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Last Year’s State Finals in Review

BURRIS STREAK REACHES A DOZEN YEARS
Muncie Burris just seems to have everyone’s number in
Class 2A and, unfortunately for them, no one knows better
than Brownstown Central.
For the 12th straight year, top-ranked Burris (36-4)
claimed the 2A state championship trophy defeating Brown-
stown Central, 25-16, 25-15, 25-20, at Ball State’s Worthen
Arena. It was the seventh time during that stretch the two
teams met up in the final including a repeat of last year.
It was the Owls’ 20th volleyball state title overall and
marked their 82nd straight tournament victory during the
12-year run.
As a team, Muncie Burris hit .291 for the match includ-
ing .367 in the second game. Taylor Unroe tallied 17 kills
and Taylor Morey added 15 for the match. Both tied on the
defensive end with 13 digs each while Kelsey Carr earned
11. Mia Tabberson was credited with 39 assists.
Brownstown Central (29-8) was led offensively by
Katelyn Shoemaker with eight kills and Emily Sommers with
seven. Megan Wesner dug out 11 balls on the defensive
side and Sammie Bane totaled 23 assists.
Coached by Steve Shondell, Burris advanced to the
championship match via a 25-16, 25-19, 25-17 triumph over
Fairfield. Brownstown Central, coached by Jennifer Shade,
took a 25-17, 25-15, 25-23 decision from Southwood in the
other semifinal match.

MARQUETTE CATHOLIC CLAIMS FIFTH STRAIGHT STATE TITLE
It took a little over an hour for Marquette Catholic to lay two aces by junior Sarah Lutz spurred the Blazers on to a
claim to its fifth straight Class A state championship at Ball 22-21 lead. The second game saw 12 ties and five lead
State’s Worthen Arena last year. changes before Marquette Catholic junior setter Amber
The Blazers took three straight games from Barr- Cerillos’ ace propelled the Blazers to a 2-0 lead with a 29-
Reeve, 25-19, 29-27, 25-16 to win another title, its eighth 27 win.
overall. It was also the 34th consecutive tournament victory In the decisive third game, the Blazers jumped out to a
for Marquette. 4-0 lead and led by as many as eight (19-11) before junior
Down a game, the Vikings led 21-17 in the pivotal outside hitter Ashley Edmond’s kill delivered the champion-
second game before a kill by junior Brianna Gannon and ship.
Edmond led the attack for the Blazers, finishing with
14 kills and four aces, while Gannon and sophomore Katie
Clancy each added six. Cerillos tallied eight aces and
Edmond had four of her own. Senior Jenna Fumo finished
with 17 digs.
Barr-Reeve was led by junior Hilliary Fox’s 12 kills and
10 digs. Senior Shanelle Burch finished with 14 digs and
junior Terrell Miller 10.
Head Coach Troy Campbell and Marquette Catholic
finished the season at 36-4 after beating Indianapolis
Lutheran, 25-18, 25-18, 25-12 in its semifinal match earlier
in the day. Coach Amber DeCoursey’s Barr-Reeve squad
ended the season at 36-3. The Vikings ousted Lafayette
Central Catholic 25-18, 25-22, 25-22, for their spot in the
championship match.
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