The two top teams from the Heritage Conference West will meet for the boys championship on Friday night on The Road to the KCAC (Presented by First Commonwealth Bank), and it set up a rematch of last year’s final, when United beat West Shamokin.
United hung on against a determined rally from Cambria Heights last night while West Shamokin took the momentum early and downed Penns Manor in the semifinals.
Mark Bertig reports on the United win over Cambria Heights. (71-65)
United coach Matt Rodkey says the Highlanders played hard.
Rodkey says it’s great to be back in the title game in a rematch of last year’s boys championship.
West Shamokin was hot from beyond the arc and in the lane as the Wolves knocked off Penns Manor. Todd Marino has the report.
Tonight, The Road to the KCAC winds through Penns Manor and Homer Center. The Penns Manor girls, with the best record in the conference at 11-1 will host a very tough River Valley, which was 8-3 in the conference. The two teams played on January 12th and Penns Manor won 55-47. You’ll hear the game on Cat Country, 106.3 FM.
On WCCS, FM 101.1 and AM 1160, the Homer Center Wildcats, the number one team in the west, will take on Purchase Line, which finished 6-6 in the conference. Homer Center won the only time the two teams played this season, 64-38. Pregames for both broadcasts will be at 6:45.
RIVER VALLEY TUNES UP FOR HERITAGE CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL
If River Valley’s girls needed a confidence boost heading into tonight’s game against Penns Manor, their win last night over the top-ranked team in District 6 Double-A would provide it. The Panthers erased a double-digit second quarter deficit and dropped Bishop McCort, 66-58, outscoring the Crushers by 14 points in the second half. Julia Potts put up her best night of the season, scoring 18 points and pulling down 14 rebounds. Ava Persichetti scored 16 points, Isabel Pynos 13, and Hannah Artley had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Panthers coach Ric Brown said it was a huge comeback win and an important one for River Valley to hold onto the number two spot in the Triple-A standings, but the girls know they need to focus on getting themselves mentally ready for Penns Manor.
MARION CENTER WINS NON-CONFERENCE GAME AGAINST OLD HERITAGE FOE
Marion Center’s girls took a 52-30 win over Ligonier Valley in a non-conference game. Lydia Miller led the Stingers with 20 points and 12 rebounds and Kaelee Elkin had 14 points.
WPIAL-INDIANA WINS KEY SECTION MATCHUP
Eve Fiala scored 21 points as Indiana outscored Hampton, 60-43 in a Section 2 game. Katie Kovalchick had 14 points and Hope Cook 10 for Indiana, which raised its record to 16-3 overall, and 9-1 in the section. Hampton is 15-3, and 6-3.
