"Well, I don't really know anything about Triton at this point," said Clinton Prairie coach Connie Garrett on Thursday. "We have a tape coming (Friday), so at least we will have seen them by Saturday. At this point, I haven't even seen a roster. But I guess if we're not ready at this point it's not meant to be."

"Well I know Clinton Prairie is the defending state champion," said Triton coach Mark Heeter. "They are obviously a very good ball club."

Although Clinton Prairie is the defending Class A state champion, the road to this year's state championship will not be a cakewalk. Gone from last year's team are five seniors. Two of those seniors were starters and the other three contributed to the team with their play off the bench.

This year, the Gophers will start three seniors, a junior and a freshman. Starting guard Heather Allen, a 5-foot-8 senior, leads the Clinton Prairie squad in every statistical category with 15.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 3.0 steals per game. She shoots 49.8 percent from the field and 32.9 percent from behind the three-point arc.

Clinton Prairie will also look to Sara Jacoby, a 5'11" senior starting center, and her 9.4 points and 4.8 rebounds per contest.

Katie Seigfried, 5'7" junior guard, Tara Snyder, 5'10" senior forward, and Melissa Nance, a 6'0" freshman, round out the starting five. Seigfried, Snyder and Nance each average more than 4.5 points and 2.0 rebounds per game.

"We don't plan to do anything different," said Garrett. "We aren't going to throw anything new into the plan. We'll make adjustments that need to be made as we play.

"I'm confident in what we can do."

Meanwhile, Triton is competing in its first semistate in school history; however, the Trojans are returning several players with postseason experience from last year.

Missy Nifong, the lone Trojan senior, leads the team in scoring with 13.1 points per game, while sophomore Betsy Salyer averages a double-double with 11.5 points and 11.0 rebounds per contest. Nifong is the second-leading Triton rebounder with 7.3 rebounds per game. Freshman Ashli Senff adds 12.0 points, grabs 2.5 steals and dishes out 3.0 assists per contest, while Brandie Ganshorn hands off 5.0 assists, scores 5.3 points and grabs 1.5 steals per contest.

Rachel Speicher rounds out the starting Trojan five with 8.7 points, 1.5 steals and 1.9 assists per game.

"We want to make sure to concentrate," said Heeter. "We want to come out and play with confidence and poise. We just need to relax and play the game. A lot of girls played last year, so I think we will be able to hold our composure even though it's the semistate."

Since the Trojans hope to play two games Saturday, Heeter plans to change one thing in the gameplan.

"We probably will not press as much as we would like because we have to think about playing two games," said Heeter. "We'll have to play good, solid half-court man-to-man defense.

"If we can do that well, we'll have a shot at winning. We want that opportunity, that's all we ask."

Clinton Prairie Gophers

Coach: Connie Garrett (294-229, .562; 29 years, all at Clinton Prairie)

Enrollment: 330

Titles: 4 sectionals, 2 regionals, 1 semistate and 1 state

Last year: Clinton Prairie won the Class A state title by beating New Washington 50-42

Number Name Height Position Grade

11 Angela Ramsey 5-5 G 12

12 Melissa Devore 5-6 G 10

21 Erin Clossin 5-7 F 12

22 Morgan Lahrman 5-7 G 10

23 Ashlee Mennen 5-8 G 11

24 Erin Fox 5-10 F 10

31 Tara Snyder 5-10 F 12

32 Melissa Nance 6-0 F 9

33 Noel Ashwell 5-8 G 9

34 Brook Haughs 5-9 C 11

41 Katie Seigfried 5-7 G 11

42 Heather Allen 5-9 G 12

43 Rachel Alexander 5-8 F 10

44 Sarah Jacoby 5-11 C 12

Lapel Bulldogs

Coach: Kevin Brattain (124-78, .614; 10 years, all at Lapel)

Enrollment: 274

Titles: 1 sectional, 1 regional (both this season)

Last year: Lapel lost to Tri 49-47 in the second round of the Blue River Valley Sectional

Number Name Height Position Grade

10 Emily Hoover 5-5 G 9

15 Ashley Brattain 5-4 G 10

21 Ashley Hobbs 5-6 G 9

23 Autumn DeLey 5-6 F 9

30 Jennifer Hults 5-6 G 12

32 Kelly Wilson 5-6 G 12

33 Lauren Collins 5-7 F 12

35 Andrea Jennings 5-11 F 12

43 Karleigh Huff 5-10 C 11

45 Mary Russell 6-0 C 11

50 Misti Carpenter 5-11 F 11

Triton Trojans

Coach: Mark Heeter (136-74, .648; 10 years, all at Triton)

Enrollment: 343

Titles: 3 sectionals, 1 regional

Last year: Triton lost to Kouts 53-51 in the Knox Regional

Number Name Height Position Grade

4 Ashli Senff 5-7 G 9

12 Tommi Kreiter 5-4 G 11

14 Rachel Speicher 5-9 F 11

20 Shelly Miller 5-8 F 11

22 Amber Feldman 5-7 G 10

24 Brandie Ganshorn 5-9 G 11

30 Chris Feldman 5-9 G 11

32 Janell Salisbury 5-7 F 11

34 Jennifer Bates 5-7 F 11

42 Missy Nifong 5-11 F 12

50 Betsy Salyer 5-10 C 11

Marion Lakeview Christian Lions

Coach: Greg Whitton (81-29, .736; 5 years, all at Lakeview)

Enrollment: 87

Titles: 3 sectionals, 2 regionals

Last year: Lakeview lost to Fremont 56-50 in the regional

Number Name Height Position Grade

10 Kristen Whitton 5-5 G 12

12 Twana Johnson 5-1 G 9

13 Melissa Bartrom 5-6 G 12

14 Amie Owsley 5-7 G 12

21 Megan Weaver 5-7 F 11

22 Kristen James 5-5 F 10

23 Jenae Cox 5-7 F 11

25 Jennifer Stargel 5-9 F 12

31 Denise Johnson 5-2 G 9

34 Christy Miller 5-6 G 11

40 Ashley Hale 6-0 C 11

42 Sarah Medows 5-7 F 10

No. 10 CLINTON PRAIRIE

(15-8)

C. Prairie 46, Frontier 45

C. Prairie 55, Zionsville 49

Westfield 57, C. Prairie 42

C. Prairie 63, Rossville 41

Carroll 41, C. Prairie 32

C. Prairie 70, Delphi 29

C. Prairie 59, Tri-Central 47

Plymouth 44, C. Prairie 42

Frankfort 50, C. Prairie 48 (OT)

Benton Central 55, C. Prairie 49

C. Prairie 46, Western Boone 40

C. Prairie 64, Sheridan 25

C. Prairie 74, Central Catholic 32

C. Prairie 54, North Montgomery 36

TH South 68, C. Prairie 57

C. Prairie 45, Clinton Central 42

C. Prairie 65, Pioneer 28

Plymouth 47, C. Prairie 44

C. Prairie 50, Hamilton Heights 44

Lebanon 56, C. Prairie 48

Sectional

C. Prairie 55, Park Tudor 46

C. Prairie 54, Rossville 40

Regional

C. Prairie 61, Tri County 53

LAPEL

(12-11)

Lapel 70, Daleville 32

Lapel 63, Pendleton 56

Frankton 53, Lapel 34

Clinton Central 53, Lapel 42

Lapel 49, Wapahani 48

Lapel 67, Sheridan 38

Lapel 49, Knightstown 33

Lapel 73, Blue River 40

Alexandria 54, Lapel 47

Eastern Hancock 60,Lapel 53

Lapel 66, Muncie Burris 39

Elwood 56, Lapel 54

Park Tudor 65, Lapel 63

Lapel 68, Wes Del 55

Morristown 52, Lapel 45

Tri 51, Lapel 49

Shenandoah 76, Lapel 63

Lapel 55, Muncie South 31

Elwood 44, Lapel 40

Frankton 69, Lapel 45

Sectional

Lapel 92, Indiana Deaf 51

Lapel 59, Tri 46

Regional

Lapel 74, Union Center 65

TRITON

(17-7)

North Judson 73, Triton 62

Triton 74, Argos 16

Triton 76, CMA 19

Triton 64, Bethany Christian 32

Triton 51, New Prairie 33

Knox 70, Triton 58

Triton 48, Tippecanoe Valley 38

Bremen 62, Triton 57

Triton 56, John Glenn 43

LaVille 59, Triton 50

Plymouth 62, Triton 51

Triton 59, Whitko 52

NorthWood 65, Triton 46

Triton 70, Manchester 64

Triton 52, Jimtown 38

Triton 63, South Central 30

Triton 69, Culver 33

Rochester 59, Triton 43

Triton 69, Caston 32

Triton 68, Oregon-Davis 61

Sectional

Triton 59, Argos 14

Triton 54, Culver 25

Triton 64, Oregon-Davis 46

Regional

Triton 71, Kouts 42

No. 6 MARION LAKEVIEW CHRISTIAN

(17-7)

New Castle 69, Lakeview 66

Lakeview 54, Southern Wells 47

Lakeview 68, Whitko 49

Lakeview 73, Heritage Christian 46

Lakeview 83, Muncie Burris 33

Lakeview 75, FW Christian 26

Southern Wells 60, Lakeview 56

Lakeview 67, Canterbury 64

Northfield 66, Lakeview 45

Lakeview 64, Madison-Grant 62

Lakeview 63, Taylor 58

Lakeview 96, Howe Military 23

Lakeview 60, Maconaquah 45

Lakeview 57, Canterbury 43

Lakeview 99, Lakewood Park 29

Lakeview 90, FW Christian 40

Lakeview 67, Tri-Central 63

Mississinewa 70, Lakeview 58

Northwestern 73, Lakeview 62

Oak Hill 62, Lakeview 51

Marion 54, Lakeview 48

Sectional

Lakeview 53, Southern Wells 44

Lakeview 54, Adams Central 49

Regional

Lakeview 58, Canterbury 53

1999-2000 TRITON GIRLS BASKETBALL STATS

(Through 24 games; starters are denoted by position)

Name FG FG% 3-PT 3-PT% FT FT% PTS PPG A APG S SPG R RPG

Nifong (F) 131-296 44 28-80 35 25-31 81 315 13.1 43 1.8 37 1.5 175 7.3

Senff (G) 106-224 47 21-67 31 54-74 73 287 12.0 73 3.0 61 2.5 93 3.9

Salyer (C) 119-223 53 0-0 - 26-51 51 264 11.5 39 1.7 49 2.1 254 11.0

Speicher (F) 94-200 47 0-1 0 20-45 44 208 8.7 46 1.9 37 1.5 104 4.3

Ganshorn (G) 42-108 39 10-35 29 18-26 69 112 5.3 104 5.0 31 1.5 77 3.7

A. Feldman 39-105 37 2-12 17 15-31 48 95 4.1 62 2.7 58 2.5 95 4.1

Salisbury 24-58 41 0-2 0 12-29 41 60 2.6 13 0.6 13 0.6 63 2.7

Kreiter 7-21 33 0-0 - 4-11 36 18 0.8 7 0.8 14 0.6 22 0.9

Miller 9-23 39 0-0 - 1-8 13 19 0.9 5 0.2 3 0.1 10 0.5

C. Feldman 8-24 33 0-0 - 4-7 57 20 1.3 6 0.5 11 0.7 24 1.6

Bates 7-20 35 0-0 - 6-8 75 20 1.1 7 0.4 6 0.3 15 0.8

Triton 592-1316 45 62-199 31 188-330 57 1434 59.8 405 16.9 320 13.3 932 38.8

Opponents 391-1069 37 49-189 25.9 237-383 61.9 1068 44.5 272 11.3 350 14.6 585 24.4

1999-2000 CLINTON PRAIRIE GIRLS BASKETBALL STATS

(Through 23 games; starters are denoted by position)

Name FG FG% 3-PT 3-PT% FT FT% PTS PPG A APG S SPG R RPG

Allen (G) 103-207 50 23-70 33 78-124 63 353 15.4 58 2.5 70 3.0 130 5.7

Jacoby (C) 99-201 49 0-3 0.0 18-41 44 216 9.4 17 0.7 27 1.2 111 4.8

Snyder (F) 44-85 52 11-22 50 40-56 71 161 7.3 26 1.2 33 1.5 107 4.9

Nance (F) 45-124 36 2-11 18 13-20 65 108 4.7 31 1.4 23 1.0 56 2.4

Seigfried (G) 30-84 36 2-7 29 56-80 70 122 5.3 34 1.5 34 1.5 47 2.0

Mennen 21-66 32 6-20 30 19-37 51 79 5.3 23 1.5 20 1.3 40 2.7

DeVore 46-78 59 1-9 11 10-17 59 103 4.5 9 0.4 36 1.6 25 1.1

Fox 21-61 34 0-2 0.0 16-22 73 58 3.9 9 0.6 11 0.7 55 3.7

Haughs 4-6 67 0-0 - 1-3 33 9 2.3 1 0.3 1 0.3 5 1.3

Ramsey 5-17 29 0-1 0.0 2-2 1.000 12 0.7 1 0.1 3 0.2 12 0.7

Clossin 5-6 83 0-0 - 3-7 43 7 0.4 13 0.7 6 0.3 14 0.7

Lahrman 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50 1 0.3 1 0.3 3 1.0 3 1.0

Clinton Prairie 424-935 45 45-145 31 257-411 63 1225 53.3 217 9.4 267 11.6 605 26.3

Opponents 375-845 44 63-186 34 161-273 59 1015 43.7 N/A N/A N/A N/A 541 23.6

1999-2000 LAPEL GIRLS BASKETBALL STATS

(Through 23 games; starters are denoted by position)

Name FG FG% 3-PT 3-PT% FT FT% PTS PPG A APG S SPG R RPG

Jennings (F) 147-303 49 17-70 24 41-57 72 352 15.3 54 2.3 33 1.4 126 5.5

Carpenter (F) 95-205 46 8-34 24 56-87 64 254 11.0 59 2.6 39 1.7 185 8.0

Huff (C) 84-162 52 0-0 - 56-118 48 224 9.7 36 1.6 26 1.1 167 7.3

Brattain (G) 34-105 32 22-72 31 22-33 67 112 4.9 75 3.3 20 0.9 56 2.4

Collins (G) 31-67 46 0-1 0.0 22-40 55 84 3.7 49 2.1 14 0.6 84 3.7

Wilson 66-163 41 19-49 39 35-57 61 186 8.1 47 2.0 24 1.0 58 2.5

Hults 17-42 41 0-3 0.0 11-23 48 45 2.0 58 2.5 12 0.5 47 2.0

DeLey 7-23 30 0-2 0.0 10-19 53 24 1.3 10 0.6 6 0.3 12 0.7

Hobbs 8-21 38 0-0 - 4-9 44 20 1.0 15 0.8 5 0.3 15 0.8

Hoover 6-12 50 1-3 33 1-2 50 14 1.2 9 0.8 6 0.5 12 1.0

Russell 3-4 75 0-0 - 3-9 33 9 0.9 2 0.2 1 0.1 8 0.8

Lapel 498-1107 45 67-234 29 261-454 58 1324 57.6 414 18.0 186 8.1 770 33.5

Opponents N/A

1999-2000 MARION LAKEVIEW CHRISTIAN GIRLS BASKETBALL STATS

(Stats are through 23 games and do not include regional game; starters are denoted by position)

Name FG FG% 3-PT 3-PT% FT FT% RPG APG SPG PPG

Owsley (G) 229-514 45 28-88 32 183-222 82 6.3 3.7 4.2 29.1

Whitton (G) 144-403 36 61-205 30 86-127 68 3.4 4.7 2.5 18.9

Hale (C) 58-111 52 0-0 - 25-61 41 11.4 0.3 1.5 6.1

Cox (F) 29-118 25 11-28 39 17-31 55 3.2 0.6 0.8 3.7

Weaver (F) 17-44 39 0-0 - 13-33 39 3.5 1.0 1.0 2.1

Stargel 22-60 37 0-0 - 15-20 75 2.5 0.5 1.1 2.6

D. Johnson 3-6 50 0-0 - 3-4 75 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.3

Miller 7-37 19 0-0 - 10-24 42 1.7 0.3 0.8 1.0

Bartrom 4-17 24 0-1 0.0 6-9 67 1.2 0.2 0.5 0.9

James 1-8 13 0-0 - 2-7 29 1.4 0.0 0.2 0.4

T. Johnson 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 1-4 25 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.1

Medows 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0

Lakeview 514-1324 39 100-326 31 381-544 66 33.9 11.4 12.6 64.7

Opponents 435-1237 35 61-205 30 224-394 57 39.0 N/A N/A 50.2 [[In-content Ad]]