Two Indiana County teams bowed out of the state basketball tournament last night. Leaving only two left in the PIAA tournament.
Todd Marino has the recap of Penns Manor’s shocking loss to Karns City.
Coach Andy Lansberry said what made it especially painful was having to say goodbye to his seniors, including thousand-point scorer Grant Grimaldi, Bryan Koches, and Noah Kohan.
After a very long road trip, the United boys stumbled at first, but clawed their way back into the game before falling to powerful Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. Mark Bertig reports.
United coach Matt Rodkey was grateful for the effort, not only last night but all season long.
Rodkey says he’s been “honored to have coached” his six seniors, Ben Tomb, Jon Henry, Jacob Boring, Johnny Muchesko, Isaiah Rose, and Trenton Klingensmith.
West Shamokin was knocked out of the tournament last night by Redbank Valley, which took advantage of cold shooting by the Wolves to take a 28-12 halftime lead and cruised to a 58-31 win.
West Shamokin shot only 5-of-16 from the field in the first two quarters at Clarion University. They were able to get no closer than 12 points behind in the second half as Redbank Valley followed a 10-0 run in the second quarter with a 12-0 run in the third. Bo Swartz led West Shamokin with 12 points.
Only the Homer-Center and River Valley girls teams remain alive in the state tournament.
Double-A Homer-Center will play tomorrow night at Gateway High School against Serra Catholic. You’ll hear it on WCCS, FM 101.1 and AM 1160, with the pregame at 7:10 and the game tipping off at around 7:30.
Triple-A River Valley will take on Chestnut Ridge at Greater Johnstown tomorrow, also on the air at 7:10 with tipoff at about 7:30 on Cat Country, 106.3 FM.
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