West Lincoln Broadwell wins the 7th Grade Class 1A State Championship

[December 13, 2019]  The reigning 7th Grade Class 1A State Basketball Champs did it again Thursday night in Assumption. This time the Lady Wolverines of West Lincoln Broadwell defeated Ashland A-C Central 25-20 to cap off a 29-1 season and bring home the top hardware in the state.

The Lady Wolverines were quick to jump out to an 8-1 lead in the first quarter and by halftime they maintained a 14-7 advantage over the Knights.

A solid performance in the third quarter gave WLB a 22-9 lead.

The Knights did not give up in the fourth quarter and with 19.6 seconds left in the game Delaney Jokisch banked in a three for A-C Central and that made the score 25-20. The Knights were able to get off another shot at the end of the game but it was the Lady Wolverines who were announced as state champions with a 25-20 win.

Mia Clark led WLB with 13 points.

Carson Arthalony led A-C Central with 13 points.

Following the win, WLB Coach Kari Froebe highlighted what made this team special. “This team has a bunch of role players,” said Froebe. “All these girls can score between 10-12 points. They all know their roles. They work for each other. It’s a group of girls fifteen deep who all know what they are supposed to do. We don’t have just one girl who averages 20-25 points, we have a whole group who can score between 10-12 points and that makes it even more special.”

Did Froebe see this moment unfolding at the beginning of the season? “We knew we could contend,” she said. ‘We thought we could make it to the state finals. That was their goal when they set out this year. We knew we had a chance. I always told them it came down to their heart and their head. That’s what it comes down to in the post season. They had to play smart and they had to play with their heart and they did tonight. I am super-proud of them. We did what we had to do to win and hold on to it. None of these girls had really had the state championship on their shoulders before with the class above them. Usually they would come into a game with a ten or fifteen point lead and so they’ve never really had that pressure on them. So this is the first year this group has had to have that pressure on them and it lied on their shoulders so we kept telling them over and over again, “Ladies, it’s going to come down to your heart and your head.” I thought with the circumstances this week they pulled together and did a fantastic job on the big stage.”

West Lincoln Broadwell win over Ashland A-C Central makes it four state championships in a row for the Lady Wolverines 7th grade teams! Winning Wolverine Basketball Team:

Amaya Randall, Emma Baker, Dabria Dalpoas

Jane Turner, Piper Whiteman, Myah Bowman

Mesa McCloud, Madison Kurka, Mia Clark

Grace Schneider, Lily Holmes, Rebecca Burge

Marin Luckhart, Coaching Staff: Kari Froebe ~ Head Coach, Cory Farmer ~ Assistant Coach,

Brad Schneider ~ Assistant Coach  

Photo by Teena Lowery

Congratulations, Lady Wolverines!!

WLB 25

Clark 13
Turner 6
Whiteman 4
Burge 2

A-C Central 20

Arthalony 13
Cookson 4
Jokisch 3

The Final Four in the state

1st West Lincoln Broadwell (29-1)
2nd A-C Central (26-3)
3rd Bartonville Monroe (22-3)
4th Ottawa Marquette (24-4)

WLB Roster 

Amaya Randall

Emma Baker

Dabria Dalpoas

Jane Turner

Piper Whiteman

Myah Bowman

Mesa McCloud

Madison Kurka

Mia Clark

Grace Schneider

Lily Holmes

Rebecca Burge

Marin Luckhart

Coaching Staff

Kari Froebe ~ Head Coach

Cory Farmer ~ Assistant Coach

Brad Schneider ~ Assistant Coach

[Teena Lowery]