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>>> WELCOME IN TO DOWNTOWN DES MOINES AT WELLS FARGO ARENA.

TWO CAMP JAMES WILL BE CROWNED TONIGHT IN CLASS FIVE A AND THREE A THREE TITLES TOMORROW HERE ON IOWA PBS.

WE ARE IN PRIME TIME.

THE CHEERLEADERS ARE READY.

I AM YEAGER AND I AM READY .

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR DAY ONE OF THE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT COVERAGE HERE AS IOWA PBS WILL BRING YOU THE HIGHLIGHTS AND FEATURES FROM RIGHT HERE AT OUR ON SITE SPORTS DESK OVERLOOKING ALL OF THE ACTION.

LET'S GO COURTSIDE TO BJ THEIR CALL OF THE 5A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.. >> IT IS READY MARCH 3rd 2023.

AS YOU LOOK AT THE CALENDAR, THAT MEANS IT IS TIME FOR STATE INTERVENTION BASKETBALL.

FIRST UP IS THE 5A TITLE GAME AS SECOND SEED TO JOHNSTON TAKES ON VALLEY SPARTANS.

I WITH LAUREN LEONARD .

I AM BJ.

THIS WILL BE A GREAT GAME.

>> IT WILL BE ACHE REALLY GOOD GAME.

I THINK YOU HAVE A HIGH-POWERED OFFENSE WITH JOHNSTON AND A REALLY REALLY GOOD DEFENSE.

THEY WILL HAVE TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT TO SCORE POINTS.

>> LET'S LOOK AT THESE TWO TEAMS IN THE RESUME LEADING UP TO THIS ONE OVERALL FOR JOHNSTON DEFENDING CHAMPS, WINNING TWO OF THE LAST THREE TITLES AND THEY ARE GOOD.

SOLID PROGRAM.

IT STACKED UP A 42 GAME WINNING STREAK.

LOOKOUT FOR EILEEN DINKY LEADING THE TEAM IN SCORING AND REBOUNDING.

YOU HAVE RILEY LEWIS?

ON THE OTHER SIDE FOR THE PLEASANT VALLEY SPARTANS, SECOND STRAIGHT TRIP GOING TO THE STATE, GOING TO THEIR CHAMPIONSHIP, THEIR DEFENSE IS FOUND IN THEY HAVE A STAR IN HOLLY VICE.

IT'S TURN THIS OVER TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THESE TEAMS TO THE PUBLIC ADDRESS ANNOUNCER AND JOE HAMMOND.

>> JOHNSTON FANS, LET'S HEAR IT FOR YOUR DRAGONS.

>> VALLEY FANS, LET'S HEAR IT FOR YOUR SPARTANS.

>> THE HIGHS SCHOOL ATHLETIC UNION HAS COACHES AND SPECTATORS.

WE REQUEST YOUR COOPERATION BY SUPPORTING VISA PRECIPITANTS , OFFICIALS AND SPECTATORS IN A POSITIVE MANNER.

PROFANITY, OR ABUSIVE COMMENTS, INTIMIDATED ACTIONS DIRECTED AT OFFICIALS, PARTICIPANTS, COACHES, TEAM REPRESENTATIVES OR PERSONNEL WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND WILL BE GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND INVITE YOU TO ENJOY THE GAME.

FANS, IT IS TIME TO INTRODUCE THE PLAYERS IN TONIGHT'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHUP.

FIRST THE NONSTARTERS FOR THE JOHNSTON DRAGONS.

NUMBER TWO IS ISABELLA WELLESLEY.

NUMBER FOUR IS SYDNEY PULLMAN.

NUMBER 12 IS KAMRYN JILEK, NUMBER 20 IS SYDNEY HODGES.

NUMBER 23 IS JULIA KENNETH.

NUMBER 32 IS A VERY RYAN .

NUMBER 34 IS AVA HELMICK.

NUMBER 40 IS JC BLANCHARD.

NUMBER 42 IS RUBY POHLMAN, AND NUMBER 44 IS MADISON HAUSER .

THE ASSISTANT COACHES FOR JOHNSTON ARE MARK HEIN, BRAD BUCHANAN, JENNY COOK , CHRISTINE WOOLFORD, AND KENZIE JOLIE.

LET'S MEET THE NONSTARTERS FOR THE PLEASANT VALLEY SPARTANS.

NUMBER FOUR IS KAYLEE MOEN.

NUMBER FIVE IS CASEY KANE.

NUMBER 10 IS ASHLEY HANSEN.

NUMBER 13 IS REESE O'DONNELL.

NUMBER 15 IS BRIAN BANKS AND NUMBER 20 IS HAILEY ASSELIN.

NUMBER 24 IS ISABELLA KRAMER.

NUMBER 33 IS MORGAN RUSSMAN.

NUMBER 40 IS RACHEL VANDER HARR.

THE ASSISTANT COACHES OF PLEASANT VALLEY ARE AMY LABARGE, MARCY HILL, SAMANTHA URBAN , SOPHIE HART USE AND JESSE MEYER.

NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ARE YOU READY FOR TONIGHT'S STARTING LINEUPS?

NUMBER 10 IS SENECA LEWIS.

FOR PLEASANT VALLEY, 5'10" JR.

NUMBER TWO IS JESSE CLEMENS.

FOR JOHNSTON, 5'8" NUMBER 22 IS A LEAH RILEY.

FOR PLEASANT VALLEY AT FIVE FOOT SEVEN, NUMBER THREE IS REAGAN.

FOR JOHNSTON, 5'8" SR.

NUMBER 24 IS MOLLY AND A 6'2" SENIOR IS HALLE VICE.

FOR JOHNSTON, 5'11" JR. IS NUMBER 30, EILEEN DINKY AND FOR PLEASANT VALLEY AT SIX FOOT THREE, NUMBER 23 IS QUEEN DEVICE.

FOR JOHNSTON AT 6'1", SR. IS NUMBER 33, EMMA HAMPTON.

FOR PLEASANT VALLEY A 6'0" SOPHOMORE NUMBER 32 IS EDDIE MAUER.

THE HEAD COACH FOR JOHNSTON'S CHAD KILLING IN THE HEAD COACH FOR PLEASANT VALLEY IS JENNIFER GOETZ.

THE FOUR OFFICIALS THIS EVENING ARE CHAD SLAGLE , TRAVIS BERKEY , KAREN HERZ AND THE BENCH OFFICIAL IS MARK PETERSON.

WELCOME JOHNSTON AND PLEASANT VALLEY FOR THE 2023 CLASS 5A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME .

HERE WE GO .

JOHNSTON TRYING TO WIN ANOTHER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

LAURA, WHAT ARE THE KEYS TO THE GAME FOR THE DRAGONS?

>> JOHNSTON NEEDS IT IS A 2-3 AND SOMETIMES LOOKS LIKE A 2-1-2, BUT THEY WILL BE AGGRESSIVE , AND THEY WANT TO CONTROL THE PACE OF THE GAME.

THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE BOARD.

WHEN THEY CANNOT, THEY CAN GET THAT SET UP IN THEIR HALF COURT.

FOR PLEASANT VALLEY, THEY NEED TO BE TRUE TO PLEASANT VALLEY, DO WHAT THEY HAVE DONE ALL SEASON LONG, AND THAT IS PLAYING GOOD AND SOLID DEFENSE.

THEY WANT TO END POSSESSION.

WHAT COTA GOETZ TOLD US YESTERDAY WAS THEY GAVE CATHOLIC TOO MANY OFFENSIVE OPPORTUNITIES.

YOU HAVE TO GIVE THEM ONE AND DONE AND NO SECOND CHANCE POINTS .

>> EACH COACH GOING OVER LAST- MINUTE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE WE GET STARTED.

PLEASANT VALLEY ARE A STOPPER DEFENSIVELY.

THE STATE TOURNAMENT OPPONENTS SCORING ABOUT 30 POINTS PER GAME.

FOR THE DRAGONS, THEY WILL BE WEARING THEIR AWAY DARK UNIFORMS WITH PURPLE NUMBERS WITH WHITE.

FOR PLEASANT VALLEY, THEY WILL BE WEARING THEIR ALL-WHITE UNIFORMS WITH NAVY NUMBERS.

WE ARE READY TO GO .

IN THE MIDDLE IS HAMPTON AND VICE.

IT WILL BE OWNED BY THE SPARTANS.

YOU HAVE CLEMENS, VICE, BIAS AND EDDIE ON THE FLOOR FOR THE JOHNSTON DRAGONS YOU HAVE CAMDEN, RILEY, PINKY AND WOODS.

THAT WAS A STEEL TO THE RACK AND FINISHING A REBOUND TOMORROW.

>> LAURA: DEFENSIVELY, JOHNSTON COMES UP WITH THE FIRST STEAL.

WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT PLEASANT VALLEY'S DEFENSE AND HOW GOOD THEY HAVE PLAYED IT.

JOHNSON GETS THE GOOD STILL AGAIN CANNOT CAPITALIZE ON IT.

>> YOU MIGHT NOTICE A BOX THAT HAS YELLOW NUMBERS, THAT IS THE SHOT CLOCK IN HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL.

CAN RILEY GET THIS ONE?

YES, SHE CAN.

>> LAURA: SHE DID NOT HAVE ANYBODY TRAILING HER THAT TIME.

TOP OF IT ANTICIPATING IT VERY WELL.

A COUPLE OF STEALS AND GOT THIS ONE READY TO GO.

>> NEW TO IOWA BASKETBALL AND PUTTING THIS IMPACT AS KINKY KNOCKS THAT ONE OUT OF BOUNDS.

>> LAURA: WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE SHOT CLOCK BE AN ISSUE.

SEEMS LIKE TEAMS HAVE ADAPTED FOR THE MOST PART.

I THINK THERE ARE SITUATIONS LATE IN THE GAME WHERE YOU LOOK UP AND YOU THINK THANK GOODNESS WE HAVE THE 35 SECOND SHOT CLOCK ON BOARD, OTHERWISE WE WOULD WATCH TEAMS PASS IT BACK AND FORTH.. >> CLEMENS ABLE TO GET THE NEWS.

RIGHT AWAY, YOU CAN SEE THE ZONE, LAURA, PUT OUT BY PLEASANT VALLEY.

>> LAURA: YOU CAN SEE IT IS THAT 23.

AILI TANKE IS SITTING AT THE FREE-THROW LINE.

VICTORIOUS IN THE OPEN ROUND AGAINST DES MOINES VALLEY AND KNOCKED DOWN CATHOLIC IN THE SEMI FINALS A DAY.

>> LAURA: WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT IN THE PREGAME SHOW.

BOTH OF THESE TEAMS HAVE GOOD CARDS.

TWO SOLID GUARDS THAT CAN PLAY DEFENSE AND BRING THE BALL DOWN THE FLOOR AND GET THEIR TEAM SET UP.

WE HAVE SEEN THEM HAVE AN IMPACT EARLY ON IN THIS FIRST QUARTER.

>> RILEY LOOKING TO ATTACK THE ZONE.

HERE IS LEWIS, THE FRESHMAN LEFT IN SHORT.

JOHNSTON HAS THE APPEARANCE OF A DEER LOOKING INTO THE HEADLIGHTS WHEN THEY AGAINST THAT ZONE.

THEY HAVE NOT SEEN THIS ALL SEASON.

>> LAURA: THAT IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO WATCH.

YOU HAVE TO TRY TO ADJUST TO IT IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS.

YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLES OF IT.

THE BIG THING FOR JOHNSTON IS THEY HAVE TO HAVE BALL FAKES LIKE THAT THE CALL AND A GOOD PASSING ROTATION.

>> AILI TANKE ON THE DRIVE.

SHE GETS HER OWN REBOUND AND SHE WILL DO THAT A LOT.

GETS IT AGAIN AND THAT WILL BE STOLEN AWAY BY HALLE VICE.

THE STRIVE AND FINISH WAS NOT THERE FOR VICE.

SHE HAS BEEN CALLED FOR THE FLOOR TO START , 0 FER 2.

THE TRIBE BY RILEY GOT ATTACKED AND GOT THE BASKET.

>> LAURA: YOU CAN SEE HOW GOOD A BALL HANDLER A LEAH RILEY IS.

SHE GOT IN BETWEEN TWO DEFENDERS WITH THE CROSS OVER AND LEANS IN AND WAS ABLE TO DRAW THE CONTACT.

SHE WAS A DIFFERENCE MAKER IN THE SEMI FINAL GAME.

I THOUGHT A LEAH RILEY DID GOOD WITH THE DEFENSE AND SHE WAS ABLE TO GET HER TEAMMATES SET UP.

SPECTACULAR MOVES AND GAVE AN AND BREAKING CROSSOVER DRIBBLE THE OTHER DAY TO GET HERSELF OPEN.

>> THAT WAS AGAINST CENTENNIAL IN THE SEMI FINALS.

THEY CRUISED PAST IN THE CORNERS TO GET THEM TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

IN A MOMENT, WE WILL BE TAKING A LOOK AT VIDEO FOOTAGE IN A MOMENT.

HERE IS VICE FROM THE TOP AND CANNOT GET A CALL.

LEADING THE FIVE A FIELD IN REBOUND.

WE HAVE ANOTHER STEAL FOR CLEMENS.

THE IOWA STATE SOFTBALL RECRUIT IS NOW WITH SIX POINTS TO LEAD PLEASANT VALLEY.

>> LAURA: THIS IS WHAT THE GUARDS DO SO WELL UP TOP.

THEY ROTATE AROUND AND GET AROUND.

>> RILEY LOOKING TO DRIVE.

THEY WILL TAKE THE DEEP SHOT AND HIT IT.

ALL OF THE SCORING EARLY ON.

>> LAURA: ALL OF THE TALK ALL WEEK COMING INTO THE TOURNAMENT WAS AILI TANKE AND VICE, THE TWO BIG SCORES FOR THESE TEAMS.

>> VICE TRYING TO GET INTO THE ACTION.

THE JUMPER AND CANNOT GET IT.

THE RIM IS UNTIMED TO HALLE VICE.

HERE IS LEWIS.

OUT TO RILEY AND PICKED UP BY REAGAN PAGNIANO FOR THE MOMENT AND GETS HER TO PUMP FAKE IN THE SANDWICH PUT ON BY HALLE VICE.

>> LAURA: THAT WILL BE TWO FOULS ON DEVICE.

THAT ALLOWS THEM TO BE AGGRESSIVE.

WE DON'T SEE A LOT OF PLAYERS DO THAT AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY YOU USE THAT IS YOU GET THE DEFENDER IN THE AIR.

THAT TAKES VICE OUT OF THE LINEUP.

>> RILEY WILL PUT THAT INTO PLAY.

VICE IS OUT OF THE BERKELEY AND COMING IN WILL BE HAILEY ASSELIN AND A TRAVEL WILL BE CALLED AND THAT WILL TURN IT OVER TO PLEASANT VALLEY.

THE SPARTAN COMING INTO THE GAME, 25 WINS ON THE SEASON FOR THE RECORD.

AS WE NOTED EARLIER MAKING THEIR FIRST EVER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, JENNIFER GETS 12 YEARS AS PLEASANT VALLEY.

THIS WILL BE DEFLECTED OUT, ISABELLA KRAMER, THE FRESHMAN INTO THE GAME, GREAT HEIGHT UP AND DOWN THE LINEUP .

ISABELLE KREMER LISTED AT 6'2".

>> LAURA: THEY CAN GIVE THEM GOOD POST PRESENCE .

>> HERE IS ISABEL , SHE MISSED THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP A YEAR AGO BECAUSE SHE WAS INJURED IN THE SEMI FINALS.

VICE IN THE PAINT WITH THE KICK OUT NOW LOOKING TO DRIVE.

LITTLE BABY HOOK WITH A LEFT- HAND FOR ADDY MAURER, HER FIRST BUCKET .

>> LAURA: SHE HAD ONE HECK OF A SEMI FINAL.

SHE HAS BEEN AVERAGING OVER TWO POINTS PER GAME AS AILI TANKE KNOCKS ONE DOWN, SHE HAD 10 POINTS , ADDY MAURER DID, IN THE SEMI FINAL GAME .

>> AILI TANKE WITH HER FIRST BUCKET.

JOHNSTON WITH THE LEAD AGAIN.

IT HAS BEEN A SEESAW BATTLE SINCE THE OPENING TIP.

RILEY WILL BE WHISTLED FOR THE FOUL, THAT WILL BE HER FIRST.

>> LAURA: BOTH OF THESE TEAMS HAVE NOT BACKED OUT.

THEY ARE BEING VERY AGGRESSIVE.

JOHNSTON HAS BEEN HERE MULTIPLE TIMES , SO THEY KNOW THE DRILL BEING IN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT DO, NOT GETTING TOO HIGH OR TOO LOW.

>> CLEMENS BACK INTO THE GAME AND REJECTION BY LEWIS.

VICE FOR THREE.

>> LAURA: BOY, WHAT A DEFENSIVE STOP.

THEY COULD NOT GET THE LOOSE BALL AND VICE KNOCKS IT OUT OF THREE, BUT THAT IS A GREAT DEFENSE ON THE BACK LINE .

>> AILI TANKE CAN I GET THE ANSWER.

THE REBOUND TO REAGAN PAGNIANO.

RILEY IS IN THE FRONT COURT.

THE FRESHMAN JENICA LEWIS , DEFENSIVELY IN THIS TOURNAMENT, HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF SPECTACULAR.

YOU JUST SAW A BLOCK A MOMENT AGO.

SHE HAD FIVE BLOCKS COMING INTO THIS GAME AND HOLDING 25 DIVISION I SCHOLARSHIP OFFERS, 25+ AS OF TODAY.

EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT HER THERE IS A REBOUND TO HAMPTON.

THEY CANNOT HANDLE THE PAST AND WILL GO RIGHT BACK TO PLEASANT VALLEY.

>> LAURA: I LIKE THE IDEA TO GET UP AND PUSH TEMPO .

WE TALKED ABOUT THAT, BUT HERE IS THE LOOSE BALL, THE KICK OUT AFTER THE BLOCK AND HALLE VICE KNOCKS ONE DOWN.

YOU CAN SEE SOMETHING DEEP, AS SHE HAS HAD A TOUGH SHOOTING NIGHT TO START THE BALLGAME.

>> JALIYAH KINNETZ WILL COME INTO THE GAME FOR JOHNSTON AS WELL AS JAYCE BLANCHARD, HER FIRST ACTION.

A DIFFERENT LINEUP ON THE FLOOR FOR THE DRAGONS.

AILI TANKE, THE LONE STARTER, COMES WITH RILEY OUT THERE.

THE FEED INSIDE IN THE KICK OUT.

THAT IS REAGAN PAGNIANO.

>> LAURA: GRAPE BOWL ROTATION.

THEY TRIED TO RUN AND IT WAS A LITTLE PICK AND ROLL.

THEY GOT IT INSIDE TO HAILEY ASSELIN AND SHE PUT THAT BACK TO REAGAN PAGNIANO.

>> WHAT YOU DON'T WANT TO DO AGAINST PLEASANT VALLEY IS TO GET DONE.

THEIR DEFENSE IS SO SUFFOCATING.

YOU CAN SEE THE MEAL BY REAGAN PAGNIANO .

AS YEAGER ALLUDED TO IN THE PREGAME, THEY HAVE A CHIP FOR THE SHIP, EASTERN IOWA NOT GETTING A LOT OF RESPECT THROUGHOUT THE SEASON WILL.

A LOT OF THE HEADLINES WENT TO IOWA.

THAT HAS BEEN DOMINANT, BUT REAGAN PAGNIANO SAYS "I DON'T CARE."

>> LAURA: YOU ASKED THE COACH HOW SHE THOUGHT ABOUT BREAKING UP THE PARTY THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AND THE TEAMS REPRESENTING, AND SHE SAID THEY ARE HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO CROSS THAT PARTY.

>> RILEY IS SCORING TONIGHT.

THAT WILL BE THE END OF THE OPENING QUARTER.

WHAT A QUARTER.

PLEASANT VALLEY IS UP BY THREE, 16-13.

LET'S TURN IT OVER TO OUR GUY UP IN THE STANDS, PAUL YEAGER, WHO IS STANDING BY.

>> IT IS LIKE YOU WERE LISTENING TO THE PREGAME SHOW.

I LOVE IT, BJ.

THANK YOU.

IT IS EASTERN IOWA VERSUS CENTRAL IOWA.

LET'S GIVE YOU THE SEMI FINALS, WHICH ARE YESTERDAY AT WELLS FARGO ARENA.

IT HAS BEEN A GOOD RUN SO FAR FOR THESE SQUADS.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE ROAD FOR JOHNSTON, AILI TANKE AGAINST CENTENNIAL.

AILI TANKE DID A LOT OF DRIVING WITH A LOT OF DEFENSE IN THIS BALLGAME.

THE DRAGONS WENT ON A NINE MINUTE FIELD GOALSCORING DROUGHT UNTIL FINALLY, THIS LOOKS FAMILIAR, I THINK I HAVE SEEN THAT TONIGHT A COUPLE OF TIMES AS THE DRAGONS SEND CENTENNIAL HOME IN 32-31.

SO IS THIS ONE, PLEASANT VALLEY EARLY ON, BUT IT WAS A LOT OF SPARTANS AS THEY PLAYED GREAT DEFENSE.

HALLE VICE AGAIN GOING TO WORK ON THOSE PLAYERS FROM CATHOLIC.

HALLE VICE WILL GET A CONTACT .

THEY ARE GOING TO AS TOO FOR CHIPS AND SALSA AFTER A WHEN.

LET'S SEE IF THEY CAN DO THAT AGAIN.

LET'S GO BACK DOWN TO THE COURTSIDE WITH LAURA AND BJ.

>> BJ: MAN, THAT IS QUITE A TREAT.

LAURA, WE HAD A TREAT IN THE OPENING CORNER, WHAT DID YOU MAKE OF IT?

>> LAURA: I THINK BOTH TEAMS WERE TRYING TO SETTLE IN.

THE DEFENSES DIDN'T PADDLE DOWN ON EITHER SIDE.

THAT IS WHERE WE SAW A COUPLE OF STEALS AND RUNOFFS.

I THINK IN THIS QUARTER, YOU WILL SEE BOTH TEAMS SETTLE IN OFFENSIVELY AND TRY TO GET A FLOW GOING TO SEE IF THEY CAN SCORE POINTS IN BUNCHES, MAYBE GET THE RUNS GOING.

>> BJ: REAGAN PAGNIANO LEADING THE WAY.

SHE HAS SEVEN ON THREE AND FOUR SHOOTING.

RILEY FACING JOHNSTON IS IN DOUBLE FIGURES WITH 10.

SHE LOOKS INTO THE ZONE.

HERE IS AILI TANKE.

THE ZONE IS HERE.

WE ARE TIED AT 16.

>> LAURA: THOSE ARE THE SHOTS YOU WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT AGAINST THE ZONE.

YOU WILL HAVE TO LOOK FROM THE PERIMETER IF THEY COME OUT AND START COMING OUT AND HONORING THAT SHOCK, THEN YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DUMP IT INSIDE.

NICE DRIVE.

YOU CAN SEE THE LENGTH OF HALLE VICE AND THE HUGE STRIKE SHE COULD MAKE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE DEFENSE.

>> BJ: THE RECRUIT IS GETTING IT GOING.

SHE'S GOT TIME.

DRAGONS STILL MEASURING THE ZONE.

STEP BACK THREE.

THIS WILL BE SAVED INTO AILI TANKE WHO CANNOT HIT THE BUNNY.

PUT RIGHT BACK TO AILI TANKE AGAIN AND RILEY WILL TAKE A SHOT AND ABLE TO KNOCK IT DOWN.

AILI TANKE IS VERY ACTIVE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOARDS, AND INTO THE RIGHT SIDE AT THE RIGHT TIME TO GET THE BUCKET.

>> BJ: SHE IS GOT EIGHT.

AILI TANKE IS ALSO CLEANING IT UP WITH MORE REBOUNDS AND A FELLOW AS PLEASANT VALLEY CONTINUES TO ATTACK.

THAT WILL BE ON LEWIS , HER FIRST.

>> LAURA: PUMP FAKE .

AT THE DEFENDER IN THE AIR AND A NICE DUCK UNDER BY CLEMENS.

>> BJ: CLEMENS AN 82% FREE- THROW SHOOTER ON THE SEASON.

SHE WILL PLAY SOFTBALL AT IOWA STATE.

SHE HAS MADE SUCH A TRANSITION, DOESN'T PLAY A LOT OF SUMMER BASKETBALL IN THE AAU CIRCUIT , BUT I TELL YOU THE GUARD PLAY FOR PLEASANT VALLEY ALL SEASON LONG HAS BEEN FABULOUS AND LED BY CLEMENS AND RARE MESSAGE.

>> LAURA: THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN OFTEN.

THEY ARE A PRETTY GOOD FREE- THROW SHOOTING TEAM AT 74%.

>> BJ: HERE IS THE DUMP DOWN TO HAMPTON.

A FOUL WILL BE CALLED ON ADDY MAURER, HER FIRST.

>> LAURA: HAMPTON IS KIND OF THE UNDERESTIMATED PLAYER FOR JOHNSTON.

I THOUGHT SHE WAS A BIG KEY FOR THEM THE OTHER DAY AND 15 POINTS AND THREE REBOUNDS IN THE QUARTERFINALS.

>> BJ: HAMPTON WILL GO ON TO PLAY SOCCER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA.

THE FREE-THROW SHOOTING IS CONTAGIOUS HERE TONIGHT.

HAMPTON DID NOT SCORE A POINT IN THE SEMI FINAL.

BOTH WERE AT CENTENNIAL FROM THE FLOOR, LET'S SEE IF SHE CAN CHECK IN NOW, AND SHE DOES.

DRAGONS BY ONE.

HALLE VICE PICKED IT UP.

CLEMENS AGAIN AND A FOUL WILL BE CALLED ON LEWIS.

THAT WILL BE HER SECOND.

>> LAURA: THEY WERE PICKING UP MAN TO MAN AND THAT IS MAINLY WHAT THEY PLAY.

NICE BALL THINK AND LEWIS REACHES IN AND PICKS UP FOUL NUMBER TWO.

>> BJ: CHAD, THE HEAD COACH FOR JOHNSTON WITH A DECISION AND LOOKS LIKE ISABEL WILL CHECK INTO THE GAME FOR LEWIS AS SHE HAS TO SIT WITH TWO FOULS.

CLEMENS IS ABLE TO KNOCK DOWN THE FREE-THROW HERE.

>> LAURA: BOTH OF THESE TEAMS HAVE STARTERS IN FOUL TROUBLE, AND SO FAR, THEY HAVE SUSTAINED WHAT THEY CAN DO ON THE FLOOR.

THEY HAVE NOT LOST ANY GROUND.

THEY ARE WITHIN A POINT OR TWO OF EACH OTHER.

>> BJ: CLEMENS MAKES GOOD ON THE FREE THROWS .

THE DRAGONS TRY TO HAVE AN ANSWER OFFENSIVELY.

MOLLY NOELCK TO RILEY.

OLIVIA, WHO HAS THE HOT HANDS IN DOUBLE FIGURES, GETS THE SHOT.

>> LAURA: SHE WAS ABLE TO SPLIT THE GAP .

THERE WERE THREE PLAYERS AROUND HER BUT WITH A QUICK DRIBBLE IN THE CROSSOVER DRIBBLE, SHE WAS ABLE TO GET HERSELF INTO THE LANE TO GET A GOOD LOOK.

>> BJ: FIRST OF FIVE CHAMPIONSHIPS HERE OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS HERE AT WEST FARGO ARENA IN DES MOINES.

SHORT REBOUND TO CLEMENS.

THE KICK OUT AND ISABELLA BALSLEY COMES AWAY WITH IT .

>> LAURA: THAT WAS A TEXTBOOK BY ISABELLA BALSLEY.

SHE GOT A BODY ON BODY .

>> BJ: RUSSMAN WAS ABLE TO GET THE SHOT IN STUDY THREE POINT SHOOTER AND THAT WAS HERE IS VICE WITH A HARD SPIN AND LEFT AT SHORT.

MOLLY NOELCK OUT TO HAMPTON.

HER LAYUP WAS GOOD.

THAT WAS FOR EMMA HAMPTON.

>> LAURA: WHAT A THRILL BY MOLLY NOELCK.

IT WAS LIKE SHE WAS IN CENTERFIELD AND TRYING TO GET SOMEONE BY HOME PLAY.

HAMPTON GETS IT DOWN.

>> BJ: 21-20 .

AILI TANKE KIND OF DURING THE THREE-POINT ATTEMPT BY ISABELLE KREMER BACKS OFF.

>> LAURA: REALLY BALANCED SCORING.

YOU HAVE HALLE VICE THAT SCORES 21 A GAME AND THE GUARDS ARE DOING VERY GOOD.

THIS YOUNG LADY HAS BEEN GOOD IN THE FIRST HALF.

AILI TANKE IS KNOCKING DOWN ANOTHER THREE-POINTER.

BASKETBALL COACH IS SMILING RIGHT NOW.

AILI TANKE GOING TO IOWA STATE IN A COUPLE OF SEASONS.

THE JR. IS IN THE DOUBLE FIGURES .

>> LAURA: WE ASKED HER WHY SHE CHOSE IOWA STATE.

SHE SAID SHE WAS AN IOWA STATE FAN AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN AND IT IS CLOSE TO HOME, AND THEY CAN REMAIN THAT WAY SO HER FAMILY CAN WATCH HER PLAY .

>> BJ: TIMEOUT BY PLEASANT VALLEY.

LET'S LOOK AT THE ACTION HERE.

AILI TANKE, THE DEEP THREE.

>> LAURA: ALL YOU HAVE TO TO DO IS FIND THE GAPS IN THE ZONE.

THEY HAD A PAST I RILEY AS AILI TANKE WAS SLIDING INTO POSITION.

>> WILL GET THE BALL INTO REAGAN.

WE ARE COMING OFF OF THREE SCREENS.

STATES THAT.

IF SHE DOESN'T HAVE IT, THIS LAST SCREENER COMES UP TO SET THE SCREEN FOR HER.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?

ON THE DEFENSIVE END, YOU HAVE THE URGENCY TO MOVE BACK A LITTLE BIT MORE.

EVERYBODY, ALL FIVE HAVE TO.

WE HAVE A 350 PUSH RIGHT HERE.

IT STARTS WITH GETTING DEFENSIVE STOPS AND HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE URGENCY TO WHAT WE DO.

HERE WE GO.

>> BJ: THAT WAS HEAD COACH JENNIFER GATZ, 12 YEARS AT PLEASANT VALLEY AND HAS SOME HISTORY AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

THE PLAYER AT CARDINAL STRITCH GOT HER TEAM TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BACK IN THE EARLY 2000.

SHE WAS A HEAD COACH AT DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION GOING ALL THE WAY THROUGH A TOURNAMENT.

SHE IS DOWN HERE AT PLEASANT VALLEY NOW.

>> LAURA: WON THE TITLE WITH ASSUMPTION IN 2011.

SHE IS A FREQUENT VISITOR HERE AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

IN THE OLD DAYS OVER THE VETS, AND ABLE TO PLAY HERE AND BRINGS TEAM HERE AT WELLS FARGO.

>> BJ: CLEMENS, THE CAUSING HAVOC FOR JOHNSTON.

SHE DRAWS A FOUL ON ISABELLA BALSLEY AND THAT WILL BE HER FIRST.

TEAM FOUL NUMBER FOUR AGAINST JOHNSTON.

>> LAURA: HAMPTON DOING A NICE JOB DOWN LOW.

THEY ARE TRYING TO GET HALLE VICE DOWN THERE.

SHE HAD TO FLOAT OUTSIDE.

I THINK THEY WOULD LIKE HER ESTABLISH HERSELF DOWN LOW, BUT JOHNSON DOING A NICE JOB AND KEEPING HER OUT OF POSITION.

>> BJ: THERE SHE IS BREAKING ANKLES.

A FOUL WILL BE CALLED AGAINST THE SPARTANS.

THAT GOES AGAINST CLEMENS, HER FIRST.

>> LAURA: YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE MAIN PRINCIPLES OUT OF THIS ZONE WHERE SHE HAS RILEY AND HAS TO STAY WITH HER ON THE OTHER PART OF THE ZONE .

>> BJ: THE PAST WILL BE CLEMENS.

JOHNSTON IS OUTSCORING THE SPARTANS IN THE SECOND QUARTER, 11-6.

KNOCKED DOWN AGAIN BY CLEMONS.

>> LAURA: THE LENGTH OF THE DEFENSE GOT THAT STEAL AND THEY WERE ABLE TO TURN IT INTO POINTS.

>> BJ: RILEY WITH THE TURNOVER AND CLEMONS AGAIN WITH IT.

AT THE TOP , ADDY MAURER TO REAGAN PAGNIANO IN THE REBOUND TO HAMPTON.

THESE TEAMS ARE STARTING TO SETTLE IN NOW.

>> LAURA: YOU CAN TELL THE FLOW IS A LITTLE BIT BETTER, THEY ARE MOVING THE BALL AROUND A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

I TELL YOU WHAT, WHEN RILEY HAS THE BALL IN HER HANDS, AND SHE HAS HER HANDS SET ON THE RIM, DO NOT GET IN HER WAY.

HERE IS A LOOK AT THE BALL ROTATION SWINGING IT BACK OUT >> BJ: CLEMONS WITH DOUBLE FIGURES NOW IN 11 COMING OFF OF AN EIGHT-POINT PERFORMANCE IN THE SEMI FINALS.

JOHNSTON AGAIN MEASURING.

JALIYAH KINNETZ BACK INTO THE GAME.

RILEY AT THE FREE-THROW LINE.

AND AGAIN, THE ZONE DEFENSE , PLEASANT VALLEY HAS THROWN A LOT OF TEAMS OF.

ALL SEASON LONG, YOU CAN SAY SO BUT COACH GETS TAKES A LOT OF PRIDE IN THAT.

>> LAURA: I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING, SHE SAID HER DEFENSE WAS GOOD LAST YEAR.

THEY TAKE PRIDE IN RUNNING THIS STYLE, A STYLE SHE HAS TWEAKED AND LEARNED WHEN SHE WAS COACHING AT THE ST. AMBROSE.

AS SHE ADJUSTED THAT TO HER LIKES AND NEEDS AND HER PLAYERS NEW.

SHE SAID THEY PLAYED SO HARD THAT THEY WERE EXHAUSTED, THAT IS WHY SHE IS THANKFUL FOR THE SHOT CLOCK THIS YEAR BECAUSE TEAMS CANNOT JUST MAKE THEM PLAY DEFENSE ALL THE TIME.

>> BJ: AILI TANKE DIALED IN.

AILI TANKE AND HALLE VICE KNOW EACH OTHER VERY WELL.

THEY PLAYED ON THE ALL IOWA ATTACK ELITE TEAM AND TRAVELED TOGETHER QUITE A BIT.

YOU CAN TELL WITH WARM-UPS THAT THEY IDENTIFIED EACH OTHER RIGHT AWAY ON THE COURT.

>> LAURA: YOU SEE A LOT OF THESE PLAYERS OVER THE COURSE OF THE SUMMER PLAYING BALL AND GETTING TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND NO ONE ANOTHER.

THE SKIP PASS OVER THE TOP AND AILI TANKE IS FEELING PRETTY GOOD FOR THE PERIMETER TONIGHT.

>> BJ: DANGEROUS, BUT YET A FUN TEAM TO WATCH.

THEY HAVE WILLIAMS ON THAT SQUAD AND ARIANNA JACKSON FROM DES MOINES, ROOSEVELT THIS YEAR.

THREE IS NOT DOWN BY ADDY MAURER AND PLEASANT VALLEY IS OUT IN FRONT AS THE FIRST HALF IS STARTING TO WIND DOWN.

>> LAURA: I SAID SHE HAD A BIG GAME IN THE SEMI FINAL WITH 10 POINTS AND ONLY AVERAGING TWO ON THE SEASON.

>> BJ: ARE YOU KIDDING ME ?

AILI TANKE WITH ANOTHER THREE!

>> LAURA: AILI TANKE WITH SOMEBODY IN HER FACE FLYING AT HER, BUT KNOX DOWN ANOTHER.

>> BJ: AILI TANKE LEADING THE WAY WITH 17 FOR THE DRAGONS.

REAGAN PAGNIANO IN THE PAINT .

OH, WHAT A SHOT!

>> LAURA: SHOWING OFF HER SKILLS AND NOTHING WAS COMING OUT OF IT, BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO GET AROUND THE DEFENSE AND GET INTO THE HOOP AND KNOCK IT OFF THE GLASS AND JOHNSON DID A 0 FER 1.

>> BJ: SHOT CLOCK IS OFF.

PLEASANT VALLEY HAD A 16-13 LEAD AFTER THE FIRST GAME IN THE SECOND QUARTER.

JOHNSON HAS OUTSCORED PLEASANT VALLEY 17-12.

JALIYAH KINNETZ FOR THREE.

CANNOT GET THEM THE BALL.

WE ARE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF .

WE WILL PICK UP THE SECOND HALF RIGHT WHERE WE STARTED , TIED AT 30.

WHAT A HUGE FIRST HALF AS WE MENTIONED, AILI TANKE LEADING THE WAY WITH 17.

11 SCORED BY CLEMONS.

WE WILL SEND THIS TO THE DESK WITH PAUL YEAGER WHO IS STANDING BY.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BJ AND LAURA.

THIS WAS A GREAT FIRST HALF.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE PACE OF PLAY IN THE PREGAME.

YOU SAW GREAT PACE OF PLAY EARLY IN THE CONTEST.

ONLY ONE LOSS BETWEEN THESE TWO TEAMS AND PLEASANT VALLEY , THE HEAD COACH JENNIFER GATZ JOINS US.

IN THAT PREGAME, WE TALKED ABOUT YOUR DEFENSE.

ARE YOU RAVING ABOUT YOUR DEFENSE?

>> I WILL GIVE IT TO JOHNSON FOR KNOCKING DOWN SOME UNBELIEVABLE THREES.

WE HAVE TO DO THINGS WE HAVE DONE ALL YEAR.

WE KIND OF LOST SOME PEOPLE THAT WE CANNOT DO.

WE HAVE PUT VICE ON THE BENCH FOR THE WHOLE FIRST HALF.

HER BACK END WILL HELP AND WE WILL FINE-TUNE SOME THINGS.

WE ALSO SCORED 30.

>> PAUL: AILI TANKE HAS PUT IN 17.

WHEN A PLAYER CAN POP OFF LIKE THAT, I KNOW YOU CANNOT MAKE MAJOR ADJUSTMENTS, BUT WHAT ELSE CAN YOU TWEAK?

>> LAURA: I FEEL LIKE OUR HANDS WERE DOWN VERSUS CONTESTING .

SHE CAN SHOOT THE BALL.

I THINK SHE IS AN OKAY SHOOTER IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.

WE HAVE TO CLOSEOUT WITH HIGH HANDS TO MAKE HER PUT THE BALL ON THE GROUND ONCE IN A WHILE.

SHE IS CATCHING IT TOO EASY IN SCORING, BUT WE WILL FIX IT.

>> PAUL: GOOD TIME AT THE HALF.

PLEASANT VALLEY.

IT IS A JOY THAT THOSE COACHES GIVE US THE TIME WE HAVE APPRECIATED.

SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN CHAMPIONS.

WE WILL SEE A LOT OF THESE CHAMPIONS.

IT IS TIME FOR ONE OF THE HALLMARKS OF THIS IN THE PARADE OF CHAMPIONS.

>> BEGINNING WITH TRACK AND FIELD STATE CHAMPIONS.

THE WALKIE NORTHWEST WOLVES AND COACH BEEN DULY .

THE CHAMPIONS OF CLASS 3A, JEFF IN THE SPARTANS.

THE TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONS IS COACH CHRIS TYLER IN THE MID-PRAIRIE GOLDEN HAWKS.

THE ONE A CHAMPIONS IS COACH MISSING SHOP IN THE HUSKIES.

THE WHEELCHAIR CHAMPION IS ALLIE FROM STATE FROM COACH SCOTT STAPLETON.

CHAMPIONS IN CLASS 2A WITH SOCCER WITH MUSTANGS AND COACH DAN JAMES.

PRESENTING THE CHAMPIONS IN CLASS 1A, THE DES MOINES LIONS AND COACH WEBSTER.

THE CLASS 3A CHAMPIONS COACH CHRIS ALLEN AND THE JAGUARS FROM ANKENY CENTENNIAL.

LET'S MAKE THE 2022 STATE CHAMPIONS OF BASKETBALL, THE CLASS 2A COACH BRUCE AND THE WOLVERINES.

THE 3A CHAMPIONS COACH BARTONVILLE IN THE ESTHER CENTRAL MIDGETS.

THE CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONS COACH TOM LILLY AND THE SAINTS FROM CEDAR RAPIDS XAVIER.

NOT HERE BECAUSE THEY ARE PLAYING IN TONIGHT'S 5A FINAL, COACH CHAD JILEK AND THE DRAGONS.

THE CHAMPIONS OF >> BJ: AND THE GOLDEN BEARS WITH COACH SCHWAB.

LET'S MAKE THE STATE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS FROM 2022, THE 4A CHAMPIONS, HEAD COACH STEVE CORCORAN .

THE CLASS 5A CHAMPIONS, THE WOLVES FROM NORTHWEST AND COACH KERRY EB.

THE CLASS ONE A CHAMPIONS, THE TWIN CITIES SABRES, HEAD COACH ZACH DUNCAN.

THE CHAMPIONS OF CLASS 3A, COACH ROBIN TREND IN THE MUSTANGS.

THE CLASS 2A SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS COACH ANGELA KESSLER AND THE REGAL'S FROM IOWA CITY REGINA.

LET'S MEET THE STATE CHAMPIONS FROM THE 2022 VOLLEYBALL SEASON, THE 1A CHAMPIONS, THE CHRISTIAN EAGLES WITH COACH MICHELLE?

THE TWO A VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS, COACH JIMMY AND THE WOLF PACK FROM WESTERN CHRISTIAN.

INTRODUCING THE STATE CHAMPION FROM THE INAUGURAL STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT, THEY HAWKS FROM WAVERLEY AND COACH JOSH MEYER.

TURNING TO SWIMMING AND DIVING, WELCOME SHELLEY TWIGG IN THE WALKIE WARRIORS.

PRESENTING THE 2022 PARIS SWIMMING CHAMPION ADDISON WURSTER WITH COACH LISA TWITCHELL .

LET'S MAKE THE 2022 CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONS, CHAMPIONS OF CLASS 1A THE CARDINALS AND COACHES DON AND MARTY DALTON.

THE CLASS 2A CHAMPIONS, COACH JOSH IN THE BULLDOGS.

THE CLASS 3A CHAMPS, THE DUTCH THE CHAMPIONS OF CLASS 3A, THE MUSTANGS AND COACH SHARON KLEIN.

THE CLASS 3A INDIVIDUALS FROM BALLARD, PAYTON THE WAY WITH COACH SCOTT BARTH HEARD THE CLASS 1A INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION NOEL STEINMETZ FROM COACH JESSICA STEIN IS.

THE CHAMPION OF CLASS 4A, ADRIAN FROM DES MOINES ROOSEVELT WITH COACH JACOB KAMMER .

THE CLASS 2A INDIVIDUAL CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPION FROM MID-PRAIRIE IS DANIEL HOSTETLER WITH COACH MARK COSTELLO.

22 THE 2022 STATE CHAMPIONS IN GOLF, THE CLASS 3A CHAMPIONS, COACH COLBY ANDREWS AND THE LIONS .

THE CHAMPIONS OF CLASS 2A, THE CENTER COUGARS AND COACH JOSH KRUGER WALKING WITH EXPERT CHLOE GOLDIE.

THE 4A STATE CHAMPS COACH KELLY MOORE IN THE WEST DES MOINES VALLEY TIGERS .

THE CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPS, BISHOP GARRICK BEARS AND COACHES STEPHANIE AND VICTOR BERTIE.

THE CLASS 1A : CHAMPIONS JILLIAN AND JACOB FROM HARTFORD WITH COACH JOHN PATTERSON.

THE CLASS 2A COED CHAMPS IS EATON LAUREN CLARK WITH COACHES HOLLY LESTER AND GRANT WALKER.

THE 1A MEDALIST IS FROM SALLY, GREEN LEAVES WITH COACH JEFF.

NOW INTRODUCING THE STATE CHAMPIONS IN TENNIS, THE CLASS 2A CHAMPIONS OF MAROON AND ERIC SJOSTROM.

THE 1A STATE CHAMPIONS, COACH WILL AND THE SAILORS FROM WATERLOO PLUMAS CATHOLIC .

THE CLASS 2A SINGLES CHAMPION CLEAR GO FROM WEST DES MOINES VALLEY AND COACH MIKE TOMLIN.

THE CLASS 2A DOUBLES CHAMPIONS ARE KATELYN COOK AND CATHERINE ZYLSTRA FROM CEDAR RAPIDS, WASHINGTON WITH COACH PHIL WILLIAMS.

TURNING TO THE BOWLING CHAMPIONS THAT WERE CROWNED LAST WEEK IN WATERLOO, THE CLASS 1A ARE THE MAQUOKETA CARDINALS WITH COACHES MARK HANSEN AND LOUIS CLAWSON.

THE CLASS 3A CHAMPIONS FROM SENIOR THE RAMS AND HEAD COACH PEGGY LEE THREE.

THE CLASS 3A INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION FROM LINCOLN, NICK ANDREWS WITH COACH RAY BELTON.

THE CLASS ONE INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION WITH KELLY JOHNSON WITH COACH CHARLES FROST.

THE CLASS 2A INDIVIDUAL BOWLING CHAMPIONS FROM WATERLOO EAST KATELYN WITH COACH MIKE WEBER.

FINALLY, THE ADAPTER BLOWING STATE CHAMPIONS FROM WEST CENTRAL VALLEY, KAYLA BARTHOLOMEW WITH COACH TADPOLE.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOUR STATE CHAMPIONS FROM 2022 AND 2023.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE SCHOOL, ATHLETES AND COACHES.

>> BJ: CONGRATS TO ALL OF THE CHAMPIONS.

A LOT OF GREAT STORIES AND COMPETITORS .

IOWA PBS IS COMMITTED TO TELLING STORIES ABOUT YOUNG IOWANS WHO ARE DOING EXCEPTIONAL THINGS BY CELEBRATING THEIR SUCCESS AND SHARING THEIR JOURNEY THROUGH A DIGITAL SERIES WE CALL "IN THEIR WORDS."

LET'S MEET LIAM, WHO ONCE, WAS SO SHY, HE CANNOT RESPOND WHEN TEACHERS CALLED ON HIM IN SCHOOL.

SINCE DISCOVERING COMPETITIVE ACTS THROWING, LIAM HAS FOUND COME ROBBERY AND VICTORY IN SEVERAL COMPETITIONS, HELPED MENTOR HIM TO IMPROVE HIS SKILLS AND OVERCOME SHYNESS.

>> I AM LIAM, A PROFESSIONAL AX THROWER.

I 12 YEARS OLD.

THREE YEARS AGO, I JOINED THE WORLD ASKED LEAGUE.

I WON ALL OF THESE AWARDS.

MY HOME VENUE IS I SIDE AX CLUB IN WEST DES MOINES.

MY FIRST TIME THROWING AN AX WAS WHEN I TAGGED ALONG WITH MY OLDER BROTHERS BOY SCOUT TROOP EVENT .

I CURRENTLY THROW ALL FOUR DISCIPLINES, HATCHET, BIG ASK, DUELS, KNIVES .

YOU CAN THROW ALL KINDS OF STUFF AT A TARGET.

THAT DID NOT WORK.

>> THREE WARM-UPS.

THE 17 FOOT LINE, YOU MUST START WITH ONE FOOT BEHIND.

YOU CAN HAVE ONE IN FRONT, YOUR BACKFLIP CANNOT CROSS UNTIL YOU RELEASE THE ASK.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?

>> MY FAVORITE DISCIPLINE IS BIG AX.

S-10 ONE FOOT BEHIND THIS LINE AND THE OTHER IN FRONT.

THIS IS A BIG AX.

PUT YOUR HANDS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HANDLE.

THAT MAKES IT EASIER TO THROW.

THE MIDDLE.

IS WORTH SIX POINTS AND WHAT IS AROUND IT IS WORTH FIVE POINTS AND FOUR POINTS, THREE POINTS, TWO POINTS, ONE POINT.

THESE ARE WORTH EIGHT POINTS .

I AM THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO EVER THROW A PERFECT GAME, WHICH I DID LAST FALL FOR BIG AX.

MY NICKNAME IS THE SILENT I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN REALLY SHY AND QUIET.

>> FIRST GAME , MARK AND SAM.

SECOND GAME IS LIAM AND MIKE .

>> THERE ARE VERY FEW USE COMPETITORS THAT TRAVEL TO TOURNAMENTS.

I USUALLY THROW AGAINST ADULTS.

I DO LEAKS ON SUNDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS .

I HAVE THROWN AGAINST AN EVEN B ADULT COMPETITORS.

ALL OF THESE ARE FROM HERE.

THIS ONE WAS IN OHIO.

I HAVE TRAVELED TO 10 DIFFERENT STATES .

SINCE MY SKILLS HAVE GOTTEN BETTER AND BETTER , THAT HAS GIVEN ME MARK CONFIDENCE AS WELL AS MORE COMPETITORS NOTICING ME AND CHEERING ME ON.

I GOT TO COMPETE IN THE U.S. OPEN LAST YEAR FOR THE LEAGUE AND WAS AROUND DURING THE COMMISSIONER AX THROWING LEAGUE.

I SHOCKED HIM BY NAILING A KILL SHOT AGAINST HIM, BUT HE WENT ON'S TO WIN OUR GAMES.

IT IS REALLY COOL TO HAVE WORLD CHAMPIONS RECOGNIZE ME KNOWING MY NAME , AND THEY COME UP AND TALK TO ME.

THIS HAS ALSO HELPED ME IN SCHOOL, TOO.

I NOW HAVE CONFIDENCE TO RAISE MY HAND AND ANSWER TEACHERS QUESTIONS OUT LOUD.

I USED TO BE TOO SHY TO DO THAT.

I HOPE SOMEDAY TO BE ON STAGE COMPETING IN THE FINALS.

>> WE HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING THE HASH TIME PAGEANTRY IN DES MOINES.

OUR COVERAGE, THE SPECIAL FEATURES AND AWARDS ARE BROUGHT TO YOU BY YOUR STATEWIDE BROADCAST MEDIA NETWORK IOWA PBS.

JUST A REMINDER, THE EXTENT OF HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP COVERAGE ISN'T POSSIBLE WITHOUT SUPPORT FROM VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO CALL OR GO ONLINE AND MAKE A PLEDGE RIGHT NOW TO SUPPORT IOWA PBS.

THERE IS A QR CODE.

GET YOUR PHONE OUT, SCAN THE QR CODE AND YOU CAN SUPPORT AS THERE.

YOUR SUPPORT ENSURES WE CAN CONTINUE THIS AND OTHER ESSENTIAL COVERAGE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

WE ARE AT HALFTIME OF THIS 5A GAME AND IT IS A DOOZY!

WE ARE TIED.

AILI TANKE WILL SHOW YOU SOME OF HER HIGHLIGHTS, AND TALK TO THE SCHOLARSHIP WINNER RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>>> COMING TO IOWA PBS MARCH 19th.

>>> BACK AT HALFTIME, IT IS TIME TO MEET ONE OF THE INCREDIBLE WOMEN OF THE LATEST IOWA GIRL, IS THE BEST WAY TO CALL IT, ELIZABETH IS A SENIOR AT LAKES FOR FREMONT.

SHE IS THE 2023 HE WHEN COOLEY SCHOLARSHIP WINNER.

WHEN YOU HEARD YOU WERE THE WINNER OF THE SCHOLARSHIP, YOUR RESPONSE WAS WHAT?

>> I WAS SO SURPRISED AND OVERJOYED THAT I GOT THAT OPPORTUNITY.

>> BJ: IT IS A HARD DECISION.

I KNOW THERE IS TOP COMPETITION.

WHAT DO YOU THINK MAKE YOU STAND OUT?

>> I KNOW THAT YOU WHEN COOLEY REALLY CARED ABOUT BEING INVOLVED IN DIFFERENT THINGS.

HE WAS WELL-ROUNDED INVOLVED IN SPEECH AND ALL OF THAT AMAZING STUFF, AND I ALSO REALLY LIKE BAND AND I AM INVOLVED IN TRACK AND ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT SPORTS.

VOLLEYBALL, CROSS-COUNTRY, STUDENT COUNCIL, BAND, JR. RED CROSS, YOUTH LEADER CHURCH, AND BY THE WAY, YOU HAVE A 4.0 GPA.

YOU HAVE ENJOYED YOUR HIGH SCHOOL CAREER.

YOU WILL ENJOY IT AND TO CENTRAL COLLEGE AND CONTINUE EDUCATION.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS AND EVERYTHING TRYING TO GATHER, DO YOU THINK THEY MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE?

OF COURSE YOU WILL SAY YES.

WHY DO YOU THINK YOU WERE SELECTED?

>> THAT IS KIND OF A HARD QUESTION.

HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN MANY THINGS.

I AM THE WELL-ROUNDED STUDENTS AND GETTING TO BE INVOLVED WITH ACTIVITIES, I THINK HE WAS VALUED WITH THAT IN THAT ASPECT IN HIS LIFE.

>> ELIZABETH, CONGRATULATIONS.

NICE TO MEET YOU AND GOOD LUCK.

THAT IS OUR 2023 SCHOLARSHIP WINNER ELIZABETH VENUE TRICK.

LET'S GET BACK TO BASKETBALL.

COACH CHAD JILEK, THE DRAGON HEAD COACH IS THERE.

WE HAVE TO GO WITH THE HOME DOING THE TRAILING SEGMENT.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE FIRST HALF?

>> I WAS WONDERING AT THE HALF AND WAS THINKING WHAT WAS HAPPENING?

WE ARE EXCITED.

THESE ARE THE TWO BEST TEAMS IN THE STATE.

I THINK WE ARE FORTUNATE RIGHT NOW TO BE WHERE WE ARE AT.

WE TURNED THE BALL OVER 11 TIMES.

WE HAD BAD TURNOVERS WE CANNOT MAKE.

IF WE TURNED THE BALL OVER SIX OR SEVEN TIMES, WE WOULD HAVE A LEAD RIGHT NOW.

THE THREES THEY HIT WERE WIDE OPEN.

OUR THREES WERE TRANSECTED.

WE WERE LUCKY SHE WAS FIVE OF SIX BECAUSE SHE CAN SHOOT THOSE.

WE CANNOT GIVE CONTESTED SHOTS.

THE DEFENSE WASN'T AS GOOD AS IT NEEDED TO BE.

HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT IN THE SECOND HALF.

>> BJ: THE DEFENSE PEAVY IS THROWING AT YOU IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

WHAT ARE THE TWO THINGS YOU THINK THEY WILL FOCUS ON?

>> PAST FAKES TO MOVE THE BALL AND ATTACK THE GAP ON THE DRIBBLE AND WE WOULD NEED OUR OUTSIDE SHOOTERS TO MOVE THE OPEN SPOTS.

WE HAVE TO MAKE A PASS AND MOVED TO THE OPEN SPOTS.

ON PRACTICE, WE MADE FAKES AND GOT THE BALL TO THE MIDDLE AND WE ARE LOOKING TO MAKE IT OUT FROM THERE.

>> BJ: COACH, I APPRECIATE THE TIME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH AND HAVE FOUND .

THAT WAS COACH CHAD JILEK FOR THE DRAGON SPEAK LET'S SEE WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT IN THIS EXCITING FIRST HALF.

GREAT WAY TO START THINGS OFF.

CLEMONS, THE MULTISPORT ATHLETE WILL GO TO IOWA STATE AND PLAY SOFTBALL.

SHE IS SHOWING BASKETBALL IS A GOOD THING FOR HER, TOO.

HERE IS THE TIP FROM VICE AND BE PUT BACK FROM CLEMONS, 11 FOR JESSE ON PLAYS LIKE THIS.

NICE DRIVE TO THE RACK.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHO SHOWS UP IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

FOR JOHNSTON, IT IS AILI TANKE, SHE WILL HIT THREE AFTER THREE.

HEAD COACH JENNIFER GOETZ IS GOING INTO THE SAFE.

SOMETHING HAS TO WORK ON 17 POINTS IOWA STATE CYCLONE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.

YOU CAN ONLY IMAGINE IF WE HAD THIS COULD HAVE A FIRST HALF , HALF FUN IN THE SECOND HALF.

>> BJ: IT SHOULD BE FUN.

THE FIRST HAVE STATISTICS HERE TELL A BIG STORY.

THESE TEAMS ARE SCORING, THEY ARE DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB.

THE TURNOVER NUMBERS AS COACH CHAD JILEK MENTIONED ARE A LITTLE BIT HIGH.

PLEASANT VALLEY HAS CAPITALIZED OFF OF THAT.

>> LAURA: YOU CAN SEE THE 50 POINTS OFF THE TURNOVERS AND JOHNSTON IS DOING A GOOD JOB ON THE BOARDS AND IT IS AN EVEN BALLGAME.

WE WERE AT 30-30 BUT THE STATISTICS GOT THAT OUT AS WELL.

EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE HAD SOME MISTAKES, JOHNSON HAS BALANCED IT WITH A THREE-POINT SHOOTING.

>> BJ: MAYBE YOU AT HOME CAN HELP ME AS WELL, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A NEW LEADER ABOUT EVERY MINUTE.

OH MY GOLLY, LOOK AT THE IN THE FIRST HALF.

THE SQUARE HAS BEEN TIED SIX TIMES.

THE FIRST HALF HAS BEEN AN INSTANT CLASSIC.

>> LAURA: IT REALLY HAS.

I THINK WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE THAT WAY.

I DON'T THINK EITHER OF THESE TEAMS HAVE BACKED DOWN.

YOU HEARD HAILEY ASSELIN THE HEAD COACH JENNIFER GOETZ SAY BEFORE SHE WENT INTO THE LOCKER ROOM SAYING WE WILL FIGURE IT OUT AND GET IT DONE.

THE JOHNSTON DRAGONS PROBABLY DID THE SAME.

THEY HAVE TO FIGURE A FEW THINGS OUT.

I THINK HEAD COACH JENNIFER GOETZ BROUGHT UP A IMPORTANT THING, THEY DID NOT CLOSEOUT WITH HIGH HANDS, THEY CAME OUT OF THOSE PERIMETER SHOOTERS HANDS-DOWN AROUND THE WAIST.

YOU HAVE TO CONTEST THOSE SHOTS.

>> BJ: THE SPARTANS START WITH THE BASKETBALL.

THE VICE SISTERS IN ADDY MAURER ON THE FLOOR.

CLEMONS AND REAGAN PAGNIANO ARE THE GUARDS LEADING THE WAY FOR PLEASANT VALLEY.

JOHNSTON IS STARTING WITH LEWIS PLAYING WITH THOSE TWO FOULS.

HERE IS CLEMONS UNDERNEATH.

LEWIS STAYED BACK AND CLEMONS GETS THE BASKET.

HERE IS AILI TANKE AND HAMPTON.

27 OF THE 30 POINTS FOR JOHNSTON SCORED BIKE RILEY AND AILI TANKE.

>> LAURA: LOOK FOR RILEY TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE AND ATTACK.

>> BJ: HAMPTON WILL GO TO THE LINE.

>> LAURA: AS I SAID, HAMPTON IN THE QUARTERFINALS, SHE WAS HUGE FOR THEM.

SHE WAS A DIFFERENCE MAKER IN THE BALLGAME WITH 50 POINTS AND THREE ARENAS IN THE SEMI FINALS AND DID NOT GET ANY POINTS, BUT EIGHT REBOUNDS AND THREE ASSISTS.

SHE WAS NOT HITTING IN THE SCORING COLUMN, SHE WAS DOING THE LITTLE THINGS TO HELP HER TEAM ADVANCE.

>> BJ: HAMPTON WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO TIE THIS ONE UP, AND DOES.

PLEASANT VALLEY HAD A QUARTER IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT, WHICH THEY SAW 17% .

THIS WAS THE OPENER AGAINST WEST DES MOINES VALLEY.

SINCE THEN, THEY HAVE KIND OF PUSHED BACK.

>> LAURA: THEY ARE AVERAGING 56 POINTS A GAME AND SHOOTING AT 49% FROM THE FLOOR.

>> BJ: AILI TANKE WITH ANOTHER REBOUND.

NINE REBOUNDS AND RILEY WITH THE SPIN AND FINISH.

IT WAS ON SPIN CYCLE.

>> LAURA: THAT WAS SPIN CYCLE AND UNDER OUT TO DRY.

THAT IS SHOWING OFF THE ABILITY THAT SHE HAS WITH THE HANDLES.

WHEN SHE PUTS HER MIND TO IT, SHE IS DETERMINED.

NOBODY CAN SHUT HER DOWN.

SHE HAS THEM MOVES TO BE ABLE TO GET AROUND THE DEFENSE.

>> BJ: HALLE VICE CANNOT GET IT TO GO.

THE PUSHBACK IS THERE BY QUINN VICE, HER FIRST BUCKET OF THE GAME.

>> LAURA: THAT IS WHAT THEY MISSED IN THE FIRST HALF.

SHE HAD TO SIT THE MAJORITY OF THE FIRST HALF.

THEY HAD TO HAVE THE REBOUNDER IN THE MIDDLE FOR THEM.

>> BJ: HAMPTON WITH THE LEFT HOOK.

>> LAURA: THEY PLAY BEHIND THAT TIME AND ALLOWED THE PAST TO COME IN AND SHE CAN MAKE THE BIG DROP STEP TO THE HOOP .

>> BJ: REAGAN PAGNIANO WITH THE THREE.

VICE WITH THE KICK OUT AND ADDY MAURER FROM 14 AND ANOTHER REBOUND FOR PLEASANT VALLEY.

CLEMONS GETS RID OF IT AND AS.

LET'S SEE IF THEY RESET HERE.

ADDY MAURER HAS IT DEFLECTED AWAY AND IT WILL STAY WITH THE SPARTANS.

SEEMS LIKE EACH TEAM , BACK INTO IT, BUT THEN THERE IS RILEY.

YOU CANNOT DEFEND THAT.

>> LAURA: SHE IS ELUSIVE AND CRAFTY.

SHE DID A SPIN MOVE WITH GOOD FOOTWORK.

WHEN YOU HAVE THE DEFENSE LEANING ONE WAY AND YOU CAN MAKE A MOVE LIKE THAT, THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CATCH UP WITH YOU.

>> BJ: VICE IN THE PAINT AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY HAMPTON.

>> LAURA: HAMPTON STAYING RIGHT WITH HER.

WHAT YOU CAN SEE IS VICE MAKES THAT MOST.

GETS STRIPPED OF THE BASKETBALL AND BODY UP ON HER.

HAMPTON CANNOT BELIEVE IT.

>> BJ: THAT WILL BE HER FIRST.

HERE IS THE DUMP DOWN AND ADDY MAURER ABLE TO CONNECT.

TWO TEAMS SPENT LAST YEAR IN THE SEMI FINALS WITH JOHNSTON FOR BAILEY.

IT HAS BEEN A DIFFERENT REPLACING THREE STARTERS.

RILEY STARTED LAST YEAR.

TONIGHT, SHE IS IN CRUISE CONTROL.

RILEY NOW WITH 12.

>> LAURA: SHE IS A MIDRANGE JUMPER.

SHE IS SHOWING OFF HER SKILL SET THAT SHE HAS.

SHE CAN GET THE ANSWER FROM CLEMONS IN THE CORNER.

>> BJ: CLEMONS WITH A COUPLE OF THREES.

BACK AND FORTH , BACK AND FORTH .

LARGEST LEAD OF THE GAME WAS FOR PLEASANT VALLEY BY SIX.

HAMPTON GETS TO GO TO THE LINE THIS YEAR.

THIS FILE WILL BE ON VICE.

HOLLY WILL PICK UP HER FIRST PERSONAL.

>> LAURA: SWING THE BALL AND THERE IS A GOOD EXAMPLE ON THE JOHNSTON SITE NOT COMING OUT WITH HIGH HANDS.

NOT MISSING THE SHOT.

CLEMONS GAVE A LITTLE PUMP NOT TAKE ANY OF THAT, AND SHE SHOT RIGHT OVER THE TOP OF THAT.

YOU HAVE TO GET OUT WITH HANDS UP AND GET A HAND IN THE FACE, MAKE THEM PUT THAT ON THE FLOOR AND MAKE THEM RUN.

>> BJ: THREE PLAYERS HAVE SCORED FOR JOHNSTON AND HAMPTON WENT AT THE LINE AND DRAGONS STILL BOUND BY ONE.

VICE TO THE TOP AND ISABELLE KREMER AND VICE GETS IT BACK .

HALLE VICE WITH HER SECOND TRIPLE.

>> LAURA: HAMPTON WENT UNDERNEATH THE SCREEN AND GOT CAUGHT UP AND THEY FLOATED VICE OUT TO THE WAITING FOR THREE-POINTER.

I THINK COACH CHAD JILEK HAS SEEN ENOUGH AND WANTS TO HAVE A CHAT ABOUT IT.

>> BJ: LET'S LOOK AT THE PLATE AGAIN.

>> LAURA: LET'S SEE WHERE HAMPTON GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE TRAFFIC AND THAT LET VICE GET OPEN.

SHE KNOCKS DOWN A BIG THREE-POINTER.

FEET.

YOU HAVE TO GET ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE AND YOU WILL KNOCK IT DOWN.

LET'S GO, TIGER !

TIGER!

>> BJ: COACH CHAD JILEK TALKING ABOUT HIS TEAM DEFENSIVELY .

THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT, THEY HAVE BEEN STRONG IN SECOND-BEST DEFENSIVELY.

COMING INTO THE CHAMPIONSHIP BEHIND PLEASANT VALLEY, BACK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON, JOHNSTON HAS LOADS OF TALENT, ESPECIALLY YOU HAVE A FRESHMAN CLASS COMING IN HEADLINED BY JENICA LEWIS.

HE SAID THEY DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THEY HAD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON .

HERE IS RILEY.

RILEY IS LIKE A HOT KNIFE THROUGH BUTTER CUTTING THAT ZONE IN HALF WITH A TWO-POINT GAME.

>> LAURA:'S YOU DON'T KNOW WHO YOU HAVE COMING BACK, BUT YOU KNOW YOU HAVE RILEY THAT YOU HAVE TO WORK AROUND AND BUILD IRAN.

YOU LOOK AT WHAT THEY LAST A SENIORS AND ANNA GOSSIPING, THEY WERE GOOD PLAYERS FOR THIS JOHNSTON TEAMS WITH THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME OF THE STATE, AND THERE IS A GOOD LOOK AT RILEY WITH A HESITATION DRIBBLE AND ABLE TO SPLIT THREE DEFENDERS TO GET TO THE CLASS.

COACH CHAD JILEK SAID WE DID SUMMER WORKOUTS AND THEN WE GOT TO FALL WORKOUTS AND STARTED FEELING GOOD ABOUT THE PERSONNEL THEY HAD COMING BACK.

>> BJ: QUINN VICE IS BACK IN FOR ADDY MAURER AND A FOUL IS CALLED ON HAMPTON.

THAT WILL BE HER SECOND AS VICE WAS TRYING TO POSTER UP.

YOU CAN TELL HEAD COACH JENNIFER GOETZ KEEPS THIS TEAM CALM.

SHE DOES NOT GET TOO HIGH OR TOO LOW.

>> LAURA: YOU CAN SEE HER LAUGHING OVER THERE.

SOMETHING HAPPENED OBVIOUSLY AND SHE IS LAUGHING ABOUT IT.

THE TEAM WAS LAUGHING ABOUT IT.

YOU ARE IN THE MIDST OF A ARE UP BY TWO AND YOU ARE OVER ON THE BENCH KEEPING IT LIGHT.

I THINK THAT'S WHY THESE GIRLS LIKE PLAYING WITH HER.

SHE KNOWS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT BEING HERE AS A PLAYER AND AS A COACH AND WITH THE ENVIRONMENT IS LIKE .

THEY JUST HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO PLAY THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

>> BJ: DRAGONS ABLE TO COME UP WITH THE STEAL.

OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE LEAD ON THE POSSESSION.

MOLLY NOELCK FOR THREE.

THE REBOUND UNDERNEATH TO JENICA LEWIS, AND A TIME WILL BE TAKEN BY JOHNSTON.

THE DRAGONS WILL HAVE THREE TIMEOUTS REMAINING.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

42-40, GREAT GAME HERE.

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE STATE TOURNAMENT, IT IS A SALUTE TO THE IOWA GROUP AT THE CORE SET OF THE TEAM ENTRANCE AND WELLS FARGO ARENA, THEY ARE ALWAYS THIS IS ONE OF THEM, THE IOWA'S HIGH SCHOOL GAME COMBINES THE ROSTERS FROM THIS YEAR'S TOURNAMENT AND WITH THE HELP OF SOME PARTNERS, DISPLAYED A NAME BOARD BACKSTAGE FOR PLAYERS WHO ARE ENCOURAGED TO FIND THEIR NAME, TAKE A SELFIE, AND SHARE IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH THE HASHTAG IOWA GIRL .

>> LAURA: I LOVE ALL THINGS JEAN BERGER AND HER STAFF COME UP WITH.

EACH YEAR, THERE IS SOMETHING NEW FOR THE GIRLS TO PARTAKE IN.

>> BJ: ALWAYS CELEBRATING THE IOWA GIRL AND WHAT A REFLECTION OF HOW GREAT THE BASKETBALL HERE IS IN THE STATE OF IOWA.

AILI TANKE'S WILL GET THAT ONE TO GO DOWN.

THAT WAS AFTER VICE GAVE HER AN OPPORTUNITY WITH THE BLOCK.

IS VALLEY WITH THE LEAD OF THE BALL.

>> LAURA: I THINK THAT WOULD HAVE GOTTEN A HUGE REACTION OUT OF THE GROUND IF SHE GOT AND SHE COULD HAVE DRAINED THAT THREE.

I THINK THAT WOULD HAVE GIVEN THEM A BIG LEFT.

>> BJ: LONG TIME, NOW THEY GIVE WAY TO CLEMONS.

CLEMONS ON THE DRIVE WITH THE RIGHT HAND.

LEFT-HAND DOMINANT AND TOOK THAT BACK TO RILEY.

>> LAURA: THAT IS REALLY GOOD DEFENSE THAT RILEY HAD ON HER, JUST BETTER OFFENSE THAT TIME AS SHE MANEUVERED IN AN AND HER LENGTH HELPED HER GET THE TWO POINTS.

>> BJ: RILEY TWO AILI TANKE IN THE CORNER.

RESET WITH 15:00 ON THE SHOT CLOCK.

HERE IS AILI TANKE ON THE BLOCK .

THAT PASS WAS NEARLY STOLEN AWAY IN THE SHOT CLOCK IS WINDING DOWN.

RILEY FOR THREE..IT !

>> LAURA: SHE HAS DONE IT BY DRIVING TO THE BASKET AND HITTING THE FIFTH RANGER.

GREAT SHOT AND STEPPING UP AND ENDING THE THREE.

>> BJ: RILEY NOW WITH 19 TO LEAD THE DRAGONS, 17 FOR AILI TANKE.

VICE IN THE PAINT WITH THE KICK OUT TO HER SISTER.

CLEMONS WITH THE REBOUND AND PLEASANT VALLEY WITH A FRESH 35.

VICE ON THE DRIVE.

USING THE GLASS.

>> LAURA: WAS THAT A TOUGH SHOT, TAKING YOU RIGHT THERE.

BODY IS UP WITH HER AND STAYS WITH HER.

AS VICE RISES UP, SHE TURNS THOSE SHOULDERS AND GETS IT TO GO OFF THE GLASS.

>> BJ: THAT BALL WILL BE KEPT.

ONE: I WANT TO PLAY, 23 ON THE SHOT CLOCK.

IT WILL REMAIN THERE AND EACH TEAM GOING TO THE BENCH.

JOHNSTON WILL BE SENDING THE FRESHMAN JALIYAH KINNETZ BACK INTO THE GAME.

>> LAURA: GOOD LOOK AT RILEY KNOCKING DOWN THAT THREE IN THE DRIBBLE DRIVE LEANING IN AND VICE DOES THAT VERY WELL.

SHE LEANS IN AND GETS THE ADVANTAGE ON THE DEFENDER.

>> BJ: ADDY MAURER OUT OF THE STARTING FIVE WITH THE SPARTANS ON CLEMONS, ADDY MAURER AND QUINN VICE.

DOWN TO 12.

LOOKING TO RILEY.

LEWIS FOR THREE POINT PUT BACK OUT THERE .

ISABEL WILL STEAL IT AWAY .

INTO THE FRONT COURT, THERE IS A TWO SECOND DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SHOT CLOCK IN THE GAME CLOCK.

>> LAURA: THAT IS THE SOCCER IQ COMING OUT IN ISABELLA BALSLEY.

SHE IS A SOCCER PLAYER AND WILL PLAY AT DRAKE.

THAT IS WHEN MY COMING FROM BEHIND, KNOCKING IT AWAY, AND GIVING JOHNSTON A POSITION HERE AT THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER.

>> BJ: IT IS DOWN TO 10.

COACH CHAD JILEK SAYS IT IS GO TIME.

HERE IS RILEY IN THE PAINT.

A FOLLOW WILL BE CALLED ON VICE.

>> LAURA: RILEY HAS HAD THE HOT HAND AND THE CLOCK IS WINDING DOWN.

GET IT TO HER AND LET HER WORK.

THE DEFENSE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO STAY WITH HER THE ENTIRE BALLGAME.

>> BJ: 20 NOW FOR RILEY, CAME INTO THE GAME AVERAGING 13 .

STARTING TO RECEIVE SOME DIVISION I OFFERS AS A SOPHOMORE AS SHE KNOCKS THE SECOND ONE DOWN.

A STEAL BY ISABELLA BALSLEY.

IT IS TURNOVER FOR RILEY.

SHE DID NOT SEE THE PASS.

WITH 3.4 ON THE THIRD QUARTER CLOCK, PLEASANT VALLEY WITH AN OPPORTUNITY.

>> LAURA: A MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR THE DRAGONS.

NICE PLAY BY LEWIS COMING IN FROM BEHIND POKING IT AWAY FROM REAGAN PAGNIANO.

THEY COULD NOT CAPITALIZE ON THAT.

>> BJ: I THINK PLEASANT VALLEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET A SHOT OFF.

THAT WILL BE THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER.

HERE WE ARE.

WE WILL GO TO THE FINAL 8:00.

YOU CAN SEE PLEASANT VALLEY AND JOHNSTON BATTLING IT OUT.

LAURA, WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THIS GAME, I MEAN THIS ONE HAS THE MAKINGS OF BEING NOT ONLY AN INSTANT CLASSIC, BUT ONE OF THE ALL-TIME BEST.

>> LAURA: IT HAS BEEN UP TO THIS POINT.

IT IS EVERYTHING WE EXPECTED IT WAS GOING TO BE.

WE KNOW THE DEFENSE WAS GOING TO BE GOOD FOR PLEASANT VALLEY.

WAY, HAVE WE SEEN SOME OFFENSE OF PRODUCTION FOR A COUPLE OF PLAYERS FOR THE JOHNSTON DRAGONS.

IT HAS BEEN FUN.

>> BJ: THE DRAGONS ARE GETTING SCORING OUT OF THREE PLAYERS.

IS THAT CONCERNING?

>> LAURA: I THINK IT IS.

I THINK YOU WILL NEED TO TRY TO FIND THE THIRD AND FOURTH SCORES TO STEP UP FOR JOHNSTON.

THEY HAVE RELIED ON RILEY AND AILI TANKE SO FAR IN THIS BALLGAME.

LOOK FOR SOMEBODY ELSE TO STEP >> BJ: WHAT DOES PLEASANT VALLEY NEED TO DO DOWN THE STRETCH?

>> LAURA: I THINK THEY NEED TO GET A BETTER FLOW OFFENSIVELY.

THEY STARTED THAT WAY IN THE THIRD QUARTER AND RAN SOME NICE OFFENSIVES SETS.

THEY NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT AND TO HIGH PERCENTAGE SHOTS.

>> BJ: HERE WE GO, THE FINAL 8:00.

PLEASANT VALLEY IS THE NUMBER ONE STATE AT 25 AND ZERO WITH LAST YEAR CHAMPION AND JOHNSON COMING IN AT 24 AND ONE.

WE HAVE SEEN THE LEAD CHANGE 19 TIMES.

IT HAS BEEN TIED NINE TIMES.

EACH TEAM ON THE FLOOR WILL BEGIN THE FOURTH QUARTER.

FOR THE DRAGONS, IT IS RILEY, AILI TANKE AND JENICA LEWIS.

WE HAVE CLEMONS, REAGAN PAGNIANO, ADDY MAURER AND HALLE VICE AND QUINN VICE.

I AM BJ ALONG WITH LAURA ON IOWA PBS AS RILEY DRIVES THAT IN TO HAMPTON.

THE SHOT WAS ON THE FLOOR.

AM I WANTING TO SAY IT WAS IN THE ACTIVE SHOOTING.

>> LAURA: RILEY SEES THE DOUBLE-TEAM, AND SHE DUMPS IT OVER TO HAMPTON , GETS FOULED AND THEY GET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY.

>> BJ: AILI TANKE FOR THREE.

THERE IS A REBOUND.

JOHNSTON WITH A FRESH 35.

AILI TANKE AGAIN.

CANNOT GET THE BALL.

THIS TIME, PLEASANT VALLEY CAN CLEAR IT.

A TRAVEL WILL BE CALLED ON HALLE VICE.

>> LAURA: YOU SAW IT COMING.

YOU SAW IT DRAG THAT PIVOT FOOT, JUST A LITTLE INDECISION AS SHE WAS LOOKING TO TRY TO THROUGH THE MIDDLE.

>> BJ: JOHNSTON SHOOTING 47% FROM THE FIELD AND PLEASANT VALLEY RIGHT AT 50%.

RILEY LOOKING TO GO TO WORK AND AILI TANKE WILL LAUNCH.

MOLLY NOELCK WITH A REBOUND AND CANNOT GET THEY PUT BACK.

GETS HER OWN REBOUND.

AILI TANKE TRIES TO CLEAN IT UP, BUT CAN'T.

>> LAURA: A COUPLE OF MISSED OPPORTUNITIES AND THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL HERE DOWN AT THE STRAND WHERE THEY HAVE HAD POINT-BLANK SHOTS AND MOLLY NOELCK HAS GIVEN THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SCORE POINTS ON SECOND CHANCE POINTS, BUT THEY DID NOT KNOCK THOSE DOWN.

>> BJ: 10:00 ON THE SHOT CLOCK.

HERE IS ADDY MAURER GOING TO VICE TO REAGAN PAGNIANO.

SHOT CLOCK WINDING DOWN.

THE REBOUND .

AILI TANKE WITH ANOTHER BOARD .

SHE HAS GOT 12.

RILEY CANNOT GET THE BALL AND IT WILL STAY WITH JOHNSTON.

>> LAURA: WOW, JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES INTO THIS FOURTH QUARTER AND IT IS EATING UP.

>> BJ: EACH TEAM GETTING AFTER IT.

HERE IS HAMPTON.

JOHNSTON PULLED FROM THE FLOOR HERE IN THE FOURTH.

A FOUL WILL BE CALLED ON THE DRAGONS.

AILI TANKE WILL PICK UP THE INFRACTION.

THAT IS HER FIRST.

INSIDE OF SIX TO PLAY.

NEITHER TEAM HAS SCORED IN THE FOURTH QUARTER .

HERE IS THE ZERO BY NEIL.

THE WIDE-OPEN THREE AND ADDY MAURER DRAINS IT!

>> LAURA: SHE HAS STEPPED UP BIG IN THESE LAST TWO GAMES, 10 POINTS IN THE SEMI'S.

THEY HAVE NEVER DOUBTED HER ABILITY.

SHE IS THE ONE THAT HAD TO BUILD THE CONFIDENCE AND ADDY MAURER DOES A GREAT JOB OF KNOCKING DOWN A BIG BUCKET.

>> BJ: DRAGONS GETTING THE OFFENSES BLAST.

THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ONE OF THOSE TO BE PUT BACK IN.

A TRAVEL WILL BE CALLED ON MOLLY NOELCK, SHUFFLING THEIR FEET.

PLEASANT VALLEY UP BY FOUR.

>> LAURA: GO AFTER THE LOOSE BALL AND SWING .

NOBODY CAME OVER TO PICK UP ADDY MAURER.

SHE WAS KNOCKING DOWN A BIG JUMPER.

>> BJ: YOU WANT TO GET INTO ADDY MAURER'S HANDS COMING INTO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, SHE WAS SHOOTING 80% FROM THE FLOOR.

RILEY.

THE SPIN WITH THE LEFT HAND AND CANNOT GET THE LAYUP IN THE REBOUND WITH VICE.

RILEY WITH A STEAL TO AILI TANKE WHO WILL HAVE IT TAKEN AWAY BY REAGAN PAGNIANO.

>> LAURA: BACK AND FORTH WE GO .

YOU CAN SEE CLEMONS GOING HARD THINKING LET'S CALL IT DOWN.

LET'S SETTLE IN AND LET'S GET A GOOD , OFFENSIVE SET RUN.

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET A HYPE PERCENTAGE SHOT.

>> BJ: HERE IS VICE ON THE BASELINE.

A FOUL WILL BE CALLED ON AILI TANKE.

>> LAURA: AILI TANKE SAW IT COMING.

SHE WAS TRYING TO SLIDE OVER WITH THAT WEAK SIDE HELP.

HER FEET WERE SET.

>> BJ: TIMEOUT WILL BE TAKEN BY HEAD COACH JENNIFER GOETZ AND PLEASANT VALLEY AS THEY WANT TO TALK THINGS OVER.

4:29 TO PLAY.

A FOUR-POINT LEAD FOR THE SPARTANS AS THEY TRY TO WIN THEIR SCHOOL'S FIRST EVER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

LET'S GO INSIDE OF THE HUDDLE OF THE SPARTANS.

>> I LOVE OUR TENACITY.

I LOVE OUR COMPOSURE.

ONCE HALLE VICE MAKES THESE FREE THROWS, LET'S GO, YO-YO.

I WANT QUINN AND ADDY MAURER, YOU ARE IN THE BACK.

HALLE VICE IS AT THE FREE- THROW LINE.

REAGAN AND JESSE IS HERE.

WE WANT TO FORCE A LONG PAST TURNOVER OR TRAVEL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

IF NOTHING IS THERE, THAT IS FINE.

WE GO BACK TO THE DEFENSE.

THINK OF OUR FLOOR.

PASS COMES HERE AND THIS GIRL IS FADING OUT THIS WAY.

WE ARE LOOKING HERE AND THEY ARE LOOKING THERE A LOT.

GUARDS, DO NOT LET YOURSELF GET SCREENED.

FORWARDS, YOU MIGHT GET THAT PAST ONCE IN A WHILE.

ALL FIVE TO THE BOARDS.

, ON NOW.

>> BJ: WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> LAURA: SHOW THEM A DIFFERENT LOOK .

DEFENSIVELY, SHE TALKED ABOUT AFTER MAKING THE FREE THROWS, SO SHE HAS THE CONFIDENCE LEVEL RIGHT THERE.

AFTER THEY MAKE FREE THROWS, THEY WILL SHOW THEM A DIFFERENT LOOK, MAYBE SEE IF THEY CAN FORCE A TURNOVER.

THE OTHER THING IS SHE SAID THIS IS ONE OF OUR KEYS IN POSITIONS.

DO NOT GIVE UP ANY OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS.

>> BJ: EACH TEAM WITH THREE TIMEOUTS REMAINING.

THE SCHOOL'S ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER, SHE HAD ALLIE SPELL HOGG DURING THE STATE TOURNAMENT AND ABLE TO KNOCK DOWN THE FREE-THROW.

PLEASANT VALLEY MATCHING THEIR LARGEST LEAD IN THIS GAME .

RILEY INTO THE FRONTCOURT.

JOHNSTON STILL HAS NOT GOTTEN A BUCKET IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.

>> LAURA: I THINK RILEY MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN SWUNG ACROSS THE FACE OR AN ELBOW TO THE NOSE AS SHE WENT FOR THE LAYUP .

THAT IS WHAT THE DIFFERENCE OF HAVING QUINN VICE IN THE BACK LINE OF THAT DEFENSE DOES FOR YOU.

SOMEBODY THAT IS BACK THERE CAN ALTER A SHOT.

>> BJ: ON RILEY, THAT WILL BE THE 15th FOUL LATE AGAINST JOHNSTON.

>> LAURA: REACHING IN AND RIGHT THERE FROM THE BACKSIDE, THEY WILL GET RILEY.

>> BJ: THAT IS THE SIXTH TEAM FOUL.

ONE MORE, AND THE SPARTANS ARE IN THE BONUS.

A GOOD FREE-THROW SHOOTING TEAM, BETTER THAN 74% ON THE WITH THE BALL AND SIX-POINT LEAD, REAGAN PAGNIANO IN THE LEAD.

SHE GETS HER REBOUND AND CLEMONS KICKS IT OUT WITH A FRESH 35.

HERE IS JENICA LEWIS SHAKING ONE FOR THE TEAM .

>> LAURA: JUST KEPT HOUNDING AND HOUNDING AND HOUNDING HER.

SHE GETS AROUND.

RILEY AND LOUIS GETS THERE STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN AND TAKES THE CHARGE.

>> BJ: LET'S SEE IF THAT MOTIVATES JOHNSTON'S OFFENSE.

IT HAS BEEN A SCORING TRUCK, BETTER THAN 4:30.

LEWIS IS LOCKED AWAY BY VICE.

TAKING OUT AILI TANKE FOR THREE.

>> LAURA: CANNOT FIND THE MARK HERE.

SHE HAD A GREAT FIRST HALF.

THAT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONNECT IN THE SECOND HALF.

>> BJ: THE TIMEOUT WILL BE TAKEN HERE BY PLEASANT VALLEY.

THEY WILL HAVE TWO REMAINING.

3:00 TO PLAY WITH A SIX-POINT GAME.

JOHNSTON UNABLE TO SCORE SO FAR IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.

WHAT IS ALWAYS FUN IS WHEN THEY MAKE THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, T-SHIRTS, A LOT OF THEM.

THEY ARE VERY UNIQUE.

THE STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT MAKE THEIR OWN T- SHIRTS TO CELEBRATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

THE GIRLS ATHLETIC UNIT ASK THEM TO BRING SOME OF THOSE SHIRTS.

THEY BROUGHT THEM BACKSTAGE AS PLAYERS AND COACHES PASSED BY.

ALL AFTER THESE GAMES HAVE BEEN PLAYED, ALL OF THE SHIRTS WILL BE DONATED TO CHARITY.

WHAT IS THE BEST DESIGN, LAURA?

>> LAURA: WHAT IS THE BEST >> BJ: I'M PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT.

>> LAURA: THEY ARE ALL GREAT.

THE FIRST TIME, THERE WERE NOT A LOT OF THEM.

YOU JUST WALKED BY AND THEY JUST KEPT BUILDING AND BUILDING, AND YOU SAW A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SHIRTS AND THE CREATIVITY THAT THESE SCHOOLS HAVE WHEN THEY HAVE THOSE SHIRTS.

>> BJ: WE WILL STEP OUT OF FASHION AND BACK INTO THIS.

SPARTANS HAVE A SIX-POINT LEAD TRYING TO GET THEIR FIRST EVER CHAMPIONSHIP.

VICE TRYING TO ADD TO IT.

SISTER HALLE VICE WITH A REBOUND AND A PUT BACK!

>> LAURA: HALLE VICE IS GOING UP AGAINST TWO SMALLER PLAYERS TRYING TO BOX HER OUT AND THEY DID A GOOD JOB BOXING HER, BUT SHE HAD LONGER ARMS AND LONGER REACH.

>> BJ: EIGHT-POINT LEAD, IS IT ENOUGH?

RILEY AT THE HIGH POST AND TAKES THE JUMPER.

CANNOT GET IT, AND THE REBOUND TO THE SPARTANS.

HAMPTON WILL STEAL IT AWAY.

AILI TANKE TO RESET.

RILEY CAUGHT UP AND WILL FIRE, AND CANNOT GET IT .

LEWIS WILL BE CALLED FOR THE FOUL .

OH MY.

>> LAURA: THERE IS HALLE VICE .

YOU CAN SEE THE LONG REACH OF VICE GOING TO CATCH THE REBOUND AND PUT HER PUT BACK AND JENICA LEWIS IS COMING IN FROM THE BACKSIDE AND PICKS UP A FOUL .

>> BJ: ADDY MAURER, A 78% FREE- THROW SHOOTER, FIRST ATTEMPT ON THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND KNOCKS IT DOWN.

COULD BE A 10-POINT LEAD FOR PLEASANT VALLEY.

THIS WAS WHERE THE SHOT CLOCK COMES INTO PLAY.

>> LAURA: YOU CAN NO LONGER GET THAT LEAD AND SIT ON IT FOR THE REST OF THE BALLGAME.

THEY FORCE YOU TO PLAY AND COMPETE.

I THINK EVERYBODY IN EVERY COACH AND EVERY PLAYER YOU TALK TO LIKES THE FACT THAT THERE IS THE SHOT CLOCK IN HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL.

>> BJ: LEWIS ABLE TO KNOCK DOWN THE TRIPLE.

JOHNSTON LOOKING TO REST.

TIMEOUT WILL BE TAKEN BY PLEASANT VALLEY.

LET'S GO INSIDE OF THE JOHNSTON HOLLOW.

>> THEY ARE SHOOTING FREE THROWS.

WE HAVE GOT TO MOVE OUR FEET.

OKAY?

IF WE FOUL, WE FOUL.

RUNNING A BUNCH OF TIME OFF THE CLOCK, GET UP RIGHT NOW.

YOU HAVE TO BE RUNNING FOR TRAPS AND ROTATING UP.

GET IN THEIR SHORTS.

WE HAVE TO KEEP PUSHING IT AND PUSHING IT AND PUSHING IT AND GETTING REBOUNDS.

ONE MORE PASS, THE GREAT PASS IS KNOCKING THEM OUT.

WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME.

YOU ARE DOWN WITH SEVEN.

CENTENNIAL, YOU WANT THAT GAME.

LET'S GO.

123, GO!

>> LAURA: YOU HEARD THEY NEED TO GET STOPS, BUT THEY HAVE TO DO IT QUICKLY.

THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO LET PLEASANT VALLEY RUNTIME OFF THE CLOCK.

THEY HAVE TO MAKE SOME STOPS AND GAMBLE A LITTLE BIT OR GET A STEAL AND SEE WHAT THEY DO AND SCORE QUICKLY ONCE THEY GET THE BALL IN THEIR POSITION.

THEY HAVE TO LOOK FOR THOSE THREE-POINT SHOTS.

IT IS NOT A MUST THAT YOU HAVE A THREE-POINT SHOT, BUT IF YOU HAVE THE OPEN LOOK, PULL THE TRIGGER.

OTHERWISE, SCORE QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY.

>> BJ: ON THE FLOOR FOR THE DRAGONS IS LEWIS, AILI TANKE AND HAMPTON.

FOR PLEASANT VALLEY, THE VICE SISTERS, REAGAN PAGNIANO, ADDY MAURER AND CLEMONS.

PLEASANT VALLEY ABLE TO BREAK ADDY MAURER OFF TO CLEMONS.

TRYING TO GET THIS ONE AWAY.

REAGAN PAGNIANO BACK TO CLEMENTS.

WE GO INSIDE THE PAINT.

BLOCK BY JENICA LEWIS.

>> LAURA: EVEN THOUGH THEY RAN A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME OFF THE CLOCK, THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE STOP AND THEY GOT THE BLOCK.

LEWIS THOSE STRAIGHT UP AND THE TURNOVER.

>> BJ: THAT WITH ALL OVERHEAD, LAST NIGHT BY CLEMONS OUT OF BOUNDS.

RILEY AT THE HIGH POST AND THE LEFT-HAND , NO, BUT SHE WILL SHOOT WHEN THE CLOCK STOPS AT 1:08 TO PLAY.

>> LAURA: THEY SET UP RILEY AT THE FREE-THROW LINE.

THERE IS WHEN RIGHT IN HER FACE.

GIVING AWAY SOME INCHES, BUT SHE TOOK IT RIGHT AT HER AND CHALLENGED HER AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CONTACT.

SCORING POINTS WHILE THE CLOCK IS STOPPED, THAT IS A MESS RIGHT NOW FOR THE DRAGONS.

>> BJ: MAYBE SOME DEFENSE FOR OFFENSE WITH ISABELLA BALSLEY.

RILEY WATCHING WITH 23 POINTS , AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AND A QUICK FOUL CALLED AGAINST LEWIS.

>> LAURA: LEWIS TRYING TO GET THE TIE UP, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF A SURPRISE SNEAK ATTACK SAYING SHE CAN GET A STEAL WITH A TIE UP AND POSSESSION ARROW IS IN FAVOR OF PLEASANT VALLEY.

>> BJ: ADDY MAURER WILL GO TO THE LINE TISSUE FREE THROWS.

THROW SHOOTER GOES TO 80%.

ADAMS MISSED FOR THE FREE- THROW IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

JOHNSTON WITH AN OPPORTUNITY DOWN FIVE WITH ONE MINUTE TO PLAY.

LEWIS LOOKING TO GO TO WORK AND MOLLY NOELCK FOR THREE.

NOT THERE, REBOUND AND COMES DOWN TO LEWIS.

THE FRESHMAN IS ABLE TO PULL THAT ONE DOWN.

RILEY LOOKING TO GO BUT CANNOT GET THE LAYUP.

CLEMONS WITH THE REBOUND AND THIS WILL BE TIED UP .

POSSESSION ARROW IN POSITION FOR PLEASANT VALLEY.

EACH TEAM WITH TWO TIMEOUTS REMAINING.

SPARTANS GIVE THE BALL BACK.

JOHNSTON GOING BACK TO THEIR BENCH.

ISABELLA BALSLEY CHECKS BACK INTO THE GAME.

SHE WILL COME IN THIS TIME FOR LEWIS.

>> LAURA: IF YOU ARE JOHNSTON, YOU WILL HAVE TO FOUL RIGHT AWAY.

I DON'T KNOW .

THE OFFICIALS ARE TALKING IT OVER.

I THINK THEY WERE DISCUSSING IF THE SHOT CLOCK SHOULD RESET.

IT IS STAYING AT 32.

>> BJ: REAGAN PAGNIANO LOOKING TO BREAK THE HALF- COURT LINE AND HAS.

IT WILL BE FOULED RIGHT AWAY BY RILEY.

REAGAN PAGNIANO ON THE SEASON IS 75%.

>> LAURA: THEY WILL GET SOME SUBS IN.

THE OFFENSE FOR DEFENSE, GET LEWIS BACK IN THERE .

LET'S SEE WHAT JOHNSTON HAS.

THEY HAVE TO TO SCORE QUICKLY ONCE THEY GET THE BALL IN THE FRONTCOURT.

THEY HAVE TO WORK FOR THREE- POINTERS.

>> BJ: REAGAN PAGNIANO ABLE TO KNOCK DOWN THE FREE-THROW.

THAT WAS HER FIRST ATTEMPT FOR THE LINE HERE AT THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

NOW WITH 10 .

MAKES IT A THREE POSSESSION GAME HERE WITH 30 SECONDS TO PLAY.

AILI TANKE , YES.

>> LAURA: THEY WILL GET THE QUICKTIME OUT.

THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEEDED .

AILI TANKE STEPS UP BIG WITH A THREE-POINTER TO PULL THEM A LITTLE BIT CLOSER.

>> BJ: FOUR-POINT GAME, 22 SECONDS TO PLAY IN THE 5A CHAMPIONSHIP.

3A CHAMPIONSHIP COMING UP AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS ONE.

>> FIRST OR THREE OR FOUR OR FIVE SECONDS AND YOU HAVE A FOUL, DOESN'T MATTER WHO .

YOU HAVE TO GET UP.

YOU HAVE TO GO.

YOU DON'T NEED TO STAND THERE.

YOU NEED TO ATTACK.

YOU HAVE TO KICK.

YOU GUYS KNOCKED DOWN THE SHOT.

LET'S GO.

FOR JENICA LEWIS, DEFENSE.

>> LAURA: THEY ARE MAKING THE OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE SUBSTITUTION AND THINKING ABOUT HOW THEY NEED TO SCORE RIGHT AWAY.

IF THEY DO NOT GET A STEAL HERE OR A TURNOVER IN A COUPLE OF SECONDS, YOU HAVE TO STOP THE CLOCK.

PUT THEM ON THE LINE.

YOU CANNOT BE CHOOSY.

YOU HAVE TO FOUL SOMEBODY RIGHT AWAY TO TRY TO EXTEND THE BALLGAME.

>> BJ: AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, WATERLOO WEST WAS A PRESEASON NUMBER ONE TEAM.

THROUGHOUT THE SEASON, THEY LOST A TEAM AND JOHNSTON WAS NUMBER ONE.

PLEASANT VALLEY NEW AND THEY STEPPED OUT OF BOUNDS.

VICE IS ON THE END LINE.

GIVING IT RIGHT BACK TO THE DRAGONS, LEWIS WILL COME IN LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS HERE.

THEY ARE UNBEATEN AT 25 AND ZERO AND FEEL LIKE THEY ARE THE UNDERDOGS TRYING TO CLOSE IT OUT HERE.

TANKE FOR THREE.

YES!

>> LAURA: THERE WAS CONFUSION BY JOHNSTON, AND THEY STILL GOT A THREE-POINTER TO GO.

THEY WERE STILL TALKING LAPTOP.

I THINK IT WAS MOLLY NOELCK AND JENICA LEWIS.

THEY WERE STILL CONVERSING LAPTOP , ALMOST A STEAL.

TANKE, THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO STEP BACK AND KNOCK DOWN THE THREE.

>> BJ: TANKE GOING BIG-TIME TONIGHT WITH 23 POINTS !

>> LAURA: A GREAT FIRST HALF, WENT COLD, THAT WAS IN THE THIRD QUARTER .

>> BJ: LET'S GO INSIDE THE HOLLOW HERE.

>> BJ: PLEASANT VALLEY, WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE MICROPHONE ISSUES .

PLEASANT VALLEY HAD A 10-POINT LEAD UNDER A MINUTE 30 TO PLAY.

JOHNSTON HAS CRASHED THE PARTY MAKING IT A ONE-POINT GAME WITH 13.9 TO PLAY.

>> LAURA: THE TIMEOUT , ABOUT THREE TIMEOUTS AND FOR JOHNSTON, YOU HEARD COACH CHAD JILEK SAY THEY WERE DOWN TO CENTENNIAL AND THEY WERE ABLE TO WIN THE BALLGAME.

THEY ARE GIVING THEMSELVES A CHANCE.

>> BJ: CLEMONS GETS IT IN TWO REAGAN PAGNIANO.

SHE WILL BE FOULED BY TANKE.

IT TOOK A WHOLE SECOND AND A HALF OFF THE CLOCK AT 12:00 EVEN.

SOME BIG FREE THROWS HERE FOR THE SOPHOMORE .

>> LAURA: NOBODY ON THE LINE HAVE SAID SOMETHING PLEASANT VALLEY HAS DONE.

KEEPING THE PLAYERS OFF THE LINE IS THE LOAN FREE SHOOTER .

>> BJ: REAGAN PAGNIANO ABLE TO KNOCK DOWN THE FREE-THROW.

HEAD COACH JENNIFER GOETZ IS SETTING THERE DEFENSE.

>> LAURA: DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS, LOSING CONFIDENCE WITH THE FREE-THROW SHOOTER BUT GIVES YOU A TIME AS A COACH TO CONVERSE WITH THOSE OF THE FOUR THAT ARE OUT ON THE FLOOR.

>> BJ: HERE WE GO, CLOSING SECONDS.

RILEY TRYING TO FIND TANKE AND SHOOTS THE D3, CANNOT GET THE BALL.

REBOUND.

LEWIS WITH THE THREE!

PLEASANT VALLEY WENT THEIR FIRST EVER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!

WHAT A TITLE GAME HERE AND CLASS 5A.

PLEASANT VALLEY OUTLASTING THE DEFENDING CHAMPION JOHNSTON 59-56.

>> LAURA: THEY GAVE THEMSELVES A CHANCE.

THEY HAD A COUPLE OF OPPORTUNITIES TO GET THREE- POINTERS TO GO.

THEY COULD NOT DO IT.

THE DEFENSE OF PLEASANT VALLEY WAS RIGHT THERE , WITHSTOOD THE CHARGE, THEY GAVE UP THE LEAD LATE AS JOHNSTON MADE A COMEBACK, BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO HANG ON.

>> BJ: IT IS TIME TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THE ALTERNATIVE TEAM IN THE TROPHY PRESENTATION WILL BE COMING YOUR WAY IN MOMENTS.

>> JOE: RUSS ADAMS, JIM BEAVER, JENNIFER DONALDS, RON FONDNESS, THE AND KRAMER , AND CHANCE I.

FROM JOHNSTON, TANKE FROM PLEASANT VALLEY, JESSE CLEMONS .

FROM DOWLING CATHOLIC IS A's EDITOR.

FROM ANKENY CENTENNIAL, JADEN PRATT .

FROM JOHNSTON, AALIYAH RILEY.

AND YOUR 5A ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM CAPTAIN FROM PLEASANT VALLEY HALLE VICE.

FANS, THE IOWA PRODUCERS WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT A TOP PRODUCER AWARD FOR THE 5A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

PRESENTING THE AWARD IS KAYLA ANDERSON OF THE IOWA GIRLS ATHLETIC UNION.

THIS YEAR'S TOP PRODUCER OF THE 5A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IS JESSE CLEMONS OF PLEASANT VALLEY!

>> LAURA: YOU CAN SEE RILEY AND AILIE TANKE, THEY HAVE TREMENDOUS GAMES NOT ONLY TONIGHT, BUT THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE TOURNAMENT.

>> PLEASE HELP US RECOGNIZE THE 2023 CLASS 5A RUNNER-UP THE JOHNSTON DRAGONS AND HEAD COACH CHAD JILEK .

FANS, LET'S HEAR IT FOR YOUR 2023 CLASS 5A CHAMPION , THE PLEASANT VALLEY SPARTANS AND HEAD COACH JENNIFER GOETZ!

PLEASANT VALLEY WINNING THEIR SCHOOL'S FIRST EVER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN BASKETBALL !

WHAT A WAY TO DO IT, KNOCKING OUT THE DEFENDING TITLEHOLDERS.

>> IT WAS AN EXCITING GAME RIGHT FROM THE OPENING TIP BACK AND FORTH.

WE HAD 19 CHANGES AND NINE TIES AND IT WAS JUST WHERE WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE.

IT WAS QUITE A CHAMPIONSHIP AND CONGRATULATIONS TO PLEASANT VALLEY ON THEIR FIRST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP EVER IN THE SCHOOL'S HISTORY.

>> BJ: AMAZING AND A JOB WELL DONE FOR HEAD COACH JENNIFER GOETZ AND HER CREW.

HALLE VICE BEING NAMED THE ALL TOURNAMENT TEAMS CAPTAINED .

THEY ARE NOT DONE JUST YET.

THEY HAVE A LOT OF UNDERCLASSMEN .

JOHNSTON COULD SEE THIS AS A REMATCH NEXT YEAR.

WHAT A YEAR FOR HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL.

LET'S GO OVER TO PAUL YEAGER.

>> PAUL: WHAT A GREAT WAY TO STOP OUR FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES.

THEY ARE SELLING HELLO, QUANTITIES AND PV TAKES THE TITLE .

WHAT A GAME, 18 FOR CLEMONS.

REAGAN PAGNIANO WITH 13.

HALLE VICE, 14.

ADDY MAURER, 12.

DO NOT OVERLOOK RILEY'S 23 ALONG WITH TANKE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

DO YOU WANT TO COME BACK FOR ANOTHER ONE?

WE WILL BE HERE.

WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING FOR THE FIRST GAME AS A GIRLS BASKETBALL DOUBLEHEADER RIGHT HERE ON IOWA PBS.

WE ARE AT HALF COURT OF OUR BROADCAST.

WE WILL RETURN WITH INTERVIEWS AND FEATURES IN BASKETBALL.

ONE TROPHY HOISTED, ONE MORE TO GO.

CLASS 3A IS COMING YOUR WAY NEXT RIGHT HERE ON STATEWIDE IOWA PBS.