Southeast Missourian Athlete of the Week: Chaffee's Julia Sutterfield

Junior Julia Sutterfield recorded a double-double with a game-high 29 points and 12 steals and also grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Chaffee Red Devils girls basketball team to a 60-40 victory over the host South Pemiscot Bulldogs on Thursday.

Chaffee improved to 9-2 with the victory and outscored South Pemiscot 34-22 in the second half.

One of five juniors on this year's Chaffee team, Sutterfield also helped lead Chaffee to a championship win at its home invitational last month, scoring 20 points in a 65-63 win over Kelly.

Chaffee's Julia Sutterfield drives to the hoop past Oran's Tatum May in the fourth quarter of a semifinal at the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015 at Kelly High School. (Glenn Landberg)