LaHarpe seventh grade girls basketball team wins IESA state championship
ASSUMPTION, Ill. — The LaHarpe seventh grade girls basketball team overcame a first-quarter deficit and marched to a 32-24 victory over Carrollton St. John in Thursday night’s Illinois Elementary School Association Class 7-1A state championship game.
The Eagles trailed 11-6 after the first quarter, but outscored the Redbirds 11-4 in the second quarter and never trailed again.
LaHarpe finishes with a 25-3 record.
Journey Miller led the Eagles with 15 points, while Aly Wibbell and Kinley Thompson scored six points apiece.
In the third-place game, Liberty shut out Normal Epiphany in the first quarter and held on for a 19-16 victory. The Eagles finished with a 21-6 record. Serah Mixer led Liberty with nine points.
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