Four down, one to go. Tuesday night featured a full slate of basketball state semifinals with five local teams looking to punch their ticket to Hershey.
The magic finally ended for Carlisle, the lone boys representative, as the Thundering Herd got knocked out by Pine-Richland, 65-60. On the girls side, Lebanon Catholic advanced to their first state final in 22 years, beating Jenkintown, 41-37. Meanwhile the best season in Susquehannock history came to an end as the Warriors fell to Archbishop Wood, 56-41. Lancaster Catholic held the lead after three quarters, but an 18-2 run by Erie Villa Maria sent the Crusaders home, 62-50. Finally, York Catholic fell to Neumann-Goretti, 63-42.
Here is FOX43’s coverage of five state semifinal games on Tuesday:
Here are the results of Tuesday's games involving local teams:
PIAA Semifinals
6A Boys
Reading 57, Archbishop Ryan 51
Pine-Richland 65, Carlisle 60
5A Girls
Archbishop Wood 56, Susquehannock 41
4A Girls
Erie Villa Maria 62, Lancaster Catholic 50
3A Girls
Neumann-Goretti 63, York Catholic 42
1A Girls
Lebanon Catholic 41, Jenkintown 37
