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Program History
Over the past nine
seasons, Lexington Catholic has established itself as the premier girls basketball program in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
The Lady Knights have won seven regional championships over the past eight
seasons. In the Sweet Sixteen
state tournament, Lexington Catholic has appeared in six of eight State
Championship games starting in 1999 with championships in 1999, 2001, 2005,
and 2006.
GREG TODD ERA (1999-2006)
2005-06: Lexington Catholic played in the State
Championship game for an unprecedented fourth consecutive season and
captured the school's fourth state title in eight seasons. The Lady Knights duplicated their success
from the 2004-05 season by winning the Fifth Third
Bank Classic and the Kroger Holiday Classic. The team ended the season with a
35-1 record and ranked as the #3 team in the nation. The national ranking was the highest
final ranking for a Kentucky
team.
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for photos from the 2005-2006 season
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download video highlights of the state championship game
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to download a video of Briana Green's game-winning shot vs. Scott Co.
2004-05: Lexington Catholic played in the State
Championship game for the third consecutive season and captured the
school's third state title in seven seasons. The season was the most successful
campaign in school history as the Lady Knights won the Fifth Third Bank
Classic, won the Naples Daily News Holiday Shootout, and was ranked as high
as #2 nationally. The team
ended the season with a 36-1 record and ranked as the #6 team in the
nation.
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for photos from the 2004-2005 season
2003-04: Lexington Catholic overcame the most
difficult schedule in school history to win their second consecutive 11th
Region Championship and competed in the State Championship game for the
second straight season. The
Lady Knights finished the year with a 29-8 record and as Kentucky’s State Runner-up.
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for photos from the 2003-2004 season
2002-03: Lexington
Catholic achieved a school-record 27-game winning streak en route to
finishing as Kentucky’s
State Runner-up with a 32-5 record.
The Lady Knights also captured the school’s fourth 11th Region
Championship in five seasons.
2001-02: Lexington Catholic won the
Naples Daily News Holiday Shootout by defeating the
nation’s #6 ranked team, South
Broward High
School.
The prestigious event marked the beginning of a 21-game winning
streak for the team. The Lady
Knights ended the season with a 29-3 record.
2000-01: Lexington Catholic captured the
school’s third consecutive 11th Region title and won the 2001
Kentucky State Championship by defeating duPont
Manual 36-34 on Sarah Schell’s game-winning jumper at the horn. The team ended the season with a
32-4 record and ranked #8 in the Midwest
in USA Today.
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to download a video of Sarah Schell's game-winning shot
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for a personal reflection on the 2000-01 season from Chelsea Chowning
1999-00: Lexington Catholic advanced to the
Sweet Sixteen state semifinals after winning the school’s second consecutive
11th Region championship. The
team ended the season with a 32-4 record.
1999 STATE CHAMPIONS
Under the direction of Head Coach Bob Tripure, Lexington Catholic captured the school's first
11th Region Championship and went on to win the 1999 Kentucky State
Championship. The Lady Knights
capped their championship run with a 57-42 victory over Assumption in the
state championship game and ended the season with a record of 34-3 and
ranked #21 in America
in the USA Today Super 25 rankings.
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for the final USA Today Super 25 rankings
TEAM RECORDS OVER THE PAST NINE YEARS
Overall
eight-year record: 289-33 (.898)
State
Championships: 1999, 2001,
2005, 2006
State
Championship game appearances:
1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
11th
Region Championships: 1999,
2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
District Championships: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
2005, 2006
INDIVIDUAL HONORS
Retired Jerseys
Nikki Davis - #12
Anaris Sickles - #2
Shannon Novosel -
#33
Chelsea Chowning - #20
Kelli Stamper - #32
Yvonne Wilson - #3
First-Team All-State Players
Nikki Davis –
2006
Anaris Sickles -
2006
Shannon Novosel -
2004, 2005
Chelsea Chowning - 2002, 2003
Kelli Stamper - 1999
Sweet Sixteen State Tournament Most
Valuable Players
Keyla Snowden -
2006
Anaris Sickles -
2005
Chelsea Chowning - 2001
Kelli Stamper - 1999
11th Region Tournament Most Valuable
Players
Natalie Novosel -
2006
Shannon Novosel -
2005
Nikki Davis - 2004
Chelsea Chowning - 2003
Katie Mendenhall - 2000 & 2001
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