McEachern outscored Archer 42-27 in the second half and clinched its second state title in three seasons with an 81-62 victory over the Tigers. The Indians cruised through the 2014 playoffs with an average 32.6 margin over victory and were led throughout by juniors Caliya Robinson and Te’a Cooper. Cooper set the pace with 15 first half points and finished with 17. Robinson finished with 20 points and finished with 11 rebounds and six blocks. 10 of Robinson’s rebounds were on the defensive end because the 6-foot-2 forward was stretching the offense with her range and finished 4-of-6 from beyond the arc.
Archer was led by sisters Autumn and Madison Newby, which contributed 41 of the Tigers 62 points. Junior point guard Madison finished with 20 points and freshman Autumn scored 13 in the second half to notch a game-high 21. McEachern and Archer were competitive in the paint and the Indians held just a 36-to-34 point advantage in that category. McEachern’s ability to shoot the three-pointer was the difference. The Indians finished 9-of-20 from downtown (45 percent) to Archer’s 2-of-10.
McEachern finishes the season 28-2 and a perfect 23-0 against instate opponents.
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