WEST LAFAYETTE WINS IHSAA

CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

 

West Lafayette got 18 points each from Lello Gebisa and Keaton Brumm and captured the Class 3A state championship at the 23rd Annual IHSAA Girls Basketball State Finals March 14, 1998 at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis. 

West Lafayette (23-4) led by four at halftime, but outscored Franklin 20-6 in the third quarter and went on to post a 62-45 triumph. Coached by Steve Dietrich, West Lafayette's championship came on the school's first trip to the girls basketball state finals. It was the third IHSAA state title in the school's history and first in a girls sport. West Lafayette won the 1964 title in boys cross country and the Class 2A football championship in 1993. 

Andrea White scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Franklin. She was joined in double figures by Andrea Roush, who scored 11. The Grizzly Cubs, under the guidance of Walt Raines, finished 21-6 after making the school's first appearance in the state finals. 

The IHSAA Executive Committee selected Andrea White of Franklin as the 1998 recipient of the Mental Attitude Award in Class 3A Girls Basketball. Farm Bureau Insurance, the corporate partner of the IHSAA, awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Franklin Community High School in White's name. 

 

1998 IHSAA CLASS 3A

CHAMPIONSHIP BOX SCORE

 

Franklin (21-6)

Name

Min.

FG

3FG

FT

R

A

F

S

TO

TP

Carrie Reese

16

2-3

0-0

3-3

3

3

5

1

2

7

Anna Waugh

28

3-10

0-0

0-0

3

2

5

3

4

6

Andrea Roush

25

5-11

1-2

0-0

2

1

4

2

3

11

Andrea White

28

6-19

0-0

1-1

10

0

2

3

4

13

Kate Ramsey

23

1-3

0-0

0-0

2

0

3

0

1

2

Shelly Moyer

1

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jenny Cramer

16

0-6

0-2

0-0

3

2

1

0

2

0

Suzanne Lane

3

2-4

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

0

0

4

Michele Cummings

17

1-4

0-0

0-0

2

1

4

1

2

2

Suzanne Duckworth

1

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Alison Tranter

1

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

1

0

0

1

0

Amanda Terhune

1

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Team Totals

160

20-61

1-4

4-4

25

10

25

10

19

45

Percentages

 

32.8

25.0

100.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team Rebounds: 8

 

West Lafayette (23-4)

Name

Min.

FG

3FG

FT

R

A

F

S

TO

TP

Joni Woods

30

4-5

2-2

0-2

3

4

3

2

2

10

Keaton Brumm

31

5-8

0-0

8-12

3

5

2

5

7

18

Lello Gebisa

27

5-8

0-0

8-10

8

1

3

0

3

18

Kuleni Gebisa

28

3-7

0-1

0-2

3

2

1

2

5

6

Lea Musselman

27

3-3

0-0

0-0

5

1

1

1

2

6

Abbie Erickson

1

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Rachael Anderson

5

1-1

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

0

0

2

Kristen Aaltonen

1

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Megan Stacker

1

0-0

0-0

1-2

1

0

0

0

0

1

Ebba Gebisa

7

0-2

0-0

1-4

3

1

0

0

0

1

Jeannine Mellish

1

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Hannah Anderson

1

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Team Totals

160

21-34

2-3

18-32

26

14

10

10

20

62

Percentages

 

61.8

66.7

56.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team Rebounds: 9

 

Score by Periods:

Franklin

8

14

6

17

--

45

West Lafayette

14

12

20

16

--

62

 

Officials: Dick Russell, Mark Wise, Doug Bauman (alternate)