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<p>The Final Four of the Class 2 state tournament was held in Springfield last weekend. Tipton defeated LeBlond for the state championship while New Haven defeated Norwood in the third place game.</p>
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<p>Prep Girls Hoops Missouri presents its Class 2 Final Four All-Tournament Team</p>
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<p>MOST VALUABLE PLAYER </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='107020' first='Myra' last='Claas'] (Tipton): The 2023 guard closed out a great career with a big weekend in leading Tipton to the state championship. In the two games, she averaged 20.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, three assists and 4.5 steals a game. She has been tremendous in every facet on the game. In the championship game against LeBlond, she had 23 points, five assists and five steals as Tipton avenged its only loss of the season.</p>
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<p>*******<br></p>
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<p>FIRST TEAM</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='170384' first='Briar' last='Cox'] (Tipton): The 6'0" 2023 forward was a double-double machine in Springfield as she averaged 13 points and 13.5 rebounds in the two Final Four games. In the semifinals against Norwood, she dominated the early part of the game to get Tipton rolling as she finished with 14 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and three steals.</p>
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<p>Shae Lewis (LeBlond): The 2023 guard had a very productive weekend for the state runners-up as she averaged 12.5 points, five rebounds and three assists in the two games. She was a perfect three for three from long distance in the victory over New Haven in the semifinals.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='170378' first='Tatum' last='Studer'] (LeBlond): The 2023 guard averaged 11 points, five rebounds and three steals in leading LeBlond to a runner-up finish. She also shot the ball well from 3-point range as she hit three triples in the semifinals against New Haven.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='585009' first='Brenna' last='Langenberg'] (New Haven): The 2023 guard averaged 12.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, three assists and three steals over the weekend in leading the Shamrocks to a third-place finish.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='303290' first='Charlee' last='Bailey'] (Tipton): The 2025 guard averaged 10 points, three rebounds and two assists over the weekend for the state champions. She came up with big performance in the semifinals with 14 points and four made 3-pointers in the victory over Norwood.</p>
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<p>*******<br></p>
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<p>SECOND TEAM</p>
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<p>Loran Mooney (Norwood)</p>
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<p>Alayna Lagemann (New Haven)</p>
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<p>Katie Beam (LeBlond)</p>
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<p>Kaitlyn Drake (Norwood)</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='554808' first='Courtney' last='Edwards'] (Tipton)</p>
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The Final Four of the Class 2 state tournament was held in Springfield last weekend. Tipton defeated LeBlond for the state championship while New Haven defeated Norwood in the third place game.
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