After two losses during the regular season to Wheeling Central, playing the Maroon Knights a third time proved to be the charm for Charleston Catholic. The third meeting came on the biggest stage as the Irish (20-6) captured the Class AA girls basketball state tournament championship 55-41 on Saturday morning at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center behind 16 points from Mary Rushworth,

Charleston Catholic’s girls basketball team has a theme song -- Natasha Bedingfield’s "Unwritten." Molly Messer said the Irish play it before each game.

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