Wednesday, November 4, 2026

High school girls basketball: Plain Dealing Star Jakayla Douglas signs with Three Rivers (Missouri) College

by Russell Hedges
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Plain Dealing senior Jakayla Douglas signed with Three Rivers College during a ceremony in the Plain Dealing gym Wednesday afternoon.

Three Rivers is a two-year college in Popular Bluff, Mo. The Lady Raiders play in the NJCAA Tegion 16’s Missouri Community College Athletic Conference.

Three Rivers has made it to the NJCAA Tournament six years in a row. The Lady Raiders made it to the round of 16 last season and finished 27-6.

Douglas, a 6-foot-2 forward, was the co-MVP on The Bossier Press-Tribune’s All-Parish team. 

She was also named to the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class 1A All-State second team.

She averaged 27.2 points, 18 rebounds and five blocks. Plain Dealing finished 16-15 and advanced to the second round of the non-select Division IV playoffs.

A first-team All-Parish selection as a sophomore, Douglas averaged 24.5 points, 19 rebounds and four blocks.

She was named second-team All-Parish as a freshman.

Douglas has also played softball. Last spring, she qualified for the Class 1A state outdoor track and field meet in the high jump.

Douglas was named the Shreveport Times Female Athlete of the Year for the 2025-26 school year.

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