Dixie Heights (27-2) successfully navigated one of the top regions in the state to earn the right to rep the 9th at Rupp. Sydney Lockard (12.2 ppg) and Lacy Reinhart (11.6 ppg/64 made 3s) provide sturdy senior leadership, but junior Madelyn Lawson (14.4 PG/8.2 rpg) has emerged as the Colonels' most productive player this season. Russell (19-5) is back in Lexington, looking to complete a journey left in limbo last year. Shaelyn Steele (13.7 ppg/5 rpg) is one of the state's top freshmen, runn