GBB STATE FINALS: Preview

Here’s a thorough preview of the 33rd Annual IHSAA Girls Basketball State Tournament, courtesy of the IHSAA:

Admission: Session $10, season $18
Reserved
tickets can be purchased at the participating schools the week of the
state finals. (Contact participating schools for ticket distribution
hours.) Tickets also will be available on game day at the ticket office
at Conseco Fieldhouse.

SESSION I
Class A State Championship – #9 Fort Wayne Canterbury (20-5) vs. #17 University (20-6). 10:30 a.m. ET
Class 2A State Championship – #2 Oak Hill (26-0) vs. #1 Heritage Christian (26-1). To follow

SESSION II
Class 3A State Championship – #9 Plymouth (21-4) vs. #5 Indianapolis Chatard (23-4). 6 p.m. ET
Class 4A State Championship – #2 South Bend Washington (23-2) vs. #5 Carmel (22-4). To follow

Below are the Top 25 teams in the state and their averages for scoring, points against, and average margin of victory (schools in the state finals are listed in bold.), courtesy of John Harrell’s Indiana high school basketball website:

OFFENSIVE SCORING AVERAGE
1. Austin {2A} 74.92
2. South Bend Washington {4A} 74.48
3. Indianapolis Northwest {3A} 71.45
4. Owen Valley {3A} 67.56
5. Southwestern (Hanover) {2A} 67.19
6. Terre Haute South {4A} 66.19
7. Michigan City {4A} 66.08
8. Fort Wayne South {4A} 65.93
9. Ben Davis {4A} 65.27
10. Indianapolis Chatard {3A} 65.26
11. Oregon-Davis {1A} 65.20
12. Oak Hill {2A} 65.08
13. Evansville Mater Dei {2A} 64.90
14. Penn {4A} 64.41
15. Heritage Christian {2A} 64.41
16. Lawrence North {4A} 64.21
17. Columbus East {4A} 64.04
18. Anderson Highland {4A} 64.00
19. Fort Wayne Elmhurst {3A} 63.96
20. South bend Clay {4A} 63.52
21. Merrillville {4A} 63.14
22. Crothersville {1A} 62.67
23. Lafayette Jefferson {4A} 62.55
24. Bedford North Lawrence {4A} 62.23
25. Jay County {4A} 62.05

DEFENSIVE SCORING AVERAGE
1. Jimtown {2A} 28.92
2. Griffith {3A} 32.68
3. West Central {1A} 32.74
4. Hagerstown {2A} 33.17
5. Wawasee {3A} 34.38
6. Bloomfield {2A} 35.29
7. Western Boone {3A} 35.71
8. Orleans {1A} 36.09
9. Cambridge City Lincoln {2A} 36.43
10. Kouts {1A} 36.44
11. Oregon-Davis {1A} 36.88
12. Highland {4A} 37.43
13. Southern Wells {1A} 37.48
14. Tri-County {1A} 37.52
15. Turkey Run {1A} 37.56
16. Westville {1A} 37.57
17. Forest Park {2A} 37.68
18. Morgan Township {1A} 37.77
19. Randolph Southern {1A} 38.00
20. Oak Hill {2A} 38.23
21. Eastbrook {3A} 38.33
22. Lakeland {3A} 38.36
23. Lakewood Park {1A} 38.38
24. Garrett {2A} 38.63
25. Daleville {1A} 38.65

AVERAGE MARGIN OF VICTORY
1. Oregon-Davis {1A} 28.32
2. Oak Hill {2A} 26.85
3. Indianapolis Northwest {3A} 24.50
4. South Bend Washington {4A} 23.88
5. Ben Davis {4A} 22.85
6. Owen Valley {3A} 22.80
7. Jay County {4A} 20.55
8. Kouts {1A} 19.48
9. Hammond {3A} 19.45
10. Crawfordsville {3A} 19.41
11. Penn {4A} 19.00
12. Heritage Christian {2A} 18.56
13. Southwestern (Hanover) {2A} 18.30
14. Wawasee {3A} 17.54
15. Western Boone {3A} 16.58
16. University {1A} 16.42
17. Twin Lakes {3A} 16.38
18. Crothersville {1A} 16.17
19. Randolph Southern {1A} 16.13
20. Fort Wayne Elmhurst {3A} 16.08
21. Lapel {2A} 15.92
22. Garrett {2A} 15.78
23. Jimtown {2A} 15.38
24. Northwestern {3A} 15.25
25. Tri {1A} 15.17

Class A Championship: Fort Wayne Canterbury Cavaliers (20-5) vs. University Trailblazers (20-6)

Team Statistical Comparison
FW CANTERBURY Category UNIVERSITY
.446 FG Percentage .416
—- Opp. FG Percentage —-
.233 3-Pt. FG Percentage .228
.689 FT Percentage .626
31.1 Rebound Average 38.6
—- Rebound Margin —-
56.6 Points Per Game 57.2
44.4 Points Allowed Per Game 40.8
12.2 Points Differential 16.4

Fort Wayne Canterbury Notes
•   Final Coaches State Ranking: No. 9.
•   Canterbury making first trip to state finals in girls basketball; playing for school’s fourth state title (boys soccer 1997, 1998, 2001).
•   Cavaliers have won 13 straight since Jan. 5 loss to 4A state finalist Carmel, 65-48, on Jan. 5.
•   Lost to 3A state finalist Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, 54-50, on Dec. 21.
•   9-0 vs. other Class A teams; 7-1 vs. 2A teams; 4-2 vs. 3A teams; 0-2 vs. 4A teams.
•   Canterbury defeated top-ranked Oregon- Davis, 49-43, in the regional semi-final ending O-D’s 43-game win streak and returned to beat No. 2 Kouts, 46-44, in the title game.
•   Sophomore forward Tabitha Gerardot averages a double-double (18.2 ppg, 10.8 rpg)
•   Two others score in double figures – senior guard Aubrey Holle (14.4) and sophomore Cassie Kreiger (10.5).
•   Coach Scott Kreiger coordinates the Girls Top 20 coaches poll for the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association.

Team Facts
Town/City: Fort Wayne
County: Allen County
Superintendent: Jonathan Hancock
Principal: Bob Schantz
Athletic Director: Ken Harkenrider
Asst. Athletic Director: Connie Oberlin
Head Coach: Scott Kreiger
Assistant Coaches: Rollie Clements, Jim Brickley, Thomas Rehm, Carrie Schrader
Student Managers: Amy Pasalich
Nickname: Cavaliers
School Colors: Royal Blue & White
Conference: Independent
Enrollment: 300
Last Year’s Tournament: Finished 22-3; lost to Oregon-Davis, 59-63, in the final game of the Culver Regional

2007-08 Results (20-5)
Date Opponent W/L Score
11/10 at Fort Wayne Wayne W 61-51
11/17 Hamilton W 71-36
11/20 at Eastside W 64-40
11/26 Southwood L 48-50
11/28 at Fort Wayne South Side L 42-74
12/03 Woodlan W 64-42
12/05 Whitko W 56-53
12/08 at Bethany Christian W 49-29
12/12 at Fort Wayne Elmhurst L 40-70
12/21 Indianapolis Bishop Chatard L 50-54
1/04 at Fort Wayne Blackhawk W 52-30
1/05 at Carmel L 48-65
1/08 New Haven W 76-52
1/12 Lakewood Park Christian W 61-34
1/15 Central Noble W 64-36
1/17 at Adams Central W 58-32
1/22 Harding W 49-39
1/24 Fremont W 56-40
1/26 at Prairie Heights W 69-62
1/30 at Bluffton W 52-29
Elkhart Christian Academy Sectional
2/8 Hamilton W 72-35
2/9 Bethany Christian W 58-27
Caston Regional
2/16 Oregon-Davis W 49-43
2/16 Kouts W 46-43
Plymouth Semistate
2/23 Southern Wells W 60-43

Team Roster
No. Name Ht Gr Pos GP FG-FGA FG% 3-Pt. 3FG% FT-FTA FT% Ast Reb Pts
10 Aubrey Holle 5-4 12 G 25 110-254 .433 17-60 .283 123-154 .799 3.8 3.5 14.4
11 Molly Sekar 5-4 10 G 6 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 0.2 0.0 0.5
14 Molly Kulow 5-5 12 G 24 6-35 .171 1-2 .500 4-13 .308 0.5 1.4 0.7
20 Paige Wells 5-6 10 G 25 40-121 .331 6-20 .300 22-34 .647 0.6 3.0 4.3
00 Becky Pedro 5-9 9 G 25 60-150 .400 1-7 .143 18-31 .581 3.4 3.0 5.6
22 Cassie Kreiger 5-7 10 F 25 95-184 .516 1-6 .167 72-96 .750 2.1 4.4 10.5
23 Jamie Trenkner 5-7 11 F 9 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 2-5 .400 0.0 0.7 0.4
30 Tory Sengstack 6-0 9 C 14 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 0.1 0.7 0.1
32 Kelly Karr 5-5 11 G 23 5-23 .217 0-0 .000 14-20 .700 0.4 1.8 1.0
33 Tabitha Gerardot 5-11 10 F 25 182-346 .526 1-21 .048 90-140 .643 1.1 10.8 18.2
34 Madison Moyle 5-7 9 F 11 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 0.0 0.6 0.3
44 Nakao Mauch 5-3 11 F 23 13-29 .448 0-0 .000 8-14 .571 0.1 1.2 1.5
Team Totals 515-1156 .446 27-116 .233 357-518 .689 12.3 31.1 57.5
Opponent Totals 44.4

Scott Kreiger, 10th-Year Head Coach

State Finals History:
First Appearance

University Notes
•   Final Coaches State Ranking: NR.
•   University making school’s first state finals appearance in any team sport.
•   School opened in 2000, joined IHSAA as member school in the 2003-04 school year, and is now playing in state finals in just third year of state tournament eligibility.
•   Trailblazers defeated No. 10 White River Valley, 57-38, to win regional championship and knocked off No. 4 Northeast Dubois, 69-53, in the semi-state championship game.
•   11-0 vs. other Class A teams; 6-0 vs. 2A teams; 1-3 vs. 3A teams; 1-0 vs. 4A teams.
•   Lost to 3A state finalist Bishop Chatard, 61-41, on Dec. 6.
•   Sophomore guard Bria Sneed leads team in scoring at 16.7 ppg followed by junior guard Katie Adlam at 16.5.
•   Freshman guard Jordan Foyer is the younger sister of Brooke Foyer, a senior on the 4A state finalist Carmel team.

Team Facts
Town/City: Carmel
County: Hamilton
Principal: Chuck Webster
Athletic Director: Stan Collesano
Asst. Athletic Director: John Walls
Head Coach: Bill Thornburgh
Assistant Coaches: Paul Gianakos, Monique Cunningham
Student Managers: Allie Cunningham
Nickname: Trailblazers
School Colors: Blue, White and Gold
Conference: Independent
Enrollment: 175
Last Year’s Tournament: Finished 18-5; lost to Lapel, 53-57 in Eminence Sectional final

2007-08 Results (20-6)
Date Opponent W/L Score
11/6 Park Tudor W 56-27
11/8 at Indpls. Howe Academy W 83-31
11/15 Indiana School for the Deaf W 84-14
11/20 Brebeuf Jesuit L 49-55
11/30 at International W 55-26
12/1 Oldenburg Academy W 71-25
12/6 Indianapolis Bishop Chatard L 41-61
12/8 at Indianapolis Broad Ripple W 50-34
12/15 vs. Carroll (Flora) W 43-40
12/15 vs. Rossville W 58-38
12/18 Indianapolis Lutheran W 53-39
12/20 vs. Scott County (KY) L 71-86
12/21 vs. Louisville Central (KY) L 45-64
12/22 vs. Russellville (KY) W 45-32
12/22 vs. Red Boiling Springs (TN) L 42-46
1/4 Indianapolis Scecina W 51-29
1/7 at Covenant Christian W 53-50
1/10 at Guerin Catholic W 48-24
1/12 at Eminence W 56-54
1/24 Hamilton Heights L 38-49
1/29 Indianapolis Ritter W 60-45
University Sectional
2/8 Indiana School for the Deaf W 77-11
2/9 Indianapolis Lutheran W 71-37
Southwestern (Shelbyville) Regional
2/16 South Decatur W 61-52
2/16 White River Valley W 57-38
Jeffersonville Semistate
2/23 Northeast Dubois W 69-53

Team Roster
No. Name Ht Gr Pos GP FG-FGA FG% 3-Pt. 3FG% FT-FTA FT% Ast Reb Pts
2 Maggie Beckman 5-8 10 G 21 6-23 .261 6-29 .207 2-2 1.000 0.8 1.1 1.5
3 Katie Adlam 5-7 11 G 25 130-290 .448 10-60 .167 121-161 .752 3.4 6.0 16.5
10 Ieysha Walker 5-8 11 G/F 23 14-57 .246 12-68 .176 16-35 .457 1.8 4.3 3.6
11 Jordan Foyer 5-6 9 G 23 14-34 .412 8-29 .276 4-11 .364 0.7 1.7 2.5
13 Brittney Williams 5-8 11 F 23 76-161 .472 0-2 .000 39-87 .448 0.9 7.4 8.4
22 Aly Hughes 5-7 10 G/F 17 17-32 .531 6-26 .231 3-5 .600 0.2 1.1 2.5
23 Bria Sneed 5-3 10 G 26 121-285 .425 29-94 .309 105-147 .714 3.7 3.5 16.7
31 Maggie Dooley 5-7 11 F 23 25-72 .347 0-0 .000 7-15 .467 0.5 2.8 2.9
33 Erin Bortz 5-11 10 F/C 5 17-33 .515 0-0 .000 9-19 .470 0.4 5.0 8.6
34 Alyx Kitchel 5-7 9 F 14 5-19 .263 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000 0.1 0.6 0.9
42 Kate Moore 6-1 12 C 21 22-50 .440 0-0 .000 6-13 .462 0.3 2.3 2.4
44 Amy Strawbridge 5-10 10 F 24 27-83 .325 0-0 .000 6-14 .429 0.6 2.8 2.5
Team Totals 474-1139 .416 71-311 .228 320-511 .626 13.2 38.6 71.0

Bill Thornburgh, 5th-Year Head Coach

State Finals History:
First Appearance

Class 2A Championship: Oak Hill Golden Eagles (26-0) vs. Heritage Christian Eagles (26-1)

Team Statistical Comparison
OAK HILL Category HERITAGE CHRICTIAN
.504 FG Percentage .510
—- Opp. FG Percentage —-
.338 3-Pt. FG Percentage .328
.655 FT Percentage .685
33.1 Rebound Average 14.9
—- Rebound Margin —-
65.1 Points Per Game 64.4
38.2 Points Allowed Per Game 45.9
26.9 Points Differential 18.5

Oak Hill Notes
•   Final Coaches State Ranking: No. 2.
•   Oak Hill playing in first girls basketball state finals; playing for school’s second state championship (Class A football 1982).
•   Undefeated Golden Eagles are 50-2 the last two seasons; lost to eventual state runner-up Jimtown in overtime in last year’s semi-state championship game.
•   Oak Hill’s 26.85 average margin of victory ranks second in state this year; 65.08 ppg ranks 12th in state; 38.23 points allowed ranks 20th.
•   Defeated No. 9 FW Bishop Luers, 51-43, in regional championship game and beat No. 8 Garrett, 46-30, in semi-state title game.
•   17-0 against other Class 2A teams; 6-0 vs. 3A teams; 3-0 vs. 4A teams.
•   Four starters scoring in double figures led by sophomore guard Courtney Moses (14.9); sophomore center Ashley Pickering (14.3); senior forward Kristen Hicks (12.5) and; junior guard Lauren Meese (10.8).
•   Team won second straight Central Indiana Conference title (7-0) and third overall (tied for Three Rivers Conference title in 2005-06).

Team Facts
Town/City: Converse
County: Grant
Superintendent: Joel Martin
Principal: Mike McDivitt
Athletic Director: Rob Martin
Asst. Athletic Director: Ryan Fagan
Head Coach: Todd Law
Assistant Coaches: Marc Planck, Sarah Matthews
Student Managers: Morgan Fuller, Tiffani Hunt, Alexis Holt, Brad Merchant, Ashley Walters, Lindsay Winstrom, Molly Rice
Nickname: Golden Eagles
School Colors: Navy & Vegas Gold
Conference: Central Indiana
Enrollment: 510
Last Year’s Tournament: Finished 24-2; lost to eventual state runner-up Jimtown, 62-71 OT, in the Elkhart Central Semistate

2007-08 Results (26-0)
Date Opponent W/L Score
11/9 Northfield W 70-24
11/13 at Taylor W 68-45
11/16 vs. Kokomo W 75-67
11/17 at Huntington North W 63-45
11/20 Southwood W 71-41
11/24 at Manchester W 57-28
11/30 Elwood W 62-39
12/4 Maconaquah W 79-37
12/8 at Mississinewa W 64-25
12/11 at Wabash W 57-38
12/20 Frankton W 73-31
12/28 vs. Madison-Grant W 58-36
12/29 vs. Eastbrook W 56-31
1/12 Eastbrook W 74-47
1/15 Fort Wayne Elmhurst W 84-61
1/19 at Alexandria W 58-33
1/22 Eastern (Greentown) W 65-27
1/26 at Madison-Grant W 63-31
1/29 Marion W 68-50
1/31 at Blackford W 66-26
Oak Hill Sectional
2/6 Tipton W 64-36
2/8 Madison-Grant W 76-51
2/9 Taylor W 65-37
Cass Regional
2/16 Carroll (Flora) W 59-35
2/16 Fort Wayne Bishop Luers W 51-43
Elkhart Central Semistate
2/23 Garrett W 46-30

Team Roster
No. Name Ht Gr Pos GP FG-FGAFG% 3-Pt. 3FG% FT-FTA FT% Ast Reb Pts
11 Brittany Berry 5-7 11 G 21 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 0.0 0.5 0.1
15 Courtney Moses 5-7 10 G 26 150-247 .607 21-43 .488 66-82 .805 6.0 4.8 14.9
21 Lauren Meese 5-6 11 G 26 95-212 .448 37-103 .359 54-81 .667 5.7 3.9 10.8
23 Allison Holt 5-6 12 G 26 13-51 .255 11-41 .268 3-7 .429 0.5 0.8 1.5
25 Lorrie Newhouse 5-7 9 G 21 6-15 .400 3-3 1.000 3-9 .333 0.1 0.7 0.9
31 Heather Hicks 5-8 12 F 26 70-135 .519 10-35 .286 20-28 .714 1.1 3.7 6.5
33 Marissa Coolman 6-0 9 F 26 29-73 .397 0-0 .000 18-33 .545 0.2 3.5 2.9
35 Alyssa Warren 5-7 10 F 22 10-27 .370 0-3 .000 3-9 .333 0.1 0.8 1.0
41 Kristen Hicks 5-10 11 F 26 122-293 .416 34-115 .296 46-68 .676 2.0 4.0 12.5
43 Ashley VanSkyock 5-8 12 F 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
45 Ashley Pickering 6-4 10 C 26 157-239 .657 0-0 .000 57-94 .606 0.8 10.7 14.3
51 Rachel Winger 5-11 10 C 3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0.0 0.3 0.0
Team Totals 652-1293 .504 116-343 .338 272-415 .655 16.5 33.1 65.1
Opponent Totals 38.2

Todd Law, 4th-Year Head Coach

State Finals History:
First Appearance

Heritage Christian Notes
•   Final Coaches State Ranking: 1.
•   Two-time defending Class 2A state champion Heritage Christian returns to state finals for fourth time in five seasons.
•   Only loss this season was a 47-41 decision to Lexington Dunbar (Ky.) on Jan. 26; last loss to an Indiana school was a 60-59 loss to Carmel on Jan. 23, 2007.
•   Eagles are 77-7 over last three seasons under coach Rick Risinger.
•   Eagles beating opponents by 18.56 ppg this season which ranks 12th in state; 64.41 ppg ranks 15th.
•   Won sixth straight sectional title this season.
•   7-0 vs. Class 2A teams this season; 8-0 vs. 3A teams; 8-0 vs. 4A teams.
•   Defeated 4A finalist Carmel on the road, 57-50, on Jan. 22; defeated 3A finalist Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, 74-65, on Dec. 15.
•   Four starters scoring in double figures led by freshman center Liz Stratman (13.3); junior forward Kelly Faris (11.8); junior forward Emily Anderson (10.9) and; junior Claire Freeman (10.3).

Team Facts
Town/City: Indianapolis
County: Marion
Superintendent: Ray Casey
Principal: Dave Baniszewski
Athletic Director: Jeff Hester
Head Coach: Rick Risinger
Assistant Coaches: Ron Young, Courtney Lloyd, Ben Conner
Student Manager: Emily Myers
Nickname: Eagles
School Colors: Royal Blue & White
Conference: Independent
Enrollment: 530
Last Year’s Tournament: Finished 26-3; defeated Jimtown, 62-44 to win state championship

2007-08 Results (26-1)
Date Opponent W/L Score
11/10 Shenandoah W 63-38
11/17 at Bolingbrook (IL) W 49-46
11/24 Fort Wayne Harding W 86-41
11/30 Fenwick (IL) W 82-68
12/01 Brebeuf Jesuit W 76-49
12/03 at Indianapolis Northwest W 52-48
12/08 at South Central (Elizabeth) W 85-42
12/11 Indianapolis Tech W 71-41
12/13 at Indianapolis Northwest W 66-58
12/15 at Indpls. Bishop Chatard W 74-65
12/27 Roncalli W 48-31
12/28 at Rushville W 65-54
1/3 at Pike W 54-39
1/5 Fishers W 54-48
1/11 Greenfield-Central W 65-47
1/12 Indianapolis Cathedral W 61-58
1/15 at Crawfordsville W 49-40
1/19 Indianapolis Arlington W 89-47
1/22 at Carmel W 57-50
1/26 at Lexington Dunbar (KY) L 41-47
1/31 at Anderson W 40-35
Heritage Christian Sectional
2/5 Park Tudor W 74-35
2/8 Indianapolis Washington W 57-25
2/9 Triton Central W 74-34
Batesville Regional
2/16 Shenandoah W 65-36
2/16 Southwestern (Hanover) W 60-50
Jeffersonville Semistate
2/23 Austin W 82-66

Team Roster
No. Name Ht Gr Pos GP FG-FGA FG% 3-Pt. 3FG% FT-FTA FT% Ast Reb Pts
00 Kaycee Jones 5-7 10 G 27 56-105 .530 14-56 .250 57-29 .508 1.4 3.6 7.0
5 Liz Stratman 6-1 9 C 27 148-275 .538 0-0 .000 51-68 .750 1.3 7.0 13.3
12 Claire Freeman 5-9 11 G 27 76-154 .490 22-81 .270 51-72 .708 4.8 2.6 10.3
13 Alyssa Burton 5-5 11 G 27 24-45 .533 12-31 .387 7-11 .636 1.0 1.1 3.7
14 Maddie Anderson 5-9 9 F 26 28-60 .466 6-21 .280 27-37 .729 0.6 1.2 4.0
15 Hannah Dixon 5-7 9 G 0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
23 Meredith Martin 5-7 11 G 16 6-19 .315 3-9 .333 3-10 .300 0.2 0.6 1.6
24 Liz Casey 5-5 9 G 8 0-1 .000 1-3 .333 3-8 .370 0.2 0.2 0.7
32 Emily Anderson 5-9 11 F 27 92-164 .560 24-54 .440 28-46 .608 1.2 3.1 10.9
34 Kelly Faris 5-11 11 F 27 102-202 .504 7-20 .350 83-103 .805 5.2 8.0 11.8
35 Courtney Aman 5-8 9 G 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
44 Leah Richards 5-8 9 C 17 1-10 .100 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0.1 1.3 0.3
45 Alicia Byrd 6-0 12 C 16 10-29 .344 1-1 1.000 2-3 .750 0.2 1.4 1.6
Team Totals 547-1069 .510 91-277 .328 285-416 .685 16.1 14.9 63.6
Opponent Totals 45.0

Rick Risinger, 3rd-Year Head Coach

State Finals History:
State Champion: 2006 (2A), 2007 (2A)
Runner-Up: 2004 (2A)
Appearances: 2004 (2A), 2006 (2A), 2007 (2A), 2008 (2A)

Class 3A Championship: Plymouth Pilgrims (21-4) vs. Indianapolis Chatard Trojans (23-4)

Team Statistical Comparison
PLYMOUTH Category CHATARD
.431 FG Percentage .423
.375 Opp. FG Percentage .395
.305 3-Pt. FG Percentage .355
.636 FT Percentage .616
25.2 Rebound Average 39.8
+0.4 Rebound Margin +4.0
53.0 Points Per Game 65.3
39.0 Points Allowed Per Game 51.6
14.0 Points Differential 13.7

Plymouth Notes
•   Final Coaches State Ranking: No. 9.
•   Pilgrims making school’s second appearance in state finals and first since 2001 3A state runner-up season.
•   A victory would be Plymouth’s second basketball state championship the last 11 months (boys team won 3A title last season).
•   Knocked off No. 1 Wawasee, 45-43, in semistate championship game on Saturday avenging 58-40 loss on Jan. 19; Pilgrims have won eight straight games since.
•   Plymouth also defeated previously undefeated No. 4 Northwestern, 54-49, for the regional championship.
•   13-1 vs. other Class 3A teams this season; 5-3 vs. 4A teams.
•   Lost to 4A finalist South Bend Washington on Dec. 5.
•   Junior forward Lyzz Smith leads team at 12.4 ppg.
•   Finished third in Northern Lakes Conference this season (5-2) behind 4A Elkhart Memorial (7-0) and 3A No. 1 Wawasee (6-1).

Team Facts
Town/City: Plymouth
County: Marshall
Superintendent: Dan Tyree
Principal: James Condon
Athletic Director: Roy Benge
Asst. Athletic Director: Mary Beth Hunter
Head Coach: Dave Cox
Assistant Coaches: Dave Duncan, Russ Teall, Lindsay Houin, Eric Carmichael
Student Managers: Nick Fisher, Russell Smith
Nickname: Pilgrims
School Colors: Crimson & White
Conference: Northern Lakes
Enrollment: 1,100
Last Year’s Tournament: Finished 14-7; lost to South Bend St. Joseph’s, 37-39, in the New Prairie Sectional final

2007-08 Results (21-4)
Date Opponent W/L Score
11/8 Peru W 60-37
11/13 Glenn W 64-25
11/14 at South Bend St. Joseph’s W 51-44
11/20 at Bremen W 55-46
11/24 at Valparaiso L 44-46
11/29 Tippecanoe Valley W 59-48
12/1 at North Judson W 58-26
12/5 at South Bend Washington L 32-67
12/8 Warsaw W 49-40
12/15 NorthWood W 36-32
12/22 vs. Brebeuf Jesuit W 74-48
12/22 vs. Norwell W 48-43
1/5 Elkhart Memorial L 38-55
1/8 LaPorte W 43-29
1/12 at Concord W 60-29
1/15 Triton W 76-22
1/19 at Wawasee L 40-58
1/24 at Northridge W 47-32
1/31 Goshen W 48-39
New Prairie Sectional
2/5 South Bend St. Joseph’s W 42-32
2/8 Rochester W 71-15
2/9 Mishawaka Marian W 74-22
Rensselaer Regional
2/17 Hammond (OT) W 56-49
2/17 Northwestern W 54-49
Plymouth Semistate
2/24 Wawasee W 45-43

Team Roster
No. Name Ht Gr Pos GP FG-FGAFG% 3-Pt. 3FG% FT-FTA FT% Ast Reb Pts
10 Alex Starr 5-8 11 G 25 72-179 .402 51-132 .386 18-27 .667 1.0 1.1 8.5
11 Laura Garrity 5-5 12 G 15 11-21 .524 2-7 .286 7-11 .636 0.4 0.5 2.1
12 Chelsea Benge 5-10 10 F 7 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-2 .000 0.0 0.0 0.3
14 Brittany Davis 5-8 11 F 21 22-51 .431 0-0 .000 18-29 .621 0.5 2.5 3.0
20 Danielle Hayden 5-8 11 G 19 10-34 .294 3-21 .143 12-18 .667 2.0 1.7 1.8
21 Meagan Barron 5-5 9 G 8 1-6 .167 0-2 .000 10-15 .667 0.5 1.4 0.9
22 Leslie Swihart 5-6 12 G 23 48-120 .400 14-52 .269 35-70 .500 3.0 3.3 6.3
24 Jessica McMillen 5-5 12 G 25 27-84 .321 3-20 .150 21-36 .583 2.5 2.1 3.1
25 Marisa Green 5-11 9 C 5 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 0.0 1.8 1.8
30 Lyzz Smith 6-0 11 F 25 101-217 .465 9-26 .346 98-139 .705 1.0 3.1 12.4
32 Erin McNeil 6-0 11 C 15 6-16 .375 0-0 .000 6-9 .667 0.0 1.4 1.2
34 Jessica Centa 5-8 12 F 25 86-144 .597 0-1 .000 46-72 .639 0.5 3.2 8.7
44 Brittany Payne 5-11 12 F 25 58-156 .372 10-40 .250 62-96 .646 1.0 5.9 7.5
Team Totals/Percentages 448-1040 .431 92-302 .305 336-528 .636 11.3 25.2 53.0
Opponent Totals/Percentages 348-928 .375 70-356 .273 210-359 .585 6.9 24.8 39.0

Dave Cox, 16th-Year Head Coach

State Finals History:
Runner-Up: 2001 (3A)
Appearances: 2001 (3A), 2008 (3A)

Indianapolis Chatard Notes
•   Final Coaches State Ranking: 5.
•   Bishop Chatard making school’s first trip to girls basketball state finals.
•   A victory would be school’s second state title in basketball (boys won 2003 3A championship).
•   Trojans have won 12 straight games and won first regional title this season with a 57-55 victory over Western Boone.
•   Game against No. 9 Plymouth will be first state tournament encounter against ranked 3A team. Trojans have been clutch in last three games winning a pair of two-pointers in regional and a fivepoint overtime decision in semi-state game.
•   Chatard scoring 65.26 ppg ranking 10th in state.
•   10-0 vs. other Class 3A teams this season; 6-2 vs. 4A teams.
•   Trojans played four of the other seven state finalists this year finishing 2-2: won at Class A University, 61-41, on Dec. 6; lost to 2A Heritage Christian, 74-65, on Dec. 15; beat Class A Fort Wayne Canterbury on the road, 54-50, on Dec. 21 and; lost at 4A Carmel, 56-54, on Jan. 8.
•   Senior guard Megan Gardner leads the state in assists per game (9.2).
•   Two Chatard players average more than 20 ppg — senior guard Anne Boese (20.4) and senior guard/forward Caroline Schutzman (20.1).

Team Facts
Town/City: Indianapolis
County: Marion
President: Bill Sahm
Principal: Al Holok
Athletic Director: Michael Ford
Asst. Athletic Director: Michael Harmon
Head Coach: Kevin Sweeney
Assistant Coaches: Bob Kirkhoff, Nick Wehlage, Sara Riedeman, Katie Rakowski
Nickname: Trojans
School Colors: Royal Blue & White
Conference: Independent
Enrollment: 653
Last Year’s Tournament: Finished 17-6; lost to Whiteland, 46-51, in the second round of the Beech Grove Sectional

2007-08 Results (23-4)
Date Opponent W/L Score
11/10 Avon W 48-38
11/13 Richmond W 86-56
11/19 at Southport W 53-33
11/21 Indianapolis Cathedral W 70-46
11/29 Indianapolis Northwest W 69-56
12/6 at University W 61-41
12/11 Covenant Christian W 62-38
12/13 Indianapolis Cathedral W 60-49
12/15 vs. Heritage Christian L 65-74
12/21 at Fort Wayne Canterbury W 54-50
12/27 vs. Jasper W 74-58
12/27 vs. Austin W 69-67
12/28 at Southwestern (Hanover) L 59-68
1/03 at Lafayette Jeff L 49-65
1/08 at Carmel L 54-56
1/12 Indpls. Scecina Memorial W 82-37
1/16 at Roncalli W 76-57
1/19 at Indpls. Cardinal Ritter W 91-56
1/25 at Brebeuf Jesuit W 76-64
1/28 at Park Tudor W 73-56
1/31 Indianapolis Broad Ripple W 94-37
Beech Grove Sectional
2/5 Brebeuf Jesuit W 70-49
2/8 Indianapolis Northwest W 70-63
2/9 Roncalli W 45-37
Mt. Vernon (Fortville) Regional
2/16 Rushville W 39-37
2/16 Western Boone W 57-55
Southport Semistate
2/23 Vincennes Lincoln (OT) W 56-51

Team Roster
No. Name Ht Gr Pos GP FG-FGA FG% 3-Pt. 3FG% FT-FTA FT% Ast Reb Pts
10 Caroline Schutzman 5-11 12 G/F 22 125-245 .510 45-114 .395 58-76 .763 1.6 10.5 20.1
11 Kathleen Lee 5-6 11 G 23 14-34 .412 0-2 .000 5-16 .313 0.8 2.6 1.4
12 Megan Gardner 5-11 12 G 27 83-175 .474 16-53 .301 74-117 .632 9.2 4.2 10.7
13 Rachel Kimack 5-7 10 G 27 42-197 .433 0-0 .000 5-12 .417 0.9 2.8 3.3
21 Ellen Alerding 5-9 12 F 27 19-47 .404 15-57 .263 23-35 .657 1.4 3.5 3.9
22 Kourtney Crawford 5-9 11 F 27 56-128 .438 0-0 .000 25-60 .417 0.7 6.9 5.1
23 Nikki Kimack 5-11 9 C 26 29-61 .475 0-0 .000 10-29 .345 0.4 2.9 2.6
30 Katie Bates 5-6 11 G 10 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0.9 0.7 0.5
31 Katie Shaughnessy 5-6 9 G 17 12-33 .364 1-8 .125 15-27 .556 1.4 1.9 2.5
41 Sabbath McKiernan-Allen 5-9 11 F 26 21-46 .457 0-0 .000 11-22 .500 0.2 2.4 2.0
44 Anne Boese 5-11 12 G 26 125-273 .457 64-163 .392 88-115 .765 2.9 4.3 20.4
55 Jessica Hupp 6-1 12 C 11 4-13 .308 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0.0 1.4 0.7
Team Totals/Percentages 532-1259 .423 141-397 .355 315-511 .616 17.3 39.8 65.3
Opponent Totals/Percentages 451-1143 .395 67-256 .262 291-508 .573 11.9 35.8 51.6

Kevin Sweeney, 4th-Year Head Coach

State Finals History:
First Appearance

Class 4A Championship: South Bend Washington Panthers (23-2) vs. Carmel Greyhounds (22-4)

Team Statistical Comparison
SB WASHINGTON Category CARMEL
.423 FG Percentage .442
— Opp. FG Percentage —
.316 3-Pt. FG Percentage .262
.670 FT Percentage .672
38.7 Rebound Average 30.5
— Rebound Margin —
74.5 Points Per Game 57.0
50.6 Points Allowed Per Game 48.9
23.9 Points Differential 8.1

South Bend Washington Notes
•   Final Coaches State Ranking: No. 2.
•   Defending state champion South Bend Washington making its third straight trip to 4A championship game.
•   A win would be school’s third state title (1973 3A football).
•   Panthers have won eight straight games and only two losses this season were to out-of-state teams; 73-60 at Lexington Dunbar (Ky.) on Jan. 12 and 74-58 to Buffalo Grove (Ill.) on Jan. 19.
•   Last loss to Indiana team was a 63-58 setback to Fort Wayne South Side to open the 2006-07 season (Nov. 9, 2006).
•   Washington second in state in scoring at 74.5 ppg and beating teams by 23.9 margin ranking fourth.
•   16-0 vs. other Class 4A teams this season. Also defeated 3A finalist Plymouth, 67-32, on Dec. 5.
•   Panthers are 76-5 over the last three seasons and 137-13 over the last six years. This is their fifth consecutive season with at least 21 victories.
•   Defeated No. 4 Penn in the sectional semifinals and No. 7 Fort Wayne South Side in Saturday’s semi-state.
•   Washington boasts state’s leading scorer, junior guard Skylar Diggins, with 29.7 average.

Team Facts
Town/City: South Bend
County: St. Joseph
Superintendent: Dr. Robert L. Zimmerman
Principal: George W. McCullough, Jr.
Athletic Director: Patrick J. Mackowiak
Head Coach: Marilyn Coddens
Assistant Coaches: Don Coddens, Maurice Scott, Jose Robles
Student Managers: Jasmine Bankston, Daliyah Jones, Jennifer McIntyre
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Kelly Green & White
Conference: Northern Indiana
Enrollment: 1,428
Last Year’s Tournament: Finished 28-1; defeated Columbus East, 84-64, to capture the 4A state championship

2007-08 Results (23-2)
Date Opponent W/L Score
11/08 at Fort Wayne South Side W 73-65
11/10 at LaPorte W 59-25
11/17 South Bend St. Joseph’s W 87-31
11/20 at South Bend Riley W 88-40
11/24 at Fort Wayne Bishop Luers W 70-63
11/29 Elkhart Central W 88-29
12/06 Plymouth W 67-32
12/07 at Mishawaka W 87-42
12/13 South Bend Adams W 78-38
12/17 Elkhart Memorial W 73-61
12/21 at Mishawaka Marian W 72-32
12/28 at Hoover (OH) W 72-66
12/29 vs. Notre Dame (KY) W 55-35
01/04 Michigan City W 67-58
01/09 Penn W 71-48
01/12 at Lexington Catholic (KY) L 60-73
01/18 vs. Fenwick (IL) W 105-64
01/19 vs. Buffalo Grove (IL) L 58-74
01/22 at South Bend Clay W 67-58
South Bend Washington Sectional
2/5 South Bend Clay W 78-68
2/8 Penn W 76-57
2/9 South Bend Riley W 70-33
Valparaiso Regional
2/16 Michigan City W 88-66
2/16 Elkhart Memorial W 73-56
Elkhart Central Semistate
2/23 Fort Wayne South Side W 80-53

Team Roster
No. Name Ht Gr Pos GP FG-FGA FG% 3-Pt. 3FG% FT-FTA FT% Ast Reb Pts
1 Karis Phillips 5-2 11 G 25 38-90 .422 25-65 .385 13-21 .619 2.3 1.8 4.6
2 Emily Phillips 5-4 12 G 25 74-211 .351 20-67 .299 24-36 .667 6.8 2.4 7.7
4 Skylar Diggins 5-9 11 G 25 266-516 .516 51-135 .378 159 -202 .787 4.4 7.7 29.7
5 Vanessa Wiley 5-6 12 G/F 20 11-47 .234 6-27 .222 5-6 .833 0.7 1.1 1.7
11 Meagan Phillips 5-6 12 G 25 54-183 .295 18-78 .231 23-42 .548 1.6 4.5 6.0
14 Avante Newsome-Gunn 5-6 10 G/F 12 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 0.3 0.9 0.8
20 Terran Scott 5-6 09 G 6 0-5 .000 0-0 .000 4-6 .667 0.0 0.7 0.7
21 Alandrea Pfeifer-Nailon 5-8 11 F 25 51-114 .447 1-6 .167 12-26 .462 0.2 3.8 4.6
22 Shalana Murray 5-11 12 C 25 69-158 .437 0-0 .000 16-34 .471 0.8 6.9 6.2
32 Takoia Larry 5-10 11 F 25 117-266 .440 1-8 .125 37-68 .544 0.6 5.5 10.9
33 Alexis Macon 5-8 09 F 3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
55 Rakeesha Lane 5-7 11 F 24 27-84 .321 1-3 .333 23-28 .821 0.5 5.0 3.3
Team Totals/Percentages 711-1682 .423 123-389 .316 317-473 .670 18.3 38.7 74.5
Opponent Totals/Percentages 50.7

Marilyn Coddens, 14th-Year Head Coach

State Finals History:
State Champion: 2007 (4A)
Runner-Up: 2006 (4A)
Appearances: 2006 (4A), 2007 (4A), 2008 (4A)

Carmel Notes
•   Final Coaches State Ranking: 5.
•   Carmel returns to girls basketball state finals for second time in school history and first time since 1995 state runner-up season.
•   A victory would be school’s state-best 89th IHSAA state championship in 16 sports. Greyhounds also captured girls swimming and 5A football titles this year.
•   Greyhounds have won seven straight games since 57-43 loss at No. 1 Ben Davis on Jan. 25; avenged that loss beating Ben Davis, 56-45, for the regional crown. Carmel also beat No. 10 Hamilton Southeastern, 56-51 in the sectional opener on Feb. 5.
•   Carmel has defeated last five tournament foes by an average of 16.6 ppg.
•   18-3 vs. other Class 4A teams this season.
•   Greyhounds won first sectional in eight years and first regional and semi-state in 13 seasons.
•   Two players average in double figures: junior guard Chrissy Steffen (19.0) and senior forward Danielle Havel (11.8).
•   Senior Brooke Foyer is the older sister of Jordan Foyer, a freshman on the Class A state finalist University team. Brooke also considers Alicia Byrd, the lone senior on 2A finalist Heritage Christian, her best friend “since birth”. Foyer was also a member of Carmel’s 4A volleyball state finalist team.

Team Facts
Town/City: Carmel
County: Hamilton
Superintendent: Dr. Barbara Underwood
Principal: John Williams
Athletic Director: Jim Inskeep
Asst. Athletic Director: Bruce Wolf
Head Coach: Scott Bowen
Assistant Coaches: Joe Stuelpe, Kay Sharp, Chuck Johns, Matt Petersen
Student Managers: Leslie Cornelius, Alexis Owens, Devan Sirls
Athletic Trainer: Dawn Robertson, ATC/L
Student Trainers: Michael Kremer, Jackie Fuller, Jeanette Lanoire
Nickname: Greyhounds
School Colors: Royal Blue & Gold
Conference: Metropolitan Interscholastic
Enrollment: 4,085
Last Year’s Tournament: Finished 16-5; lost to Fishers, 54-58, in the first round of the Westfield Sectional

2007-08 Results (22-4)
Date Opponent W/L Score
11/7 Anderson Highland W 75-59
11/10 vs. Valparaiso W 59-42
11/10 vs. Lake Central W 77-52
11/20 at Noblesville W 60-43
11/24 at Hamilton Southeastern L 50-54
11/29 Warren Central W 62-50
11/30 at Fishers W 55-42
12/6 Indianapolis Cathedral W 79-74
12/11 at Kokomo (OT) W 44-38
12/14 at Indpls. North Central L 30-56
12/22 at Southwestern (Hanover) W 65-60
1/3 at Lawrence North W 50-49
1/5 Fort Wayne Canterbury W 65-48
1/8 Indpls. Bishop Chatard W 56-54
1/10 Brebeuf Jesuit W 60-48
1/11 at Terre Haute North W 51-38
1/19 Terre Haute South W 69-59
1/22 Heritage Christian L 50-57
1/25 at Ben Davis L 43-57
1/29 Center Grove (OT) W 54-51
Carmel Sectional
2/5 Hamilton Southeastern W 56-51
2/8 Fishers W 43-29
2/9 Noblesville W 49-28
Southport Regional
2/16 Franklin W 59-44
2/16 Ben Davis W 56-45
Southport Semistate
2/23 Columbus East W 66-44

Team Roster
No. Name Ht Gr Pos GP FG-FGA FG% 3-Pt. 3FG% FT-FTA FT% Ast Reb Pts
3 Street, Rebecca 5-5 12 G 20 8-17 .471 2-12 .167 2-6 .333 0.3 0.2 1.2
4 Thornton, Torrie 6-0 9 G/F 26 81-182 .445 0-1 .000 22-68 .324 1.0 5.3 7.1
5 Spearman, Ashlee 5-10 12 G/F 25 69-180 .383 0-0 .000 15-21 .714 1.0 2.5 6.1
11 Byrne, Maggie 5-3 11 G 26 7-24 .292 12-51 .235 7-19 .368 2.3 1.3 2.2
12 Zeller, Shelby 5-11 10 G 22 20-48 .417 5-21 .238 10-18 .555 0.8 1.4 3.0
13 Marty, Alexx 6-0 12 F 8 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0.0 0.3 0.6
21 Steffen, Chrissy 5-11 11 G 26 123-197 .624 52-171 .304 91-128 .711 1.5 5.0 19.0
23 Coapstick, Paige 5-8 12 F 15 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0.0 0.3 0.3
24 McRoberts, Lauren 6-0 11 G/F 14 35-86 .401 7-43 .163 42-53 .792 3.9 5.8 9.5
32 Foyer, Brooke 5-7 12 G 14 3-9 .333 4-9 .444 2-3 .667 0.2 0.4 1.4
35 Rubendunst, Annie 6-0 10 F 26 12-40 .300 0-0 .000 16-25 .640 0.3 2.1 1.5
42 Havel, Danielle 6-0 12 F 26 75-196 .383 5-24 .208 142-177 .802 2.3 9.5 11.8
44 Rolsky, Jordan 5-9 11 F 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Totals/Percentages 437-989 .442 87-332 .262 351-522 .672 11.9 30.5 57.2

Scott Bowen, 4th-Year Head Coach

State Finals History:
Runner-Up: 1995
Appearances: 1995, 2008 (4A)

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