The Marion Center girls tip off this week’s second round of the PIAA basketball schedule with a trip to Milton High School tonight, where they will play Montrose in the Double-A bracket.
Marion Center is coming of a first round 54-33 win over Winchester Thurston, while Montrose trimmed Millersburg, 27-22, in the first round. They play in defensive-minded District 2, where they lost in their district championship game, 22-20, to Holy Cross. The Meteors are 14-10 this season.
Last year, Montrose had only two girls score points in a 47-13 loss to Homer-Center in the state tournament.
District 6 champion Marion Center comes into the game at 21-5. The Stingers have swept through the payoffs so far, with District 6 wins over Southern Huntingdon, Bishop McCort, and Portage, followed by the defeat of Winchester Thurston on Friday.
Marion Center coach Amy Trimble says her girls are focused and ready.
Trimble says her team is hard to play against because they have a lot of girls who can step up when needed.
The game tips off at 7 o’clock. We’re on the air on Cat Country 106.3 FM at 6:30.
Tomorrow, Indiana plays McKeesport in Girls 5A at Gateway High School. The West Shamokin boys play at Armstrong High School in Boys 2A against Redbank.
