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SATURDAY

BOYS

PIAA CLASS 3A QUARTERFINALS

Teams: ten-1 Franklin Knights (23-four) six-1 Penn Cambria Panthers (23-five)

Place, Time: Armstrong Higher College, Kittanning, two:30 p.m

Coaches: Franklin–Jason Fulmer. Penn Cambria – Jim Ronan

Path to playoffs: Franklin — def. Mercihurst Prep, 71-68, in overtime in VPIAL quarterfinals def. Fairview, 52-40, in VPIAL semifinals def. Oil City, 55-39, in the VPIAL championship def. Shady Side Academy, 75-43, in the very first round of the PIAA def. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 57-45, in the PIAA second round. Penn Cambria — def. River Valley, 89-44, in the District six quarterfinals def. Westmont Hilltop, 67-56, in the District six semifinals def. Bishop Guilfoile, 56-55, in the District six championship def. Young, 61-53, in the very first round of the PIAA tournament.

Probable beginning lineups: Franklin — G Damon Curry, jr. G Cole Buckley, Jr. G Jalen Wood, Jr. G Ethan Owens, sr. C Johnathan Leccia, sr. Penn Cambria — G Vinnie Chirdon, sr. G Zach Grove, sr. G Easton Semelsberger, Jr. GF Luke Shuagis, sr. GF Garrett Harrold, sr.

Important reserves: Franklin — GF Aidan McCracken, sr. G Damarco Payne, Jr. C Zach Boland, jr. F Dryden Paine, jr. Penn Cambria — G Gavin Harrold, so. G Carter McDermott, Jr.

Who they get: Winner plays VPIAL fourth-ranked Neshannock or VPIAL champion Deer Lakes in Tuesday’s PIAA semifinals.

Notable: Franklin produced the previous 3 PIAA Class 3A basketball tournaments as champions of District ten. The Knights lost in the shortened 2021 bracket 53-45 to Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic at Pleasant Valley Higher College. Final year, Franklin was upset in the very first round by sixth-ranked VPIAL Elwood City, 65-63. … The Knights almost saw their season finish in the District ten playoffs when they had to win their quarterfinal game against Mercihurst Prep in overtime. … Penn Cambria won two state playoff games in the similar season for the very first time in history. … Garrett Harrold is averaging 18.six points and ten.four rebounds per game, and Vinny Chirdon is averaging 13 points per game. … Penn Cambria has six players score at least 155 points this season led by Harrold’s 502. … The Panthers met possible semifinal opponent Deer Lakes in final year’s PIAA Class 4A very first round and won 66-63. … Franklin has 3 players at least six-foot-five inches tall, which includes six-foot-eight center Jonathan Leccia.

SATURDAY

GIRLS

PIAA CLASS 1A QUARTERFINALS

Teams: 7-1 Union Scotties (20-six) six-1 Williamsburg Lady Blue Pirates (28-1)

Spot, Time: Armstrong Higher College, Kittanning, 1 p.m

Coaches: Union — Rob Nogai. Williamsburg — Amy Hilleman

Road to the playoffs: Union — def. West Green, 62-20, in VPIAL quarterfinals def. St. Joseph, 55-40, in VPIAL semifinals def. Aquinas Academy, 52-35, in the VPIAL championship game def. Clarion, 47-9, in PIAA very first round def. Elk County Catholic, 39-35, in the PIAA second round. Williamsburg — def. Obtain Line, 65-29, in District six quarterfinals def. Bishop Carroll, 55-41, in the District six semifinals def. Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic, 57-39, in the District six championship def. St. Joseph, 86-40, in PIAA very first round def. DuBois Central Catholic, 48-45, in overtime in the PIAA second round.

Probable beginning lineups: Union — G Kaila Fruehstorfer, sr. G. Kylie Fruehstorfer, so. F Kelly Cleaver, jr. F Zoe Lepri, sr. F Kendall Preuchs, sr. Williamsburg — G Ayla Hileman, jr. Ms. LeeAnna Royer, Fr. GF Jade Carper, sr. F Jaila Woodruff, sr. F Kendall Norris, sr.

Important reserves: Union — G Bella Cameron, jr. F Mia Preuchs, so. Williamsburg — F Laney Pro, jr. F Brooke Stewart, jr.

Who they get: The winner will play either District five champion Berlin Brothersvalley or District 9 champion Otto-Eldred in Tuesday’s PIAA semifinals.

Notable: Union also sophisticated to this round final season and lost to Portage 32-27 in overtime. Final year he was third at the VPIAL, and this season he is the champion. … Kelli Cleaver scored a game-higher 14 points for Union in a 4-point win more than Elk County Catholic in the second round. Union also beat ECC in final year’s second round, by 3 points. … Prior to the overtime win against DuBois Central Catholic in the final round, Williamsburg had played in just two games with fewer than ten points, 4 and 3-point wins more than Bellwood-Antis. The Lady Pirates are outscoring opponents 1,792-945 in 29 games this season. … Aila Hileman leads the group with an typical of 20 points per game and Jaila Woodruff is almost averaging a double-double with 13.four points and 9.four rebounds per game. … A year ago, Williamsburg defeated District 1 champion Faith Christian, 43-27, in this round. … DCC coach Jordan Hoover praised the Williamsburg girls following his team’s second-round loss in a social media post for displaying “one particular of the classiest moves” an opponent has observed when they comforted his group at midcourt and recommended they take benefit defeat as motivation to move forward as they did following losing to Bald Eagle Region Higher College final season.

— Compiled by Michael Boittim

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