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Punxsutawney, Moniteau set to Square off in D9 Class 3A Girls Semifinal

Moniteau's Catherine Kelly. File photo by Ed Thompson.

 

After being postponed on Friday, top-seed Punxsuawney now faces No. 4 Moniteau in a rare stand-alone game in the D9 Class 3A semifinals on Monday.

The other semifinal game was played Friday, with No. 2 Redbank Valley beating No. 3 Karns City, 49-39.

Here’s a look at how the teams stack up.

CLASS 3A SEMIFINALS

                                      

(1) PUNXSUTAWNEY vs. (4) MONITEAU at Brookville HS

Records: Punxsutawney 15-6, Moniteau 11-10
Top Players: Punxsutawney – Chloe Presloid 11.2 ppg., Danielle Griebel 9.5 ppg., Kiersten Riley 7.1 ppg.; Moniteau – Catherine Kelly 13.6 ppg., Davina Pry 8.9 ppg., Abbey Jewart 6.6 ppg.
Winner Gets: 2 Redbank Valley in championship game`
Notable: Punxsutawney has given up 25 points or fewer in each of its last five wins; Catherine Kelly has scored in double figures in seven of her last nine games.

                       

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