Peters Township freshman Journey Thompson adds 2nd basketball offer
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Sunday, April 7, 2019 | 10:51 PM
Peters Twp.’s Journey Thompson scores past Garnet Valley’s Morgan Falcone during the PIAA Class 6A girls state championship game Friday, Mar. 22, 2019, at Giant Center in Hershey.
Journey Thompson’s remarkable spring continues.
In the past two weeks, the Peters Township freshman scored 16 points in the PIAA Class 6A championship, celebrated a perfect 30-0 season and added two Division 1 scholarship offers.
The most recent came this week from Kent State, joining the Pitt offer she announced March 23.
The 6-foot-1 forward averaged 12.8 points and 7.7 rebounds for Peters Township, which became the fourth girls basketball team in WPIAL history to win a state title with an undefeated record.
Thompson shot 59 percent (170 of 286).
So thankful and honored to be offered a full scholarship from the University of Pittsburgh!! pic.twitter.com/NARMmxTzz8
— Journey Thompson (@JourneyT_2) March 23, 2019
So appreciative and grateful to have received an offer from Kent State!Thank you for the hospitality. ??@KentStWBB @ToddStarkey33 pic.twitter.com/quj7WblQts
— Journey Thompson (@JourneyT_2) April 1, 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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