Cardinal O'Hara Claims 2017 Philadelphia Catholic League Girls' Basketball Championship
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PHILADELPHIA, PA - Senior guard Hannah Nihill scored a game-high 13 points as Cardinal O'Hara claimed the 2017 Philadelphia Catholic League Girls' Basketball Championship over defending champion Archbishop Wood on Monday evening before a sellout crowd of 8,722 at the historic Palestra.
Maura Hendrixson chipped in 10 points for the third-seeded Lions (20-5), who earned their first PCL crown since 2013 and 10th in the past 20 years. Cardinal O'Hara ended the game on an 8-3 run over the final three minutes to extend its winning streak to eight games.
Archbishop Wood (18-7) was seeking to repeat as PCL champions and entered the 2017 Championship as the top seed by virtue of its perfect 12-0 record in regular season play. Cassie Sebold led the Vikings with eight points, while Katie May added six points for the Vikings.
Full recap here
2017 PCL Girls’ Basketball Championship
First Round
No. 7 Bonner & Prendie 59, No. 10 Bishop McDevitt 55
No. 8 West Catholic 65, No. 9 St. Hubert's 48
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Archbishop Wood 70, West Catholic 45
No. 4 Archbishop Carroll 56, No. 5 Archbishop Ryan 45
No. 2 Neumann-Goretti 80, Bonner & Prendie 37
No. 3 Cardinal O’Hara 62, No. 6 Lansdale Catholic 36
Semifinals (at Philadelphia University)
Cardinal O'Hara 57, Neumann-Goretti 42
Archbishop Wood 52, Archbishop Carroll 37
Finals (at The Palestra)
Cardinal O'Hara 35, Archbishop Wood 30