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Martin’s Mill will look to repeat as state champion on Thursday.

Winners of the 2024 Class 2A title, the No. 1 Lady Mustangs will face No. 3 Farwell (35-3) for the Class 2A Division 2 crown at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

Martin’s Mill, making its 18th appearance in the state semifinal in the last 20 years, dispatched Goldthwaite on Tuesday with a resounding 74-28 victory.

“We will enjoy this one tonight, and then regroup and plan for Farwell,” Martin’s Mill head girls basketball coach Jay Bruce said on Tuesday night. “They [Farwell] are an extremely talented team. They like to play fast tempo. We are excited for the challenge.”

Sophomore Kara Nixon — the 2024 state championship game MVP — had a team-high 16 points and 12 assists on Tuesday.

A seven-time state champion, Martin’s Mill will play in its 13th state final.

Farwell is in the state final four for the first time since 2000, when it won the Class 2A championship. Like Martin’s Mill this year, Farwell defeated Goldthwaite in the semifinals that year.

Team members for Martin’s Mill are 5-5 sophomore Eden Smith, 5-6 senior Braleigh Whitus, 5-7 freshman Teely Salazar, 5-8 junior Allison Vaughan, 5-9 senior Ruthie Mein, 5-6 sophomore Kami Crist, 5-0 senior Giselle Marin, 5-0 sophomore Brilen Butcher, 6-2 sophomore Mckenna Wise and 5-10 sophomore Kara Nixon. The head coach is Jay Bruce, and he is assisted by Matt Rager and Kendell Redd. Support staff are managers Addy Granberry, Elizabeth Bell, Paisleigh Whitus, Lily Youngblood and Adi Bruce; statisticians Taylor Bruce, Carrie Jenkins, Joanna Jenkins and Melissa Rager; and athletic trainer James Rapp.

Other state championship games are:

All at Alamodome, San Antonio

THURSDAY

1A Division 2: Nazareth (28-9) vs. Saltillo (34-6), 11 a.m.

1A Division 1: Clyde Eula (36-2) vs. Broaddus (34-4)

2A Division 1: Nocona (31-6) vs. San Saba (32-6), 7 p.m.

FRIDAY

3A Division 2: Paradise (27-10) vs. Kountze (31-3), 11 a.m.

3A Division 1: Tuscola Jim Ned (35-2) vs. Fairfield (32-6), 1 p.m.

4A Division 2: Dallas Lincoln (38-2) vs. Cuero (33-6), 5 p.m.

4A Division 1: Decatur (35-2) vs. Waco La Vega (33-6), 7 p.m.

SATURDAY

5A Division 2: Lubbock Monterey (35-5) vs. Liberty Hill (36-4), 11 a.m.

5A Division 1: Denton Ryan (31-7) vs. San Antonio Wagner (34-3), 1 p.m.

6A Division 2: Fort Worth Boswell (38-2) vs. Fort Bend Hightower (34-5), 5 p.m.

6A Division 1: Cedar Hill (29-8) vs. Humble Summer Creek (29-11), 7 p.m.