WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball championship breakdown: North Catholic vs. Lincoln Park
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Sunday, March 14, 2021 | 9:39 PM
Lincoln Park’s Dakari Bradford scores past Montour’s Isayah Moseley during their WPIAL Class 4A semifinal on Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Midland.
North Catholic’s Andrew Ammerman scores against Quaker Valley during their WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal on Monday, March 8, 2021, in Leetsdale.
North Catholic’s Isaiah Jackson celebrates after a Quaker Valley timeout during their WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal on Monday, March 8, 2021, in Leetsdale.
Lincoln Park’s Elias Bishop celebrates with Daquan Bradford after defeating Montour, 65-62, in their WPIAL Class 4A semifinal on Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Midland.
WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball championship
No. 5 North Catholic vs. No. 2 Lincoln Park
8 p.m. Monday at North Allegheny
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Winner plays: Lincoln Park or North Catholic will host District 9 champion Clearfield on Friday in the PIAA quarterfinals
How they got here: North Catholic defeated No. 12 Mt. Pleasant, 73-47, in the first round; No. 4 Quaker Valley, 84-56, in the semifinals; and No. 1 Belle Vernon, 77-76, in the semifinals. Lincoln Park defeated No. 15 Knoch, 63-46, in the first round; No. 10 Deer Lakes, 72-53, in the quarterfinals; and No. 3 Montour, 65-62, in the semifinals.
Starting lineups
North Catholic (18-4)
Coach: Dave DeGregorio
No., Player, Pos., Ht., Yr.
2, Owen DeGregorio, G, 6-0, Sr.
5, Isaiah Jackson, G, 5-10, Sr.
10, Matt Gregor, G, 5-7, Jr.
20, Connor Maddalon, G, 6-2, Sr.
45, Andrew Ammerman, F, 6-6, Sr.
Lincoln Park (17-5)
Coach: Mike Bariski
No., Player, Pos., Ht., Yr.
2, Ali Brown, G, 5-10, Jr.
3, Dakari Bradford, F, 6-5, Sr.
4, L.A. Pratt, G, 6-3, Jr.
10, Joe Scott, F, 6-7, So.
24, Brandin Cummings, G, 6-3, Fr.
Title-game history: North Catholic has won five WPIAL titles. Lincoln Park has four.
Notable: This is the third year in a row and the fourth time in five seasons that Lincoln Park and North Catholic meet in a WPIAL championship. North Catholic won two of the three contests, including a 65-56 victory last season in the Class 3A final. Both teams moved to 4A this winter. North Catholic also won 56-51 in the 2017 finals. Lincoln Park won 62-50 in 2019. … North Catholic ranked third among WPIAL Class 3A teams in scoring at 66.7 points per game. Lincoln Park was fourth at 65.8 ppg. … Andrew Ammerman averages 19 points. L.A. Pratt and Dakari Bradford average around 13 points each for Lincoln Park. … Owen DeGregorio, whose father is North Catholic’s coach, made seven 3-pointers in a quarterfinal win over Quaker Valley. … Ali Brown played last season for High School of the Future, a Philadelphia school that qualified for the state playoffs a year ago. … Brandin Cummings is the brother of former Lincoln Park star Nelly Cummings, who’s a junior on the Colgate men’s basketball team. … North Catholic has reached the WPIAL finals seven times. Lincoln Park has made 10 finals appearances.
Chris Harlan is a TribLive reporter covering sports. He joined the Trib in 2009 after seven years as a reporter at the Beaver County Times. He can be reached at charlan@triblive.com.
Tags: Lincoln Park, North Catholic
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