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Regional roundup: Carroll, Homestead to meet in finals VICTORIA JACOBSEN | The Journal Gazette Homestead knocked out Noblesville 62-57 in the Class 4A Marion regional semifinal on Saturday. Noblesville (21-4), which was ranked No. 7 in the IBCA coaches poll and No. 5 in the Class 4A AP poll, looked like it would fall in regulation when, down 48-47 with 17 seconds left to play, it took the Millers 12 seconds to foul the Spartans. Spartan junior forward Ayanna Patterson hit the first free throw but missed the second, and Noblesville got the rebound. Sophomore Ashlynn Shade made a football-style pass from midcourt to a wide-open Kaitlyn Shoemaker under the basket, who tied the game at 49 at the buzzer to force overtime. ....
High School Roundup: Homestead comes back to beat South Side in sectional finals VICTORIA JACOBSEN | The Journal Gazette South Side held Homestead to just nine points in the first half, but the Spartans shut down the Archers in the third quarter and did just enough to win 33-31 and claim the Class 4A Columbia City sectional title on Saturday night, Homestead s third straight sectional title and seventh in eight years. Junior Ayanna Patterson scored 21 of her team s points, and the Spartans (18-5), who hit eight 3-pointers against Columbia City in the semifinals on Friday, hit just two of 11 attempts on Saturday and shot 26.7% from the field as a team. ....
High Schools JOURNAL GAZETTE After splitting two matchups prior to the postseason, Garrett and Angola will meet for the third time tonight in Garrett with a sectional championship on the line. The Railroaders, ranked third in Class 3A, knocked off Woodlan in the first semifinal Friday at Garrett, 50-28, with the No. 13 Hornets following up by defeating Bishop Dwenger in the nightcap, 53-37. Garrett (20-2) finished the regular season unbeaten against Northeast Corner Conference foes, though Angola (18-5) did hand the Railroaders a defeat in the NECC Tournament back on Jan. 13 – the only team to notch a win in regulation against Garrett this year. ....