BLOOMFIELD CAPTURES

FIRST IHSAA STATE TITLE 

A big third quarter propelled Bloomfield to 90-58 victory in the Class A state championship game in the 23rd Annual IHSAA Girls Basketball State Finals in Market Square Arena in Indianapolis on Saturday. 

The Cardinals, coached by Paula Fettig, outscored Morgan Township, 30-6, in the third quarter to claim the first state championship in any sport for the school of 349 students. Bloomfield was making its third appearance in the state finals, including a runner-up finish in the inaugural girls basketball state finals in 1976. They returned in 1977, but fell in the semifinal round. Last November, the Cardinals finished as the state runner-up in Class A volleyball. 

Four players scored in double figures for Bloomfield which finished 26-1. Melissa Cochrane and Sara McIntosh scored 22 points a piece to lead four Cardinals players in double figures. Patsy Hardesty scored 19 points and Lindsay Secrest added 18 points of her own. Karin Morrisroe put up 19 points to lead Morgan Township.  

The Cherokees, coached by Jeff Edwards, closed at 24-4 after capturing the school's first basketball sectional title three weeks ago. 

The IHSAA Executive Committee selected Melissa Cochrane of Bloomfield as the recipient of the 1998 Mental Attitude Award in Class A girls basketball. Farm Bureau Insurance, the corporate partner of all IHSAA tournaments, presented a $1,000 scholarship in Cochrane's name to Bloomfield High School.

 

 

1998 IHSAA CLASS A CHAMPIONSHIP

GAME BOX SCORE

 Bloomfield (26-1)

Name

Min.

FG

3FG

FT

R

A

F

S

TO

TP

Patsy Hardesty

29

9-16

1-1

0-0

5

8

3

5

2

19

Lindsay Secrest

29

7-10

4-5

0-0

10

7

1

3

2

18

Melissa Cochrane

27

10-13

0-0

2-2

12

0

2

0

0

22

Sara McIntosh

28

10-15

0-2

2-6

10

4

1

2

7

22

Laura Batterton

32

2-7

0-0

0-0

5

7

3

0

5

4

Audrey Anderson

1

0-0

0-0

1-2

0

0

0

0

0

1

Stephanie Coffin

1

1-1

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

0

1

2

Lesly Ausman

4

0-0

0-0

0-0

1

1

2

0

0

0

Leslie Gillespie

2

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Kirstin Workman

2

0-1

0-0

0-0

1

0

0

0

1

0

Brandi Combs

3

1-2

0-0

0-0

1

0

0

1

0

2

Lori Beth Small

2

0-2

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Team Total

160

40-67

5-8

5-10

45

27

13

11

18

90

Percentages

 

59.7

62.5

50.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team Rebounds: 5

 

Morgan Township (24-4)

Name

Min.

FG

3FG

FT

R

A

F

S

TO

TP

Jody Lackey

31

9-13

0-0

0-2

4

2

2

3

1

18

Jordan Mills

28

5-12

0-0

1-5

10

0

1

3

4

11

Megan Hefner

29

4-13

0-0

0-0

10

0

3

1

0

8

Kim McGinley

24

1-9

0-1

0-0

6

5

1

1

2

2

Karin Morrisroe

31

6-25

3-10

4-5

4

5

3

2

8

19

Kelly Nicholson

1

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Rachel Good

1

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Kelly Morrisroe

8

0-4

0-0

0-0

2

1

1

0

2

0

April Riley

6

0-2

0-0

0-0

2

0

0

0

0

0

Autumn Martin

1

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Team Totals

160

25-80

3-11

5-12

38

13

11

10

17

58

Percentages

 

31.3

27.3

41.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team Rebounds: 6

 

Score by Quarters:

Bloomfield

22

20

30

18

--

90

Morgan Township

13

21

6

18

--

58

 

Officials:Ron McGriff, Mike Waisnora, Keith Fields (alternate).