Session 6 Live Notebook (D5, D4, and D3 State Title Games)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Championship Saturday is here. We have five games left in the 2024-25 season, and they're are for the right to be a state champion. The first session will start with D5, head to D4, and close with D3. We'll see No. 3 Barneveld play No. 1 Assumption in D5, No. 4 Cuba City take on No. 2 St. Mary Catholic, and No. 4 Xavier clash with No. 2 Oostburg.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">No. 1 Assumption vs. No. 3 Barneveld</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Half</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Barneveld opens the scoring with an and-one</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Assumption's guards control the ball at a high level</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Anna Schooley has gotten two feet in the paint regularly</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Assumption has had most of the momentum down the stretch of the half</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Royals have had some missed opportunities to make a run</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='533073' first='Izabel' last='Durst'] is doing an excellent job cutting through Assumption's press</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Second Half</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Physical</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Only a few whistles this half and kids are playing through contact</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='533073' first='Izabel' last='Durst'] is the kid who can flip this game on its head<!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>She just hit a three to put her team up by one</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jordyn Jaglinski with a massive three in response off a baseline out-of-bounds play<!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>And another</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Barneveld got another three back</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>I like Leire Sainz De Rozas as a player</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>YAY! I LOVE STALL BALL</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Free throw time for Assumption</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Barneveld had a chance to tie it</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">No. 2 St. Mary Catholic vs. No. 4 Cuba City</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Half</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Ella Vosberg gets the scoring going</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>SMC is shooting the snot out of the ball</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Good lord SMC can't miss</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Cuba's hung in there against SMC's run</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>SMC's slowed it down compared to how they started</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Emily Vogel has been unreal</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Olivia Olson is firing some absurdly good passes this afternoon</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Cuba City having the lead after how SMC started the half is unreal</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Second Half</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">No. 2 Oostburg vs. No. 4 Xavier</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Half</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Cuba had a strong start to the second half</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Ashley Rowe has played excellently</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Olivia Olson has been everywhere</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>SMC had an answer and went on a 10-0 run to tie it</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Ella Vosberg has been good on the defensive end of the floor</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Sneaky good one-on-one stop by Dea Crist</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>SMC has had its chance to make some plays</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Chance again to tie 43.9 to go, nevermind wrong possession arrow direction</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>It's a good day to be in the never bet against Olivia Olson camp</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Second Half</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Xavier has still struggled to find consistent offense</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Ady Ketterhagen has been a handful for the Hawks to handle around the rim</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>The Hawks are shooting under 25% from the field</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Oostburg has done enough to keep Xavier away from making a run to get this score back down to two possessions</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Brynn Krull has been the one kid keeping Xavier in scoring-wise</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Oostburg ran away to close it out</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list -->