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- -Lizz HersheyShoots StrongTo claim conference title and state rankingThree members of the teamfinished at the top ofConference Indiana in severalareas. Junior Lynn Freeman ledCI in blocked shots, juniorLauren Devich was second inthree point percentage andjunior Cyndi Valentin was theconferences leading scorer.If my teammates hadntpassed me the ball as much asthey did, I wouldnt have thetitle that I do now. So a lot ofthe credit is due to people otherthan myself, Valentin said.Before the game againstEdgewood on January 1, theteam was waiting for CoachGreg Elkins to come into thelocker room and talk to them.When he walked in, the girlsnoticed a rash covering hisface.The funniest part was whenCoach Elkins said Yes I have arash. No I dont know what itsfrom. Yes its uncomfortable,and no Im not contagious.After that he just walked outand that was our pep talk,junior Courtney Ladyman said.faewdewiiThe big game for the teamwas at home against DecaturCentral for the conferencechampionship. Decatur wasranked higher, but the Panthersfought hard and in the end wonby one point, 52-51.It was a close game and ifwe won wed be overall winnersof the conference, but if we lostwed be tied for first with threeother teams. We were all proudto get the outright title, juniorRebecca Florence said.Lizz HersheyleyTrying to fend off adefender, junior LynnFreeman looks to find anopen player. After beingplagued with an injury,Freeman stepped up andled the team to aconference championship.(Left) Junior Laura Quilterdrives to the hoop in agame versus the Hawksof Decatur Central. Quiltercame off the bench to nailoutside jumpers andprovide defense.d«HNHPerry Meridian: 57-56 WTerre Haute South: 69-62 LPike: 75-53 WSeymour: 66-33 WSouthport: 65-57 WCenter Grove: 61-57 WBloomington North: 81-41 WTerre Haute North: 48-47 LAvon: 63-49 WBen Davis: 64-45 LWestfield: 60-23 WEdgewood: 62-26 WMartinsville: 62-52 LColumbus North: 79-58 WFranklin Central: 54-40 WColumbus East: 62-38 WLawrence Central: 74-64 WBNL: 54-35 WDecatur Central: 55-54 WTerre Haute North: 46-42 LSectional: Columbus East: 42-34 WSectional: Columbus North: 68-51 WSectional: Center Grove: 74-62 LJunior Cyndi Valentin wasthe standout player on theteam. She led the team inscoring for the second straightyear, and her teammatesappreciated the effort she gaveday in and day out.Cyndi played consistentlythroughout the season, andwas our team leader. Im sureeveryone on the team feltconfident with Cyndi out on thefloor, junior Jenny Nolan said.6jvi,&>> 1/<*V4>rtlL 3>*AU&(1b*$&l?Z |
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