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PIAA CLASS 1A QUARTERFINALS
Teams: 6-1 Bishop Carroll Catholic Huskies (17-10) vs. 7-3 Union Area Scotties (17-11)
Site, time: Norwin H.S., Irwin, 6 p.m.
The coaches: Bishop Carroll--Cosie Aliquo; Union--Mark Stanley
Playoff path: Bishop Carroll--def. Portage, 70-56, in District 6 Class 1A quarterfinals; def. Conemaugh Valley, 89-75, in semifinals; def. Williamsburg, 72-41, in District 6 championship; def. Johnsonburg, 56-47, in PIAA first round; def. Neighborhood Academy, 71-70 in overtime, in PIAA second round. Union--def. Hillel Academy, 67-43, in WPIAL first round; def. Monessen, 70-58, in quarterfinals; lost to Imani Christian Academy, 101-67, in semifinals; def. Rochester, 62-59, in consolation; def. Turkeyfoot Valley, 59-33 in PIAA first round; def. Elk County Catholic, 64-62, in PIAA second round.
Probable starting lineups: Bishop Carroll--G Luke Repko, sr.; G Max Oravec, sr.; G-F Parker Alexander, sr.; G Will Tremel, jr.; G Jace Casses, so. Union--G Braylon Thomas, sr.; G-F Dayne Johnke, sr.; G-F Grayson Blakely, sr.; G-F Lucas Stanley, jr.; F Andrew Gettings, sr.
Key reserves: Bishop Carroll--G Zander Sekerak, sr.; G-F Gus Becquet, so. Union--G Rocco Galmarini, sr.; G-F Mike Gunn, sr.
Who they get: The winner will play WPIAL champion Imani Christian or District 10 champion Farrell in the PIAA semifinals on Monday.
Notable: Union defeated Bishop Carroll in the second round of the PIAA tournament in the Huskies' last visit in 2022 by the score of 49-28. ... Braylon Thomas, who had four points, is the only player from Union who scored in that game still on the team. ... Lucas Stanley leads the Scotties with an average of 22.5 points per game. Thomas is second with an average of 14.5 points per game. ... Union lost to Elk County Catholic in the quarterfinals in 2022 but made it all the way to the PIAA semifinals a year ago before losing to eventual PIAA champion Imani Christian. ... The winner of this game will play a team in either Imani (heading to 6A) or Farrell (heading to 4A) that will not be in the Class 1A field next season. ... Bishop Carroll is trying to get to the PIAA semifinals for the first time since 2018 and the fifth time overall. The Huskies also made it in 1978, 1998 and 2014 but have never advanced past that round. ... The Huskies lost in the quarterfinals in 2021 and were in the quarterfinals in 2020 when the PIAA tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
-- Compiled by Michael Boytim