The Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran Cadets won their second Class 3A girls basketball state championship in three years with a 42-39 victory over Mt. Vernon. Lauren Marinko made sure of it. Marinko scored the final eight points for the seventh-ranked Cadets in a tight game that featured 18 ties and lead changes. Six of her points came at the free throw line. Marinko collected the other two on a slashing drive down the lane that gave Concordia the lead for good at 38-36 with 33 seconds remaining. At the two-minute mark, Mt. Vernon's Jessica Brown hit a 12-footer to knot the game at 34-all. It set up a frenetic ending, but the No. 2-ranked Marauders couldn't prevent Marinko's clutch scoring. Coach Dave Miller's Cadets won their final nine games and finished 21-5. In 2010, their only other state finals appearance, the Cadets defeated Rushville. Marinko led Concordia with 17 points. Courtney Smith added nine points and had a team-high seven rebounds. Coach Julie Shelton's Mt. Vernon team was playing in its first state title game in 35 years. Also, the Marauders are the only Hancock County team to advance to the finals. They concluded with a 23-6 record after outscoring opponents by a margin of 20.5 points before the championship game. Brown led the Marauders with 17 points. Erica Moore added nine. Anna Olson had a game-high eight rebounds. Following the game, members of the IHSAA Executive Committee named Lauren Marinko of Fort Wayne’s Concordia Lutheran High School as the winner of the Patricia L. Roy Mental Attitude Award in Class 3A Girls Basketball. The award is presented annually to a senior participant in each classification who was nominated by her principal and coach and has demonstrated excellence in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability. Marinko maintains a 4.06 GPA while challenging herself through a strong academic program. She is a two year member of the National Honor Society and has received several top scholar awards through her school. She’s a three-year member of the school’s advanced chorus, has served as team captain of the basketball team the last two years and also has participated on the tennis team in her three previous years. The daughter of Paul and Renee Marinko of Fort Wayne, Lauren will continue her education at Valparaiso University by pursuing a degree in International Business. Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, the IHSAA’s corporate partner, will present a $1,000 scholarship to Concordia Lutheran High School in the name of Marinko. The award is named in honor of the former IHSAA assistant commissioner Patricia L. Roy, who oversaw the girls basketball state tournament from its inception in 1976 until her retirement in 1999.
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