WARREN, Pa. – It’s semifinal Wednesday in District 10 girls basketball, as tickets will be punched to the championship games in Class 5A, 3A and 2A, while McDowell hosts Allderice in a Class 6A subregional.
Defending champions Warren (5A), Fairview (3A) and Cambridge Springs (2A) are all still alive in their respective semifinal brackets.
Here’s a look at the matchups.
Class 5A Semifinals
(1) Warren vs. (4) Grove City at Hagerty Family Events Center, 6 p.m.
Records: Warren 17-6; Grove City 15-8
Top Players: Emma Ruhlman 15.5 ppg., Riley Childress 14.2 ppg., Sammie Ruhlman 5.6 ppg.; Grove City – Delaney Callahan 11.0 ppg., Piper Como 7.2 ppg., Emma Santom 7.2 ppg., Hannah Rieber 7.2 ppg.
Winner Gets: 2 Slippery/3 Harbor Creek winner
Notable: Warren used a 16-4 run in the third quarter to pull away from General McLane in the quarterfinals. Grove City jumped on Franklin early in a 44-27 quarterfinal win.
(2) Slippery Rock vs. (3) Harbor Creek at Meadville HS, 6 p.m.
Records: Slippery Rock 13-8, Harbor Creek 14-8
Top Players: Slippery Rock – Bronwyn McCoy 9.5 ppg., Gianna Bedel 8.5 ppg., Ella McDermott 7.9 ppg.; Harbor Creek – Brooke Przybylski 13.3 ppg., Samantha Zank 8.7 ppg., Rylee Kapsar 7.1 ppg.
Winner Gets: 1 Warren/4 Grove City winner
Notable: Harbor Creek rallied for a thrilling 41-40 win over Conneaut in the quarterfinals, while Slippery Rock led from start to finish in its quarterfinal win over Hickory.
Class 3A Semifinals
(1) Fairview vs. (4) Greenville at Hagerty Family Events Center, 7:30 p.m.
Records: Fairview 23-0; Greenville 17-5
Top Players: Hope Garrity 21.1 ppg., Caroline Zentis 8.3 ppg., Sara Gennuso 7.0 ppg.; Greenville – Grace Cano 16.2 ppg., Josie Lewis 13.6 ppg., Anna Harpst 10.6 ppg.
Winner Gets: 2 Lakeview/3 Mercyhurst Prep winner
Notable: Fairview got off to a slow start against Wilmington in the quarterfinals, trailing by one at the end of the first quarter, but ended up winning comfortably, 43-19. Greenville’s Harpst connected on eight threes in a quarterfinal win over North East.
(2) Lakeview vs. (3) Mercyhurst Prep at Sharon HS, 6 p.m.
Records: Lakeview 20-3; Mercyhurst Prep 16-7
Top Players: Lakeview – Reese Gadsby 19.5 ppg., Amber Sefton 8.8 ppg., Kelsey Seddon 6.7 ppg.; Mercyhurst Prep Olivia Kulyk 14.4 ppg., Anna Tranum 13.0 ppg.
Winner Gets: 1 Fairview/4 Greenville winner
Notable:Lakeview went on a 19-6 third-quarter run en route to its 52-39 quarterfinal win over Northwestern. Mercyhurst Prep led from start to finish in its 53-25 quarterfinal win over Sharpsville.
Class 2A Semifinals
(1) West Middlesex vs. (4) Cochranton at Sharon HS, 7:30 p.m.
Records: West Middlesex – 18-3; Cochranton 13-10
Top Players: West Middlesex – Carlie Beatty 20.2 ppg., Emily Anthony 15.6 ppg., Caitlin Stpehens 7.7 ppg.; Cochranton – Jaylin McGill 13.5 ppg., Carly Richter 9.0 ppg.
Winner Gets: 2 Maplewood/3 Cambridge Springs winner
Notable: Anthony and Beatty combined for 35 points in their quarterfinal win over Saegertown. McGill led three players in double figures with 17 points in Cochranton’s 60-35 quarterfinal win over Mercer.
(2) Maplewood vs. (3) Cambridge Springs at Meadville HS, 7:30 p.m.
Records: Maplewood 20-3; Cambridge Springs 17-5
Top Players: Sadie Thomas 14.5 ppg., Izzy Eimer 12.6 ppg., Bailey Varndell 8.4 ppg, Liliane Moorhead 8.2 ppg.; Cambridge Springs – Maddie Yanc 14.8 ppg., Makenzie Yanc 11.3 ppg., Hailee Rodgers 9.5 ppg.
Winner Gets: 1 West Middlesex/4 Cochranton winner
Notable: The two teams met twice in the regular season, each winning on the other’s home floor. Cambridge Springs beat Maplewood in the semifinals a year ago.
Class 6A Subregional
(8-1) Allderdice at (10-1) McDowell, 7 p.m.
Records: Allderdice 11-7; McDowell 14-7
Top Players: Allderdice – Piper Reck, Zaniya Murray; McDowell –
Winner Gets: District 6 champion Mifflin County on Saturday.
Notable: McDowell hasn’t given up more than 35 points in any of its wins this season.
