FOREST PARK GIRLS' BASKETBALLTEAM NAMED AAA STATE CHAMPS

Bruins Beat Out No. 1 Edison in Final Seconds of Game

The Forest Park Bruins Girls' Basketball Team gets ready to start the State Championship game.

In an edge-of-your-seat ending to the AAA State Girls’ Basketball Tournament, Forest Park senior Ashleigh Braxton sank two free throws in the final 4.6 seconds of the championship game, scoring the final two points needed for the Bruins to take the state title. The 57-56 victory marks the school’s second stint as State Champions in the last three years, and represents the twenty-first consecutive win for the Lady Bruins team. Forest Park beat out the No. 1 Edison team to win the title.

The Lady Bruins took on the No. 1 Edison team on March 11 at the Siegel Center in Richmond.

Fans cheer as the Bruins win the game.

The Bruins congratulate one another after winning the championship game, 57-56.

3/13/06

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