PIAA CLASS 2A FINAL
2-1 OLD FORGE (22-6) VS. 7-1 SEWICKLEY ACADEMY (29-1)
When: Friday, 2 p.m.
Where: Giant Center, Hershey
How they got here: Old Forge defeated 4-3 East Juniata, 79-37; District 1 champion Delco Christian, 70-34; 3-2 Delone Catholic, 51-39; and District 6 champion United, 64-48. Sewickley Academy defeated 10-3 Saegertown, 65-25; beat Port Allegheny, the third-place team from District 9, 76-29; defeated District 5 champion McConnellsburg, 49-38; and beat District 10 champion Mercyhurst Prep, 64-39.
Players to watch: Old Forge — Cameron Parker (6-0, Senior, 17.9 points per game), Logan Fanning (6-7, Senior, 16.4), Cam Krushnowski (5-9, Senior, 8.7), Nick Salerno (5-9, Senior, 2.1), Arthur Askew (6-3, Senior, 4.3); Sewickley Academy – Mamadou Kane (6-8, Sophomore), Adam Ikamba (6-8, Junior); Drew Steals (6-0, Sophomore), Connor Tull (6-0, Sophomore), Caiden Battles (5-8, Senior), Amara Spencer (6-2, Senior), Lucas Grimsley (6-4, Senior), Rob Southall (6-5, Sophomore), Ja’mere Guyton (6-5, Sophomore).
Noteworthy: Old Forge won its second straight District 2 Class 2A championship. Old Forge is in the state playoffs for the 29th time in program history and has an overall record of 31-27, including a 1932 Class 3A championship win over Strong Vincent, 24-19. … Old Forge is in the PIAA Class 2A final for the second time. … Old Forge senior Cameron Parker is a career 1,000-point scorer. … Old Forge senior Logan Fanning has scored 945 career points. … The Blue Devils join the 1932 boys basketball team, the 1992 baseball team (Class 2A champion), the 2009 softball team, and the 2014 and 2015 girls basketball teams to advance to a state final. … Sewickley Academy’s Mamadou Kane and Adam Ikamba are both NCAA Division I prospects. … Sewickley Academy’s only loss came against Roselle Catholic, which is a school in New Jersey and finished 22-7 overall.