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