District basketball finals capsule
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
GIRLS
DISTRICT 6 CLASS 1A CHAMPIONSHIP
Teams: Bishop Carroll Catholic Lady Huskies (18-6) vs. Bishop Guilfoyle Academy Lady Marauders (24-2)
Site, time: Mount Aloysius College, Cresson, 6 p.m.
The coaches: Bishop Carroll–John Strittmatter; Bishop Guilfoyle–Kristi Kaack
Playoff path: Bishop Carroll–def. Glendale, 56-16, in District 6 quarterfinals; def. Saint Joseph’s, 68-63, in semifinals. Bishop Guilfoyle–def. Juniata Valley, 57-19, in District 6 quarterfinals; def. Williamsburg, 61-45, in semifinals
Probable starting lineups: Bishop Carroll–G Adelyn Myers, so.; G-F Ava Pablic, so.; G-F Emily Lucko, fr.; G-F Avery Myers, so.; F Maddie Lieb, sr. Bishop Guilfoyle–G Gia Adams, jr.; G Maurie Querry, so.; G Morgan Ruggery, so.; G-F Anberlyn Petrecca, so.; F Mary Haigh, fr.
Key reserves: Bishop Carroll–F Caroline Golden, sr.; F Allie Dziabo, jr.; G Madison Delauter, jr.; G-F Raigan Myers, so. Bishop Guilfoyle–F Riley Gofus, sr.; G-F Hannah Homan, so.; G Layona Williams, fr.
Who they get: The winner will host the fourth-place team from District 9 in the first round of the PIAA tournament on Saturday, March 8. The loser will host the third-place finisher from District 9 the same day.
Notable: The teams met on Jan. 3, and Bishop Guilfoyle Academy won, 50-27. Ruggery had 15 points to lead BG, and Delauter had a team-high nine points for Carroll. … Carroll coach John Strittmatter has led his team to four previous District 6 championships during his previous tenure as head coach. … Bishop Guilfoyle has won 27 District 6 championships including three at Class 3A (1985, 1986, 1990), 12 at 2A (1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2005, 2020) and 12 at 1A (1999, 2001, 2021, 2024 and eight straight from 2007-2014). … Bishop Carroll has won 13 District 6 championships, all at Class 1A. The Lady Huskies won four straight from 2002-2005, the first 1A girls title in 1978 and championships in 1981, 1983, 1987, 1998, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020. … Since 2020, Bishop Guilfoyle is 8-2 against Bishop Carroll, has won four straight and hasn’t lost to the Lady Huskies since 2022.
— Michael Boytim





