Avon Lake, Purcell and Cavaliers

‘Put everything on the line’: How Avon Lake challenging itself resulted in a trip to the OHSAA Division III state title
AVON LAKE, Ohio — The old saying in sports, ‘It’s hard to beat a good team twice,’ holds true for the Avon Lake Shoregals girls basketball team, especially in their recent playoff run. Avon Lake head coach Paul Appel, knowing his team had the talent and scheme to make a deep run, wanted to make sure they were battle tested in the regular season.
Avon Lake vs. Cincinnati Purcell Marian girls basketball: Shoregals’ playoff run ends, Cavaliers clinch fourth straight state championship
Cincinnati Marian Purcell was 32 minutes away from winning a fourth state championship, and Avon Lake was the only team that stood in its way March 14.
Purcell Marian Cavaliers lance Avon Lake in OHSAA Division III girls state championship
The Cavaliers are just the fourth team in Ohio High School Athletic Association history to win four consecutive titles.
Avon Lake girls basketball can’t keep Purcell Marian from winning 4th straight OHSAA state title
Three-time Ms. Basketball winner Dee Alexander finished with 27 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists to lead Purcell Marian to its fourth straight state championship.
OHSAA DIVISION III GIRLS PLAYOFFS: Avon Lake cuts down Brush, faces Marian in title contest
It was supposed to just be a tune-up for the Brush girls basketball team.
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