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DISTRICT 5-6 CLASS 4A GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP
Teams: Forest Hills Lady Rangers (16-7) vs. Penn Cambria Lady Panthers (18-5)
Site, time: Mount Aloysius College, Cresson, 6 p.m. tonight
The coaches: Forest Hills -- Carol Cecere. Penn Cambria -- Josh Himmer
Playoff path: Forest Hills -- def. Tyrone, 59-52, in semifinals. Penn Cambria -- def. Westmont Hilltop, 56-40, in semifinals
Probable starting lineups: Forest Hills -- PG Morgan Gdula, sr.; G Aivah Maul, sr.; G Paxtyn Pcola, sr.; G Addi Lashinsky jr.; F Eva Myers, sr. Penn Cambria -- PG Reagan Ronan, sr.; G Makenna McCoy, sr.; G Rachel Fisher, so.; G Avayah LeMaster so.; F Sophia Beard, so.
Key reserves: Forest Hills -- F Bella Carpenter, jr.; G Kinleigh Baumgartner, so.; F Danika Faith, so. Penn Cambria -- F Meghan Andersen, sr.; G Avery LeMaster, jr.; G Peyton Rabatin, so.
Who they get: The winner will host the fourth-place team from the WPIAL, and the loser will travel to the WPIAL third-place finisher on Saturday, March 7.
Notable: This is a rematch from last year's District 5-6 championship game won by Forest Hills, 65-51. ... Penn Cambria won the regular season matchup, 67-43, on Dec. 22 this season at home. ... Rachel Fisher (10.5 points per game), Makenna McCoy (10.3 points per game) and Sophia Beard (10.2 points per game) are Penn Cambria's leading scorers. ... Aivah Maul is a 1,000-point career scorer for Forest Hills. ... Forest Hills won Class 4A district titles from 2017-2020 and again last season. The Lady Rangers won district championships in Class 3A in 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2021 and 2024. ... Forest Hills won a Class 2A title in 2012. ... Penn Cambria won a 4A title in 2023 and a Class 3A championship in 1993 and 2019.
DISTRICT 5-6 CLASS 4A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
Teams: Huntingdon Bearcats (14-9) vs. Central Scarlet Dragons (15-8)
Site, time: Mount Aloysius College, Cresson, 7:30 p.m., tonight
The coaches: Huntingdon -- Jordan Fortson. Central -- Paul Frederick
Playoff path: Huntingdon -- def. Juniata, 63-54, in the semifinals. Central -- def. Somerset, 51-43, in the semifinals
Probable starting lineups: Huntingdon -- G Javion Morris, jr., Kobe Carthen, jr.; G Elliott Guisler, sr.; F Cole Lane, so.; C Caleb Rutter, sr. Central -- G Jesse Muthler, so.; G Christian Heuston, sr.; G Dylan Hoover, sr.; G Josh Beltz, sr.; G-F Landon Rhodes, sr.
Key reserves: Huntingdon -- G-F Aaron Sullivan, sr.; G-F Brayson Anders fr. Central -- G Blake Reynolds, sr.; F Carter Schenk, jr.; F Bentley Dickson, so.; F Landyn Kasun, fr. G-F Brooks Decker, fr.
Who they get: The winner will host the fourth-place finisher from the WPIAL on Friday, March 6.
Notable: Central senior Dylan Hoover made two free throws with 5.5 seconds left to lift Central to a 46-45 win over Huntingdon in the regular season. Kobe Carthen scored a team-high 15 points for Huntingdon in that game. ... These teams also met in last year's District 5-6 championship game won by Central, 50-41. ... Senior Elliott Guisler leads Huntingdon in scoring, averaging 14.9 points per game. ... Central's Class 4A championship last year was its first district title in 30 years. The Scarlet Dragons won Class 3A championships in 1993 and 1995. ... Huntingdon won three straight Class 4A titles from 2018-2020. ... The Bearcats won Class 3A championships in 1932, 1934, 1945, 1964, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1994 and 2002. They also won their only 2A title in 1977.
-- Michael Boytim