EBENSBURG, Pa. (D9Sports) — Early foul trouble helped doom A-C Valley’s first-ever PIAA playoff appearance, as the Lady Falcons lost to Bishop Carroll, 73-32, at Central Cambria High School.
(Photo: Annie Viertel)
Both Ellie Thompson and Kylee Eaton were in deep foul trouble in the second quarter with three fouls apiece before halftime, as A-C Valley (15-9), the third-place team out of District 9, was whistled for 11 first-half infractions compared to four for the District 6 champion Lady Huskies (21-5).
“No excuses, but it did feel a little inconsistent,” A-C Valley head coach Dave Sherman said.
Before the Lady Falcons got into foul trouble they were right there with Bishop Carroll trailing 19-15 after one quarter.
But with Eaton and Thompson in foul trouble, the Lady Huskies were able to extend the lead to 16, 33-17, by halftime outscoring A-C Valley 14-2 in the second quarter.
Things didn’t get any better for the Lady Falcons in the third with Bishop Carroll outscoring them 17-8 to push the lead to 50-25 after three.
Alyssa Martinazzi paced Bishop Carroll with 19 points, Anna Haigh added 16 points, including eight in the second quarter on 6 of 6 from the free-throw line in the quarter, while Adie Divido chipped in 14 points while hitting 4 3-pointers.
Thompson and Annie Viertel each scored nine points for A-C Valley.
Bishop Carroll takes on District 5 champion Berlin Brothersvalley, a winner over St. Joseph’s out of the WPIAL.
BISHOP CARROLL 73, A-C VALLEY 32
Score by Quarters
A-C Valley 15 2 8 7 — 32
Bishop Carroll
A-C VALLEY — 32
Cami McNany 0 1-2 1, Emma Fox 0 0-0 0, Ellie Thompson 3 3-5 9, Madelyn Dittman 0 0-0 0, Annie Viertel 3 0-0 9, Brooke Irwin 1 0-0 2, Olivia Boocks 1 3-4 6, Kylee Eaton 2 1-2 5. Totals 10 8-13 32.
BISHOP CARROLL — 73
Liv Borlie 2 0-0 4, Alyssa Martinazzi 7 0-0 19, Adie Divido 4 2-2 14, Emily Kutskel 1 0-4 2, Anna Haigh 4 7-8 16, Sam Rosenberger 1 3-5 5, Boborski 0 0-0 0, Kate Yahner 0 2-2 2, Emma Gittings 0 0-0 0, Blake 2 0-0 4, M. Yahner 0 0-0 0, Jourdan Williams 2 2-4 7.
Three-pointers: A-C Valley 4 (Viertel 3, Boocks). Bishop Carroll 11 (Martinazzi 5, Divido 4, Haigh, Williams)
In other Class 1A girls’ action involving District 9 teams, North Clarion beat Sewickley Academy, Otto-Eldred topped West Greene and Northern Potter lost to Winchester Thurston. The Otto-Eldred and Northern Potter recaps follow. Click on the link above to read the North Clarion story.
OTTO-ELDRED 61, WEST GREENE 57
BRADFORD, Pa. — Otto-Eldred overcame a slow start to rally and knock off West Greene, 61-57, for its first-ever PIAA playoff victory in its fourth PIAA playoff appearance Saturday afternoon at Bradford High School.
The Lady Terrors (18-8), the District 9 runner-up, trailed 12-0 right out of the gate to the Lady Pioneers (19-6), the third-place team out of the WPIAL, and were down 23-11 at the end of the first quarter.
But Otto-Eldred righted the ship in the second quarter outscoring West Greene 14-4 to get within two, 27-25, at halftime.
The Lady Pioneers pushed that lead back to five, 40-35, by the end of the third quarter but the Lady Terrors closed the game by outscoring West Green 26-17 in the fourth quarter paced by nine points from Camryn Thomas and eight from Ali Cousins.
“West Greene exploded (from the start),” Otto-Eldred head coach Barb Close said. “They were ready for us. Our heads were turning from their speed. But, we kept our composure and picked away at their lead to crawl back into the game. They tired in the second, and we were able to press back.”
Thomas had a monster game for Otto-Eldred with 26 points and 13 rebounds. Cousins added 15 points and six steals with Tiffany Bair contributing seven points and eight rebounds.
A 10-point second quarter from Thomas was key in helping the Lady Terrors get back into the game, as she scored 10 of Otto-Eldred’s 14 points in the quarter.
McKenna Lampe scored a game-high 34 points for West Greene, including 16 in the first quarter. But Otto-Eldred held her off the scoreboard in the second quarter and limited her to five third-quarter points before she exploded for 13 more in the fourth quarter before fouling out. Kaitlyn Rizor chipped in with eight points.
Otto-Eldred will take on District 10 champion Kennedy Catholic in the second round Wednesday at a site and time to be determined.
NOTES: Otto-Eldred’s previous three PIAA appearances were one-game shots. The Lady Terrors, as the D9 third-place team in 1998 lost to Bishop Carroll, 53-32. Again as the third-place team in 2002 it lost to East Forest, which at the time was in District 10, 60-53, and then in 2010 as the fourth-place team in D9 Otto-Eldred fell to Vincentian Academy, 74-37.
OTTO-ELDRED 61, WEST GREENE 57
Score by Quarters
West Greene 23 4 13 17 — 57
Otto-Eldred 11 14 10 26 — 61
WEST GREENE — 57
Kaitlyn Rizor 2 3-4 8, Madison Lampe 1 3-6 5, McKenna Lampe 13 3-3 34, Marissa Rode 2 1-3 5, Savannah Peltit 0 0-0 0, Brianna Goodman 1 1-2 3, Ashley Cumberledge 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 11-18 57.
OTTO-ELDRED — 57
Ali Cousins 4 6-8 15, Lauren Cousins 0 0-0 0, Alyssa Shelander 1 4-6 7, Tiffany Bair 3 0-2 7, Britney Greeley 0 0-2 0, Camryn Thomas 9 8-12 26, Emily Smith 1 0-0 2, Haylee Frederick 1 2-2 4. Totals 19 20-32 61.
Three-pointers: West Greene 6 (McKenna Lampe 5, Rizor). Otto-Eldred 3 (A. Cousins, Shelander, Bair).
