Neumann-Goretti nabs fourth straight title

Another season. Another state championship.

Yet for a Neumann-Goretti basketball-playing side that’s already won plenty, Carl Arrigale’s Saints accomplished something Thursday night at Hershey’s Giant Center that the Philadelphia-based hammer had not done before.

And that’s rattle off a fourth straight championship.

Neumann-Goretti also gathered its seventh state title in eight seasons.

Popping four players into double figures, Arrigale’s powerfully balanced Saints turned a separation-creating outburst early in the second quarter into a convincing 89-58 victory over Lincoln Park Charter in the PIAA’s Class 3A championship.

Kentucky recruit Quade Green topped the Saints (24-7) with 22 points, while Villanova-bound Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree finished with 15 points and 13 boards for a Neumann-Goretti side that bolted to a 42-19 lead at the halftime break.

Also reaching double figures for Arrigale’s bunch was sophomore Christian Ings (13 points) and East Stroudsburg recruit Mike Millsip (11 points).

Nelly Cummings poured in 37 points for Lincoln Park (25-6). Bound for the NCAA Division I level, Cummings finished his career with 2,411 points, the fifth-highest total in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League’s sparkling history. capped its undefeated run to the PIAA’s Class 2A girls’ basketball championship with a 63-49 victory over Bishop McCort Thursday afternoon at Hershey’s Giant Center.

Maggie Wigoda scored 22 points, Emily Mealey hammered out a powerful double-double (17 points/17 rebounds) and Adrienne Kroznuskie numbered 11 points for the undefeated Battlin’ Miners (31-0), who unloaded a 27-point salvo in the second quarter that enabled Jared Homa’s club to grab a 37-21 lead at the halftime break.

Minersville’s lead continued to mushroom, as the Miners led 56-32 after three. Hershey.

Yep, you can call Jose Medina’s club state champions.

Picking up 13 points from slick freshman Taliyah Medina and 11 more from Hope Brown, Bethlehem Catholic overwhelmed Erie’s Villa Maria 46-27 in the championship game of the PIAA’s Class 4A girls basketball tournament Thursday night at Giant Center.

Quintessa Zamolyi added nine points and eight rebounds for the Golden Hawks (30-2), while Neila Luma chipped in with eight points and nine boards.

Add it all up and Bethlehem Catholic captured its first state title after falling twice before in championship games, in 1993 and 2013.

Madison Demski netted 11 points for Doug Chuzie’s Victors (22-6), who were outscored 16-4 at the free throw line. Villa also picked up seven points apiece from Julia Casella and Andrea McCormick.