By TIM STRIED
OHSAA Media Director
DAYTON, Ohio - Avery Brandewie scored 17 points to lead Fort Loramie to a 42-29 win over Waterford in the 2024 Division IV state championship game at University of Dayton Arena.
Fort Loramie won its fourth state title, all since 2013. Waterford, in its seventh state tournament since 2015, finished runner-up for the third time to go with state titles in 2016 and 2022.
Fort Loramie becomes the 12th school with at least four OHSAA girls basketball state championships.
Fort Loramie (28-2) never trailed in the contest, but the game was tied 11-11 before Fort Loramie scored the final nine points of the first half. Eight of those points came off Waterford turnovers; 16 of Fort Loramie’s 20 first-half points came off 14 Waterford turnovers.
Fort Loramie’s lead grew to as many as 16 points in the third quarter, but Waterford (24-4) drew within nine before Brandewie banked in a long three-pointer at the third-quarter buzzer.
Brandewie scored 10 of her team’s first 13 points and shot 8 of 16 from the floor. She also grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Summer Hoying added eight points and five assists, and six other players scored for Fort Loramie.
Kendall Sury scored Waterford’s first eight points and finished with a game-high 19. She made 6 of 8 shots from the floor and all seven of her free throw attempts.
The schools were meeting in the state tournament for the second time. Fort Loramie defeated Waterford, 55-48, in the 2015 Division IV state championship game.
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