And then there were 2 Red Raiders, Fillies last ones standing as PIAA tourney hits second round
Uniontown came into the season with high expectations so it无毛视频檚 not a surprise that coach Rob Kezmarsky无毛视频檚 squad is the sole area boys basketball team still alive as the second round of the PIAA tournament looms.
Laurel Highlands, on the other hand, would无毛视频檝e been a long shot had one posted odds on which girls basketball team would be the last one standing among local teams. Yet that无毛视频檚 exactly the position coach Stewart Davis无毛视频� squad is in.
The Red Raiders and Fillies are the last two standing but both face stiff challenges as they seek to reach the Class AAAA state quarterfinals.
Uniontown (23-4) will face Lincoln Park (24-3), the same team that defeated it last year in the PIAA semifinals, 85-64, and this year in the WPIAL semifinals, 74-63.
The two will meet at Canon-McMillan High School tonight at 7. The winner will advance to the quarterfinals on Friday.
The second meeting was much closer than the final score indicated and Kezmarsky is confident his team can play another strong game against the Leopards, who are the defending state champions.
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The Red Raiders were seeded fourth in the WPIAL playoffs where a No. 3 seed would无毛视频檝e meant they wouldn无毛视频檛 have faced a possible meeting with Lincoln Park until the district final at the Petersen Events Center.
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Kezmarsky expects a large crowd to back his team.
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The Red Raiders rolled past visiting Grove City, 67-33, in the first round of the state playoffs on Friday while the Leopards beat Montour, 73-56.
A day later, on Saturday afternoon, Laurel Highlands (21-4) recorded its program无毛视频檚 first ever PIAA win, knocking off host Greater Johnstown, the District 6 champion, 51-48, in a gutsy performance.
Next up for the Fillies, who were 1-19 two years ago before Davis took over, is District 10 champion Fairview (21-5) on Wednesday at North Allegheny High School. Tip-off is slated for 6:30 p.m.
Davis acknowledged after Saturday无毛视频檚 win that he expects a low-scoring game against the Lady Tigers, who eliminated Knoch, 33-26, in the first round.
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The winner will move on to the quarterfinals on Saturday.