WARREN, Pa. – The District 10 girls basketball playoffs get underway on Saturday, with a pair of champions to be crowned in Class 6A and Class 4A.
In a doubleheader at Mercyhurst Prep, McDowell battles Erie for the Class 6A crown, while Villa takes on Fort LeBoeuf to followed at 4:30 p.m.
Also, there is a full slate of quarterfinal action in Classes 5, 3 and 2A.
Here’s a look at each.
CLASS 6A CHAMPIONSHIP
(2) ERIE vs. (1) MCDOWELL
Records: Erie 6-13; McDowell 13-7
Top Players: Erie – Torreuna Roberts 8.0 ppg., Arianna Mitchell 7.6 ppg., JyNaiza Selby 5.7 pgg.; McDowell – Caylen Spano 9.5 ppg., Jessica Hetz 9.4 ppg.; Amaiya Nelson 6.5 ppg.
Winner Gets: District 8 champion in subregional on Wednesday (March 2.)
Notable: Teams split regular-season series, with Erie winning 28-27 in the first meeting and McDowell 45-30 in the second meeting.
CLASS 4A CHAMPIONSHIP
(2) FORT LEBOEUF vs. (1) VILLA MARIA
Records: Fort LeBoeuf 12-9; Villa Maria 19-2
Top Players: Fort LeBoeuf – Alee Young 10.2 ppg., Jillian Soder 9.3 ppg., Emily Samluk 6.3 ppg.; Villa – Carissa Dunham 15.0 ppg., Jayden McBride 13.6 ppg., Daniela Shaughnessy 8.8 ppg.
Winner Gets: District 8 champion in subregional on Wednesday (March 2.)
Notable: Villa once again went undefeated against District 10 competition in the regular season.
CLASS 5A QUARTERFINALS
(1) WARREN vs. (8) GENERAL MCLANE
Records: Warren 16-6; General McLane 8-13
Top Players: Warren – Emma Ruhlman 15.6 ppg., Riley Childress 14.1 ppg., Sammie Ruhlman 5.6 ppg.; General McLane – Louisa Opp 9.0 ppg., Libby Opp 7.4 ppg., Avery VanDyke 4.8 ppg.
Winner Gets: 4 Grove City/5 Franklin winner
Notable: Warren swept the season series, winning by 28 and 12 points.
(2) SLIPPERY ROCK vs. (7) HICKORY
Records: Slippery Rock 12-8; Hickory 10-11
Top Players: Bronwyn McCoy 9.5 ppg., Gianna Bedel 8.5 ppg., Ella McDermott 7.9 ppg.; Hickory – McKenzie Gustas 9.3 ppg., Emily Duncan 7.3 ppg., Mariah Swanson 6.9 ppg.,
Winner Gets: 3 Harbor Creek/6 Conneaut winner
Notable: Slippery Rock won the two regular-season meetings by 11 and 17 points.
(3)HARBOR CREEK vs. (6) CONNEAUT
Records: Harbor Creek 13-8; Conneaut 11-10
Top Players: Harbor Creek – Brooke Przybylski 13.3 ppg., Samantha Zank 8.7 ppg., Rylee Kapsar 7.1 ppg.; Conneaut – Rylee Jones 9.4 ppg., Jaelyn Blood 9.1 ppg., Hannah Brady 7.4 ppg.
Winner Gets: 2 Slippery Rock/7 Hickory winner
Notable: Harbor Creek enters the playoffs on a five-game winning streak. Conneaut is 6-2 in its last eight games.
(4) GROVE CITY vs. (5) FRANKLIN
Records: Grove City 14-8; Franklin 14-8
Top Players: Grove City – Delaney Callahan 11.0 ppg, Piper Como 7.2 ppg., Hannah Rieber 7.2 ppg., Emma Santom 7.2 ppg.; Franklin – Camdon Bashor 12.8 ppg., Lauren Billingsley 8.6 ppg., Estella Adams 4.9 ppg.
Winner Gets: 1 Warren/8 General McLane winner
Notable: Grove City won both regular-season meetings by 18 and 13 points.
CLASS 3A
(1) FAIRVIEW vs. (8) WILMINGTON
Records: Fairview 22-0; Wilmington 11-11
Top Players: Fairview – Hope Garrity 21.2 ppg., Caroline Zentis 8.3 ppg., Sara Gennuso 7.0 ppg.; Wilmington – Lia Krarup 15.0 ppg., Sarah Dieter 3.9 ppg.
Winner Gets: 4 Greenville/5 North East winner
Notable: Fairview won 20 of its 22 games by double-digits.
(2) LAKEVIEW vs. (7) NORTHWESTERN
Records: Lakeview 19-3; Northwestern 9-11
Top Players: Lakeview – Reese Gadsby 19.5 ppg., Amber Sefton 8.8 ppg., Kelsey Seddon 6.7 ppg.; Northwestern – Chloe Yazembiak 10.4 ppg., Taylor Stagl 8.8 ppg
Winner Gets: 3 Mercyhurst Prep/6 Sharpsville winner
Notable: Lakeview is on a 12-game winning streak.
(3) MERCYHURST PREP vs. (6) SHARPSVILLE
Records: Mercyhurst Prep 15-7; Sharpsville 12-10
Top Players: Mercyhurst Prep – Olivia Kulyk 14.4 ppg., Anna Tranum 13.0 ppg.; Sharpsville – Alli Davis 13.1 ppg., Chasie Fry 11.2 ppg.
Winner Gets: 2 Lakeview/7 Northwestern winner
Notable: Mercyhurst Prep is 5-1 in its last six games.
(4) GREENVILLE vs. (5) NORTH EAST
Records: Greenville 16-5; North East 11-11
Top Players: Greenville – Grace Cano 16.2 ppg., Josie Lewis 13.6 ppg., Anna Harpst 10.2 ppg.; North East – Alex Cozzens 17.3 ppg., Maddie Hartner 6.3 ppg., Grace Sanfilippo 6.2 ppg.
Winner Gets: 1 Fairview/8 Wilmington winner
Notable: Greenville comes into the playoffs on a five-game winning streak.
CLASS 2A
(1) WEST MIDDLESEX vs. (8) SAEGERTOWN
Records: West Middlesex 17-3; Saegertown 9-13
Top Players: West Middlesex – Carlie Beatty 20.2 ppg., Emily Anthony 15.5 ppg., Caitlin Stephens 7.5 ppg.; Saegertown – Mollie Przybrowski 15.0 ppg., Averie Braymer 8.7 ppg.
Winner Gets: 4 Cochranton/5 Mercer winner
Notable: West Middlesex is 9-2 in its last 11 games, with its only two losses coming to Kennedy Catholic.
(2) MAPLEWOOD vs. (7) REYNOLDS
Records: Maplewood 19-3; Reynolds 9-12
Top Players: Sadie Thomas 14.5 ppg., Izzy Eimer 12.6 ppg., Bailey Varndel 8.4 ppg., Liliane Moorhead 8.2 ppg.; Reynolds – Halle Murcko 15.5 ppg., Lawrynn Harrold 11.3 ppg.
Winner Gets: 3 Cambridge Springs/6 Seneca winner
Notable: Maplewood comes in on a six-game winning streak.
(3) CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS vs. (6) SENECA
Records: Cambridge Springs 16-5; Seneca 11-10
Top Players: Cambridge Springs – Maddie Yanc 14.8 ppg., Makenzie Yanc 11.3 ppg., Hailee Rodgers 9.5 ppg., Finley Rauscher 6.3 ppg.; Seneca – Lauren Konkol 10.1 ppg., Julia Patterseon 7.7 ppg.
Winner Gets: 2 Maplewood/7 Reynolds winner
Notable: Cambridge Springs won both regular-season meetings by 24 points.
(4) COCHRANTON vs. (5) MERCER
Records: Cochranton 12-10; Mercer 13-9
Top Players: Cochranton – Jaylin McGill 13.5 ppg., Carly Richter 9.0 ppg.; Mercer – Julia Balaski 15.0 ppg., Delaney Fisher 8.0 ppg.
Winner Gets: 1 West Middlesex/8 Saegertown winner
Notable: Two teams met at the beginning of the season on Dec. 11, 1 62-57 Cochranton win.
