Valpo Wins Warsaw Semistate

Three top 10 girls basketball teams played in Saturday's Warsaw 4A Semistate.

Valparaiso (25-1), ranked No. 4, used its trademark suffocating man-to-man defense to beat No. 6 Fort Wayne Snider (24-3) 57-45 in the championship. Valparaiso faces No. 1 Ben Davis (27-0) in Saturday's state finals.

Valparaiso advanced by beating No. 8 Huntington North (21-5) 47-45 in overtime in the first-round game, while Snider advanced by ripping unranked Lowell (17-8) 63-43.

No. 4 VALPARAISO 57, No. 6 FORT WAYNE SNIDER 45

Valparaiso (25-1) -ÊCourtney Rosenbaum 8 8-11 24, Erin Sampel 4 3-4 14, Lee Traynham 4 3-4 11, Allison Mosak 2 2-2 6, Dana Lippette 1 0-0 2, Karen Puplava 0 0-0 0, Brittany Andreth 0 0-0 0, Brooks McAfee 0 0-0 0, Vanessa Krysa 0 0-0 0. Totals -Ê19 16-21 57.

FW Snider (24-3) - Lydia Harris 3 0-1 7, Suzanne Hayden 2 0-0 4, Jayme Neal 1 0-0 3, Molly Hayden 0 0-0 0, Erin Heffner 2 0-0 4, Lindsey Desson 1 0-0 2, Jacqueline Knight 6 1-1 13, Jasmine Fullove 0 0-0 0, Sparkle Williams 5 2-2 12. Totals -Ê20 3-4 45.

FORT WAYNE SNIDER 63, LOWELL 43

FW Snider (24-2) -ÊLydia Harris 1 1-4 3, Suzanna Hayden 5 3-3 17, Jayme Neal 2 0-0 5, Alisha Dickinson 0 0-0 0, Elizabeth Preston 1 0-0 2, Erin Heffner 4 0-1 8, Jennifer Spicer 1 0-0 2, Lindsey Desson 1 0-3 2, Jacqueline Knight 1 4-4 6, Jasmine Fullove 1 2-4 4, Sparkle Williams 6 2-4 14. Totals -Ê23 12-23 63.

Lowell (17-8) -ÊKate Parento 1 0-1 2, Rachael Wielgos 4 0-1 10, Eva Slinn 0 0-0 0, Ginger Keithley 1 2-3 4, Laura Holcomb 2 0-0 4, Jennifer Schulfer 2 0-0 4, Vanessa Zolmer 0 2-4 2, Courtney Schuttrow 1 0-0 2, Kristin Scott 0 2-2 2, Kelly Schoon 3 6-8 13. Totals -Ê11 12-19 43.

No. 4 VALPARAISO 47, No. 8 HUNTINGTON NORTH 45 (OT)

Huntington North (21-5) - Cassie Kline 2 0-0 4, Jamie Grogg 5 0-0 13, Morgan Hughes 0 0-2 0, Kortney Hanson 0 0-0 0, Jami Fusselman 0 0-0 0, Brandy Strine 7 8-12 22, Sheree Lawer 1 0-0 2, Natalie Johnson 2 0-0 4. Totals -Ê17 8-14 45.

Valparaiso (24-1) - Karen Puplava 0 0-1 0, Brittany Landreth 0 0-0 0, Brooke McAfee 0 0-0 0, Erin Sampsel 4 3-3 11, Dana Lippett 3 0-0 6, Allison Mosak 0 0-0 0, Vanessa Krysa 0 0-0 0, Lee Traynham 5 4-7 14, Courtney Rosenbaum 6 4-4 16. Totals - 18 11-14 77.