Way To Go Girls!

A little off topic here, but I wanted to give a shout out to my high school alma mater, Heritage Christian School, and say congratulations to the girls basketball team for winning their third straight 2A girls state title. Way to go girls!

Heritage Christian wins 3rd straight girls 2A title
March 1, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS — A third-quarter blowout gave Heritage Christian its third straight Class 2A championship.
Liz Stratman and Kelly Faris had 10 points and 10 rebounds each and the Eagles used a 19-2 run at the end of the third period and start of the fourth to crush previously unbeaten Oak Hill 53-31 today.

Heritage Christian (27-1) held Oak Hill (26-1) to 22 percent shooting for the game and did not allow the Golden Eagles a point from midway through the third quarter until almost 3 minutes into of the final period. By then, the game was out of reach.

The Indianapolis school took a 37-20 lead after three straight baskets by Claire Freeman at the end of the third quarter and stretched the lead to 39-20 with a pair of free throws by Stratman at the start of the final period. A free throw by Heather Hicks ended Oak Hill’s scoreless streak with 5:23 to go.

Heritage Christian took its biggest lead at 48-22 on a basket by Emily Anderson with under 3 minutes left.

Hey all you Heritage fans, read the rest of the recap below the fold.

Freeman added 9 points for Heritage Christian.

Kristen Hicks led Oak Hill with 8 points, and Heather Hicks added 7.

Heritage Christian trailed twice briefly in the first quarter, the last time at 9-7 after a basket by Oak Hill’s Courtney Moses.

Two free throws by Faris tied the game, starting an 8-0 run that over the next 4 minutes and into the second period. A basket by Stratman gave Heritage Christian an 11-9 lead at the end of the first quarter, and Faris got the first two baskets of the second period for a 15-9 lead.

Heritage Christian took its biggest lead of the first half at 20-12 after a 3-pointer by Alyssa Burton, but another 3-point basket by Heather Hicks cut the lead to 20-15 at halftime. Another 3-pointer by Hicks started the second half, but Oak Hill managed only 13 points the rest of the game.

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