Here is a look at the 34th Annual IHSAA Girls Basketball State Finals to be held March 7 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, courtesy of ihsaa.org:
STATE FINALS
Date: Saturday, March 7
Site: Lucas Oil Stadium, 500 S. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis
Admission: Session $15, season $25
Tickets: Reserved tickets can be purchased at the participating schools the week of the state finals (contact schools for ticket distribution hours).
Home team: In each state championship game, the winner of the south semistate is the designated home team.
SESSION I
Class A State Championship: #7 Fort Wayne Canterbury (22-4) vs. #1 Vincennes Rivet (23-1). 10:30 a.m. ET
Class 2A State Championship: #2 Oak Hill (27-1) vs. #1 Heritage Christian (25-1). To follow
SESSION II
Class 3A State Championship: #4 Fort Wayne Elmhurst (24-2) vs. #10 Owen Valley (24-2). 6 p.m. ET
Class 4A State Championship: #2 South Bend Washington (26-0) vs. #1 Ben Davis (29-0). To follow
CLASS A: #7 Fort Wayne Canterbury (22-4) vs. #1 Vincennes Rivet (23-1)
A team statistical comparison:
FW Canterbury, category, Vincennes Rivet
.469 FG Percentage .430
n/a Opp. FG Percentage .370
.335 3-Pt. FG Percentage .290
.658 FT Percentage .630
32.8 Rebound Average 25.3
n/a Rebound Margin n/a
57.7 Points Per Game 54.0
42.0 Points Allowed Per Game 39.6
15.7 Points Differential 14.4
Fort Wayne Canterbury Cavaliers
Roster & statistics (number, name, height, grade, position, games played, FG-FGA, FG%, 3FG%, FT%, apg, rpg, ppg)
00 Becky Pedro 5-9 10 G 24 72-131 .550 .250 .611 5.1 2.9 7.7
11 Jordan Fisher 5-6 10 G 15 3-20 .150 1.000 .200 0.1 0.5 1.1
12 Emily Brinkman 5-3 10 G 19 5-18 .278 .000 .643 0.3 0.6 1.0
14 Katy Graves 5-4 9 G 21 6-13 .462 .000 .818 0.1 0.3 1.0
20 Paige Wells 5-6 11 G 25 24-77 .312 .260 .654 1.4 2.6 4.6
21 Megan Pedro 5-11 12 F 10 11-29 .379 .270 .476 1.4 3.6 6.2
22 Cassie Kreiger 5-8 11 F 26 99-214 .463 .451 .693 2.3 4.5 11.7
32 Molly Sekar 5-6 11 F 15 0-4 .000 .333 1.000 0.2 0.7 0.3
32 Kelly Karr 5-5 12 F 24 11-29 .380 .000 .733 0.3 1.6 1.4
33 Tabitha Gerardot 5-11 11 F 26 188-337 .558 .474 .722 2.1 13.0 23.1
34 Madison Moyle 5-7 10 F 26 33-96 .344 1.000 .587 0.9 3.7 3.8
44 Nakao Mauch 5-3 12 F 23 11-24 .458 .000 .200 0.4 1.9 1.0
Coach: Scott Kreiger
Team Totals / Percentages 471-1005 .469 .335 .658 12.9 32.8 57.7
Opponent Totals / Percentages 42.0
Results (22-4)
11/18 at Hamilton W 81-27
11/19 at Woodlan W 53-45
11/22 FW Concordia Lutheran L 47-54
11/25 Eastside W 65-36
12/03 Fort Wayne South Side L 33-78
12/06 at Wawasee L 45-56
12/10 at Whitko W 52-43
12/13 Bethany Christian W 65-34
1/06 Fort Wayne Elmhurst W 62-54
1/10 Carmel L 41-66
1/13 at New Haven W 57-47
1/17 at Lakewood Park Christian W 60-38
1/20 at Central Noble W 55-33
1/22 Adams Central W 63-13
1/24 FW Blackhawk Christian W 70-37
1/27 at Harding W 64-63
1/29 at Fremont W 69-55
1/31 at Prairie Heights W 66-47
2/2 at Heritage W 53-28
2/4 Bluffton W 61-32
FW Canterbury Sectional
2/10 Elkhart Christian W 68-30
2/13 FW Blackhawk Christian W 44-18
2/14 Bethany Christian W 65-21
Caston Regional
2/21 Kouts W 53-39
2/21 Oregon-Davis W 61-55
Elkhart Central Semi-State
2/28 Southern Wells W 44-43
State finals history
State champion: 2008 (A)
Appearances: 2008 (A), 2009 (A)
Cavaliers notes
• Final Coaches State Ranking: No. 7.
• Canterbury back to defend last year’s Class A state championship it won 36-32 over University.
• Four starters return from last year’s title team (Tabitha Gerardot, Cassie Kreiger, Paige Wells, Rebecca Pedro).
• Cavaliers have won 16 straight games since falling 66-41 to last year’s 4A state champ, Carmel, on Jan. 10.
• For second year in a row, edged Southern Wells, 44-43, in Saturday’s semistate championship game.
• 10-0 vs. other Class A teams; 7-0 vs. 2A teams; 5-2 vs. 3A teams; 0-2 vs. 4A teams.
• Canterbury is 43-9 over the last two years, 65-12 over the last three seasons, and 78-23 the past four years.
• Defeated 3A state finalist Fort Wayne Elmhurst, 62-54, on Jan. 6.
Vincennes Rivet Patriots
Roster & statistics (number, name, height, grade, position, games played, FG-FGA, FG%, 3FG%, FT%, apg, rpg, ppg)
2 Julia Finch 5-4 10 G 22 5-18 .277 .333 .500 0.4 0.4 1.3
3 Chelsea Meeks 5-4 11 G 3 18-35 .514 .375 .571 4.3 3.6 16.3
5 Ellie Herman 5-10 9 C 18 11-21 .524 .000 .250 0.0 0.8 1.3
11 Victoria Brocksmith 5-4 11 G 24 12-40 .300 .105 .600 0.9 0.8 1.6
14 Casandra Brocksmith 5-7 10 G 24 67-144 .465 .263 .681 2.8 3.9 9.0
15 Elizabeth Keller 5-8 9 G 24 64-153 .418 .000 .633 1.9 3.7 8.2
21 Erin Wehrheim 5-11 10 F 24 61-140 .436 .000 .700 1.6 5.2 6.3
22 Sara Young 5-7 10 G 24 32-62 .516 .341 .767 5.5 2.0 10.2
24 Mallory Niehaus 5-11 10 F 24 58-124 .468 .000 .579 1.0 3.1 5.8
30 Natalie Frey 5-10 9 F 6 0-0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
34 Lauren Tucker 5-6 10 F 20 2-9 .222 .000 .400 0.0 1.0 0.4
40 Amber Fowler 5-6 10 F 13 0-2 .000 .000 .250 0.0 0.2 0.1
42 Macie McCoy 5-6 11 F 5 0-3 .000 .333 .333 0.0 0.8 1.4
44 Emily Montgomery 5-9 10 F 24 67-173 .387 .182 .576 1.3 4.1 8.1
n/a Maria Matick 5-2 9 G 0 0-0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
n/a Izzy Phlan 5-6 9 F 1 0-0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
n/a Julia Platt 6-1 9 C 3 0-0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Totals / Percentages 397-924 .430 .293 .630 16.3 25.3 54.0
Opponent Totals / Percentages 268-728 .368 .327 .622 24.0 39.6
Coach: Tim Young
Results (23-1)
11/11 Shakamak W 76-33
11/15 Eastern Greene W 65-34
11/20 at North Knox W 52-39
11/22 at North Posey W 56-53
11/24 Washington Catholic W 52-28
12/4 Bloomfield W 38-37
12/6 Mount Vernon (Posey) W 63-36
12/9 Clay City W 65-30
12/11 at South Knox W 55-39
12/15 Linton-Stockton W 66-32
12/20 Shoals W 61-45
12/27 at Evansville Mater Dei W 71-60
1/8 at North Daviess W 42-26
1/12 at White River Valley L 38-51
1/15 Loogootee W 37-35
1/20 at Barr-Reeve W 52-49
2/2 at Northeast Dubois W 58-39
2/4 at Wood Memorial W 66-55
Loogootee Sectional
2/10 North Daviess W 39-27
2/13 Loogootee W 33-31
2/14 Barr-Reeve W 41-38
North Daviess Regional
2/21 Northeast Dubois W 60-49
2/21 South Central (Elizabeth) W 55-44
Bedford North Lawrence Semi-State
2/27 University W 56-46
State finals history
First appearance
Patriots notes
• Final Coaches State Ranking: No. 1.
• Team making school’s second state finals appearance in an IHSAA team sport and first since volleyball team qualified in 1973.
• With 92 students enrolled, Rivet is the smallest school to play in the girls basketball state finals (Washington Catholic had 93 in 2004).
• Patriots defeated No. 6 University, last year’s state runner-up, 56-46, in the semistate championship game.
• Erin Wehrheim (6.3 ppg) produced a career-high 15 points and eight rebounds in the semistate game, the fifth player to lead the team in scoring during the postseason.
• Team captured first regional and semistate crowns this season.
• First Knox County team to play for state championship since Vincennes Lincoln boys team captured the 1984 state crown.
• Won Blue Chip Conference title with 8-0 record.
CLASS 2A: #2 Oak Hill (27-1) vs. #1 Heritage Christian (25-1)
A team statistical comparison:
Oak Hill, category, Heritage Christian
.470 FG Percentage .488
n/a Opp. FG Percentage n/a
.342 3-Pt. FG Percentage .319
.676 FT Percentage .694
31.4 Rebound Average 30.2
n/a Rebound Margin n/a
68.8 Points Per Game 70.0
38.3 Points Allowed Per Game 45.3
30.5 Points Differential 24.7
Oak Hill Golden Eagles
Roster & statistics (number, name, height, grade, position, games played, FG-FGA, FG%, 3FG%, FT%, apg, rpg, ppg)
11 Brittany Berry 5-7 12 G 19 0-10 .000 .000 .200 0.3 0.6 0.1
13 Shancy Larson 5-5 9 G 28 23-88 .261 .000 .345 0.4 1.8 2.0
15 Courtney Moses 5-7 11 G 28 182-340 .535 .471 .884 6.4 4.0 18.3
21 Lauren Meese 5-6 12 G 28 115-253 .455 .344 .716 4.6 3.4 12.4
23 Bekah Hochstedler 5-3 9 G 11 2-7 .286 .500 .500 0.0 0.5 0.5
25 Lorrie Newhouse 5-7 10 G 25 10-43 .233 .313 .750 0.2 0.6 1.7
33 Marissa Coolman 6-0 10 F 28 67-161 .416 .286 .617 0.7 5.3 5.9
35 Tiffany Petro 6-1 9 C 13 0-3 .000 .000 .000 0.1 0.7 0.0
41 Kristen Hicks 5-10 12 F 28 120-277 .433 .289 .625 2.0 2.8 11.3
43 Cara Fultz 5-5 12 F 19 2-15 .133 .000 .235 0.1 1.1 0.4
45 Ashley Pickering 6-4 11 C 28 190-298 .638 .000 .670 0.7 9.5 16.2
51 Rachel Winger 5-11 11 C 28 11-42 .262 .000 .417 0.2 2.6 1.0
Team Totals / Percentages 722-1537 .470 .342 .676 15.4 31.4 68.8
Opponent Totals / Percentages 394-1182 .333 .311 .599 6.5 23.3 38.3
Coach: Todd Law
Results (27-1)
11/14 at Northfield W 73-40
11/18 Taylor W 71-54
11/21 Huntington North W 61-37
11/25 at Southwood W 81-35
11/29 Manchester W 83-43
12/5 at Elwood W 95-32
12/9 at Maconaquah W 69-23
12/13 Mississinewa W 93-38
12/16 Wabash W 64-45
12/20 at Frankton W 76-23
12/29 Wawasee (3 OT) W 61-58
12/29 Ben Davis L 40-64
1/3 Eastbrook W 70-28
1/3 Madison Grant W 58-33
1/8 Kokomo W 57-38
1/17 at Eastbrook W 70-28
1/21 at Fort Wayne Elmhurst W 71-56
1/24 Alexandria W 86-19
1/27 at Eastern (Geentown) W 65-40
1/31 Madison Grant W 78-39
2/3 at Marion W 66-56
2/5 Blackford W 79-20
Eastern (Greentown) Sectional
2/10 Tipton W 80-38
2/13 Eastern (Greentown) W 57-28
2/14 Taylor W 60-44
Cass Regional
2/21 Wabash W 66-29
2/21 Fort Wayne Bishop Luers W 56-47
Elkhart Central Semi-State
2/28 Garrett W 55-42
State finals history
Runner-up: 2008 (2A)
Appearances: 2008 (2A), 2009 (2A)
Golden Eagles notes
• Final Coaches State Ranking: No. 2.
• Oak Hill playing in second consecutive girls basketball state championship game after falling to Heritage Christian, 53-31, in last year’s final game.
• Playing for school’s second state championship (Class A football 1982).
• For second season in a row, Oak Hill defeated Fort Wayne Luers for the regional crown and Garrett for semistate championship.
• A victory this Saturday would be the 100th career win for coach Todd Law (99-24 in fifth season as coach).
• Oak Hill ranks seventh in state at 68.8 ppg and third in margin of victory (30.5).
• Eagles have four players who have scored more than 1,000 career points: senior Kristen Hicks, junior Courtney Moses, junior Ashley Pickering, and senior Lauren Meese.
• Oak Hill owns state’s best record over the last two seasons (77-4) and third-best in last four years (91-11).
• 17-0 against other Class 2A teams; 7-0 vs. 3A teams; 3-1 vs. 4A teams.
Heritage Christian Eagles
Roster & statistics (number, name, height, grade, position, games played, FG-FGA, FG%, 3FG%, FT%, apg, rpg, ppg)
00 Kaycee Jones 5-9 11 F 26 48-131 .366 .256 .537 1.8 3.7 5.2
5 Liz Stratman 6-3 10 F 26 126-240 .525 .000 .638 1.2 5.8 11.1
11 Gabby Bryant 5-6 9 G 15 9-17 ,529 .596 .538 0.1 0.3 2.0
12 Claire Freeman 5-9 12 G 26 141-268 .526 .213 .760 4.3 2.7 13.4
13 Alyssa Burton 5-5 12 G 24 26-73 .356 .190 .571 1.3 1.0 2.7
14 Maddie Anderson 5-9 10 F 26 44-101 .436 .441 .732 1.2 2.2 5.1
23 Meredith Martin 5-6 12 G 20 28-67 .418 .314 .545 0.4 0.9 3.7
35 Ellie Stater 6-3 9 C 11 1-8 .125 .000 .500 0.0 0.5 0.3
24 Brittany Webb 5-4 9 G 26 22-52 .423 .333 .700 1.3 1.0 2.5
32 Emily Anderson 5-8 12 G 26 113-211 .536 .410 .755 1.8 3.0 11.1
34 Kelly Faris 5-11 12 F 26 131-243 .539 .303 .779 4.9 8.8 14.1
44 Leah Richards 5-9 10 F 15 7-13 .538 .000 .400 0.3 1.5 1.1
Team Totals / Percentages 698-1429 .488 .319 .694 18.3 30.2 70.0
Opponent Totals / Percentages
Coach: Rick Risinger
Results (25-1)
11/11 Northwest W 77-62
11/15 at FW Bishop Luers W 61-44
11/22 Rufus King (WI) W 67-41
12/5 Whitney Young (IL) W 66-64
12/6 at Brebeuf Jesuit W 75-33
12/13 Hamilton Southeastern W 55-49
12/15 Indpls. Crispus Attucks W 78-13
12/16 Indpls. Scecina Memorial W 71-37
12/18 Indpls. Northwest W 87-42
12/20 Indpls. Arlington W 73-41
12/27 at Roncalli W 55-25
12/29 Rushville W 53-49
1/8 Pike W 71-46
1/10 at Fishers W 59-48
1/13 at Northwestern W 70-33
1/19 Crawfordsville W 75-46
1/20 at Indpls. Cathedral W 75-51
1/31 Bolingbrook (IL) L 56-60
2/2 Northfield W 69-44
2/5 Anderson W 81-62
2/7 Penn W 80-55
Triton Central Sectional
2/13 Triton Central W 79-36
2/14 Park Tudor W 65-39
Lawrence Central Regional
2/21 Hagerstown W 69-44
2/21 Winchester W 63-46
Bedford North Lawrence Semi-State
2/28 Austin W 90-69
State finals history
State champion: 2006 (2A), 2007 (2A), 2008 (2A)
Runner-up: 2004 (2A)
Appearances: 2004 (2A), 2006 (2A), 2007 (2A),
2008 (2A), 2009 (2A)
Eagles notes
• Final Coaches State Ranking: No. 1. Also ranked No. 8 nationally by ESPN Rise Magazine and 14th in the nation in latest USA Today girls poll.
• With all five starters returning from last year, Heritage Christian looking to win fourth consecutive 2A state title; with a victory, the Eagles would be the second team in tournament history to win four straight championships (Fort Wayne Luers, 1999-2002).
• Eagles playing in 2A title game for fifth time in six seasons and, along with 4A South Bend Washington, just the third/fourth teams to play in four consecutive state finals tournaments (Fort Wayne Luers, 1999-2002; Noblesville, 1987-90).
• Only setback this year was a four-point loss to nationally ranked Bolingbrook (IL) on Jan. 31; last loss to an Indiana school was a 60-59 loss to Carmel on Jan. 23, 2007.
• HC ranks fifth in state in ppg (70.0) and sixth in margin of victory (24.7).
• State’s second-best record percentage-wise last two years (52-2, .963) and second to South Bend Washington over last four season (103-8, .928).
• With its 65-39 sectional championship win over Park Tudor Feb. 14, coach Rick Risinger celebrated his 100th victory in just his fourth year.
CLASS 3A: #4 Fort Wayne Elmhurst (24-2) vs. #10 Owen Valley (24-2)
A team statistical comparison:
FW Elmhurst, category, Owen Valley
.506 FG Percentage .479
n/a Opp. FG Percentage n/a
.255 3-Pt. FG Percentage .315
.611 FT Percentage .687
38.7 Rebound Average 27.9
n/a Rebound Margin n/a
69.0 Points Per Game 65.4
47.6 Points Allowed Per Game 42.7
21.4 Points Differential 22.7
Fort Wayne Elmhurst Trojans
Roster & statistics (number, name, height, grade, position, games played, FG-FGA, FG%, 3FG%, FT%, apg, rpg, ppg)
4 Cora Tatum 5-9 11 G 26 56-132 .424 .245 .500 2.7 3.9 8.4
12 Rosie Lewis 5-7 9 G 25 51-131 .389 .154 .583 2.9 4.2 5.7
14 TeSharra Thomas 5-4 9 G 25 18-50 .360 .269 .481 0.9 1.2 2.8
20 Eleni Barker 5-3 11 G 18 8-17 .470 .400 .500 0.8 1.2 2.3
22 Ayanna Martin 5-6 9 G/F 4 1-4 .250 .000 .000 0.0 0.8 0.5
23 Liza Clemons 6-2 10 F/C 26 153-254 .602 .000 .675 1.5 7.7 13.9
24 Lacia Gorman 5-7 10 G 26 103-185 .556 .286 .750 4.3 2.5 14.2
30 Shamell Wagstaff 5-7 9 G/F 13 3-10 .300 .333 .800 0.1 1.6 1.0
32 Lecretia Smith 5-10 12 G/F 25 175-312 .560 .111 .650 2.4 10.2 17.2
33 Shannell Ruch 5-7 9 F/C 3 0-1 .000 .000 .000 0-0 0.3 0.0
34 Morgan Banks 5-7 11 G/F 1 0-0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
40 Danielle Roberson 5-10 11 F 26 34-73 .465 .000 .480 0.1 2.0 3.1
44 Karah Peppler 6-1 9 C 25 25-62 .403 .000 .500 0.1 1.9 2.4
Lauren Fisher 5-5 11 C 0 0-0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Totals / Percentages 628-1240 .506 .255 .611 15.3 38.7 69.0
Opponent Totals / Percentages 362-1023 .353 .247 .669 8.1 35.7 47.6
Coach: Mark Redding
Results (24-2)
11/15 Fort Wayne Snider W 57-48
11/21 at Whitko W 80-38
11/25 Homestead W 75-58
11/29 Knox W 71-32
11/29 at Tippecanoe Valley W 72-49
12/02 Bellmont W 73-43
12/06 FW Bishop Dwenger W 85-60
12/12 at Harding W 83-50
12/23 Fort Wayne Northrop W 81-50
12/27 Fort Wayne Snider W 59-51
12/27 Fort Wayne South Side W 60-49
1/06 at Fort Wayne Canterbury L 54-62
1/07 Fort Wayne Northrop W 60-36
1/13 at FW Concordia Lutheran W 63-48
1/16 Fort Wayne North Side W 67-26
1/21 Oak Hill L 56-71
1/23 Fort Wayne Wayne W 94-36
1/27 New Haven W 85-56
1/30 Fort Wayne Bishop Luers W 57-55
2/06 at Fort Wayne South Side W 46-36
Bellmont Sectional
2/10 Bellmont W 67-39
2/13 Fort Wayne Wayne W 70-34
2/14 Norwell W 61-43
Peru Regional
2/21 Blackford W 84-53
2/21 Northwood W 70-59
Plymouth Semi-State
2/28 Benton Central W 64-56
State finals history
First appearance
Trojans notes
• Final Coaches State Ranking: No. 4.
• Team is making school’s first appearance in girls basketball state finals and second overall (boys basketball was state runner-up in 2003).
• Trojans outscored top-ranked Benton Central last Saturday, 38-23, over the second and third quarters and went on to capture school’s first semistate crown; four players scored in double figures in the game: Lecretia Smith (21), Liza Clemons (15 all in third quarter), Lacia Gorman (12), and Cora Tatum (11).
• Won school’s first regional since 1999 with 70-59 win over NorthWood; also topped No. 2 Norwell, 61-43, for sectional championship.
• Elmhurst has won 10 straight since falling to 2A state finalist Oak Hill, 71-56, on Jan. 21; team’s only other loss this year came to 1A state finalist Fort Wayne Canterbury, 62-54, on Jan. 6.
• At 69.1 ppg, Elmhurst ranks sixth in the state and 13th overall in margin of victory (21.5)
• Team won Summit Athletic Conference with 9-0 record this year.
Owen Valley Patriots
Roster & statistics (number, name, height, grade, position, games played, FG-FGA, FG%, 3FG%, FT%, apg, rpg, ppg)
10 Adrian Gillaspy 5-6 12 G 24 66-158 .418 .321 .778 1.5 1.7 9.0
12 Mack Evans 5-3 10 G 26 54-118 .458 .204 .560 1.2 0.9 5.8
20 Micah York 5-4 12 G 24 30-71 .423 .467 .750 0.7 1.5 2.9
22 Sam Cooper 5-1 11 G 26 67-184 .364 .313 .692 4.3 2.0 8.0
24 Heather Gonser 5-9 12 F 26 157-298 .527 .387 .723 3.2 6.2 14.3
30 Caitlin Leichter 5-8 10 F 18 12-33 .364 .500 .571 0.4 2.2 1.8
32 Nickole Gonser 5-9 12 F/C 25 123-223 .552 .200 .734 2.4 7.6 12.7
34 Kaitlin Sweatman 5-9 11 F/C 26 102-202 .505 .000 .686 2.2 5.0 10.6
40 Caitlyn Kinnick 5-10 10 F/C 15 9-23 .391 .375 .333 0.2 1.1 1.5
42 Ashley Marsh 5-5 11 F 17 8-16 .500 .000 .000 0.2 1.5 0.9
Team Totals / Percentages 628-1326 .474 .310 .691 15.7 27.5 64.7
Opponent Totals / Percentages
Coach: Tom Anderson
Results (24-2)
11/12 Terre Haute South L 57-73
11/14 South Vermillion W 84-22
11/17 Cloverdale W 94-40
11/19 at Mitchell W 75-62
11/24 Cascade W 72-36
12/6 West Vigo W 82-42
12/9 at Bloomington North W 61-51
12/12 South Vermillion W 64-18
12/29 Indianapolis Arlington L 38-58
12/29 Forest Park W 67-56
12/30 Edgewood W 63-42
12/30 Indianapolis Arlington W 46-30
1/7 Monrovia W 87-47
1/9 Northview W 63-46
1/12 at Clay City W 65-36
1/16 at Brown County W 65-28
1/23 at Edgewood W 57-55
2/2 Bloomfield W 47-30
2/6 at Sullivan W 78-33
2/7 White River Valley W 60-57
Owen Valley Sectional
2/10 South Vermillion W 68-36
2/13 West Vigo W 58-14
2/14 Edgewood W 60-53
Jasper Regional
2/21 Gibson Southern W 50-49
2/21 Vincennes Lincoln W 75-53
Southport Semi-State
2/28 Crawfordsville W 49-44
State finals history
First appearance
Patriots notes
• Final Coaches State Ranking: No. 10.
• Team making school’s very first state finals appearance in an IHSAA team sport (baseball, basketball, football, soccer, softball, volleyball).
• Has won 17 straight games and defeated three consecutive Top 10 tournament teams: No. 9 Gibson Southern and No. 3 Vincennes Lincoln to win its first regional crown since 1994, and No. 6 Crawfordsville for its first semistate title.
• The 49-44 victory over Crawfordsville last Saturday was the 100th coaching win for sixth-year leader Tom Anderson.
• All five starters return from last year’s 22-3 sectional championship team.
• Patriots scoring at a 64.8 ppg clip and beating teams by 22.1 ppg this season.
• Team is 46-5 last two seasons, 70-7 over last three years, and 86-15 (.851) during four-year span to rank fifth in state percentage-wise.
• Won Western Indiana Conference title this year with 6-0 record.
CLASS 4A: #2 South Bend Washington (26-0) vs. #1 Ben Davis (29-0)
A team statistical comparison:
SB Washington, category, Ben Davis
.474 FG Percentage .490
n/a Opp. FG Percentage n/a
.320 3-Pt. FG Percentage .320
.644 FT Percentage .680
34.9 Rebound Average 35.7
n/a Rebound Margin n/a
80.2 Points Per Game 65.7
44.2 Points Allowed Per Game 35.2
36.0 Points Differential 30.5
South Bend Washington Panthers
Roster & statistics (number, name, height, grade, position, games played, FG-FGA, FG%, 3FG%, FT%, apg, rpg, ppg)
1 Karis Phillips 5-2 12 G 26 62-145 .428 .359 .857 3.8 1.6 7.1
2 Shareita Patton 5-5 9 G 25 49-157 .312 .175 .368 1.4 1.6 4.8
3 Jazmine Watson 5-7 12 G 26 33-90 .367 .105 .667 0.9 2.1 3.8
4 Skylar Diggins 5-10 12 G 25 255-453 .563 .420 .780 6.4 6.4 29.0
5 Terran Scott 5-6 10 G 23 14-29 .483 .333 .750 0.4 0.5 1.8
10 Porscha Hill 5-7 10 G 20 12-29 .414 .182 .500 0.2 0.7 1.4
14 Avante Newsome-Gunn5-6 11 G/F 23 10-19 .526 .000 .438 0.1 1.0 1.2
32 Takoia Larry 5-11 12 F 26 134-257 .521 .219 .558 0.9 4.9 12.4
33 Brytney Bennett 6-0 9 F/C 24 26-69 .377 .000 .321 0.3 2.2 2.5
50 Jasmine Watson 6-3 12 C 18 86-169 .509 .333 .607 1.3 8.7 11.5
55 Rakeesha Lane 5-9 12 F 26 60-158 .380 .222 .647 0.7 6.2 6.1
Team Totals / Percentages 790-1668 .474 .320 .644 15.7 34.9 80.2
Opponent Totals / Percentages 44.2
Coach: Maurice Scott
Results (26-0)
11/15 LaPorte W 95-31
11/21 at SB St. Joseph’s W 89-19
11/25 South Bend Riley W 95-31
11/28 FW Bishop Luers W 75-35
12/4 at Elkhart Central W 84-27
12/5 Bowman Academy W 95-40
12/10 at Plymouth W 52-38
12/12 Mishawaka W 79-30
12/19 at South Bend Adams W 92-10
12/27 M.L. King (MI) W 70-35
12/29 Newark Univ. (NJ) W 75-73
12/30 Madison Bob Jones (AL) W 64-54
1/2 Gary West W 92-70
1/3 Elkhart Memorial W 70-54
1/6 Mishawaka Marian W 80-36
1/9 at Michigan City W 94-58
1/16 Lake Zurick (IL) W 92-58
1/17 Bolingbrook (IL) W 66-65
1/21 at Penn W 88-45
1/23 South Bend Clay W 83-60
1-29 Benton Harbor (MI) W 75-39
Penn Sectional
2/13 Penn W 53-30
2/14 South Bend Clay W 83-60
Valparaiso Regional
2/21 Elkhart Memorial W 69-38
2/21 Michigan City W 98-66
Plymouth Semi-State
2/28 Pendleton Heights W 77-45
State finals history
State champion: 2007 (4A)
Runner-up: 2006 (4A), 2008 (4A)
Appearances: 2006 (4A), 2007 (4A), 2008 (4A), 2009 (4A)
Panthers notes
• Final Coaches State Ranking: No. 2. Also ranked No. 1 nationally by ESPN Rise Magazine and No. 4 nationally in USA Today girls poll.
• Washington seeking second state championship in four years (2007) and playing in the state title game for the fourth straight season.
• Along with 2A Heritage Christian, Washington is just the third/fourth team to play in four consecutive state finals tournaments (Fort Wayne Luers, 1999-2002; Noblesville, 1987-90).
• Panthers won the National Federation’s T-Mobile Invitational in Muncie in late December, beating two highly ranked teams from New Jersey and Alabama.
• Saturday’s encounter with Ben Davis will be the first ranked team Washington has faced in the state tournament.
• Panthers lead the state in points per game (80.2) and margin of victory (36.0).
• Senior guard Skylar Diggins leads the state in scoring at 29.0 ppg and also ranks among state leaders at 6.4 assists per game.
• Coach Maurice Scott is in his first year as head coach after serving as Marilyn Coddens’ assistant for previous six years. Coddens is now Washington’s athletic director.
• Panthers are 49-3 last two years, 77-4 over three seasons, and a state-best 102-6 (.944) over past four seasons.
Ben Davis Giants
Roster & statistics (number, name, height, grade, position, games played, FG-FGA, FG%, 3FG%, FT%, apg, rpg, ppg)
00 Vivian Holcomb 5-11 11 F 29 41-84 .490 .000 .720 0.8 3.7 3.6
2 Dee Dee Williams 5-11 11 G 29 67-157 .430 .340 .750 4.1 3.9 7.6
5 Jordan Huber 5-7 11 G 28 21-48 .440 .270 .710 1.7 2.2 5.1
10 Jazmine Windham 5-11 10 G 13 7-12 .580 .750 .333 0.1 1.0 1.8
12 Janae Kimball 5-3 10 G 27 11-26 .420 .000 .560 0.9 2.1 1.7
13 Bria Goss 5-10 10 G 29 121-215 .560 .333 .770 2.6 6.6 11.1
15 Demetria Nunley-Lash 5-8 11 F 29 44-113 .390 .000 .570 0.7 4.7 4.1
20 Alexandria Bentley 5-7 12 G 29 162-315 .510 .380 .780 2.7 3.2 15.6
21 Chanel Simmons 5-7 12 G 28 25-57 .440 .333 .570 0.5 1.3 2.5
22 Brionna Arnold 5-9 9 G 15 6-8 .750 .000 .500 0.3 0.6 1.0
23 Emily Huber 5-8 12 F 29 27-54 .500 .360 .750 0.9 2.4 3.7
30 Shawnece Teague 6-2 9 C 19 11-27 .410 .000 .750 0.2 1.3 1.3
34 Katie Kirschner 5-10 10 F 13 1-7 .140 .000 .500 0.1 0.2 0.3
40 DeAirra Goss 5-10 12 F 29 107-201 .530 .000 .600 1.6 4.1 8.6
Team Totals / Percentages 651-1324 .490 .320 .680 16.4 35.7 65.7
Opponent Totals / Percentages 280-798 .350 .200 .610 7.9 24.4 35.2
Coach: Stan Benge
Results (29-0)
11/18 at Pike W 73-35
11/22 Bolingbrook (IL) W 42-28
11/26 Perry Meridian W 64-35
11/28 Brownsburg W 68-37
12/4 Lawrence North W 92-55
12/9 at Beech Grove W 71-14
12/11 North Central (Indpls.) W 50-18
12/13 Decatur Central W 60-44
12/13 Perry Meridian W 56-34
12/26 Terre Haute North W 70-22
12/29 Connersville W 61-34
12/29 Oak Hill W 64-40
1/3 Bloomington South W 70-37
1/3 Plainfield W 94-43
1/8 Indpls. Cathedral W 89-27
1/10 North Central (Indpls.) W 70-31
1/15 at Decatur Central W 52-38
1/16 Warren Central W 73-57
1/22 Avon W 53-34
1/25 at Center Grove W 87-50
1/30 at Carmel W 72-57
2/2 at Terre Haute South W 54-51
2/4 Brebeuf Jesuit W 76-39
Ben Davis Sectional
2/10 Indianapolis Manual W 38-9
2/13 Pike W 60-27
2/14 Decatur Central W 59-27
Ben Davis Regional
2/21 Lawrence North W 62-33
2/21 Carmel W 65-42
Southport Semi-State
2/28 Mooresville W 59-27
State finals history
State champion: 2000 (4A), 2001 (4A)
Appearances: 1992, 2000 (4A), 2001 (4A), 2009 (4A)
Giants notes
• Final Coaches State Ranking: No. 1. Also ranked No. 1 nationally in USA Today girls poll and No. 2 nationally by ESPN Rise Magazine.
• Ben Davis playing for third state championship (2000, 2001) and making school’s fourth appearance in state finals (1992).
• With a victory, Giants would become first girls team in state history to win 30 games in a season.
• Saturday’s game against Washington will be third straight game against Top 10 team; Giants beat No. 9 defending state champ Carmel for the regional crown, avenging last year’s tournament upset, and knocked off No. 7 Mooresville for the semistate title.
• Giants rank 10th in state in points allowed (35.2) and second in margin of victory (30.5).
• At 53-2, Ben Davis owns best record in the state over last two years.
• Defeated 2A state finalist Oak Hill, 64-40, in the championship game of the Hall of Fame Classic on Dec. 29.
• Stan Benge ranks seventh among active coaches in victories with 467; he is one of 15 coaches in state history with at least 400 wins.
• Giants won their eighth sectional championship in 10 years and took the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference title with 7-0 record.
Finally, the list of Indiana girls basketball state champions:
Year, champion, runner-up, score, coach, record, site
1975-76 Warsaw Bloomfield 57-52 Janice Soyez 22-0 Hinkle Fieldhouse
1976-77 East Chicago Roosevelt Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 66-35 Roberta DeKemper 24-0 Hinkle Fieldhouse
1977-78 Warsaw Jac-Cen-Del 75-60 Janice Soyez 22-0 Hinkle Fieldhouse
1978-79 East Chicago Roosevelt Anderson Madison Hts. 48-23 Roberta DeKemper 23-0 Hinkle Fieldhouse
1979-80 Southport Columbus East 67-63 OT Marilyn Ramsey 22-2 Market Square Arena
1980-81 Evansville Reitz Rushville 74-47 Louise Owen 26-1 Market Square Arena
1981-82 Heritage Valparaiso 52-45 Cheri Gilbert 24-2 Market Square Arena
1982-83 Bedford North Lawrence Crown Point 55-50 Pete Pritchett 26-1 Market Square Arena
1983-84 Crown Point Warren Central 55-54 OT Tom May 26-0 Market Square Arena
1984-85 Crown Point Wawasee 48-31 Tom May 25-4 Market Square Arena
1985-86 Fort Wayne Northrop Scottsburg 58-53 Dave Riley 29-0 Market Square Arena
1986-87 Noblesville Anderson Highland 47-38 Ray Lyttle 27-0 Market Square Arena
1987-88 Fort Wayne Snider Noblesville 60-58 Lamar Kilmer 27-1 Market Square Arena
1988-89 Scottsburg Benton Central 74-72 OT Donna Cheatham 26-1 Market Square Arena
1989-90 Huntington North Bedford North Lawrence 50-47 Fred Fields 26-4 Market Square Arena
1990-91 Bedford North Lawrence Warsaw 52-44 Pete Pritchett 29-0 Market Square Arena
1991-92 Kokomo Bedford North Lawrence 50-47 Mike McCroskey 26-1 Market Square Arena
1992-93 Kokomo McCutcheon 70-60 Mike McCroskey 27-1 Market Square Arena
1993-94 Lake Central Kokomo 44-42 Tom Megyesi 25-1 Market Square Arena
1994-95 Huntington North Carmel 43-39 Fred Fields 28-1 Market Square Arrena
1995-96 Center Grove Valparaiso 55-44 Joe Lentz 25-2 Market Square Arena
1996-97 Martinsville Crown Point 66-59 Jan Conner 26-1 Market Square Arena
1997-98
4A Martinsville Lake Central 71-65 Jan Conner 29-0 Market Square Arena
3A West Lafayette Franklin 62-45 Steve Dietrich 23-5 Market Square Arena
2A Southridge Bluffton 62-57 Stan Roesner 22-6 Market Square Arena
A Bloomfield Morgan Township 90-58 Paula Fettig 26-2 Market Square Arena
1998-99
4A New Albany Fort Wayne Snider 46-41 Angie Hinton 26-0 Market Square Arena
3A NorthWood Indianapolis Cathedral 72-71 Steve Neff 24-3 Market Square Arena
2A Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Austin 59-48 Gary Andrews 27-1 Market Square Arena
A Clinton Prairie New Washington 50-42 Connie Garrett 25-2 Market Square Arena
1999-00
4A Ben Davis Valparaiso 56-53 Stan Benge 28-0 Hinkle Fieldhouse
3A Indianapolis Cathedral Columbia City 58-44 Linda Bamrick 27-1 Hinkle Fieldhouse
2A Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Forest Park 62-60 Gary Andrews 26-1 Hinkle Fieldhouse
A Triton Rising Sun 57-54 OT Mark Heeter 20-7 Hinkle Fieldhouse
2000-01
4A Ben Davis Fort Wayne Snider 69-45 Stan Benge 27-2 Conseco Fieldhouse
3A Indianapolis Cathedral Plymouth 54-39 Linda Bamrick 29-1 Conseco Fieldhouse
2A Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Shenandoah 55-39 Gary Andrews 28-0 Conseco Fieldhouse
A Triton White River Valley 55-38 Mark Heeter 23-3 Conseco Fieldhouse
2001-02
4A Terre Haute South South Bend Riley 63-42 Alan Maroska 25-2 Conseco Fieldhouse
3A Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Gibson Southern 51-37 Teri Rosinski 21-5 Conseco Fieldhouse
2A Southwestern (Hanover) Shenandoah 70-64 Donna Cheatham 25-2 Conseco Fieldhouse
A North Vermillion Hebron 45-42 Ken Gentrup 25-1 Conseco Fieldhouse
2002-03
4A Kokomo Perry Meridian 44-42 Charlie Hall 26-0 Conseco Fieldhouse
3A Beech Grove South Bend St. Joseph’s 63-45 Dawn McNew 28-1 Conseco Fieldhouse
2A Shenandoah Southwestern (Hanover) 52-51 Todd Salkoski 24-5 Conseco Fieldhouse
A Tri-Central North Vermillion 57-55 Kathie Layden 23-4 Conseco Fieldhouse
2003-04
4A North Central (Indpls.) Warsaw 53-38 Alan Vickrey 23-3 Conseco Fieldhouse
3A Brebeuf Jesuit Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 54-38 Kendall Kreinhagen 26-3 Conseco Fieldhouse
2A Rochester Heritage Christian 50-41 Tony Stesiak 25-2 Conseco Fieldhouse
A Tri-Central Washington Catholic 46-36 Kathie Layden 21-6 Conseco Fieldhouse
2004-05
4A North Central (Indpls.) Gary West Side 57-54 Alan Vickrey 20-7 Conseco Fieldhouse
3A South Bend St. Joseph’s Corydon Central 70-57 Mike Megyese 25-1 Conseco Fieldhouse
2A Shenandoah North Judson-San Pierre 54-49 Todd Salkoski 22-5 Conseco Fieldhouse
A Tri-Central Northeast Dubois 47-46 Kathie Layden 19-7 Conseco Fieldhouse
2005-06
4A Castle South Bend Washington 83-72 Wayne Allen 25-3 Conseco Fieldhouse
3A FW Bishop Luers Evansville Memorial 65-54 Teri Rosinski 24-4 Conseco Fieldhouse
2A Heritage Christian Westview 46-34 Rick Risinger 25-3 Conseco Fieldhouse
A Lafayette Central Catholic South Central (Elizabeth) 75-68 Geoff Salmon 18-10 Conseco Fieldhouse
2006-07
4A South Bend Washington Columbus East 84-64 Marilyn Coddens 28-1 Conseco Fieldhouse
3A Brebeuf Jesuit Wawasee 51-43 Kendall Kreinhagen 23-6 Conseco Fieldhouse
2A Heritage Christian Jimtown 62-44 Rick Risinger 26-3 Conseco Fieldhouse
A Oregon-Davis Wood Memorial 54-46 Terry Minix 25-3 Conseco Fieldhouse
2007-08
4A Carmel South Bend Washington 84-72 Scott Bowen 23-4 Conseco Fieldhouse
3A Plymouth Indpls. Bishop Chatard 47-46 Dave Cox 22-4 Conseco Fieldhouse
2A Heritage Christian Oak Hill 53-31 Rick Risinger 27-1 Conseco Fieldhouse
A Fort Wayne Canterbury University 36-32 Scott Krieger 21-5 Conseco Fieldhouse
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