BROOKINGS – St. Thomas More held Hamlin to four first-quarter points and captured the State A girls’ basketball championship with a 52-30 victory Saturday night.

Reese Ross poured in 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead STM, which capped its season at 22-3.

Hamlin was led by Brooklyn Brandriet with 11 points, but no other player managed more than five. The Chargers, who also finished second in last year’s state tournament, finished the year at 23-3. They had won 20 straight games heading into the state final.

HAMLIN (23-3): Addison Neuendorf 2 1-2 5, Brooklyn Brandriet 4 0-0 11, Ally Abraham 1 2-2 5, Kami Wadsworth 2 0-0 4, Marissa Bawdon 2 0-1 5. Totals 11-38 3-8 30.

ST. THOMAS MORE (22-3): Scarlet Grimshaw 2 0-0 4, Sloane Keszler 1 0-0 3, Gabby Robbins 2 1-3 5, Reese Ross 9 7-7 25, Jada Mollman 4 3-4 11, Mairin Duffy 2 0-0 4. Totals 20-42 11-14 52.

Hamlin 2 17 24 30

St. Thomas More 14 30 40 52

3-point field goals – Brandriet 3, Abraham, Bawdon; Keszler. Fouled out – Neuendorf, Wadsworth. Total fouls – Hamlin 15; St. Thomas More 15. Rebounds – Hamlin 24 (Neuendorf 7); St. Thomas More 31 (Ross 13). Turnovers – Hamlin 11; St. Thomas More 5. Assists – Hamlin 6; St. Thomas More 3. Steals – Hamlin 1; St. Thomas More 5.