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Northern Lebanon girls win 5th-place game


The Northern Lebanon girls basketball team is headed into its first-ever state tournament on a high note.

Behind Zoe Zerman's 16 points, the Vikings (26-3) knocked off York Suburban 41-33 in the District 3 Class AAA tournament fifth-place game at Warwick High School. Northern Lebanon led by 19-11 at halftime and slapped together an 11-point fourth quarter to put the Trojans (19-7) away for good.

Megan Brandt posted 11 points, one better than Liz Voight's 10. The Vikings finished 8-of-11 at the foul line and Voight canned two treys. The victory polished off a 3-1 mark in this year's district tournament for Northern Lebanon, which only fell to L-L foe Lancaster Catholic, which will vie for the district crown Friday.

Northern Lebanon 41, York Suburban 33

Northern Lebanon (41)

Cassiah Ray 0 1-2 1, Liz Voight 4 0-0 10, Megan Brandt 4 3-4 11, Amber Kintzer 1 1-2 3, Wentling 0 0-0 0, Zoe Zerman 6 3-3 16, RaeAnn Lessing 0 0-0 0. Totals — 15 8-11 41.

York Suburban (33)

Dumars 2 2-2 7, Mooney 1 0-0 2, Bulgarelli 0 0-0 0, Reinecker 2 5-6 9, Faircloth-Henise 3 0-0 6, Gettle 0 0-0 0, Day 4 0-1 9. Totals — 12 7-9 33.

Northern Lebanon_8_11_8_14_ — _41

York Suburban_5_6_14_8_ — _33

3-point goals — NL 3 (Voight 2, Zerman); YS 2 (Dumars, Day).

Elco can't complete comeback, falls short of states

Despite a late charge, the Raiders (16-10) fell short of making the PIAA tournament with a 45-41 loss to Bishop McDevitt. Elco trailed by seven heading into the fourth quarter, when it outscored the Crusaders (19-7), but could never quite close the gap.

Senior Chandelle Keller racked up a team-high 18 points, bested only by Bishop McDevitt's Olivia Fasick and her 20. Taylor Bossert scored eight on a pair of 3-pointers and foul shots, while Ryelle Shuey added seven.

Elco led 18-17 at halftime, before netting just four points over the third quarter.

Bishop McDevitt 45, Elco 41

Elco (41)

Emily Bidelspach 0 0-0 0, Taylor Bossert 2 2-4 8, Chandelle Keller 7 2-4 18, Julia Nelson 1 0-0 2, Jordan Rosengrant 0 0-0 0, Ryelle Shuey 2 3-4 7, Thomas 2 2-3 6. Totals — 14 9-15 41.

Bishop McDevitt (45)

Olivia Fasick 6 8-12 20, Chisholm 3 1-3 9, Pugliese 0 0-0 0, Wiesi 1 4-8 6, Ruth 3 0-1 6, George-Morrow 0 1-2 1, Cameron 1 1-2 3. Totals — 14 15-28 45.

ELCO_3_15_4_19_ — _41

Bishop McDevitt_8_9_12_16_ — _45

3-point goals — ELCO 4 (Bossert 2, Keller 2); McD 2 (Chisholm 2).