{"id":134583,"date":"2026-03-10T16:23:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/134583\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:23:11","slug":"girls-basketball-team-is-section-2-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/134583\/","title":{"rendered":"Girls basketball team is Section 2 champion"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Monday, Mar. 9, the Bethlehem Central varsity girls basketball team defeated Troy 58-56 to win the Section 2 Class AA Championship<\/a>. Junior Ella McCarthy hit a last-second shot to secure the win for the Eagles.<\/p>\n

It is the first conference championship for the team in 11 years.<\/p>\n

Senior Makaya McCann was named the Section 2 Class AA tournament\u2019s most valuable player and sophomore Elizabeth Kearney was named a tournament all-star.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Mar. 13, the Bethlehem team will face Section 3 Champion Oswego in the New York State regional finals. The game will be played at Hudson Valley Community College at 6:30 p.m. Tickets to Friday\u2019s game are $9.40 and are available online<\/a>. Admission is free for children 12 and under (must be accompanied by an adult).<\/p>\n

Congratulations and good luck to all!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Section 2 Class AA Championship Team<\/p>\n

Sophie Bordell, Grade 12 (#21)
\nKatie Ryan, Grade 12 (#22)
\nMakaya McCann, Grade 12 (#33)
\nLily Griesbach, Grade 11 (#11)
\nElla McCarthy, Grade 11 (#10)
\nNatalie Sherman, Grade 11 (#34)
\nElizabeth Kearney, Grade 10 (#12)
\nEden Sanchez, Grade 10 (#2)
\nAbby Okeke-Kitchen, Grade 9 (#35)
\nMacy Young, Grade 9 (#30)
\nNiki Palas, Grade 9 (#40)
\nBrynn Elfeldt, Grade 8 (#23)
\nTrish Piccini, Head Coach
\nHannah Mazzeo, Varsity Asst. Coach
\nTim McDermott, JV Coach<\/p>\n

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