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PIAA CLASS 1A SEMIFINALS
Teams: 6-1 Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic Lady Marauders (27-3) vs. 6-2 Williamsburg Lady Blue Pirates (27-3)
Site, time: Altoona Area High School Fieldhouse, 7 p.m.
The coaches: Bishop Guilfoyle--Kristi Kaack; Williamsburg--Amy Hileman
Playoff path: Bishop Guilfoyle--def. Purchase Line, 69-14, in District 6 quarterfinals; defeated Bishop Carroll Catholic, 57-40, in semifinals; def. Williamsburg, 46-42, in District 6 championship; def. Riverview, 58-33, in PIAA first round; def. DuBois Central Catholic, 47-21, in PIAA second round; def. Union Area, 60-43, in PIAA quarterfinals. Williamsburg--def. Juniata Valley, 63-32, in District 6 Class 1A quarterfinals; def. Saint Joseph's, 56-42, in semifinals; lost to Bishop Guilfoyle, 46-42, in District 6 championship; def. Aquinas Academy, 60-44, in PIAA first round; def. Elk County Catholic, 54-30, in PIAA second round; def. Berlin Brothersvalley, 54-53, in PIAA quarterfinals.
Probable starting lineups: Bishop Guilfoyle--G Maurie Querry, fr.; G Morgan Ruggery, fr.; G Gia Adams, so.; F Stella Yeskey, so.; F Alana Lightner, so. Williamsburg--G LeeAnna Royer, so.; G Ayla Hileman, sr.; G Regan Prough, so.; F Laney Prough, sr.; F Levada Gorsuch, fr.
Key reserves: Bishop Guilfoyle--G-F Riley Gofus, jr.; G-F Anderlyn Petrecca, fr.; G Delaney Lechner, so. Williamsburg--G Claire Carper, sr.; F Anastasia Ranalli, jr.
Who they get: The winner plays either District 2 champion Mountain View or District 3 fourth-place team Greenwood in the PIAA championship game on Friday in Hershey at the Giant Center at noon.
Notable: Williamsburg has had its season ended by the eventual PIAA champion in each of the last three years (BG, 2021; Northumberland Christian, 2022; Union Area, 2023). ... The Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic girls won their first PIAA championship in Class 1A in 1993, 52-26, over Lourdes Regional, after beating District 6 champion Williamsburg in the PIAA semifinal. ... BG had won two 2A state titles prior to that (1984, 1991) and lost in the finals to Riverside, 46-44, in 1987. ... Williamsburg finally made it to the PIAA championship in 1995 but was edged by Lebanon Catholic, 50-46. The Lady Pirates claimed their state title in 1997 with a 55-43 win over Marian Catholic and have not returned to the state championship game since. ... Sarah Geishauser, the only member of BG's squad who was on the team's 2021 state championship team, hasn't played all season due to a soccer injury. ... Amy Hileman was a senior playing for Williamsburg in 1993 when the Lady Pirates won the District 6 title over BG but lost in the PIAA semifinal.
-- Compiled by Michael Boytim