush. Shepard’s Jamaia Thompson comes alive at end of regulation, in OT against St. Laurence. ‘With confidence.’

After the pandemic, Shepard’s Jamaia Thompson wanted to get involved in a sport. In eighth grade, she chose basketball, but her first year at Prairie Junior High wasn’t all that special. “I was kind of a buster,” she said with a laugh. But that’s not the case anymore. “I’ve worked hard and my game came through,” she said. The senior forward came through and then some Wednesday night. Quiet on offense for most of the game, she hit a huge 3-pointe…