Fighting until the very end, Fairfield knocked off the Corpus Christi West Osa Lady Bears 61-56 in the State Semifinal on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 25, at the Delmar Fieldhouse in Houston to advance to the State Championship.
Fairfield (32-6) took on Tuscola Jim Ned (35-2) for the 3A, Division I State Title on Friday, Feb. 28, at 1 p.m. at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
“It was a tough game. West Osa has some really good athletes. They have a great basketball team and coach,” Coach Sally Whitaker said following the victory. “It was a battle and we knew it was going to be. We were fortunate to be on top.”
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