The Marion County Lady Mustangs captured a class 1 district championship by beating LaPlata 54-25 Friday night at Madison High School. Sophomore star Jessica Redd led the Lady
Mustangs with 28 points:
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Brian Hauswirth with the call on Superstation KRES.
Redd also had ten rebounds and three blocks. The Iowa Hawkeyes and Missouri State have already shown interest in Redd. Marion County Coach Mike Johnson calls Redd "Ms. March":
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The Lady Mustangs have won 16 straight and haven't lost since January 4. Marion County will face Meadville in Tuesday's sectional playoff game at Brookfield. The Lady Eagles beat Tina-Avalon
58-30.
LaPlata's girls team finishes the year 20-7. Sophomore Rachel Shahan led the Lady Bulldogs with 13 points.
In the boys matchup, number-one seed LaPlata beat Marion County 63 to 35. Juniors Berdie Buck and Taylor Wheeler led the Bulldogs with 22 and 20 points, respectively. LaPlata Coach
David Fouch:
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The Bulldogs improve to 25-2 and advance to Tuesday's class 1 sectional playoff game at Brookfield, also against Meadville.
Sophomore JJ Chatfield led Marion County with 12 points. The Mustangs finish the season 12-13.
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