Monessen senior Hailey Johnson had to sit out a Class A consolation game against West Greene after she was ejected from a quarterfinal against Riverview. Roth, the seventh player from Lawrence County to score 2,000, is also an outstanding swimmer for Riverside, which co-ops with Ellwood City. Crosby, who has 2,015 points, is the seventh boys player from Westmoreland County to reach the mark. Only 35 players in WPIAL history have achieved the scoring milestone. Roth hit the mark in a 39-38 quarterfinal loss to Deer Lakes. on Wednesday night in the seventh-place game for a PIAA playoff berth.Ĭrosby scored his 2,000th point Saturday in a 61-47 loss to Shady Side Academy in the consolation round. Yough’s Terek Crosby and Joe Roth of Ellwood City both reached the 2,000 milestone in these playoffs. Whereas the girls have five titles, the last in 2007, the boys are seeking their first.Ī pair of 2,000-point scorers will square off in the WPIAL 3A seventh-place game with a PIAA playoff berth on the line. The boys made the finals in 2011, ’14 and ’21. That could change Tuesday if the boys can defeat Northgate in the 2A semifinals at Gateway. Greensburg Central Catholic’s basketball teams have been to a number of WPIAL finals over the years, but the boys and girls never have made WPIAL title games in the same year. "With those people, you have high basketball IQ, unselfishness and competitiveness.” "We’ve been fortunate to have coach Skatell and several of his current and former players a part of our organization for the past several years,” Bruins executive director John Tate said. Gribble began to receive Division I offers when she was with the Bruins. The Bruins are known for producing Division I talent through national exposure and on-court success.ĭavis is a Wheeling commit, and Dupilka is going to play at Saint Vincent. The Centurions’ top man, Chris Skatell, also coaches with the Bruins.Įven sophomore Erica Gribble was playing for the Bruins before she moved to the Comets out of Philadelphia. Morgan, seniors Cara Dupilka and Avery Davis and sophomore Jayla Peterson are current or former Bruins players. "With (AAU) you always have to be ready to compete and have a will to win.” "We play a lot of games and put in a lot of really long weeks,” said Morgan, a Cal (Pa.) commit. GCC has been so good, it might get confused for an AAU team. The Bruins, the premier girls AAU program in the area, have a clear influence on top-seeded GCC (19-5), which will go for its sixth WPIAL title Thursday night at Petersen Events Center. Morgan has a good eye for this kind of thing because she plays for both. Mya Morgan can see some similarities between her Greensburg Central Catholic girls basketball team and the AAU Western PA Bruins.
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