High school basketball roundup for March 14, 2025: Upper St. Clair storms into state semifinals

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Friday, March 14, 2025 | 10:51 PM

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WPIAL champion Upper St. Clair held Haverford to single-digit point totals in three quarters and rolled to a 51-35 victory in the PIAA Class 6A girls basketball quarterfinals Friday night.

Meredith Huzjak put up 17 points and Rylee Kalocay produced 14 for the Panthers (22-6). Natalie Wright and Megan Kelly each scored 10 for Haverford (23-6). Upper St. Clair advances to face District 1 runner-up Garnet Valley in the semifinals Friday, March 21.

Shady Side Academy 46, Camp Hill Trinity 43 – Down a point heading into the fourth quarter, Shady Side Academy (27-1) outscored District 3 champion Camp Hill Trinity 10-6 in the fourth quarter to pull away for a Class 3A quarterfinal win. Karis Thomas led all scorers with 17 points and Leah Buford chipped in nine points for the Bulldogs. Bella Dupes scored 11 points and Ashley Berkheimer added 10 for Camp Hill Trinity (21-6). Shady Side Academy advances to play OLSH in the semifinals Friday.

Boys basketball

Neighborhood Academy 64, LaAcademia Charter 44 – Courtney Wallace had 22 points and 15 rebounds and Kedron Gilmore and Syncer Nicholson added 10 points apiece to lead Neighborhood Academy (27-1) to a Class A quarterfinal win. Quinnes Hawkins scored 13 points for LaAcademia Charter (14-13). Neighborhood Academy will face Otto-Eldred in the semifinals Friday.

North Catholic 78, Cathedral Prep 75 (OT) – Jude Rottmann dropped 28 points, Owen Maddalon followed with 20 and Jason Fredericks had 16 for North Catholic (22-6), which rallied from a six-point halftime deficit to come away with a Class 4A quarterfinal win. Nanod Mirarchi put up 26 points, Michael Thompson produced 15 and Cormac Thunel finished with 13 for the Ramblers (19-9). North Catholic advances to the semifinals on Friday and will take on District 3 champion Berks Catholic.

Otto-Eldred 75, Aquinas Academy 68 – Ray’shene Thomas scored 21 points and Manning Spain and Landon Francis added 19 apiece to lead Otto-Eldred (28-1) to a Class A quarterfinal win. Jake Guillen scored 26 points, David Zaharko had 18 and Sam Duer added 14 for Aquinas Academy (20-8). Otto-Eldred will face Neighborhood Academy in the semifinals Friday.