Heritage Christian used its defense to win the school’s first girls basketball title by defeating Westview, 46-34, at Conseco Fieldhouse in the Class 2A Championship. The Eagles, led by first year coach Rick Risinger, held the Warriors to just 34 points and created 20 turnovers as they pulled away after a close first quarter. Risinger took over at Heritage Christian for Dr. Mark Richards, who passed away in the fall. Richards had coached the Eagles for five years and led them to a 2A runner-up finish in 2004. Heritage Christian (25-3) was led in scoring by two freshmen as Emily Anderson scored 16 and Kelly Faris added 11 to go with a team-leading 6 rebounds. Sophomore Tiffany Fisher and junior Michelle Haney led Westview (24-4) with nine points each. Junior Emily Lamkin and Haney led the way for the Warriors with 7 rebounds. Westview was coached by Randy Yoder who has been at the helm of the northern Indiana school for 12 years. Westview was held to just three points in the second quarter and never got on track after that. The Eagles defense was successful in shutting down Fisher, the state’s leading field goal shooter, who ended the day with nine points (4 of 7) shooting from the field. The Eagles defense, which was only allowing 38 points a game this year, added 15 steals to the defensive attack. Freshman Kelly Faris had a 2A state record 6 steals. Heritage Christian led by one at the end of the first period, 10-9, then outscored the Warriors 13-3 in the second quarter. The scoring was even in the third quarter but momentum stayed in the Eagles’ favor as they scored on a layup at the buzzer. The Eagle’s defense did not allow any run by Westview in the fourth quarter. Coach Risinger’s daughter, Megan, was an assistant coach for Lafayette Central Catholic who won the 1A championship earlier in the day. Heritage Christian senior guard Nicole Roush is the 2005-06 Girls Basketball recipient of the Patricia L. Roy Mental Attitude Award for Class 2A. Roush served as team captain for coach Rick Risinger’s 25-3 Eagles who won the school’s first IHSAA championship in any sport. She is a four-year member of the basketball team, playing three seasons on the varsity, including the school’s 2004 state runner-up team. Roush ranks 14th in her senior class with a 3.846 cumulative grade point average. Roush is active in her community, serving as a mentor and in elementary school tutoring programs and taking missions trips to Honduras and Mexico. “It has been a pleasure watching Nicole grow in skill, diligence and leadership among the students and on the basketball team,” said Heritage Christian principal Alan B. Leinbach. “Starting with her freshman year, Nicole made wise decisions to impact the student body and her team in a very positive manner in the halls as well as on the basketball court.” Roush will attend Indiana Wesleyan University next fall, majoring in nursing. Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, the IHSAA corporate partner, presented a $1,000.00 scholarship to Heritage Christian High School in the name of Nicole Roush. Since 1989, more than $512,000 in college scholarships have been presented by Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance to deserving high school students in the state. Award recipients, nominated by their principals and coaches, must excel in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership, and athletic ability in basketball. A member of the IHSAA Executive Staff beginning in 1972, Ms. Roy was responsible for girls basketball from the inception of the tournament series in 1976 until her retirement in 1999. Regarded both statewide and nationally as a pioneer in girls athletics, Roy served on the IHSAA Executive Staff longer than anyone in the history of the Association.
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