Clear Creek Amana beat North Polk, 50-48, in a Class 4A Iowa high school girls’ state basketball semifinal game Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Clear Creek-Amana’s Ava Locklear (45) fights to get to the hoop during the Iowa 4A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Clear Creek-Amana and North Polk on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana’s Ava Locklear (45) drives to the hoop during the Iowa 4A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Clear Creek-Amana and North Polk on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana’s Ava Locklear (45) drives into the paint during the Iowa 4A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Clear Creek-Amana and North Polk on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana’s Ava Locklear (45) shakes off contact in the paint during the Iowa 4A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Clear Creek-Amana and North Polk on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana’s Kaylee Stratton (1) looks to the hoop during the Iowa 4A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Clear Creek-Amana and North Polk on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana’s Ava Locklear (45) watches a shot sail in during the Iowa 4A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Clear Creek-Amana and North Polk on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana’s Kaylee Stratton (1) looks for a pass during the Iowa 4A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Clear Creek-Amana and North Polk on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana’s Bliss Beck (44) stretches to grab a rebound during the Iowa 4A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Clear Creek-Amana and North Polk on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana’s Kaylee Stratton (1) drives into the paint during the Iowa 4A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Clear Creek-Amana and North Polk on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana’s Ava Locklear (45) draws a foul after making a shot during the Iowa 4A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Clear Creek-Amana and North Polk on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana’s Averie Lower (10) puts in a layup during the Iowa 4A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Clear Creek-Amana and North Polk on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana players celebrate taking the lead during the Iowa 4A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Clear Creek-Amana and North Polk on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana’s Lena Evans (15) tries to put up a shot through contact during the Iowa 4A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Clear Creek-Amana and North Polk on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana’s Ava Locklear (45) fights through contact during the Iowa 4A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Clear Creek-Amana and North Polk on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana’s Ava Locklear (45) gets up a shot during the Iowa 4A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Clear Creek-Amana and North Polk on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana’s Ava Locklear (45) puts up a shot during the Iowa 4A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Clear Creek-Amana and North Polk on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana’s Kaylee Stratton (1) looks to dish to a teammate during the Iowa 4A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Clear Creek-Amana and North Polk on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana fans get hyped during the Iowa 4A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Clear Creek-Amana and North Polk on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana’s Ava Locklear (45) places her team into the finals during the Iowa 4A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Clear Creek-Amana and North Polk on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana players celebrate their win during the Iowa 4A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Clear Creek-Amana and North Polk on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

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