Merryville girls win first state basketball championship - American Press

Merryville girls win first state basketball championship

By Rodrick Anderson With a single senior on the roster, the young Merryville Panthers won the program’s first girls basketball state championship on Friday, beating No. 1 Midland 49-46 in the Non-select Division IV finals at the Louisiana High School Athletic Association state tournament at the University Center in Hammond. “I am in shock to even say that we just did this,” one of the three eighth graders in the starting lineup, Karis Fortenberr…

Midland High girls' basketball falls 49-46 to Merryville in state championship

HAMMOND, La. (NEWS 15) — The Midland High School Rebels came up just short in the Division IV Girls’ State Basketball Championship in Hammond against the Merryville Panthers. The final score was 49-46. Midland High School girls’ basketball head coach…

Merryville girls win first state basketball championship - American Press

With a single senior on the roster, the young Merryville Panthers won the program’s first girls basketball state championship on Friday, beating No. 1 Midland 49-46 in the Non-select Division IV finals at the Louisiana High School Athletic Association state tournament at the University Center in Hammond. “I am in shock to even say that we just did this,” one of the three eighth graders in the starting lineup, Karis Fortenberry, said. “Being so y…