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Last Year’s State Finals in Review Last Year’s State Finals in Review

Crown Point wins First State Title since 1985, Third Overall Linton-Stockton Dominate and Repeat as State Champions

Crown Point withstood a torrid shooting start by Linton-Stockton capped a dominant repeat run to
Brownsburg to roll to a 44-34 victory in the Class 4A the Class 2A championship with a 63-25 romp over
championship game. Tipton.
Crown Point fell behind, 19-10, after one quarter as
Brownsburg hit 8-of-11 from the floor, including a The Miners finished the season 27-1, winning their
6-for-6 performance by senior Alli Becki. final 15 games of the season to follow up a 25-5
campaign a year ago en route to its state title.
But coach Chris Seibert’s squad held Brownsburg
without a field goal over the next 10:58 of playing Coach Jared Rehmel’s Miners never trailed in the
time to build a nine-point, 31-22 lead in the third contest and held a lead as large as 41 points before
quarter. Brownsburg (17-11) did pull within 31-29 settling for the final margin. Linton-Stockton shot 50
after three quarters, but CP never lost the lead. percent (24-of-48) from the floor and forced 26 Tipton
Crown Point (25-1) thus claimed its first state turnovers in the win.
championship since winning back-to-back titles in
1984 and 1985. Haley Rose netted a game-high 24 points and
Junior guard Jessica Carrothers led CP with a game- grabbed eight rebounds to lead the winners, while
high 25 points. Vanessa Shafford added 13 points and Jaylee Hayes
Becki finished with 19 points, but hit only two of her scored 10.
last nine shots from the floor. Novalee Glass added Coach Chad Wetz’s Blue Devils were led by Ella
10 points.
Brownsburg, coached by Debbie Smiley, made its Wolfe’s eight points.
first appearance in the state finals since winning the
title in 1991. Tipton, making its first appearance in the state finals,
finished 20-7.

Marissa Gasaway’s Double-Double Powers Silver Creek to First State Championship Ashlynn Brooke’s Jumper Lifts Pioneer to First State Championship
Marissa Gasaway’s 18-point, 10-rebound per-
formance helped make Silver Creek’s first-ever Sophomore Ashlynn Brooke’s jump shot with :07 left lifted
appearance in the state finals a success as the Pioneer to a 43-42 victory over Loogootee in a rematch of
the 2020 Class A state title game.
Dragons posted a 54-48 victory over South Bend
Washington in the Class 3A championship game. The victory gives the Panthers of coach Jeff Brooke their
Kynidi Striverson’s free throw with no time on the first-ever state basketball title and avenges a 45-43 loss
to Loogootee in last year’s championship game. The title
clock gave the Dragons a 15-14 lead after one is also Pioneer’s second of the current school year as the
quarter and coach Scott Schoen’s squad never Panthers defeated Loogootee in the Class A volleyball
trailed again. championship match last fall.
The Dragons (25-3) eventually built a lead as Pioneer (25-4) held a 22-18 lead at halftime and used a
13-2 run to close the third quarter to take a 37-29 lead into
large as 12 points (32-20) early in the third the final eight minutes.
quarter. Washington did fight back and cut the
lead to one point on three occasions – the last at Coach Brian Smith’s Lions, however, rallied back with an
44-43 with 3:12 left in the game, but could never 11-2 run to take a 40-39 lead with 3:52 remaining.
take the lead. In the final minute, Loogootee (20-5) missed a pair of front-
Instead, Gasaway scored four points in a 10-5 end free throw attempts to give Pioneer a chance. After
a timeout with :23.4 left, the Panthers worked the ball to
run to close the game. Alana Striverson added Ashlynn Brooke who converted the game-winner.
11 points for the winners, while Kynidi Striverson
scored 10. The victory wasn’t secure until Pioneer senior McKenzie
Walker stole a pass under the Loogootee basket just before
For coach Steven Reynolds’ Panthers, Mila Reyn- time expired.
olds matched Gasaway’s game-high 18 points, Olivia Brooke led Pioneer with 13 points and eight
while Rashunda Jones added 13 points. rebounds, while Hailey Cripe added 12 points and Ashlynn
Washington (22-6) was making its fifth appear- Brooke netted 10 points.
ance in the state finals, but its first since 2009.
The Panthers were 4A champions in 2007. Loogootee’s Kylie VanHoy led all scorers with 18 points and
Brooklynn Jones added 12.
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