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By D9Sports.com staff It’s probably a record number of District 9 girls’ playoff teams gunning for three district titles and eight state playoff berths. Action gets under way as early as Monday, Feb. 11. In all, 17 Class A, five Class AA and three Class AAA teams have entered this year’s playoffs. Here is a team-by-team breakdown of each school participating in the District 9 boys’ playoffs. To jump to a specific classification click on that class here: Editor’s Note: Records and stats are updated through Feb. 9, 2008. CLASS A (Go
to Top) (Teams listed by seeding) CLASS A NOTES: Talk about cornering the market. Union and Coudersport have combined to win 15 of the last 19 Class A championships. And in the 19 seasons starting way back in 1989, one or both of those teams have been in the championship game. Could that be different this year? At least the top five seeds — Elk County Catholic, Coudersport, Keystone, West Forest and Union — have a good shot. … Four teams advance to the state playoffs. … Union beat Coudersport for the second year in a row for its third straight crown last year. Elk County Catholic defeated Clarion-Limestone in the consolation game. … Union, Coudersport and Elk County Catholic have made up three-fourths of the state playoff berths the last three years. 1. ELK COUNTY CATHOLIC LADY CRUSADERS
HEAD COACH: Ken Pistner RECORD: 24-1, 11-0 AML champions FIRST-ROUND OPPONENT: Host Johnsonburg-Brockway winner on Feb. 13, 7 p.m. RECORD VS. PLAYOFF FIELD: 6-0 TOP PLAYERS: Bre Grimone (11.1 ppg.), Emily Detsch (11.0), Kirstie Pistner (10.6), Kaitlyn Geci (10.0). NOTABLE: Four players averaging double figures in scoring is very rare, especially on a girls’ high school basketball team. And on a team with no seniors on the roster? The Lady Crusaders are the definition of balance and will try to break through to the top of the D9 ladder for the first time in almost 20 years. … Their win over DuBois Central Catholic Saturday claimed a third straight AML title. … Beat Johnsonburg and Brockway in all three meetings by an average margin of 15 points. They take a 15-game winning streak into the playoffs. DISTRICT TITLES: 3 (1 in Class AA; 2 in Class A) LAST TITLE: 1989 – Class A 2. COUDERSPORT LADY FALCONS
HEAD COACH: Brian Green RECORD: 22-2, 14-0 North Tier League (1st place) FIRST-ROUND OPPONENT: Host Port Allegany on Feb. 13, 7 p.m. RECORD VS. PLAYOFF FIELD: 13-0 TOP PLAYERS: Kristy Kamper (19.8 ppg.), Jessica Wilson (12.3), Karli Duffee (10.0). NOTABLE: The Lady Falcons cruised to their third straight North Tier League title without much opposition and take a 21-game winning streak into the postseason … They’ve outscored opponents by over 32 points per game and lead the district in points per game … Kamper and Wilson each went over 1,000 career points within an 8-day span in January … Coudersport is looking for its eighth straight trip to the state playoffs and anything less would be a huge disappointment … Coudersport beat Port by 49 and 51 points during the regular season and have won 18 in a row against their NTL rivals … The Lady Falcons haven’t lost to Port since the 1999 season. DISTRICT TITLES: 11 (11 in Class A) LAST TITLE: 2004 – Class A 3. KEYSTONE LADY PANTHERS
HEAD COACH: Bruce Turk RECORD: 22-2, 19-1 (KSAC champions) FIRST-ROUND OPPONENT: Host DuBois Central Catholic on Feb. 12, 6 p.m. RECORD VS. PLAYOFF FIELD: 7-1 TOP PLAYERS: Samantha Schwabenbauer (13.9 ppg.), Cassy Hinderliter (13.0). NOTABLE: The Lady Panthers haven’t won a district title in 20 years, but this year’s team might have a shot. Schwabenbauer, last year’s Rookie of the Year as a freshman and senior Hinderliter, lead a relatively experienced team with seven seniors on the roster … Keystone is looking for its first trip to the state playoffs since finishing fourth as the sixth seed in 2002. Since then, Keystone has lost three times in the quarterfinals, twice to Coudersport, a team it could face in the semifinals this time around … Lady Panthers lost to DCC the last time they met in the 2005-06 regular season, 62-59 in OT. Keystone beat the third-seeded Lady Cardinals in the 2002 quarterfinals in their last postseason meeting … Hinderliter enters the postseason needing 33 points for 1,000 career points, Schwabenbauer, meanwhile, has 682 career points as a sophomore. DISTRICT TITLES: 2 (2 in Class AA) LAST TITLE: 1988 – Class AA 4. WEST FOREST LADY INDIANS
HEAD COACH: Bob Wachob RECORD: 19-5, 14-5 KSAC (2nd in West Division) FIRST-ROUND OPPONENT: Host Sheffield on Feb. 12, 7 p.m. RECORD VS. PLAYOFF FIELD: 3-4 TOP PLAYERS: Geena Sneeringer (17.8 ppg.), Jackie Lutz (10.3), Amanda Carll (9.1), Erica Blum (8.9). NOTABLE: Lady Indians started the year with Lutz on the injured list and went 2-3 in their first five games. She returned to the lineup and they’ve gone 17-2 since … Sneeringer shared Rookie of the Year honors with Keystone’s Schwabenbauer a year ago and followed that up with another solid season. She already has 788 career points as a sophomore … They haven’t played their old District 10 rival Sheffield since moving to District 9 … Last year’s playoffs were a thrilling ride, winning in double overtime in the preliminary round at home against DuBois Central Catholic, then losing in overtime at third-seeded ECC in the quarterfinals … West Forest is trying to get to the state playoffs for the first time since 1982. It was far more difficult to reach states through a tighter, and in most years, very strong D-10 playoff system. DISTRICT TITLES: None, fourth year in District 9 LAST TITLE: Never 5. UNION GOLDEN DAMSELS
HEAD COACH: Josh Meeker RECORD: 17-8, 14-6 KSAC (1st place East Division and lost in championship game). FIRST-ROUND OPPONENT: Host East Forest on Feb. 12, 6 p.m. RECORD VS. PLAYOFF FIELD: 4-3 TOP PLAYERS: Torri Smith (14.1 ppg.), Courtney Frederick (10.0.). NOTABLE: Another year, another solid coaching job by Meeker, who has taken his team to the state playoffs in each of his first five seasons. The Golden Damsels reached the KSAC Championship game after winning the East Division without perhaps an all-district player on the roster … Union has won three straight D9 titles and played in the last four title games. The Golden Damsels have reached the state tournament in nine of the last 10 years … This team is young with only two seniors on the roster … In two games against East Forest, the Damsels have won by a combined 10 points, including a 47-41 win on Feb. 7 in Marienville. Union won at home on Dec. 21, 40-36. DISTRICT TITLES: 7 (1 in Class AA; 6 in Class A) LAST TITLE: Last year, third in a row. 6. NORTHERN POTTER LADY PANTHERS
HEAD COACH: Robb Cowburn RECORD: 17-7, 9-5 North Tier League (3rd place) FIRST-ROUND OPPONENT: Host Austin on Feb. 13, 6 p.m. RECORD VS. PLAYOFF FIELD: 5-6 TOP PLAYERS: Brittany Rounds (11.7 ppg.), Nikki Thompson (8.5), Katie Smoker (7.6). NOTABLE: The Lady Panthers advanced to the quarterfinals the last two years with first-round wins over Clarion, but haven’t won a quarterfinal round game since finishing third and qualifying for states in 1999. … Higher seed advantage? Northern Potter lost both games this year to Austin, 42-40 on the road and 46-39 at home on Feb. 2. DISTRICT TITLES: 0 LAST TITLE: Never 7. SMETHPORT LADY HUBBERS
HEAD COACH: Eric Lutz RECORD: 17-7, 10-4 North Tier League (2nd place) FIRST-ROUND OPPONENT: Host Oswayo Valley on Feb. 13, 7 p.m. RECORD VS. PLAYOFF FIELD: 10-6 TOP PLAYERS: Diana Phalon (16.3 ppg.), Lauren Kinniburgh (12.7). NOTABLE: Phalon went over 1,000 points early this year … Phalon and Kinniburgh were the top two scorers on last year’s team that earned the fifth seed but lost to 12th-seeded East Forest in the preliminary round. … The Lady Hubbers last won a playoff game in 2004. Lady Hubbers beat Oswayo Valley 50-34 and 47-33 during the regular season. DISTRICT TITLES: 0 LAST TITLE: Never 8. CLARION LADY CATS
HEAD COACH: Roger Walter RECORD: 15-9, 13-6 KSAC (2nd in East Division) FIRST-ROUND OPPONENT: Host Venango Catholic on Feb. 11, 7 p.m. RECORD VS. PLAYOFF FIELD: 5-3 TOP PLAYERS: Chrissy Kriebel (9.9 ppg.), Emily Fillman (9.4), Shaina McNeil (8.1). NOTABLE: Coach Walter has done well with this group, winning 15 games without a player averaging double figures in scoring … Lady Cats swept Union and Karns City, but still couldn’t win the KSAC East because of losses to sub-.500 teams Clarion-Limestone and North Clarion … Clarion beat Venango in their only meeting of the season, 46-29, at home on Jan. 11 … Since going to states as the third-place team in 2005, the Lady Cats lost two straight preliminary round games at Northern Potter. DISTRICT TITLES: 2 (2 in Class A) LAST TITLE: 1992 – Class A 9. VENANGO CATHOLIC LADY VIKINGS
HEAD COACH: Tom McNellie RECORD: 15-9, 12-7 KSAC (4th in West Division) FIRST-ROUND OPPONENT: At Clarion on Feb. 11, 7 p.m. RECORD VS. PLAYOFF FIELD: 3-5 TOP PLAYERS: Sarah McNellie (13.7), Megan Lutz (13.4 ppg.) NOTABLE: This is the first-ever appearance in the D9 playoffs for Venango Catholic, which is also having its best season as a D9 school … McNellie, the daughter of head coach Tom McNellie, went over 1,000 career points in January …VC is making its first-ever District 9 playoff appearance … It owns two wins over West Forest and lost in overtime to Union. Lost 46-29 at Clarion on Jan. 11. VC lost at Clarion on Jan. 11, 46-29. DISTRICT TITLES: None, fourth year in District 9 LAST TITLE: Never 10. OSWAYO VALLEY GREEN WAVE
HEAD COACH: Dennis Smith RECORD: 14-10 (6-8, tied for 4th in North Tier League) FIRST-ROUND OPPONENT: At Smethport on Feb. 13, 7 p.m. RECORD VS. PLAYOFF FIELD: 4-7 TOP PLAYERS: Lauren Donovan (13.4 ppg.), Kaitlyn Antonioli (8.3). NOTABLE: It’s been a turnaround season for Coach Smith, whose team won just three games a year ago. Its 11-win improvement over last year going into the playoffs is tied for the best in D9 with St. Marys … Green Wave are making just their second district playoff appearance (2005 the other) since winning their last district playoff game in the 2000 postseason … They started 9-2 before NTL play, then lost four in a row, won five in a row and closed the regular season with four straight losses. Lost both regular season meetings to Smethport, 50-34 and 47-33. DISTRICT TITLES: None LAST TITLE: Never 11. AUSTIN LADY PANTHERS
HEAD COACH: Dick Logue RECORD: 14-10, 6-8 North Tier League (4th place) FIRST-ROUND OPPONENT: At Northern Potter on Feb. 13, 6 p.m. RECORD VS. PLAYOFF FIELD: 5-7 TOP PLAYERS: Rayna Valenti (15.5 ppg.), Whitney Crosby (11.4). NOTABLE: In January, Valenti became the third Valenti at Austin to go over 1,000 points … Lady Panthers last won a district playoff game in 2003 against Clarion … Despite being a double-digit seed, the Lady Panthers beat NoPo twice during the regular season, 42-40 and 46-39 … Crosby finished the regular season strong, averaging 16.5 points over the final four games. DISTRICT TITLES: None LAST TITLE: Never 12. EAST FOREST LADY BEARS
HEAD COACH: Dave Kiehl RECORD: 12-11, 10-9 KSAC (4th place in East Division) FIRST-ROUND OPPONENT: At Union on Feb. 12, 6 p.m. RECORD VS. PLAYOFF FIELD: 4-5 TOP PLAYERS: Alicia Ponegalek (13.4 ppg.), Kelsey Rini (10.9). NOTABLE: As a 12th seed last year, the Lady Bears upset No. 5 Smethport, then lost to Clarion-Limestone in the quarterfinals … Ponegalek won Rookie of the Year honors in 2005 while Rini shared the honor with Johnsonburg’s Abby Grumley in 2006 … East Forest lost twice to Union by a combined 10 points, including a 47-41 loss at Union in the regular season finale on Feb. 7 … The D9 playoffs is a family affair for Dave Kiehl, as his daughter, Stacy Hastings, is taking the Kane Wolves to the Class AA tournament. DISTRICT TITLES: None, fourth year in district LAST TITLE: Never 13. SHEFFIELD LADY WOLVERINES
HEAD COACH: Lee Goldthwaite RECORD: 13-11, 6-4 AML (3rd in North Division) FIRST-ROUND OPPONENT: At West Forest on Feb. 12, 7 p.m. RECORD VS. PLAYOFF FIELD: 4-6 TOP PLAYERS: Amanda Craker 14.3 ppg.), Tessa Vargas (13.0). NOTABLE: Lady Wolverines are making their third D9 playoff appearance. They won their first playoff game in their first year in 2005 against Clarion-Limestone … Craker has been a force inside. She scored 19 points and collected 28 rebounds in a win over Brockway in late January … It’s a young team. Vargas is one of only two seniors on the roster … First meeting against their former D-10 rival West Forest since joining District 9. DISTRICT TITLES: None, fourth year in district LAST TITLE: Never 14. DUBOIS CENTRAL CATHOLIC LADY CARDINALS
HEAD COACH: Sam Kirk RECORD: 13-12, 7-4 AML (Won South Division, lost in championship game) FIRST-ROUND OPPONENT: Visits Keystone on Feb. 12, 6 p.m. RECORD VS. PLAYOFF FIELD: 5-5 TOP PLAYERS: Andrea Moyer (13.1 ppg.), Molly Yebernetsky (8.5). NOTABLE: The Lady Cardinals won the Allegheny Mountain League South Division and then lost to Elk County Catholic in Saturday’s championship game … Moyer scored a career-high 28 points in an overtime win over Johnsonburg while Yebernetsky scored a career-high 25 points in a win over Brockway in December … DCC won its last meeting against Keystone, a 62-59 OT win at home in 2005-06. DISTRICT TITLES: 3 (3 in Class A) LAST TITLE: 1999 – Class A 15. PORT ALLEGANY LADY GATORS
HEAD COACH: Kristina Francis RECORD: 11-13 (5-9, 6th in North Tier League) FIRST-ROUND OPPONENT: At Coudersport on Feb. 13, 7 p.m. RECORD VS. PLAYOFF FIELD: 3-9 TOP PLAYERS: Kaitlyn Kio (9.8 ppg.), Lauren Delacour (9.1). NOTABLE: Lady Gators are back in the playoffs after a one-year hiatus … They went to states as the fourth seed in 2006 … They go into the postseason on a five-game losing streak … They haven’t beaten Coudersport since 1999, a span of 18 straight losses. DISTRICT TITLES: 3 (3 in Class AA) LAST TITLE: 1997 – Class AA 16. JOHNSONBURG RAMETTES
HEAD COACH: Mike Zilkofski RECORD: 10-11, 4-5 AML (4th North Division) FIRST-ROUND OPPONENT: Host Brockway on Feb. 11, 7 p.m. RECORD VS. PLAYOFF FIELD: 4-7 TOP PLAYERS: Abby Grumley (15.0 ppg.), Ellie Kocjancic (9.4). NOTABLE: Ramettes are still a young team with Carrow as the only senior on the roster … Team went 2-1 in three straight overtime games in a span of five days in mid-January … Grumley scored 24 points against Smethport in December and 26 against DuBois Central Catholic in their second meeting in January … Team has not won a district playoff game since beating Clarion-Limestone in the first round of the 1998 playoffs. DISTRICT TITLES: 3 (3 in Class A) LAST TITLE: 1979 17. BROCKWAY LADY ROVERS
HEAD COACH: Mike Slimmer RECORD: 6-18, 4-6 AML (2nd in South Division) FIRST-ROUND OPPONENT: At Johnsonburg on Feb. 11, 7 p.m. RECORD VS. PLAYOFF FIELD: 0-8 TOP PLAYERS: Sasha Fields (7.2 ppg.), Julie Genevro (7.1), Lee Ann Holt (6.3). NOTABLE: The Lady Rovers are making their first playoff appearance since 2001 … They haven’t won a playoff game since beating Moniteau in the 1996 Class AA playoffs … Their last winning season was a 13-12 mark in 1995 … The team’s six wins this year is two less than the last six years combined and most in a season since a 12-13 record in 2001 … They lost two one-point games to Sheffield and an overtime decision to Johnsonburg. DISTRICT TITLES: None LAST TITLE: Never CLASS AA (Go
to Top) (Teams listed by seeding) CLASS AA NOTES: As history suggested above in the Karns City section, the district title in this classification usually goes through Karns City. The Lady Gremlins have had plenty to say about that over the last decade or so. … Cranberry, the top seed, won the District 9 title in its first year in the district after coming over from District 10 in 2005. … Curwensville, runners-up two of the last three years, dipped to just one win this year and did not enter the postseason. Curwensville and Moniteau, both playoff teams a year ago in the seven-team field, did not go to the postseason this year. … This could be a wide-open bracket. Three of the five teams have 10 or more losses. 1. CRANBERRY LADY BERRIES
HEAD COACH: Chrissy Shumaker RECORD: 16-8, 13-6 KSAC West (3rd place) FIRST ROUND OPPONENT: Bye into semifinal round, Feb. 15 or 16, vs. Redbank Valley/Brookville winner RECORD VS. PLAYOFF FIELD: 2-1 TOP PLAYERS: Hannah Heeter (14.5 ppg.), Maggie O’Neil (7.9). NOTABLE: The Berries, in their fourth season in District 9, won their lone District 9 title in their first season as a District 9 member … Cranberry won three straight state titles from 1992-94 and made the state semifinals in 1995 while a member of District 10 … The Berries are 1-4 since Jan. 25, at which point they were 15-4 … Cranberry faced both potential semifinal opponents in the regular season, including a 40-28 win over Brookville Jan. 7 and a 41-36 loss to Redbank Valley Jan. 31. DISTRICT TITLES: 1 (1 in Class AA) LAST TITLE: 2005 2. KANE LADY WOLVES
HEAD COACH: Stacy Hastings RECORD: 15-9, 6-4 AML North (2nd Place) FIRST ROUND OPPONENT: Bye into semifinal round, Feb. 15 or 16, vs. Karns City RECORD VS. PLAYOFF FIELD: 0-0 TOP PLAYERS: Bree Bergman (15.3 ppg.), Chelsea Mague (7.3). NOTABLE: Kane is looking for its first playoff victory since 2001 … Bergman is a talented junior post player, one of the top inside players in the district. … The Lady Wolves reached the D9 Class AA title game twice, losing each time in 1981 and 1996. … Kane is 7-8 vs. Class A playoff teams and has just four wins against teams with a winning record … The D9 playoffs is a family affair, as Hastings’ dad, Dave Kiehl, is taking his East Forest Lady Bears to the Class A tournament. DISTRICT TITLES: 0 LAST TITLE: Never 3. KARNS CITY LADY GREMLINS
HEAD COACH: Dave Kerschbaumer RECORD: 14-10, 11-8 KSAC East (3rd place) FIRST ROUND OPPONENT: Bye into semifinal round, Feb. 15 or 16, vs. Kane RECORD VS. PLAYOFF FIELD: 2-1 TOP PLAYERS: Allyson Kepple (14.7 ppg.), Ashley Campbell (13.5). NOTABLE: The Lady Gremlins are the two-time defending District 9 Class AA champions, but enter this year as the third seed in the district tournament … Eight of the Gremlins 10 losses have come to KSAC opponents that have made the playoffs, with the additional two losses coming to WPIAL Class AA playoff qualifier Ford City and District 6 Northern Cambria … Senior guard Kepple scored her 1,000th point earlier this season against A-C Valley on January 11. … The Lady Gremlins have played in 10 of the last 11 Class AA Championship games, winning seven of them. They’ve won five of the last six titles. DISTRICT TITLES: 8 (Class AA) LAST TITLE: 2007 – Class AA 4. REDBANK VALLEY LADY BULLDOGS
HEAD COACH: Tom McClaine RECORD: 13-11, 7-11 KSAC-West (5th place) FIRST ROUND OPPONENT: Host Brookville in First Round, Feb. 13 RECORD VS. PLAYOFF FIELD:
1-2 TOP PLAYERS: Lacey Blose (15.8 ppg.), Kim Goth (8.0), Nadia Kundick (7.7). NOTABLE: Redbank Valley continues to improve, as the Lady Bulldogs have gone from 8 wins two years ago to 11 wins last season to 13 this year … The Lady Bulldogs have taken a hit recently with an injury to their leading scorer and 1,000-point scorer Lacey Blose. They’ve gone 2-2 without her, including a win over top-seeded Cranberry. There is some hope that she might be able to return for the postseason … Redbank is 3-5 in its last eight games. Last year, the Lady Bulldogs beat Cranberry in the first round and were eliminated by Curwensville in the semifinals. … The last time Redbank made it to the D9 finals was in 2003 and 2004, losing both times to Karns City. DISTRICT TITLES: 4 (4 Class AA) LAST TITLE: 1998 (Class AA) 5. BROOKVILLE LADY RAIDERS
HEAD COACH: Mark Powell RECORD: 11-13, 7-5 D9 League (3rd Place) FIRST ROUND OPPONENT: at Redbank Valley, Feb. 13, 7 p.m. RECORD VS. PLAYOFF FIELD: 0-1 TOP PLAYERS: Katie Reinsel (8.3 ppg.), Brynna Hetrick (7.9), Morgan Castle (7.8). NOTABLE: The Lady Raiders bring a balanced scoring attack into the District 9 playoffs with no double-digit average scoring, but five players averaging between four and nine points per game … Brookville is looking for its first state playoff berth since 2001 … The Lady Raiders dropped a 36-35 decision to eventual champion Karns City in last year’s semifinals … Brookville has lost its last four regular season games. … The Lady Raiders’ last Class AA title came in 1991. DISTRICT TITLES: 10 (4 in Class AAA, 6 in Class AA) LAST TITLE: 2001 – Class AAA CLASS AAA (Go
to Top) (Teams listed by seeding) CLASS AAA NOTES: In the small three-team bracket, St. Marys will try to add its name to the champions list for the first time since 1994. The Lady Dutch have played in four championship games since then and lost. The 1997 and 1998 games had no bearing on the postseason, but the winner got a D9 trophy. Class AAA teams those years had to enter the playoffs through District 6. The Lady Dutch lost in the 2005 final to Punxsutawney. … As was the case last year, the runner-up will receive a play-in berth to the state tournament. … The Lady Dutch are also the only team in the field with a winning record. 1. ST. MARYS LADY DUTCHMEN
HEAD COACH: Bob Swanson RECORD: 21-3, 10-2 D9 League (2nd place) FIRST-ROUND OPPONENT: Either Bradford or Punxsutawney in the championship game. RECORD VS. PLAYOFF FIELD: 4-0 TOP PLAYERS: Kayla Hoohuli (21.1 ppg.), Mandy Stinchcomb (9.3), Gina Pelgrin (8.5). NOTABLE: It’s been a long time since the Lady Dutch have had this high of hopes going into the postseason, not since the Molly Carr-led team back in 1994. It’s the team’s first 20-win season since a 22-3 mark in 1995. The main reason: the debut of super freshman Kayla Hoohuli. The 5-foot-8 guard is a shoe-in for Rookie of the Year honors and is on the very short list for Player of the Year. The supporting cast will have to be ready to step up in the postseason. Teams know what they have to do to beat St. Marys, so if they do slow down Hoohuli, the rest must be ready. St. Marys beat Punxsutawney, 56-43, in its regular-season finale. The 11-win improvement over last year is tied for best in the district for girls’ teams with Oswayo Valley. DISTRICT TITLES: 1 (1 in Class AAA) LAST TITLE: 1994 – Class AAA 2-3. PUNXSUTAWNEY LADY CHUCKS
HEAD COACH: Randy Reitz RECORD: 8-15, 5-7 D9 League (4th place). Regular season game remaining Feb. 13 at State College FIRST-ROUND OPPONENT: Bradford, Feb. 15, site TBA RECORD VS. PLAYOFF FIELD: 1-3 TOP PLAYERS: Jube Parise (9.1 ppg.), Allie Miller (9.1), Emily Thompson (8.6). NOTABLE: The Lady Chucks are certainly in a rebuilding season. They’re young with just two seniors, but an ambitious non-league schedule might make their record worse than it appears in relation to the rest of the playoff field. … Split their two regular season games with Bradford. It’s a rematch of last year’s D9 Class AAA Championship game where Bradford beat Punxsutawney to end the Lady Chucks’ five-year title run. DISTRICT TITLES: 9 (4 in Class AAAA; 5 in Class AAA) LAST TITLE: 2006 – Class AAA 2-3. BRADFORD
HEAD COACH: Doug Lloyd RECORD: 8-13, 4-7 D9 League (5th place). Regular season game remaining at Clearfield on Feb. 11. FIRST-ROUND OPPONENT: At Punxsutawney, Feb. 15, 7 p.m. RECORD VS. PLAYOFF FIELD: 1-3 TOP PLAYERS: Shelly Fuhrman (14 ppg.), Tricia Copeland (8.5). NOTABLE: The defending district champions have struggled, but have beaten Punxsutawney once and lost at St. Marys by only two during the regular season. Lady Owls go into Monday’s regular-season game losers in five of their last seven games. DISTRICT TITLES: 13 (12 in Class AAAA; 1 in Class AAA LAST TITLE: 2007 – Class AAA |
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