The Chartiers Valley boys' team isn't the only one showing it wants to be in University Park, Pa., for the PIAA championships this coming weekend.
The Chartiers Valley girls' team joined the boys as Class AAA semifinalists by beating Hopewell, 49-46, in a quarterfinal Saturday afternoon at Ambridge.
Kayla Dames and Erica Restich had 15 points each for Chartiers Valley (23-5), which has won 22 of 23 with the only defeat coming to Hopewell, 57-50, in the WPIAL semifinals March 3. Restich now has 1,008 career points.
"I'm basically speechless because we overcame the adversities that came our way," Colts coach Spencer Stefko said. "When you play a great team like Hopewell, they don't go away."
Chartiers Valley took a 4-2 lead 2:05 into the game and never trailed. But a 14-turnover fourth quarter allowed Hopewell (27-2) to close the game on a 13-5 run and be an Amanda Tocci missed 3-pointer at the buzzer away from tying the score.
"I don't think we were getting careless with the ball; I just think Hopewell made some great defensive plays," Stefko.
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough had 17 points and Elise Farris 14 for the Vikings, who shot only 32 percent from the field and were 1 for 18 from 3-point range.
Hopewell started 25-0 but lost two of its final four games.
Indiana 52, West York 41: The Little Indians raced out to a 24-6 lead and held off the Bulldogs (29-3) at State College. Tiara Stossel had 13 of her game-high 19 points in the first quarter for Indiana (24-2), which scored only two points in the second quarter. West York pulled to within seven in the third. Leslie Stapleton had 16 points for Indiana.
"We've had a tough road in the playoffs," Indiana coach Dave Woodall said. "We're a battle-tested team. This was not our best game, but we kept stretching out the lead."
Vincentian 54, Quigley 40: The Spartans took an 8-0 lead but the Royals responded with an 11-0 run in the game played at Ambridge. Gabby Baldasare had 15 points and 18 rebounds, and Mallory Silbert scored eight of her 15 points in the first quarter for WPIAL champion Vincentian (19-7), which has won 12 of 13 contests and will play Bishop Guilfoyle in the PIAA semifinals Wednesday.
Taylor Verrico had 19 points and Allie Brooks 12 for Quigley (21-4). Quigley also lost to Vincentian in the WPIAL semifinals.
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