2008 - 2009 PIAA CLASS AAA GIRLS
BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Saturday, March 21, 2009 - 6:00 p.m.

Bryce Jordan Center, State College, PA

 

 

Archbishop Carroll (29-1)

vs.

Lampeter-Strasburg (29-3)
 

 

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First Quarter Summary:   Tip goes to LS - nice left handed basket underneath by Danielle Rittenhouse - Erin Shields returns with 2 for the Patriots.  Foul on Holly Mershon.  Foul on Emily Fazzini.  Missed shot by LS rebound Fazzinin - missed shot by AC.  Katie Lynch hits for 2 Pioneer pts.  Missed shot.  Erin shields iwth a steal - Katlyn Cole fouled - will shoot 2 - misses the 1st - and the 2nd  - rebound Lynch.  LS steps OOB - ball to AC.  Missed shot - Katlyn Cole rebounds and puts it back.  Shot missed - rebound Cole - fouled by Rittenhouse - ball to AC.  Long shot misses - rebound by Shields - long ball by Shields is good for 3!!! Shot blocked by Kerri Shields.  Jumper misses - rebound Kerri Shields - puts up a long ball - good for 3!!!  Shot missed - Katie Andrews rebounds - shot missed Frazzini rebound - Lynch rebounds - Rittenhouse for 2 on a J.  Long 3 pointer by Erin Shields!!!  Katie Lynch drives to the hoop but is fouled - on the line - 1st shot no good - 2nd shot good.  15 foot J by Katlyn Cole is good.  2 shots missed - third attempt good by Renee Fritz.  Erin Shields drives through the paint for 2.  Lynch drives to the hoop for 2 and is fouled - will shoot 1 - good!  Mary Kate McCann hits a J for 2 - and then is fouled - will shoot an extra one - all net!  Offensive foul on Kelsey Souders - ball to AC.  From the corner - Kerri Shields for 3!!!  Lynch returns for 3 of her own!!  Kerri Shields red hot - hits another trifecta!!!  Jump ball - to AC.  Period comes to a close with AC leading 26-15.  Deadly 3 pt shooting for AC in the opening period.

 

Second Quarter Summary:   LS has ball to begin second quarter - steal by AC's Mershon and missed shot.  AC has ball and drives to hit shot by Mershon for two.  LS has ball - drives to hoop and misses, rebound and in for two by Fritz.  AC has ball - turnover by AC and LS takes over possession.  LS has ball - jump ball and possession arrows goes to AC.  AC has ball - shot blocked by Fritz and LS has ball on turnover - loose ball and AC takes possession.  AC throws ball out of bounds.  LS takes over possession with 5:50 remaining and ball is stolen by Mershon.  AC has ball now.  A drive to the hoop by Mershon and she's fouled.  Will go to line for two.  Time out by AC at 5:22 mark at second period.  Score is 28-17 Arch Bishop Carroll.  Mershon's first shot is good at the line.  Second shot is good.  30-17 AC.  LS has ball - ball thrown inside and knocked out of bounds.  LS ball - shot missed and rebound by Cole.  AC ball - three point shot is too long.  Carney puts in missed shot.  LS ball - shot is blocked and AC ball - shot blocked by Fritz and LS ball.  LS drives to basketball and misses.  AC ball - ball thrown inside for a lay up and Carney also gets fouled.  Carney gets one foul shot.  Arch Bishop Carroll calls time out.  Carney at the foul line for one shot - shot is good.  35-17 AC. LS has ball - jump shot is short and rebounded by Shields.  AC has ball - three point shot is good by Pearson!!  LS has ball and blocking foul called.  Fritz shoots for two.  AC has ball - Cole gets a two pointer.  LS has ball -  missed shot by LS and rebounded and misses three point shot by Cole.  AC has possession - time out called by Arch Bishop Carroll.  1:14 left in first half and score is 40 - 19 Arch Bishop Carroll.  AC has ball - a drive to the basket by Mershon and basket good and a foul called.  Mershon to the line for one.  Shot is missed and Fritz rebounds for LS who has ball.  SHot and missed.  AC has ball - three point shot is drained by Shields.  LS has ball - halftime.  Score is 45-19 Arch Bishop Carroll.  Arch Bishop Carroll's shooting from beyond the three point arc is phenomenol. 

 

Third Quarter Summary:   LS will inbound the ball to start the period - Andrews in the paint drives it home for 2.  Offensive foul called against Kaitlyn Cole - LS ball.  Turnover - ball back to AC.  Reverse layup by Mirchon - 2 pts.  Andrews rebounds - Lisa Boyer fouled while shooting - makes the 1st shot - and misses the 2nd - rebound Cole.  Another long trifecta for Erin Shields.  AC steals the ball - basket by Cole off the inbounds pass.  LS palms the ball - ball back to AC who now leads by 30.  A long 2 pointer by Pearson.  OOB - ball to AC.  Hook shot by Rachel Pearson - good for 2.  Inside shot for Fritz adds 2 to the LS total.  Foul against Renee Fritz - ball to AC - mary by Mary Kate McCann.  Lynch hits for 3 LS points!!!  AC shot misses - rebound by Lynch - fouled - will go to the line for 2 - makes the 1st - and the 2nd.  Travel violation against AC.  Long ball misses - rebound Shields - long shot in and out - rebound Lynch - another AC long shot but misses this time.  Three second violation against AC - ball to LS.  Steal by Shields - missed shot - foul against AC.  Offensive foul on Lynch - ball to AC.  Another 3 pt shot by Jenn Carney - good as usual for AC. Steal - another 3 pt try - in and out - rebound Lynch - foul on Ryann Fiascki.  Inside shot by LS misses - Shields rebounds - insdie shot no good - rebound Fritz - long 3 pt try at the buzzer no good.  AC in total control at the end of three periods with a 61-29 lead.

 

Fourth Quarter Summary:   LS has ball - drives to the hoop and missed, rebound by LS.  AC has ball goes down court and misses shot.  LS ball - drives to hoop and shoots for two.  AC has ball - out of bounds and AC retains possession.  inside shot and misses.  Rebound Rittenhouse for LS.  Rebound Fazzini and AC has ball - ball knocked out of bounds.  AC still has ball.  BAll stolen by LS and drive the court for a lay up by Boyer for two.  AC has ball - steal by LS - drive to the hoop and misses.  Rebound by LS - Lynch drives to basketball and fouled, gets two shots.  Katie Lynch at line for two and makes first.  Second shot is good.  AC ball - three point shot is drained by Mershon.  LS has ball - drives to hoop and Boyer makes two.  AC ball - three point shot from corner is long and rebound by LS.  drive to the hoop is missed and AC takes over possession.  Three point from corner is short and Fritz rebounds.  LS takes possession and Rittenhouse drives for two.  AC ball - ball inside and Mershon failed while going to basket.  Mershon on line for two.  First shot is good.  Second shot is good.  Arch Bishop Carroll now putting in reserves.  Starters taken out with big lead.  27 point lead for AC.  LS has ball - jump shot missed and LS is fouled.  On line for LS is Nicole Beddow.  First shot is long of a one and one.  Fritz gets rebound and fouled.  She will shoot two.  Fritz's first shot is missed.  Second shot is good.  AC takes possession with 26 point lead.  Shot from paint is good by Melissa Levy.  LS takes possession - three point shot is good by Boyer.  AC has ball - jump shot from baseline is missed but rebound owns shot.  Jump ball and possession arrows favors AC.  AC has ball - drive to hoop and looses the ball out of bounds.  LS takes possession with under 2 minutes.  Shot is missed and ball retained by LS.  Drive to the hoop and LS looses the ball out of bounds.  AC takes possession - three point shot is off the mark and LS rebounds.  Three point shot is missed.  AC rebounds and misses at other end.  Rebound by LS and back down court.  Trisha Lantz is fouled - shoots two from line - missed first.  Second free throw is off the mark.  AC goes down the court and misses shot.  LS takes possession with 41 seconds.  LS drives down court - shoot from paint and makes two by Beddow.  AC has ball and travels - ball over to LS.  20 seconds remain.  LS has ball - ball stolen by AC to finish game.  Arch Bishop Carroll wins Girls AAA Championship 68-45 over Lampeter-Strasburg High School.  Arch Bishop Carroll dominated game from beginning to end.  Without a doubt the best three point shooting team in the weekend tournament. 

 

Officials: Rebecca DeGregorio, Scott Fodi, Timothy Zola

GAME STATISTICS

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VISITORS: Archbishop Carroll 30-1
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
22 Fazzini, Emily...... f  0-4    0-0    0-0    0  5  5   2   0  2  0  1  2  14
42 Cole, Kaitlin....... f  4-7    0-1    0-2    3  6  9   1   8  1  3  0  0  21
10 Shields, Kerri...... g  4-6    4-6    0-0    1  4  5   2  12  3  3  0  2  21
11 Mershon, Hollie..... g  4-13   1-3    4-5    1  0  1   1  13  2  3  1  2  22
32 Shields, Erin....... g  5-8    3-6    0-0    1  1  2   0  13  4  0  0  3  23
13 Fiascki, Ryann......    0-1    0-0    0-0    1  0  1   2   0  0  0  0  0   6
15 Barr, Mary Victoria.    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  1  0  1   5
21 McGeever, Nora......    0-2    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   2   0  0  0  0  0   5
23 McCann, MaryKate....    2-3    0-1    1-1    0  1  1   2   5  0  0  0  0  11
24 Pearson, Rachel.....    3-3    1-1    0-0    1  1  2   1   7  0  1  0  2   9
34 Carney, Jen.........    3-3    1-1    1-1    0  1  1   0   8  2  0  0  2  11
40 Creighton, Meghan...    0-3    0-2    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  1  2  0  0   8
41 Levy, Melissa.......    1-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   2  0  0  0  0   4
   TEAM................                         3     3
   Totals..............   26-54  10-21   6-9   11 20 31  14  68 15 13  2 14 160

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-26 65.4%   2nd Half:  9-28 32.1%   Game: 48.1%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  7-10 70.0%   2nd Half:  3-11 27.3%   Game: 47.6%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  4-7  57.1%   2nd Half:  2-2  100 %   Game: 66.7%    1


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HOME TEAM: Lampeter-Strasburg 29-4
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
25 Lynch, Katie........ f  4-9    2-3    4-5    0  7  7   4  14  1  2  0  1  27
31 Fritz, Renee........ c  4-8    0-0    1-2    2  4  6   1   9  1  0  2  1  29
21 Rittenhouse, D...... g  4-9    0-1    2-2    1  2  3   3  10  2  3  0  1  20
23 Boyer, Lisa......... g  3-10   1-3    1-2    1  2  3   0   8  4  7  1  0  29
32 Andrews, Katie...... g  1-3    0-0    0-0    2  2  4   1   2  0  3  0  2  26
05 Bradley, Taylor.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
10 Souders, Kelsey.....    0-2    0-0    0-0    1  0  1   1   0  2  2  0  0  13
13 Beddow, Nicole......    1-1    0-0    0-1    1  0  1   0   2  0  2  0  1   4
20 Martin, Kim.........    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  1  0  0  0   3
24 Manchak, Jessica....    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   4
34 Stoltzfus, Lindsey..    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  0  0  0   2
42 Lantz, Trisha.......    0-1    0-0    0-2    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  1   2
   TEAM................                         3  1  4
   Totals..............   17-45   3-7    8-14  11 19 30  10  45 11 19  3  7 160

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  8-25 32.0%   2nd Half:  9-20 45.0%   Game: 37.8%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-4  25.0%   2nd Half:  2-3  66.7%   Game: 42.9%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  2-3  66.7%   2nd Half:  6-11 54.5%   Game: 57.1%    3


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Officials: Rebecca DeGregorio, Scot Fodi, Timothy Zola
Technical fouls: Archbishop Carroll-None. Lampeter-Strasburg-None.
Attendance:
Score by Periods                1st  2nd  3rd  4th   Total
Archbishop Carroll............   26   19   16    7  -   68
Lampeter-Strasburg............   15    4   10   16  -   45
PIAA AAA Girls' Championship

Points in the paint-ABC 24,LS 20. Points off turnovers-ABC 22,LS 4.
2nd chance points-ABC 13,LS 7. Fast break points-ABC 0,LS 2.
Bench points-ABC 22,LS 2. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-1 time.
Last FG-ABC 4th-03:13, LS 4th-00:31.
Largest lead-ABC by 34 3rd-04:59, LS by 2 1st-07:41.