Monthly Archives: March 2010

Bankos: Role players will make the difference

Posted on March 26, 2010 by John Clayton

The matchup that everyone will be paying attention to during Friday’s Class AA girls’ basketball state championship game will be York Catholic’s Kady Schrann against Villa Maria’s Kayla McBride, a McDonald’s All-American and Notre Dame commit. York Catholic coach Kevin … Continue reading →

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Recapping the York Catholic-Villa Maria rivalry

Posted on March 25, 2010 by John Clayton

For the third time in five years, the York Catholic girls’ basketball team’s will play District 10 champion Villa Maria in the PIAA Class AA championship game. Tip-off is scheduled for noon Friday at Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center. We’ll … Continue reading →

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Coverage from last night’s PIAA semifinals

Posted on March 24, 2010 by matt kinnear

Last night was a busy night for YAIAA hoops, with four teams playing in the PIAA semifinals. Only one team moved on (York Catholic for a fifth straight trip), but that certainly doesn’t diminish the efforts of the other teams. … Continue reading →

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The day after: Eastern York-Neumann-Goretti

Posted on March 24, 2010 by John Clayton

There was a telling moment, I thought, during our chat with Eastern York coach Larry Fisher, minutes after the Golden Knights season-ending, 81-73 loss to Neumann-Goretti on Tuesday. Fisher was asked by a reporter if he thought his team’s performance … Continue reading →

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Live from tonight’s PIAA semifinals

Posted on March 23, 2010 by matt kinnear

Above: Red Lion’s Bailey Fuentes sits on the floor as time winds down in Red Lion’s loss. Fuentes fouled out in the fourth quarter. Eastern York-Neumann-GorettiFrom reporter John ClaytonHALFTIME: Eastern’s down, 35-2,7 at halftime. Both Andrew Nicholas and Austin Tillotson … Continue reading →

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Breaking down York Catholic-Delone Catholic

Posted on March 23, 2010 by John Clayton

The York Catholic and Delone Catholic girls will meet for the third time this season tonight. This time, the stakes will be higher. The Irish and Squirettes will meet at Spring Grove at 7 p.m. in a PIAA Class AA … Continue reading →

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Township coach gives Neumann-Goretti the edge

Posted on March 23, 2010 by John Clayton

Last night, my colleague Jim Seip spoke with Susquehanna Township coach Vince Rogers about tonight’s PIAA Class AAA semifinal meeting between Eastern York and Neumann-Goretti. Rogers has an interesting perspective in all this, having played both teams in the last … Continue reading →

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Red Lion girls facing another low-post challenge

Posted on March 23, 2010 by John Clayton

This is becoming a theme for the Red Lion girls during this dramatic state playoff run. Each game the Lions play, it seems, they are matched against an elite forward. This makes sense of course, this being the state playoffs … Continue reading →

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Eastern York basketball cracks ESPN Rise Fab 50

Posted on March 22, 2010 by John Clayton

For all this talk about Neumann-Goretti’s national ranking, it seems Eastern York is getting a little love from at least one poll. The latest ESPN Rise Fab 50 has the Golden Knights ranked 49th … a mere 47 places behind … Continue reading →

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PIAA can’t make same mistake with York Catholic-Delone semifinal

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Lyzz Jones

The PIAA and the powers that be have to come to their senses. They have to. There is no way they can let the girls’ Class AA state semifinal game between York Catholic and Delone Catholic be played at New … Continue reading →

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