FREE ACCESS: Lady Miners state coverage

GCDW will be providing game day coverage of the Linton Lady Miners championship game against the Frankton Lady Eagles.

Stats will be provided at the end of each quarter, and video highlights of the game can be found on Twitter @greenecosports.

Game thread:

Gentry Warrick being introduced prior to the state championship game.

By: Austin Gordon

2:52 1Q

At the first media timeout the Lady Miners came out of the gate hot, up 14-8 on the Lady Eagles.

Burgess and Shafford both have made three pointers. Rose has 4 points.

The Lady Miners defense has been stout, forcing 6 turnovers early on.

END 1Q

Lady Miners up 20-10 over Lady Eagles, firing on all cylinders early.

Shafford leads all scorers with 7, while Rose has 6 and Burgess has 5.

6:11 2Q

Frankton has gone cold and committing too many turnovers, while the Lady Miners continue their high level of play opening the second quarter with a 8-0 run. Miners up 28-10.

3:13 3Q

The media timeout is the only thing slowing the Lady Mines now as they are running away with this one, up 35-11 over Frankton. Burgess and Shafford both are in double-digits in the scoring column, while Rose is right behind with 9.

HALFTIME

The Lady Miners haven't slowed down one bit in the first half, pulling out to a 31 point halftime lead.

Halftime stats:

LINTON-STOCKTON (46):Aubrey Burgess 5-10 0-0 13, Jaylee Hayes 2-4 0-0 4, Haley Rose 4-5 1-2 9, Vanessa Shafford 8-11 0-0 19, Aliyah Thuis 0-0 0-0 0, Gentry Warrick 1-1 0-0 2, Abby Brownfield 0-0 0-0 0, Team 20-31 1-2 47.

FRANKTON (16): Addie Gardner 1-2 0-0 3, Bailey Tucker 2-6 0-0 5, Ava Gardner 1-2 0-0 3, Cagney Utterback 1-2 0-0 2, Bailee Webb 0-4 0-0 0, Lauryn Bates 0-3 0-0 0, Grace Alexander 0-0 0-0 0, Chloee Thomas 1-3 1-2 3, Team 6-24 3-10 16.

3:50 3Q

Lady Miner lead is now 33, up on Frankton 51-18 at the media timeout in the 3Q.

Shafford 19, Burgess 15, Rose 11.

END 3Q

Lady Miners up 55-21 as we head into the 4th quarter.

Linton hit a little cold streak offensively, where shots weren't falling at the rate they were in the first half.

2:52

With the final media timeout, Coach Jared Rehmel is beginning to empty the bench as the Lady Miners have now taken a 66-26 lead.

Shafford is leading all scorers with 26 points, Burgess has 19 while Rose has 13.

END GAME

Lady Miners win 70-28. They are your 2019-2020 Class 2A State Champs!