Competing for a basketball championship isn’t new to Pace Prosser, but despite his role in three state title contests and back-to-back Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference finals, Sunday will be a bit different for the Berlin Brothersvalley High School graduate.
A sophomore guard, Prosser is the top scorer on a Gannon University team that will face Lander University in the NCAA Division II men’s basketball national championship game in Indianapolis.
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