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<p>The Final Four of the Class 2 state tournament turned out to be a coronation for the Tipton Cardinals. Tipton posted impressive victories over Marionville and Portageville to win its second state championship in four years.</p>
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<p>Here is a look at the Class 2 Final Four All-Tournament Team</p>
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<p>CO-MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='620693' first='Madison' last='Carvajal'] (Tipton)</p>
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<p>The 5'7" 2026 guard closed out her career in grand fashion as she scored 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the Cardinals victory over Portageville in the state championship game. She was a near-perfect 13 of 14 from the field. That was she had 16 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals against Marionville in the semifinals. For the weekend, she averaged 22.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists a game. </p>
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<p>and [player_tooltip player_id='722136' first='Ava' last='Schlotzhauer'] (Tipton)</p>
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<p>The 5'10" 2026 forward was a force inside throughout the Final Four as she averaged 20 points and 12.5 rebounds to help lead the Cardinals to the state title. She had a game-high 21 points and seven rebounds in the semifinals against Marionville. She followed up with 19 points and 18 rebounds in a dominant state-championship game performance against Portageville.</p>
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<p>FIRST TEAM</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='980379' first='Clara' last='Williams'] (Tipton): The 5'7" 2026 guard closed out a stellar prep career by averaging 16 points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals in the Final Four. She had a high game of 17 points in the semifinals against Marionville and 15 points on seven of eight shooting in the championship game against Portageville.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1235028' first='Glo' last='Farmer'] (Portageville): The 5'10" 2026 forward had a strong Final Four as she averaged 16 points and 6.5 rebounds in the two games. She led Portageville into the championship game with 22 points, eight rebounds and four steals in the victory over Barstow in the semifinals</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1097050' first='Lanie' last='Stokes'] (Marionville): The 5'6" 2027 guard finished a strong junior season by averaging 14 points in the two Final Four games in leading the Comets to a third-place finish. She had 16 points, three rebounds and three assists in the third-place game against Barstow.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1804428' first='Bristol' last='Sanders'] (Barstow): The 6'0" 2029 forward finished a strong debut varsity year by averaging 12 points a game in the two Final Four games. In the third-place game, she had a big double-double with 11 points, 15 rebounds and two blocked shots against Marionville.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1233823' first='Dally' last='Pomeroy'] (Marionville): The 5'6" 2027 guard averaged 18 points in the Final Four to lead the Comets to a third-place finished. She erupted for a Final Four high 31 points in the victory over Barstow in the third-place game. She also had eight rebounds and four assists in a terrific all-around game.</p>
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<p>SECOND TEAM</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1235029' first='Taryn' last='Irby'] (Portageville)</p>
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<p>Alise Hickenbottom (Portageville)</p>
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<p>Nekilia Young (Marionville)</p>
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<p>Annalise Taylor (Barstow)</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1133674' first='Anna' last='Crane'] (Tipton)</p>
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The Final Four of the Class 2 state tournament turned out to be a coronation for the Tipton Cardinals. Tipton posted impressive victories over Marionville and Portageville to win its second state championship in four years.
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