State Tournament Live Blog: Day 5
Mason Asher
We are out at the state tournament all day today and will be bringing you updates all game long both on Twitter and via this live update page. You can watch all of the games here. We will be updating this blog at the end of each game with a short blurb on the game as well as leading scorers. We will not be updating for the two finals games. Be sure to follow along on Twitter as we will be updating there all day long.
2A Semi-Final: #1 Cascade (32) vs. #4 Osage (46) Cascade and Osage locked into a low scoring battle in the first 2A semi-final of the day. The teams were tied at 12 at the half and Osage scored just two points in the second quarter. Both teams combined to shoot the ball at a 20 percent clip in the first half. It wasn’t until the fourth quarter when the scoring finally got going. Osage scored 26 points in the fourth quarter as they were 13-of-14 from the foul line to salt away the game. Osage came out in a 2-3 zone and it really was able to hamper Cascade as they shot the ball very poorly. Osage moves onto the state championship as they win a defensive battle. Leading scorers Dani Johnson Dani Johnson 6'1" | PF Osage | 2021 State IA (O): 18 points, 12 rebounds Ellie Bobinet (O): 9 points Sidney Brandau Sidney Brandau 6'" | C Osage | 2020 State IA (O): 9 points Nicole McDermott Nicole McDermott 5'5" | PG Cascade | 2020 State IA (C): 14 points
2A Semi-Final: #3 North Linn (61) vs. #2 West Hancock (46) North Linn found themselves down early in the game as West Hancock got off to a scorching start. They hit four 3-pointers in the early going and got off to a 18-12 lead at the end of the first quarter. West Hancock led by as many as 13 in the second quarter before North Linn cut the lead down to 11 points at the half. North Linn came out on fire defensively in the second half as they made adjustments and totally shut West Hancock down in the second half. North Linn held West Hancock to just 14 points in the second half as they were able to get to the line 24 times in the fourth quarter and made 17 of their free throws. Leading Scorers Grace Flanagan Grace Flanagan 5'8" | SF North Linn | 2020 State IA (NL): 19 points Sydney Burke (NL): 16 points Rachel Leerar Rachel Leerar 5'7" | PG West Hancock | 2021 State IA (WH): 17 points
1A Semi-Final: #1 Newell-Fonda (84) vs. #5 Saint Ansgar (33) Newell-Fonda got things going early and often as they got out to a huge lead to start the game. They had 31 points at the end of the first quarter and 28 points at the end of the second quarter. The end of the first half Newell-Fonda had a 59-22 lead as they got out to a great start. Newell-Fonda only had two turnovers in the game as they cruised to the finals. Leading Scorers Macy Sievers
Macy
Sievers
5'7" | SG
Newell-Fonda | 2022
State
IA
(NF): 20 points
Maggie Walker (NF): 17 points
Ella Larsen (NF): 13 points
Hannah Patterson (SA); 8 points
Hali Anderson
Hali
Anderson
5'6" | SG
Saint Ansgar | 2021
State
IA
(SA): 8 points
1A Semi-Final: #3 Bishop Garrigan (69) vs. #2 Marquette Catholic (37) Marquette Catholic got off to a good start as they led 17-16 after the first quarter but after that they struggled to score the ball the rest of the game. Bishop Garrigan had a 23 point outburst in the second quarter to get off to a 39-29 lead at the half. Bishop Garrigan then dominated the second half en route to the win. They allowed just eight points in the second half by Marquette Catholic and scored 30 of their own in the dominating win. They will have a big test against Newell-Fonda in the final game of the year. Leading Scorers Molly Joyce
Molly
Joyce
5'7" | PG
Bishop Garrigan | 2023
State
IA
(BG): 23 points
Audi Crooks
Audi
Crooks
6'3" | C
Bishop Garrigan | 2023
State
#42
Nation
IA
(BG): 17 points, 14 rebounds
Miranda Peters
Miranda
Peters
5'10" | PF
Marquette Catholic | 2020
State
IA
(MC): 11 points, 12 rebounds
2A Semi-Final: #1 Cascade (32) vs. #4 Osage (46) Cascade and Osage locked into a low scoring battle in the first 2A semi-final of the day. The teams were tied at 12 at the half and Osage scored just two points in the second quarter. Both teams combined to shoot the ball at a 20 percent clip in the first half. It wasn’t until the fourth quarter when the scoring finally got going. Osage scored 26 points in the fourth quarter as they were 13-of-14 from the foul line to salt away the game. Osage came out in a 2-3 zone and it really was able to hamper Cascade as they shot the ball very poorly. Osage moves onto the state championship as they win a defensive battle. Leading scorers Dani Johnson Dani Johnson 6'1" | PF Osage | 2021 State IA (O): 18 points, 12 rebounds Ellie Bobinet (O): 9 points Sidney Brandau Sidney Brandau 6'" | C Osage | 2020 State IA (O): 9 points Nicole McDermott Nicole McDermott 5'5" | PG Cascade | 2020 State IA (C): 14 points
2A Semi-Final: #3 North Linn (61) vs. #2 West Hancock (46) North Linn found themselves down early in the game as West Hancock got off to a scorching start. They hit four 3-pointers in the early going and got off to a 18-12 lead at the end of the first quarter. West Hancock led by as many as 13 in the second quarter before North Linn cut the lead down to 11 points at the half. North Linn came out on fire defensively in the second half as they made adjustments and totally shut West Hancock down in the second half. North Linn held West Hancock to just 14 points in the second half as they were able to get to the line 24 times in the fourth quarter and made 17 of their free throws. Leading Scorers Grace Flanagan Grace Flanagan 5'8" | SF North Linn | 2020 State IA (NL): 19 points Sydney Burke (NL): 16 points Rachel Leerar Rachel Leerar 5'7" | PG West Hancock | 2021 State IA (WH): 17 points
1A Semi-Final: #1 Newell-Fonda (84) vs. #5 Saint Ansgar (33) Newell-Fonda got things going early and often as they got out to a huge lead to start the game. They had 31 points at the end of the first quarter and 28 points at the end of the second quarter. The end of the first half Newell-Fonda had a 59-22 lead as they got out to a great start. Newell-Fonda only had two turnovers in the game as they cruised to the finals. Leading Scorers Macy Sievers
Macy
Sievers
5'7" | SG
Newell-Fonda | 2022
State
IA
(NF): 20 points
Maggie Walker (NF): 17 points
Ella Larsen (NF): 13 points
Hannah Patterson (SA); 8 points
Hali Anderson
Hali
Anderson
5'6" | SG
Saint Ansgar | 2021
State
IA
(SA): 8 points
1A Semi-Final: #3 Bishop Garrigan (69) vs. #2 Marquette Catholic (37) Marquette Catholic got off to a good start as they led 17-16 after the first quarter but after that they struggled to score the ball the rest of the game. Bishop Garrigan had a 23 point outburst in the second quarter to get off to a 39-29 lead at the half. Bishop Garrigan then dominated the second half en route to the win. They allowed just eight points in the second half by Marquette Catholic and scored 30 of their own in the dominating win. They will have a big test against Newell-Fonda in the final game of the year. Leading Scorers Molly Joyce
Molly
Joyce
5'7" | PG
Bishop Garrigan | 2023
State
IA
(BG): 23 points
Audi Crooks
Audi
Crooks
6'3" | C
Bishop Garrigan | 2023
State
#42
Nation
IA
(BG): 17 points, 14 rebounds
Miranda Peters
Miranda
Peters
5'10" | PF
Marquette Catholic | 2020
State
IA
(MC): 11 points, 12 rebounds 
