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Last Year’s State Finals in Review

Oak Hill Rallies to Capture First State Championship

After a two-year wait to get back to the Class 2A
finals, Oak Hill made the most of its opportunity this
time.
Coach Todd Law’s Golden Eagles overcame a nine-
point, third-quarter deficit to post a 54-42 win over
Winchester in battle of the last two runners-up in 2A.
Oak Hill (25-3) lost to Eastern (Pekin) in the 2017
title game, but took the trophy home this time thanks
to a spark by senior Brittany McCorkle. The 5-5 point
guard scored 14 of her 18 points in the third quarter
to help the Golden Eagles rally from a 32-23 deficit.
Winchester (26-4) still led, 35-34, after three quarters
and found itself in a 38-38 tie after a 3-pointer by
Maddie Lawrence with 6:36 left. Lawrence led the
Falcons with 20 points.
However, Oak Hill’s Kaela Robey scored 11 of her 20
points in the fourth quarter to help her team pull the
game out.
For coach Holly Gutierrez’s Falcons, it marked
the second-straight runner-up finish after a loss to
Central Noble a year ago.

Marquette Catholic Repeats as Class A State Champions
For the second-straight year, Marquette Catholic took
advantage of cold shooting by Vincennes Rivet to
claim the Class A state title.
Marquette, led by senior Sophia Nolan’s 26-point,
15-rebound performance, romped to a 57-36 win
over Rivet to finish back-to-back state champion-
ship seasons. The Blazers of coach Katie Collignon,
never trailed in the contest, leading by as many as
23 points to finish the season at 27-2.
Sophia Nolan hit 10-of-13 from the floor, including all
four of her 3-point attempts. Her twin sister, Emma
Nolan, added 12 points for the winners.
For coach Rick Marshall’s Patriots, it was another
ice-cold shooting day. A year ago, in a 38-31 title-
game loss to Marquette, Rivet hit only 8-of-46 (17
percent) from the floor. This time, Rivet shot 15-of-54
(28 percent), including 1-of-14 from 3-point range.
Kathryn Herman led Rivet with 11 points.
The loss kept the Patriots from completing an
unbeaten season (29-1) and marked the sixth
runner-up finish in seven appearances since 2009.
Rivet won its lone state title to date in 2011.

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