Questions, history surround this weekend's IHSAA Basketball State Finals

Plenty of questions surround the 34th Annual IHSAA Girls Basketball State Finals, set for Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium. Will top-ranked Ben Davis finish the season a historic 30-0 to win the Class 4A state title? Will Class 4A South Bend Washington play spoiler to capture its second title in four years? Which of the two first-time state finalists will be the newest champion at Class 3A? Can Class A Fort Wayne Canterbury and Class 2A defend their titles? Will Heritage Christian capture a historic fourth consecutive state championship? On Saturday, the answers will be revealed. BREAKING DOWN SATURDAY'S STATE FINALS Class A Championship Fort Wayne Canterbury (22-4) vs. Vincennes Rivet (23-1), 10:30 a.m. (ET) For a second consecutive year, Fort Wayne Canterbury will vie for a basketball state title. The Cavaliers return four starters from their championship team. Vincennes Rivet makes its first appearance at state after knocking off University, last year's Class A runner-up, 56-46 in the Bedford North Lawrence Semistate. Fast Facts - Vincennes Rivet (92 students enrolled) is the smallest school to play in a girls basketball state title game since Washington Catholic (93) in 2004. - FW Canterbury has won 16 consecutive games since losing to Carmel, the 2008 Class 4A champion, on Jan. 10. - Vincennes Rivet is making the school's second state finals appearance in an IHSAA team sport and first since the volleyball team qualified in 1973. Players to Watch FW Canterbury - Tabitha Gerardot (5-11, Jr., F): 23.1 ppg, 13.0 rpg, 2.1 apg; Cassie Kreiger (5-8, Jr., F): 11.7 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.3 apg. Vincennes Rivet - Chelsea Meeks (5-4, Jr., G): 16.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 4.3 apg; Sara Young (5-7, So., G): 10.2 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 5.5 apg. Class 2A Championship Oak Hill (27-1) vs. Heritage Christian (25-1), approximately 40 minutes following conclusion of previous game Heritage Christian looks to become only the second team in tournament history since Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (1999-2002) to win four straight state titles. Yet, the defending champion Eagles must overcome Oak Hill in a rematch of last year's Class 2A title game. Oak Hill is led by four players who have exceeded the 1,000-point career plateau. Fast Facts - Heritage Christian is ranked No.1 in the state and 14th nationally by USA Today. - The Eagles are playing in a Class 2A title game for the fifth time in six years and are the fourth team to compete in four consecutive state finals tournaments (Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 1999-2002, Noblesville 1987-90, South Bend Washington 2006-09). - A victory for Oak Hill today would give head coach Todd Law (99-24) his 100th of his five-year career. Players to Watch Oak Hill - Courtney Moses (5-7, Jr., G): 18.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 6.4 apg; Ashley Pickering (6-4, Jr., C): 16.2 ppg, 9.5 rpg; Lauren Meese (5-6, Sr., G): 12.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 4.6 apg. Heritage Christan - Kelly Faris (5-11, Sr., F): 14.1 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 4.9 apg; Claire Freeman (5-9, Sr., G): 13.4 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 4.3 apg; Liz Stratman (6-3, So., F): 11.1 ppg, 5.8 rpg. Class 3A Championship Fort Wayne Elmhurst (24-2) vs. Owen Valley (24-2), 6 p.m. (ET) Both teams enter as first-time state finalists. For Fort Wayne Elmhurst, the appearance marks the first for a girls basketball team and second overall in a team sport. Owen Valley won the program's first regional title since 1994 and becomes the first team in school history to advance to state. Fast Facts - Owen Valley is riding a 17-game win streak, which includes three straight wins against top 10 tournament teams (No. 9 Gibson Southern, No. 3 Vincennes Lincoln, No. 6 Crawfordsville). - Fort Wayne Elmhurst captured the school's first regional title since 1999. - FW Elmhurst has won 10 straight games with the team's only losses this season occurring versus state finalists Oak Hill and Fort Wayne Canterbury. Players to Watch Fort Wayne Elmhurst - Lecretia Smith (5-10, Sr., G): 17.2 ppg, 10.2 rpg, 2.4 apg; Lacia Gorman (5-7, So., G): 14.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 4.3 apg; Liza Clemons (6-2, So., F/C): 13.9 ppg, 7.7 rpg. Owen Valley - Heather Gonser (5-9, Sr., F): 14.6 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 3.3 apg; Nickole Gonser (5-9, Sr., F/C): 12.9 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 2.4 apg; Kaitlin Sweatman (5-9, Jr., F/C): 10.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.1 apg. Class 4A Championship South Bend Washington (26-0) vs. Ben Davis (29-0), approximately 40 minutes following conclusion of previous game This game is all about Goliath. South Bend Washington is led by the state's leading scorer, Skylar Diggins. Ben Davis is ranked No. 1 nationally by USA Today. SB Washington, ranked No. 4 nationally by USA Today, is playing in its fourth consecutive state finals. Ben Davis is undefeated and owns the best record in the state over the last two years (53-2). Fast Facts - Ben Davis is playing for a third state title all-time (2000, 2001) and making the program's fourth appearance in the state finals (1992). - With a victory, Ben Davis would become the first girls team to win 30 games in a season and 14th girls team all-time to conclude the state finals unbeaten. - South Bend leads the state in points per game (80.2), and has a state best record (102-6) over the last four years. Players to Watch South Bend Washington - Skylar Diggins (5-10, Sr., G): 29.0 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 6.4 apg; Takoia Larry (5-11, Sr., F): 12.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg; Jasmine Watson (6-3, Sr., C): 11.5 ppg, 8.7 rpg. Ben Davis - Alex Bentley (5-7, Sr., G): 15.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.7 apg; Bria Goss (5-10, So., G): 11.1 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 2.6 apg.