SATURDAY

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PIAA CLASS 1A QUARTERFINALS

Teams: 6-2 Bishop Carroll Catholic Lady Huskies (20-7) vs. 6-4 Williamsburg Lady Blue Pirates (22-6)

Site, time: Altoona Area High School Fieldhouse, noon

The coaches: Bishop Carroll–John Strittmatter; Williamsburg–Angela Detwiler

Playoff path: Bishop Carroll–def. Glendale, 56-16, in District 6 quarterfinals; def. Saint Joseph’s, 68-63, in semifinals; lost to Bishop Guilfoyle Academy, 61-44, in District 6 championship; def. Coudersport, 77-32, in PIAA first round; def. Farrell, 54-22, in PIAA second round. Williamsburg–def. Blacklick Valley, 67-29, in District 6 quarterfinals; lost to Bishop Guilfoyle Academy, 61-45, in semifinals; lost to Saint Joseph’s, 68-67, in consolation; def. Union, 49-33, in PIAA first round; def. Otto-Eldred, 47-36, in PIAA second round.

Probable starting lineups: Bishop Carroll–G Madison Delauter, jr.; G Adelyn Myers, so.; G-F Ava Pablic, so.; G-F Emily Lucko, fr.; F Maddie Lieb, sr. Williamsburg–G LeeAnna Royer, jr.; G Regan Prough, jr.; G Grace Colbert, so.; F Anastasia Ranalli, sr.; C Levada Gorsuch, so.

Key reserves: Bishop Carroll–F Caroline Golden, sr.; G-F Avery Myers, so. Williamsburg–G Lillian Kagarise, jr.; G Raina Alexander, so.

Who they get: The winner will play either District 6 champion Bishop Guilfoyle Academy or District 6 third-place finisher Saint Joseph’s in the PIAA semifinals on Saturday, March 22.

Notable: This game is the first part of a tripleheader at Altoona that features the four teams playing in Class 1A out of District 6 in girls basketball and a Class 3A boys game between District 3 champion Trinity and WPIAL champion South Allegheny at 3 p.m. … Bishop Carroll’s last win against Williamsburg came in 2017. In two matchups since then, the Lady Huskies lost 66-41 in 2022 and 55-41 in the 2023 District 6 playoffs. … Williamsburg is in the PIAA quarterfinals for the fourth consecutive year. The Lady Blue Pirates are 2-1 in those games over that stretch. … Wins by Williamsburg and Bishop Guilfoyle Academy in this round could set up a rematch of last year’s PIAA semifinal, and a win by Bishop Carroll Catholic would set up a District 6 championship rematch from this year if BG wins its game over Saint Joseph’s. … The last time Bishop Carroll was in this round was 2018 when it defeated Kennedy Catholic, 58-48, before losing to Juniata Valley in the semifinals.

PIAA CLASS 1A QUARTERFINALS

Teams: 6-1 Bishop Guilfoyle Academy Lady Marauders (27-2) vs. 6-2 Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy Wolfpack (26-2)

Site, time: Altoona Area High School Fieldhouse, 1:30 p.m.

The coaches: Bishop Guilfoyle–Kristi Kaack; Saint Joseph’s–Bethany Irwin

Playoff path: Bishop Guilfoyle–def. Juniata Valley, 51-19, in District 6 quarterfinals; def. Williamsburg, 61-45, in semifinals; def. Bishop Carroll, 61-44, in District 6 championship; def. Clarion-Limestone, 62-19, in PIAA first round; def. Aquinas Academy, 60-27, in PIAA second round. Saint Joseph’s–def. Purchase Line, 63-37, in District 6 quarterfinals; lost to Bishop Carroll Catholic, 68-63, in semifinals; def. Williamsburg, 68-67, in District 6 consolation; def. Clairton, 61-46, in PIAA first round; def. DuBois Central Catholic, 51-42, in PIAA second round.

Probable starting lineups: Bishop Guilfoyle–G Layona Williams, fr.; G Maurie Querry, so.; G Morgan Ruggery, so.; G-F Anberlyn Petrecca, so.; F Mary Haigh, fr. Saint Joseph’s–G Alexia Luckovich, so.; G Naomi Crispin, jr.; F Jacee Cunningham, jr.; G-F Lauren Himes, jr.; C Aubrey Yartz, jr.

Key reserves: Bishop Guilfoyle–F Riley Gofus, sr.; G Gia Adams, jr.; G-F Hannah Homan, so. Saint Joseph’s–G-F Sara McElhinney, sr.; G-F Layla Fetzer, fr.; G-F Seki Chappell, so.

Who they get: The winner will play either District 6 runner-up Bishop Carroll Catholic or District 6 fourth-place finisher Williamsburg in the PIAA semifinals on Saturday, March 22.

Notable: These teams did not meet in the District 6 playoffs and have not met since 2016 before Saint Joseph’s developed into a District 6 contender. The score of that 2016 game was 70-18. … This is the deepest run in the PIAA tournament for the Wolfpack, who lost to the WPIAL version of Saint Joseph in the first round last season. … Naomi Crispin is the daughter of former Penn State star and NBA player Joe Crispin, and she scored 49 points in a consolation victory over Williamsburg. … Both of Saint Joseph’s losses this year came against Bishop Carroll Catholic, and the Wolfpack own two wins over Williamsburg. … Bishop Guilfoyle Academy is in the PIAA quarterfinals for the fourth time in the last six years. The Lady Marauders lost in the second round in 2023 and did not make the state playoffs in 2022, but they won PIAA championships in 2021 and 2024. In 2020, they were still alive in the PIAA Class 2A quarterfinals as District 6 champions, but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

PIAA CLASS 5A QUARTERFINALS

Teams: 7-2 South Fayette Lady Lions (26-2) vs. 6-1 Hollidaysburg Lady Tigers (25-3)

Site, time: Armstrong High School, Kittanning, 1:30 p.m.

The coaches: South Fayette–Bryan Bennett; Hollidaysburg–Deanna Jubeck

Playoff path: South Fayette–def. Greensburg-Salem, 57-30, in WPIAL first round; def. Baldwin, 67-31, in quarterfinals; def. Mars, 67-32, in semifinals; lost to Peters Township, 40-36, in WPIAL championship; def. Lower Dauphin, 56-21, in PIAA first round; def. West York Area, 70-41, in PIAA second round. Hollidaysburg–def. Central Mountain, 66-28, in District 6 semifinals; def. Johnstown, 61-36, in District 6 championship; def. Indiana, 43-34, in PIAA first round; def. York Suburban, 51-37, in PIAA second round

Probable starting lineups: South Fayette–G Lailah Wright, so.; G Haylie Lamonde, jr.; G Cierra Rexrode, sr.; G Ryan Oldaker, jr.; G-F Juliette Leroux, jr. Hollidaysburg–PG Lauren Stevenson, sr.; G Alissa Heim, sr.; G Bella Vent, sr.; G Makenna Weimert, jr.; F Clare Padamonsky, jr.

Key reserves: South Fayette–F Alexa Ankrum, sr.; G Ella Vierra, fr. Hollidaysburg–G Kate Steiner, so.; G Jillian Sidney, jr.; F Alana Lightner, jr.

Who they get: The winner will play either WPIAL champion Peters Township or District 10 champion Cathedral Prep in the PIAA semifinals on Saturday, March 22.

Notable: South Fayette’s only two losses are in the WPIAL championship game and to a team from New York. … The Lady Lions defeated Altoona in December, 70-38, while Hollidaysburg fell to Altoona in both of its regular-season matchups, 54-38 and 57-41. … Haylie Lamonde had 19 of South Fayette’s 36 points in its loss to Peters Township in the WPIAL final. … South Fayette won the WPIAL championship last year but was upset by WPIAL fourth-place finisher Oakland Catholic in the PIAA second round. It was the second year out of three that scenario played out as WPIAL champion South Fayette lost to WPIAL fourth-place finisher Mars in the second round of the 2022 PIAA tournament. In 2023, South Fayette, also the WPIAL champion, went all the way to the PIAA championship game before it lost to Archbishop Wood, 61-54. … Hollidaysburg is in the PIAA quarterfinals for the first time since 2021, but it is the first time since 1994 the Lady Tigers have won two games to get there. In 1994, Hollidaysburg was playing in Class 4A — which was the largest classification in the state at that point. … The Lady Tigers’ senior class has compiled a combined record of 97-10 in four seasons played at Hollidaysburg.

— Compiled by Michael Boytim