York Suburban bounced by Berks Catholic
Berks Catholic outscored York Suburban by five points in the fourth quarter, pulling out the 34-24 win in a District 3 Class AAA quarterfinal matchup at Garden Spot on Saturday.
The Saints will advance to Wednesday’s semifinal against Greencastle-Antrim at Giant Center while the Trojans will face ELCO in Tuesday’s consolation at Dallastown.
A victory for the Trojans in that contest would guarantee them a berth in the PIAA tournament as the top seven teams from District 3 qualify.
The game started out slow for both teams as the score was tied 4-4 after one quarter before the Saints took an 11-7 lead into the break.
The No. 8 seed, York Suburban was led by Olivia Gettle’s eight points while Ali Reinecker added seven points.
The top-seeded Saints received a game-high 12 points from Abby Gaffney.
At Garden Spot
York Suburban (24)
Day 1 3-4 6, DuMars 1 1-2 3, Faircloth-Henise 0 0-0 0, Gettle 2 3-4 8, Reinecker 2 2-4 7. Totals — 6 8-14 24.
Berks Catholic (34)
Cabrera 0 0-0 0, Dimmerling 1 0-1 2, Doyle 1 0-0 2, Abby Gaffney 2 7-8 12, Keys 3 0-0 6, Leininger 0 0-0 0, Merritt 3 1-2 7, Terrell 1 3-6 5. Totals — 11 11-17 34.
York Suburban_ 4 _ 3 _ 12 _ 5 _ — _ 24
Berks Catholic_ 4 _ 7 _ 13 _ 10 _ — _ 34
3-point goals — YS 4 (Day, DuMars, Gettle, Reinecker). BC 1 (Gaffney).