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District 6 Class 2A championship

Teams: Bellwood-Antis Lady Blue Devils (22-3); Bishop McCort Lady Crushers (20-4).

Site, time: DeGol Arena, Saint Francis University, Loretto, 6 p.m.

The coaches: Bellwood-Antis — Jim Swaney (154-27 in seven years at Bellwood-Antis, 432-221 in 25 years overall). Bishop McCort — John Hahn (308-134 in 16 years).

Path to the finals: Bellwood-Antis — defeated Penns Manor, 73-41, in the quarterfinals; defeated Bishop Guilfoyle, 50-49, in the semifinals. Bishop McCort — defeated Claysburg-Kimmel, 63-41, in the quarterfinals; defeated Blairsville, 37-29, in the semifinals.

Starting lineups: Bellwood-Antis — G Karson Swogger (3, 5-8 sr., 27.3), G Riley D’Angelo (10, 5-6 so., 7.6), G-F Alli Campbell (21, 5-10 fr., 21.9), F Makayla Carles (00, 5-8 sr., 6.5), F Sophie Damiano (11, 5-10 sr., 2.9). Bishop McCort — G Haley Thomas (15, 5-10 sr., 23.1), G Machala Gibbons (3, 5-6 sr., 9.8), Sierra Widmar (5, 5-7 so., 7.5), G Aunna Yingling (24, 5-4 sr., 7.2), F Clara Wilson (21, 5-10 jr., 4.6).

Key reserves: Bellwood-Antis — G Emilie Leidig (20, 5-6 fr., 5.5), G Tina Hollen (23, 5-7 jr., 2.5). Bishop McCort — G Mikayla Martin (13, 5-3 fr., 4.4), G Isabella Hunt (10, 5-9 fr., 3.8), G Madison Rozich (22, 5-3 so., 2.0).

Who they get: The winner plays the seventh-place team from District 7 at a District 6 site on March 10 in the first round of the PIAA playoffs. The loser plays the District 5 runner-up at a District 6 site on March 10 in the first round of the PIAA playoffs.

Notable: A battle between the No. 1 (McCort) and No. 3 (Bellwood) seeds. … This is a rematch of the 2015 championship game won by McCort. … The teams played earlier this season at the Jaffa Shrine Tournament, where the Lady Crushers emerged with a 62-55 victory. … Bellwood beat McCort in the quarterfinals in 2014 en route to just the second District 6 title in program history; the Lady Devils won Class 1A and got all the way to the PIAA finals in 1990. … Swogger and Thomas will be college teammates; both have signed with Saint Francis. Both also are the all-time scoring leaders at their high schools. Swogger is the all-time leading scorer, boys or girls, in Blair County. … Campbell already has multiple Division I scholarship offers. … McCort is the two-time defending D6-2A champion. The Lady Crushers have won 11 D6 titles in all, nine of them in Class 2A.

District 5 Class 2A championship

Teams: McConnellsburg Lady Spartans (16-7); Northern Bedford Lady Panthers (14-10).

Site, time: University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Sports Center, 6 p.m.

The coaches: McConnellsburg — Brent Seville (58-37, four years). Northern Bedford — Todd Eckenroad (125-88, nine years).

Path to the finals: McConnellsburg — defeated North Star, 64-59, in the semifinals. Northern Bedford — defeated Tussey Mountain, 51-42, in the quarterfinals; defeated Windber, 63-49, in the semifinals.

Starting lineups: McConnellsburg — G Justice Seville (5, 5-6 sr., 7.2), G McKenzie Gelvin (11, 5-5 sr., 17.0), F Bronwyne Mellott (22, 5-10 sr., 26.4), F Kellyn Perry (24, 5-7 jr., 7.1), C Bridgette Ritchey (15, 5-7 sr. 2.5). Northern Bedford — G Jostin Ebersole (15, 5-0 sr., 2.0), G Sydney Snyder (10, 5-7 sr., 17.6), G Emma Eckenroad (35, 5-7 sr., 11.3), G Peyton Leidy (20, 5-7 sr., 10.4), F Makenzie Gates, 23, 5-7 jr., 7.4).

Key reserves: McConnellsburg — C Katelyn Truax (43, 5-9 fr., 3.3), G Kailey Swope (21, 5-4 fr., 1.0), F Leah Seville (44, 5-7 so., 0.5), G Sam Hensley (23, 5-4 so., 0.5). Northern Bedford — G Kaity Corle (22, 5-3 jr., 1.4), F Maddison Cherry (33, 5-8 jr., 1.2), G Sadie McConnell (12, 5-4 jr., 1.0).

Who they get: The winner plays the fourth-place team from District 7 on March 10 in the first round of the PIAA playoffs at a District 5 site. The loser plays the District 6 runner-up on March 10 in the first round of the District 6 playoffs at a District 6 site.

Notable: Northern Bedford has advanced to the finals as the No. 5 seed in a six-team tournament, upsetting the fourth (Tussey Mountain) and first (Windber) seeds on the road. McConnellsburg is the second seed. … This is the third meeting of the season between these Inter-County Conference North Division/Sideling Hill League rivals. The Lady Spartans claimed a 62-49 decision on Dec. 19. Northern Bedford evened the score, 57-52, on Jan. 31. Both teams won on their home courts. … Snyder, Leidy and Eckenroad have combined to take 429 3-pointers this season. … Snyder is a 1,000-point career scorer. … Mellott is a three-time all-state selection with 2,264 career points. Gelvin, a state-class track star who transferred over from Forbes Road, has 1,031 career points.

BOYS

District 6 Class 1A championship

Teams: Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders (17-6); Bishop McCort Crimson Crushers (20-4).

Site, time: Saint Francis University, Loretto, 8 p.m.

The coaches: Bishop Guilfoyle — Chris Drenning (81-43, five years). Bishop McCort — Jerry Murphy (61-33, four years).

Path to the finals: Bishop Guilfoyle — defeated Homer-Center, 80-59, in the quarterfinals; defeated United, 69-52, in the semifinals. Bishop McCort — defeated Portage, 69-40, in the quarterfinals; defeated Purchase Line, 68-44, in the semifinals.

Starting lineups: Bishop Guilfoyle — G Josh Trybus (1, 5-10 sr., 13.5), G Luke Ruggery (3, 5-10 so., 14.2), G A.J. Labriola (20, 6-2 jr., 9.4), F Nick Scaramozzino (15, 6-2 jr., 8.3), F Luke Frederick (25, 6-5 sr., 5.3). Bishop McCort — G Imil Britt (10, 5-5 jr., 13.0), G Andre Nash (3, 5-8 sr., 7.7), F Logan Kasper (12, 6-1 sr., 15.1), F Matt Petrosky (42, 8.6), C Ben Vitovich (22, 6-6 sr., 8.0).

Key reserves: Bishop Guilfoyle — F Andrew Irwin (2, 6-2 sr., 5.2), G-F Justin Charlton (34, 6-4 jr., 9.0). Bishop McCort — G Ben Seidel (21, 5-9 so., 2.7), G Jerod Diamond (24, 5-7 jr., 2.7), G Jonah Ambrose (20, 6-1 sr., 3.3), F Bryce Kramer (35, 6-6 sr., 3.6).

Who they get: The winner plays the fifth-place team from District 7 at a District 6 site on March 11 in the first round of the PIAA playoffs. The loser plays the District 5 runner-up at a District 6 site on March 11 in the first round of the PIAA playoffs.

Notable: Bishop McCort is the top seed, while Bishop Guilfoyle is seeded third. … The Marauders took a head-to-head meeting against the Crushers on Feb. 6, prevailing 71-57 at the Pleasant Valley gym. … Guilfoyle is seeking its first district championship since beating Bishop Carroll in the Class 1A title game in 2013. … Interestingly, the Marauders also won D6 crowns 10 years ago, 20 years ago and 30 years ago among their 11 titles across three classifications. … Trybus, Frederick and Irwin all were key performers on the Marauder football team that won its third straight PIAA title in December. Frederick and Irwin will play collegiately at Delaware and Harvard, respectively. … Ruggery and Trybus have combined to make 103 3-pointers this season. … McCort last won the district championship in 2012, the second of back-to-back D6-2A titles for the Crushers.

— Philip Cmor