After Heelan's Ella Skinner scored 13 first-half points, Lancer junior Adriane Latham was tenacious on defense and held her to zero the rest of the way.
Brooke Corson has been North Scott's defensive stopper all season, and her role didn't change in the state semifinals, as she worked hard to disrupt the Crusader offense.
Chloe Engelkes drives into the paint.
Grace Boffeli and Ella Skinner fight for the ball.
Presley Case on the move.
Rylie Rucker drives the baseline.
Samantha Scott leads a fast break.
Adriane Latham tries for two.
Chloe Engelkes has this loose ball in her sights as she battles hard with Heelan's Katelyn Stanley.
Grace Boffeli outruns a pair of Heelan players.
Grace Hansel leads a fast break.
Presley Case tries the baseline.
With a steely resolve belying her sophomore status, Sam Scott drained 9 of 13 three-point shots in the state tournament.
The Lancers were all smiles after their cakewalk win over Bishop Heelan, which vaulted them into the Saturday afternoon Class 4A finals. Pictured (l-r) are Sydney Happel, Grace Hansel, Grace Boffeli, Avery Woods (52), Sam Scott and assistant coach Devvin Rolston.
Sparked by Adriane Latham’s clamp-down, in-your-face, never-budge defensive effort on Bishop Heelan star Ella Skinner, fueled by another monster inside game from junior Grace Boffeli, and highlighted by an outside scoring barrage that was the talk of the night, the Lancers rolled to a feel-good 75-47 semifinal win over the sixth-ranked Crusaders. NSP photos by Scott Campbell.
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