Photos/Video: Pennsylvania (PIAA) Class 2A state girls basketball championship

Layke Fields scores game-high 29 points to lead Kennedy Catholic past Marion Center 42-40 for second consecutive state crown
Photos/Video: Pennsylvania (PIAA) Class 2A state girls basketball championship
Photos/Video: Pennsylvania (PIAA) Class 2A state girls basketball championship /

HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA — Layke Fields scored a game-high 29 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and had four blocks to lift Kennedy Catholic over Marion Center 42-40 in the Pennsylvania (PIAA) Class 2A state girls basketball championship on Thursday afternoon at the Giant Center.

The final three points for Fields came with five seconds remaining when she grabbed her own rebound and put it in while getting fouled. She hit the free throw to give Kennedy Catholic a 42-40 lead.

It marked the second consecutive 2A state hoop title for the Golden Eagles (25-4) and the third in school history.

The Stingers finished with a 24-6 record.

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All photos and video by Paul Burdick for SBLive Sports

Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick50
Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick51
Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick52
Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick53
Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick54
Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick55
Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick56
Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick57
Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick58
Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick59
Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick60
Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick61
Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick62
Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick63
Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick64
Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick65
Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick66
Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick67
Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick68
Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick69
Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick70
Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick71
Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick72
Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick73
Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick74
Marion Center vs Kennedy Catholic PIAA 2A Final March 21, 2024 Photo-Paul Burdick75

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Todd Shurtleff, SBLive Sports
TODD SHURTLEFF, SBLIVE SPORTS

Todd Shurtleff is the Director of Photography and Special Projects for SBLive Sports.