For the next three years, it won't be March Madness at Immanuel High.

It'll be Zoe March Madness.

Immanuel's diminutive freshman point guard did pretty much everything she wanted Friday afternoon at Selland Arena while leading the Eagles to their first Central Section girls basketball title in school history.

March stole the ball, seemingly at will. She drove the length of the court for layups whenever the mood struck. She grinned and gestured at teammates when they converted one of her passes.

And she did it all with flair and poise uncommon for a 15-year-old.

Shrugging off the pressure of a section title game, March filled up the stat sheet with 21 points, eight rebounds, five assists and five steals as the Eagles routed Kings Christian 58-32 in the Division V final.

"That was a blast," said March, who deflected much of the credit. "It was so much fun out there. That's the best game I've ever had. All my teammates worked together so great."

The combination of March and senior post Olivia Sorensen (19 points, eight rebounds) proved too much for a Crusaders (17-8) squad that got 16 points and six steals from senior guard Abrina Salas but not much else.

Immanuel, its 20-7 mark representing the program's winningest season, jumped to a 9-1 lead and never looked back. The score was 11-3 after one quarter and 28-14 at halftime.

Which gave Immanuel's packed student section plenty of chances to chant "MVP! MVP!" or "She's a freshman!" each time March did something eye-opening.

"It's incredible how good she is," Sorensen said of her younger teammate.

"We're so blessed to have her on our team. Her and I work really well together."

The Eagles really kicked it into high gear at the start of the third quarter.

March stole the ball from Salas and drove for a layup, then marched down the lane for another layup to put Immanuel ahead 32-14.

On Kings Christian's next possession, March stole the ball and took a couple of dribbles before heaving a downcourt pass. Bethany Fox grabbed the ball out of midair, turned and banked in a shot to make it a 20-point cushion and force a Crusaders timeout.

"My teammates were great," March said. "It wasn't just me."

But another sequence was all her.

One possession after finding Sorensen for an assist, March drove the lane and found herself challenged by Kings Christian's 6-foot-2 Marielle Prys.

No matter. The 5-4 March went up and scored over Prys, drew a foul and converted the three-point play to make the score 43-16.

"That was fun," said March, headed with the rest of the Eagles to the Southern California Regional. "I wasn't expecting it to go in, honestly."

When asked about the play, Immanuel first-year coach James Stevens just smiled and shook his head.

"That's how Zoe has played all year, and it's been amazing because this is her first year of real competitive basketball," Stevens said. "She doesn't back down from anyone. Her entire family is like that. They get after it."

Zoe's older sister, Alexis, a junior guard, is sidelined with a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Alexis, whom Stevens described as "our most athletic player," is expected back next season.

Zoe March, of course, has three more years in an Immanuel uniform. Future opponents, take heed.