WEST FOREST 53, KENNEDY CATHOLIC 38
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March 7, 2009 - PIAA Girls' Class A First Round at Edinboro University
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Geena Sneeringer had 32 points and 10 rebounds for West Forest. Photo
by Eric Elliott |
EDINBORO – Geena Sneeringer scored 32 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead West Forest to a 53-38 win over District 10 champion Kennedy Catholic in the opening round of the PIAA Class A girls’ playoffs Saturday afternoon at Edinboro University.
Sneeringer’s 32 points were momentarily a high in a PIAA playoff game for a District 9 girls’ player since records started being kept in 2001. The previous high was 31 set by Coudersport’s Kristy Kamper last year. But Sneeringer only held the high for a couple of hours, as St. Marys’ Kayla Hoohuli scored 34 in a loss later Saturday.
Erica Blum chipped in 10 points for West Forest, which won its first PIAA playoff game since 1982.
West Forest trailed 18-13 at the end of the first quarter but outscored Kennedy Catholic 16-9 in the second quarter to take a 29-27 halftime lead. The Lady Indians then had a 24-11 second-half advantage.
West Forest (25-3), which finished third in District 9, will face Vincentian Academy in the second round Wednesday at a site and time to be announced.
WEST FOREST 53, KENNEDY CATHOLIC 38
Score by Quarters
West Forest 13 16 12 12 – 53
Kennedy Catholic 18 9 6 5 – 38
West Forest – 53
Geena Sneeringer 11 8-12 32, Erica Blum 3 2-3 10, Alyssa Dreihaup 1 0-2 3, Amanda Carll 2 0-2 4, Rachel Greathouse 2 0-2 4, Grace Wallace 0 0-0 0. Hilary Clark 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 10-19 53.
Kennedy Catholic – 38
Wareham 5 0-0 10, Carry 2 2-2 7, Lenhart 3 3-4 9, Fill 4 2-2 10, Charsar 1 0-0 2, Hawley 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 7-8 38.
Three-pointers – West Forest 5 (Sneeringer 2, Blum 2, Dreihaup). Kennedy Catholic 1 (Carry)