Austin and Jeffersonville were the lone Southern Indiana squads competing this week in Louisville at the Derek Smith Shootout, a popular summer event featuring many of Kentucky’s top high school teams.

And their representation of the area was strong.

Austin finished pool play with a 2-1 record, scoring a 63-61 win over Louisville (Ky.) Iroquois and a 60-33 victory over Grant County (Ky.). The Eagles fell 65-44 to Louisville (Ky.) St. Xavier in their opening pool game.

In tournament play, Austin stunned Lexington Catholic (Ky.) 63-61 before being eliminated 71-69 in the second round by Pleasure Ridge Park (Ky.).

Jeffersonville was paired in pool play with some of Kentucky’s top teams. The Red Devils lost 66-62 to Warren Central (Ky.) and 67-50 to Louisville (Ky.) Ballard, but rebounded in their final pool contest to route Louisville (Ky.) Butler 78-63.

Jeffersonville ramped up in the tournament round, advancing to the quarterfinals before losing 66-55 to Louisville (Ky.) Eastern. The Red Devils shellacked Elliott County (Ky.) 81-56 in first-round play and knocked off a strong Henry County (Tenn.) group 79-74 in the second round.