INDIANAPOLIS — As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. And for the four Brownsburg girls’ basketball seniors, their time is nearing that completion.

A 55-13 record over the past three seasons is due in part to an exceptional class of 2012 featuring Katie Reinhart, Allison DeVaney, Alex Shipley, and Audrey Lyons.

As good as the Bulldogs have been in recent years, it didn’t start that way in the four senior’s first year. The Bulldogs went 4-17 in their freshman season as the team struggled because of chemistry issues.

“When I was a freshman, there were a lot people not liking each other,” Reinhart said.

But chemistry is now a strength for this crop of Bulldogs. Each girl knows her place on the team as scoring is never the first priority.

“We all know our role,” Reinhart said. “Some of us don’t score that much in the game, but that’s fine because we’re getting the ball up the floor or we’re making great passes to other people so they can score.”

With standout junior Stephanie Mavunga, who won a gold medal for the 16U USA basketball team this past summer, the other Bulldogs sometimes get overlooked by opponents.

“They (opponents) underestimate their abilities,” coach Amy Brauman said. “They are not going to do anything flashy, they may not score 20 points a game but they’re doing everything it takes in order to win.”

To see where the team was sitting at four years ago (4-17) to now (17-2) is quite a turnaround for Brownsburg.

“We’ve just put in a lot of effort in the summer, practices, coming to open gyms, and working hard,” Shipley said.

Included in that turnaround was last year’s 20-win season, a first for Brauman and three straight Hendricks County Tournament championships. The county championships have given the Bulldogs prime bragging rights over all of Hendricks County.

“It’s definitely fantastic. There’s nothing worse than losing to the people that you’ve played against since you were really young,” Reinhart said. “Just having that pride from winning it consistently is great.”

But before any of this season’s success, there were many questions yet to be answered. Brownsburg graduated seven girls from the 2010-11 squad and each of the seniors expressed uncertainty about what this season would hold. In the second game of the season, the Bulldogs beat the Ben Davis Giants 46-39, a team that had eliminated them two years running. Coach Brauman and players said the win served as a catalyst for this season.

“That was the game that we decided we could be good this year,” Lyons said. “We decided that we could go all the way and that things could happen for us.”

The quiet leadership from team captains DeVaney and Reinhart has been immeasurable this season and during their current 10-game winning streak.

“They should get a lot of credit for the overall team chemistry as they do a good job of getting people involved off the court as well as on the court,” Brauman said. “They’ve known each other a long time so they’re pretty good about what the other one is going to want.”

Throughout the success of the past three years, the Bulldogs have surrendered only four losses on their home court. That’s a credit to the support the team has received, DeVaney said.

 “I really like playing on this court, I know a lot of people say their home court is their favorite but this really is my favorite place to be,” she said. “We usually have good fan sections and they show their support. Even adults come back to see our games that don’t have players on the team.”

Asked what stood out most from their time at Brownsburg, Shipley and DeVaney named winning the Hall of Fame Classic last season at New Castle Fieldhouse. The Bulldogs outlasted then ranked Class 4A No. 2 Carmel, 4A No. 3 Jeffersonville, and Class 3A No. 2 Evansville Memorial, who were all unbeaten squads.

The win was special in two regards: it helped validate Brownsburg basketball and occurred in the largest high school basketball gym in the world.

“We kind of proved ourselves there because a lot of people didn’t think we’d be that good,” DeVaney said. “That’s my favorite gym I’ve every seen. It’s huge, it was old, and it was just a great atmosphere to be in.”

Reinhart and Lyons noted the team pitch-in dinners, the days before a game, as some of their favorite memories from their years as a Bulldog.

“We were really hungry after practice and all of our moms make really good food,” Reinhart said. “It’s one of the few times where we get together and, like we’re getting ready for the game but for once we aren’t playing basketball and just being teenage girls and talking.”

Win or lose come sectional time, life after basketball continues for the four seniors as each have plans to continue their education.

Sitting at the top of her class and a probable valedictorian, Reinhart is planning on studying biological or genetic science at either Purdue University or Northwestern University. She is also a National Merit Semifinalist.

“Academics are, like, what I do and basketball is what I do for fun,” she said.

DeVaney plans to go into nursing at a yet-to-be-decided school. Shipley will continue her athletic career in softball at Grace College and plans on majoring in athletic training. Lyons plans on attending Butler University and majoring in pharmacy.

As the four seniors take the leap into college, they have no doubt after they graduate, the Bulldogs will continue in their winning ways.

“We have a lot of juniors on the team, next year will be great for them,” Shipley said. “They have a lot of experience and they’ll know what to do.”