JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
THE GAME: District 3 runner-up Lebanon Catholic (14-13 overall) vs. District 1 runner-up Girard College (21-8 overall).
WHERE: Hersheypark Arena.
WHEN: Saturday, noon.
WINNER GETS: District 6 champ Bishop Guilfoyle (25-3) or District 5 third-place finisher Northern Bedford (22-5).
ABOUT LEBANON CATHOLIC: Beavers were denied a 15th District 3 Single-A championship, falling to Reading Central in the title game (48-32). … Averaging 51.9 points and giving up 51.6 points a game, with 65 team 3-pointers. … Won Single-A state titles in 1992 and 1995. … Last year, topped Mansfield in the first round (57-49) before falling to Marian Catholic (48-32) in the Eastern quarterfinals. … Probable starters – G Anna Wengert (7.8, 6 3-pointers), G Samantha Carangelo (11.4, 24 3-pointers), G Hailey Carangelo (15.1, 16 3-pointers), G Kelsey Boehmer (5.6), F Meghan Orr (8.4). … Samantha Carangelo has 983 career points.
ABOUT GIRARD COLLEGE: Lost to Sacred Heart in the District 1 title game, one year after falling to Jenkintown in the district championship game. … Top players are point guard Sharae McCottry (12.0) and 5-7 forward Shaniqua Farlow. … Last year, fell to Lancaster Country Day (51-28) in the first round. … No state titles.
