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S4E33: Fairfield is state champs!

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Fairfield set 3A records with 25 free throws made and 35 attempts.
1. Goshen News Sports Podcast S4E33 centers on Fairfield's 3A girls basketball state championship and Bethany Christian's 1A finals appearance at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. 2. Austin Huff, the Goshen News sports editor, hosts recurring guest Tony Miller, who watched both championship games and has Bethany Christian ties. 3. The episode asks how Fairfield won 49-42 over Cordon Central and what Bethany Christian's first state-title game meant after a 60-41 loss to Lanesville. 4. Fairfield's title came in the first girls basketball state championship in Fairfield junior-senior high school history. 5. Fairfield won with defense, free throws, and 17-6 points off turnovers, while Cordon Central missed all of its second-half three-point tries. 6. The hosts note Fairfield made 25 free throws on 35 attempts, both 3A state records, and the two teams combined for 48 free throw attempts. 7. The game lasted 1 hour and 37 minutes, and the hosts tie that length to repeated whistles, media timeouts, and fouling near the basket. 8. Brea Garber scored 19 points, went 13 of 15 from the line, and won the Mental Attitude Award. 9. Morgan Gothrop added a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds for Fairfield. 10. Ava Weber led Cordon Central with 23 points and 13 rebounds, and she had a fourth-quarter three-point play that kept the margin in range. 11. Bethany Christian's 1A final turned on Lanesville's height, including two 6-1 players who combined for 29 points. 12. Tony Miller says Lanesville could have won 2A or held up in 3A, which frames the gap Bethany faced on Saturday morning. 13. Bethany still cut a 22-point deficit to 12 in the second half, and the hosts say that response fit the team's postseason pattern. 14. Zoe Willems finished her season with 480 points, breaking Jill Troyer's 1988 Bruin scoring record of 477. 15. The episode notes that Bethany Christian reached the state finals after wins over Blackhawk, Tri County, and Washington Township, often from behind late. 16. Tony and Austin compare Bethany's front-line mismatch to a "horse and a gnat," emphasizing how hard it was to defend the 6-1 post players. 17. The conversation moves quickly, mixing game recap, box-score numbers, and personal reflection from both hosts. 18. The tone stays local and conversational, with Tony Miller offering on-site observations from the courtside and upper-bowl seats at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. 19. Fairfield, Bethany Christian, and local basketball fans who follow sectional-to-state runs. 20. Casual listeners who want only national scores and no local high school details.

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A defense-heavy title game and a clear local read on a big weekend.

This Goshen News Sports Podcast centers on a big Elkhart County weekend, with Fairfield's first state title at the center of the conversation.

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