Mars basketball’s Bella Pelaia commits to Mount St. Mary’s
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Friday, June 28, 2019 | 4:11 PM
Mars’ Bella Pelaia scores past Franklin Regional’s Jordan Yaniga during their game Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, at Franklin Regional High School.
For the third time in three years, the Mars girls basketball team has a Division 1 recruit.
Bella Pelaia, a 6-foot forward and rising senior, announced her commitment to Mount St. Mary’s on Friday. She follows former teammates Tai Johnson (Bucknell) and Lauren Wasylson (Xavier) as D1 recruits. Johnson was a senior this past season and Wasylson was in 2017-18.
As a sophomore, Pelaia scored a game-high 14 points in the state finals in 2018 when Mars won the PIAA championship.
#Committed ?? @CoachMarchesano @Mount_WBB @WPABruinsAAU @WpaBruins2020 pic.twitter.com/YcxWaQCoaH
— Bella Pelaia (@bellapelaia13) June 28, 2019
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.
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