District 5 Class 1A girls basketball championship preview capsule: Northern Bedford vs. Southern Fulton
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DISTRICT 5 CLASS 1A CHAMPIONSHIP
Teams: Northern Bedford Lady Panthers (14-9) vs. Southern Fulton Lady Indians (17-5)
Site, time: University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown's SportsCenter, 6 p.m.
The coaches: Northern Bedford -- Jon Ewart. Southern Fulton -- Mina Wilt
Playoff path: Northern Bedford -- def. Forbes Road, 63-45, in semifinals. Southern Fulton -- def. Rockwood, 55-43, in semifinals.
Probable starting lineups: Northern Bedford -- G Halle Baker, sr.; G Hannah Yeatts, so.; F Alyssa Yeatts, sr.; F Amberly Detterline, jr.; F Blaire Gable, so. Southern Fulton -- Kamryn Pittman, sr.; Bailey Hull, fr.; Mae Hoopengardner, so.; Samantha Smith, so.; Kennedy Hixon, fr.
Key reserves: Northern Bedford -- G Ava Verbit, fr.; G Avery Smith, so.; F Lydia Barton, jr.; F Hailee Troy, so. Southern Fulton -- Brynley Schriever, so.; Mackinley Ramsey, fr.
Who they get: The winner hosts the fifth-place team out of District 3, and the loser travels to the third-place team out of the WPIAL on Saturday, March 7.
Notable: Freshman Bailey Hull is leading Southern Fulton with a scoring average of 23.9 points per game. ... Junior Claire Harvey started the first 10 games for the Lady Indians and averaged 20.2 points per game -- and scored 20 points in Southern Fulton's 59-39 win over Northern Bedford on Dec. 18 -- but left a Jan. 6 loss against Everett and has not played since. ... Northern Bedford defeated Southern Fulton on the road in the semifinals of last year's District 5 playoffs. ... The Lady Panthers have won nine District 5 championships -- one in 2A in 2022 -- and the other eight in 1A -- 1979, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2007 and 2025. ... Southern Fulton has won seven titles -- also one in 2A in 1975 -- and the other six in 1A in 2003, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2016. ... Since 2006, Southern Fulton is 28-17 against Northern Bedford but is just 3-9 since Feb. 17, 2021.