IHSAA girls basketball state finals recap: Lanesville, Fairfield win; Fishers, Lapel fall
Four state champions were crowned Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse as the IHSAA girls basketball state tournament came to a close. Catch up on how it all went down.
IHSAA girls basketball state finals scores
10:30 a.m. — Class A: Lanesville 60, Bethany Christian 41
12:45 p.m. — Class 2A: Forest Park 38, Lapel 37
6 p.m. — Class 3A: Fairfield 49, Corydon Central 42
8:15 p.m. — Class 4A: Bedford North Lawrence 46, Fishers 42
Class 4A: Bedford North Lawrence 46, Fishers 42, final
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Fishers | 8 | 10 | 14 | 10 | — | 42 |
Bedford N. Lawrence | 10 | 3 | 17 | 16 | — | 49 |
FISHERS – Joirdyn Smith 3-11 0-0 8, Talia Harris 5-13 3-4 15, Alycia Tripplett 2-3 2-4 6, Hailey Smith 1-6 3-4 6, Olivia Smith 1-6 1-4 3, Karina Scott 0-1 0-0 0, Kate Thomas 1-2 2-3 4, Allison Scheu 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 13-42 11-19 42.
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE – Chloe Spreen 9-14 2-3 20, Emma Brown 2-4 2-3 6, Karsyn Norman 0-10 2-2 2, Mallory Pride 5-8 1-2 11, Madisyn Bailey 1-4 5-6 7, Katie Baumgart 0-0 0-0 0, Tori Nikirk 0-0 0-0 0, Emma Crane 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 17-40 12-16 46.
3-point goals: Fishers 5 (J. Smith 2, Harris 2, H. Smith), Bedford North Lawrence 0.
FINAL: BNL 46, Fishers 42. pic.twitter.com/Yy1L6mUQTR
— hank 🇰🇷 (@Brian_Haenchen) February 26, 2023
My god. Spreen again. This after BNL pulled in a couple offensive rebounds. She adds the FT. BNL leads 40-39. 2 mins left.
Talia Harris just drew a foul on Spreen. Her 5th. She exits with 20 points. pic.twitter.com/FLtgcRLy4V— hank 🇰🇷 (@Brian_Haenchen) February 26, 2023
Class 3A: Fairfield 49, Corydon Central 42, final
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Fairfield | 14 | 11 | 7 | 17 | — | 49 |
Corydon Central | 13 | 11 | 2 | 16 | — | 42 |
FAIRFIELD – Morgan Gawthorp 4-11 3-4 13, Brea Garber 3-14 13-15 19, Kaylee Dillon 1-5 1-3 3, Delana Geiger 0-1 0-0 0, Bailey Willard 2-5 6-8 12, Eva Herbert 0-0 2-5 2, Natalie Whitaker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 10-36 25-35 49.
CORYDON CENTRAL – Alyssa Groover 1-3 0-0 2, Ava Weber 7-17 9-11 23, Morgan Adams 1-7 0-0 2, Bailey Orme 0-5 0-2 0, Josie Vaughn 3-12 0-0 7, Reese Withers 0-0 0-0 0, Bre Edwards 2-4 0-0 5, Paisley Teeter 0-0 0-0 0, Jordin McCarty 1-1 0-0 2. Teams: 15-49 9-13 42.
3-point goals: Fairfield 4, (Gawthorp 2, Willard 2), Corydon Central 3 (Edwards 2, Vaughn).
The Fairfield Falcons are State Champions for the FIRST TIME EVER!!! 🏆 @FHSFalconScores @IHSAA1 #IHSAA pic.twitter.com/qqvuxtrvmm
— Bally Sports Indiana (@BallySportsIN) February 26, 2023
Class 2A: Forest Park 38, Lapel 37, final
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Lapel | 6 | 10 | 7 | 14 | — | 37 |
Forest Park | 6 | 8 | 17 | 7 | — | 38 |
FOREST PARK – Amber Tretter 5-13 3-4 13, Danielle Eckert 0-0 0-0 0, Gabey Gray 2-3 0-2 5, Lydia Betz 6-14 1-2 15, Carley Begle 1-3 3-5 5, Ali Gehlhausen 0-0 0-0 0, Katlyn Betz 0-3 0-0 0, Grace Sutherlin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 14-36 7-13 38.
LAPEL – Kerith Renihan 0-4 0-0 0, Deannaya Haseman 1-7 0-0 3, Laniah Wills 4-7 0-0 8, Jaylee Hubble 3-8 0-0 9, Madelyn Poynter 4-7 5-6 15, Rosemary Likens 0-1 0-0 0, Annalee Stow 1-3 0-0 2. Totals: 13-37 5-6 37.
3-pointers: Forest Park 3 (Betz 2, Gray), Lapel 6 (Hublee 3, Poynter 2, Haseman).
FINAL: Forest Park 38, Lapel 37.
Poynter damn near won it at the buzzer, but Rangers repeat as 2A champs. What a finish. pic.twitter.com/EncwMUS1BE— hank 🇰🇷 (@Brian_Haenchen) February 25, 2023
Amber Tretter. Just a perfect play. Forest Park leads 38-37 with 6.5 seconds. pic.twitter.com/6uiwKMrlWu
— Kyle Sokeland (@kylesokeland) February 25, 2023
Class A: Lanesville 60, Bethany Christian 41, final
'We finally got it.'Lanesville wins first girls basketball state title.
Bethany Christian | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | — | 41 |
Lanesville | 17 | 17 | 10 | 16 | — | 60 |
Bethany Christian (24-4) — Eva Horning 1 0-0 3, Kolette Kern 0 0-0 0, Mari Stoltfus 3 3-3 11, Zoe Willems 5 6-8 17, Kiersten Todd 1 3-4 5, Adrienne Chupp 0 0-0 0, Morgan Chupp 0 0-0 0, Julia Moser 1 2-2 5, Kendra Kern 0 0-0 0, Cori Chupp 0 0-0 0, Karlee Crume 0 0-0 0, Jessa Caffee 0 0-0 0. Team: 11 14-17 41.
Lanesville (28-2) — Hadley Crosier 4 0-1 9, Ava Kerr 2 3-4 7, Hylton Brumley 1 0-0 2, Linzie Wernert 6 1-2 13, Morgan Sonner 8 1-1 18, Jane Davis 0 0-0 0, Emma Davis 0 0-0 0, Shelby Allen 4 3-5 11, Kaylie Blankenbaker 0 0-0 0, Elli Schneider 0 0-0 0. Team: 25 8-13 60.
3-pointers: Bethany Christian 5 (Stoltfus 2, Horning, Moser, Willems); Lanesville 2 (Crosier, Sonner).
Lanesville coach Angie Hinton joins Donna Cheatham and Kathie Layden as the only coaches to win state titles at two different schools. Hinton led New Albany to the 4A title in 1999.
— hank 🇰🇷 (@Brian_Haenchen) February 25, 2023
The entire population of @LanesvilleEagl1 might be here. (Can confirm the teams hath also arrived.) @LanesvilleGBB pic.twitter.com/O5Lu4ABK3Y
— hank 🇰🇷 (@Brian_Haenchen) February 25, 2023
How to watch IHSAA girls basketball state finals
Bally Sports Indiana; Bally Sports+ app (subscription); IHSAAtv.org ($15 per game or $20 for all four)
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