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Lower Merion Ends Chester’s Reign As PIAA Quad-A Champs
March 24, 2013
The weekend ended in Hershey as the PIAA Basketball Championships came to a conclusion with an exciting Quad A Boys title game. The move back to Chocolate Town was a success at the box office as 24,582 attended this year's eight title games, up almost 10 thousand from last year's championships at the Bryce Jordan Center.Here is a recap of the Lower Merion victory:Lower Merion Aces 63 - Chester Clippers 47The Aces ended the two year reign of the Clippers with the victory in the PIAA Boys Quad-A championship at GIANT Center on Saturday night. The Aces have now won seven state titles, it’s the first since 2006. Syracuse recruit B.J. Johnson led all scorers with 22 points and snagged 11 rebounds to lead the Aces.
South Park Wins First PIAA Girls Basketball Gold
March 23, 2013
The South Park Eagles controlled the game from the start in taking home their first PIAA Class AAA Girls Basketball championship with a 53-38 victory over the Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks. Senior Shelby Lindsay closed out her career with a 20 point performance, besting her season average of 18 points per game.The Eagles closed the first quarter with an 8-0 run, helped by threes from Lindsay and Halie Torris. South Park extended the lead to 14 as Lindsay exploded with 9 points in the quarter. South Park did it defensively as well in the opening half, forcing 9 turnovers and held Bethlehem Catholic to 7 of 27 from the field.
Beaver Falls Golden In Hershey With Victory in Class AA Boys Title Game
Very rarely does a player get a second chance to ice a game but that’s what Drew Cook got for Beaver Falls this afternoon at the GIANT Center in Hershey. Cook missed two free throws in the final minute, but a Zachery Miller offensive rebound, set Cook up for that second chance. He buried both free throws, cinching a 69-63 victory over the Holy Cross Crusaders in the PIAA Boys AA Championship Game. The win was the 18th straight for Beaver Falls, who finished at 28-3 overall.
Tri-Valley Knocks Off Vincentian Academy in PIAA Girls A Title Tilt
It was not to be for the Vincentian Academy Royals as the two time WPIAL champions fell to the Tri-Valley Bulldogs 59-42 at the GIANT Center in Hershey in the PIAA Class A Girls Basketball title game. Jili Weber and Tara Nahodil each scored 19 points as the District 11 champions claimed their first PIAA title.Tri-Valley pulled away in the second half, using a 12-0 run to end the third quarter, Vincentian Academy trailed by two points at 33-31 but did not score again in the frame. Nahodil scored 10 points in the quarter, she matched her season average of 18.5 points per game.
