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It wasn’t quite a perfect season for the Tipton Lady Cardinals, but it was definitely a perfect ending. Tipton won its first state championship in program history Saturday night, avenging its only loss of the season with a 55-36 victory against the Bishop LeBlond Golden Eagles in the Class 2 state title game at Great Southern Bank Arena.
When the final regular-season state rankings were released by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association, the Tipton Lady Cardinals were No. 2 in Class 2, followed by the Northeast: Cairo Lady Bearcats at No. 3. One spot may have separated the two teams in the rankings, but the Lady Cardinals made the gap look as wide as the Grand Canyon in Saturday afternoon’s quarterfinal matchup at Moberly Area Community College’s Fitzsimmons-John Arena.
Basketball can be pretty simple, you can’t win if you can’t score. The Tipton Lady Cardinals made that very clear Tuesday night, as they held the New Franklin Lady Bulldogs to 4-for-34 (12 percent) shooting from the field and ran away with a 61-18 victory in the Class 2 sectionals at Fleming Fieldhouse.
Basketball can be pretty simple, you can’t win if you can’t score. The Tipton Lady Cardinals made that very clear Tuesday night, as they held the New Franklin Lady Bulldogs to 4-for-34 (12 percent) shooting from the field and ran away with a 61-18 victory in the Class 2 sectionals at Fleming Fieldhouse.
The Tipton Lady Cardinals are the No. 1 team in the Class 2 rankings. But don’t think the small school team can’t run with the bigger schools. “They could win Class 5, they’re that good,” Jefferson City coach Kay Foster said Monday night after the Class 5 No. 9 Lady Jays dropped a 53-45 decision to the undefeated Lady Cardinals at Fleming Fieldhouse.