REVIEW: 28th Annual State Field Hockey Tournament, Nov. 3-4, 2006, Marv Moorehead Memorial Stadium, Upper Arlington High School. Gahanna Columbus Academy (18-1-0), already the all-time leader in state field hockey championships, won its sixth state championship in seven years and eighth title overall. The Vikings stopped defending champion Columbus Bishop Watterson in the finals, 4-0, after recording an identical 4-0 win over Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown in the semifinals.
     Sophomore attacker Layne Averill had two goals and an assist and senior atttacker Jenny Butt had two goals in the championship game. In the semifinals, sophomore attacker Alli Dillon had two goals and an assist, Averill a goal and an assist and freshman attacker Caroline Casey a goal. The Vikings posted shutouts in 17 of their 19 contests this season, including all five tournament matches, and outscored their five tournament foes 24-0.
     Watterson, which defeated Cincinnati Mt. Notre Dame in the semifinals 2-0, finished as runners-up for the third time and was seeking its third state title.