3/8/2010
Dominating offense and overwhelming defense were the recipe for success for Stan Benge and the No. 1 Ben Davis Lady Giants in the Class 4A state championship game on Saturday night. The Lady Giants earned their second consecutive state title and set seven individual game state finals records in the process, to win going away against No. 5 Merrillville, 99-52.
Ben Davis’ 99 points are a new state finals record for any class, topping the 90 points scored by Class A Bloomfield in 1998 against Morgan Township, while their 22 steals are the most in any state finals game, topping their own 2001 record set against Fort Wayne Snider.
The teams also combined to set a new state finals record for most combined points in a quarter in a Class 4A game. Ben Davis poured in 35 points in the third quarter, while Merrillville added 18; the combined total of 54 topped the 2007 4A third quarter total of 53 by South Bend Washington and Columbus East.
Junior Bria Goss, who had 22 points, and senior Demetria Nunley-Lash, who added 20, led the way for the Lady Giants, and 10 players got in the scorebook for Ben Davis on the night.
With the win, Ben Davis also established a new state record for consecutive victories with 58, dating back to the 2008-09 season, when they went 30-0 and defeated South Bend Washington, 71-69, in a thrilling state title game. Fort Wayne Northrop won 57 consecutive games from 1985-87. The Lady Giants finish the 2009-10 season with a perfect 28-0 record. The Giants also became the first Indiana basketball team (boys or girls) to complete two consecutive undefeated seasons.
Senior guard Bryonna Davis was a bright spot for Amy Govert’s Merrillville Lady Pirates, who were making their first appearance in the state finals. Davis scored 25 points on 9-for-15 shooting. Sophomore guard Raveen Murry added nine points for the Lady Pirates, who finish the season with a record of 25-2.
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