{"id":139959,"date":"2026-03-16T20:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T20:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/139959\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T20:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T20:42:13","slug":"class-4a-semifinal-capsule-scranton-times-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/139959\/","title":{"rendered":"Class 4A semifinal capsule \u2013 Scranton Times-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Scranton<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep\u2019s Ava Fenton (4) takes the ball down the court during the PIAA Class 4A quarterfinal game at Pottsville Area High School on Saturday, March 14, 2026. (JASON ARDAN \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"Scranton<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep\u2019s Eva Kaszuba (31) prepares to take a free throw to put her team ahead in the fourth quarter during the PIAA Class 4A quarterfinal game at Pottsville Area High School on Saturday, March 14, 2026. (JASON ARDAN \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

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Scranton Prep\u2019s Ava Fenton (4) takes the ball down the court during the PIAA Class 4A quarterfinal game at Pottsville Area High School on Saturday, March 14, 2026. (JASON ARDAN \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

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\nPIAA CLASS 4A SEMIFINAL<\/p>\n

2-1 Scranton Prep (23-6) vs. 12-1 Neumann-Goretti (18-10)<\/p>\n

When: Tuesday, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

Where: Liberty High School, Bethlehem<\/p>\n

Tickets: Tickets are $9 for advance online purchases and $10 day-of-game online purchases. Tickets at the door are $10, cash only, and exact change is required. Please note that due to capacity limits, tickets may not be available for purchase at the door. Pre-kindergarten children are admitted free of charge.<\/p>\n

How they got here: Scranton Prep beat Lancaster Catholic, 52-27, Allentown Central Catholic, 63-28, and Susquehanna Twp., 49-43; Neumann-Goretti defeated Susquenita, 61-31,\u00a0 Valley View, 60-51, and Central Columbia, 58-41.<\/p>\n

Up next: Winner advances to the championship Saturday at noon at the Giant Center in Hershey against the winner of 7-1 Oakland Catholic and 7-2 Blackhawk.<\/p>\n

Players to watch: Scranton Prep- Chloe Mamera (6-1 So., 18.7, 79-120 FT .658); Eva Kaszuba (5-7 Jr., 9.5, 13 3s); Ava Fenton (5-7 Jr., 8.4, 17 3s, 51-73 FT .699); Shannon Bestrycki (5-9 So., 6.2, 48 3s); Kamyl Lynady (5-11 Jr., 3.5), McKenna Toolan (5-7 Jr., 2.1, 14 3s); Neumann-Goretti- Kamora Berry (Sr.), Reginna Baker (Jr.), Chrisette King (So.), Azzure O\u2019Connor (Fr.), Zion Coston (Sr.), Sanai Johnson (Sr.), Haniyyah Solis-Morgan (So.).<\/p>\n

Noteworthy: This is a rematch of last year\u2019s Class 4A quarterfinal at Bethlehem Liberty, won by Neumann-Goretti, 59-48. \u2026 Scranton Prep is in the state semifinals for the third time in fourth years and fifth time overall. This is the Classics\u2019 30th PIAA appearance (37-29). \u2026 Scranton Prep won six straight and 16 of its last 17. \u2026 Mamera, a Lackawanna League Division I coaches first-team all-star, had 22 points in the quarterfinal win over Susquehanna Twp. In six postseason games, she is averaging 18.5 points. \u2026 Sophomore Shannon Bestrycki hit three 3-pointer and scored 11 of her 14 points in the fourth quarter against Susquehanna Twp. Fenton was a Lackawanna Division I coaches honorable mention. She had seven points, including five free throws late to season the quarterfinal win. \u2026 Kaszuba was voted to the Lackawanna Division I coaches\u2019 All-Defensive team. \u2026 Scranton Prep averages 51.4 points and allows 34.9 points. \u2026 Neumann-Goretti is making its 14th PIAA appearance (45-7). The Saints are defending Class 4A state champions, beating Lansdale Catholic in last year\u2019s final, 48-45. They also won titles in Class 2A in 2015 and 2016 and Class 3A in 2017, 2018 and 2022. They lost in the Class 2A final in 2014 to Seton LaSalle, 58-50. \u2026 The Saints average 57.9 points and allow 47.3 points. \u2026 Neumann-Goretti has won 16 of its last 19. \u2026 Baker had a team-high 19 points in the quarterfinals as the Saints handed Central Columbia its first loss. O\u2019Connor added 12 points, Coston had 10 points and eight rebounds and King chipped in nine points and eight boards.<\/p>\n

\u2014 SCOTT WALSH\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Scranton Prep\u2019s Ava Fenton (4) takes the ball down the court during the PIAA Class 4A quarterfinal game…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":139960,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[305,178,180,179,726],"class_list":["post-139959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-high-school-sports","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139959\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}