Class A Quarterfinals
Lourdes (20-7) vs. Old Forge (14-10)
Today, 4 p.m., Hazleton Area High School
About the Red Raiders
Head coach: Mike Klembara
How got here: Beat District 3 champion Lebanon Catholic 45-29 in first round, beat District 11 runner-up Williams Valley 47-34 in second round
Last PIAA appearance: 2013, lost to Southern Fulton in Class A quarterfinals
Team statistics: Offense (48.1 points per game), defense (35.8 ppg), free-throw percentage (.646)
Probable starting lineup: G Bailey Trell (sr., 5-4, 14.5 ppg), G Carmella Bickel (soph., 5-3, 15.3), G Krissy Komara (jr., 5-4, 4.2), F Selina Albert (fr., 5-8, 6.7), F Caitlin Funk (sr., 5-7, 5.8)
About the Devils
Head coach: Ron Stacchiotti
How got here: Beat District 4 runner-up Millville 49-46 in first round, beat District 1 champion Phil-Mont Christian 49-34 in second round
Last PIAA appearance: 2014, lost to Vincentian Academy 58-34 in Class A championship
Probable starting lineup: Nina Pascolini (sr., 7.8 ppg), Kelci Yesnowski (sr., 6.6), Gabby Verespey (jr., 7.7), Nicole Tagliaferri (sr., 4.5), Tori Tansley (sr., 17.4)
Game notes
Lourdes beat Schuylkill League Division II opponent Williams Valley in second round, closing the game on a 16-point run. Bickel scored a game-high 22 points. Trell had 15 points and eight steals. … Trell set the school record for 3-pointers in a season in the Raiders’ District 4 Class A consolation victory over Sayre. She has 67 3-pointers this season. … Trell and Bickel are two of the Schuylkill League’s leading scorers, both averaging around 15 points a game. … Old Forge lost in the state Class A championship last season, but graduated all of its starters. Stacchiotti is also in his first season as coach. … Devils are coming off their fourth straight District 2 title. … Tansley had a 26-point, 14-rebound, four-block outing during the District 2 Class A final. She was the team’s first player off the bench last season and was a second-team All-State softball selection last season.
Directions to Hazleton H.S.: Take Interstate 81 North to Hazleton. Exit onto PA-924/Can-Do Expressway (Exit 143) toward Hazleton and take for 2 miles. Turn sharp left onto East Broad Street/PA-93/PA-924 and then make a slight right onto North Broad Street. Turn right onto West 22nd Street. School will be on the left.
Up next: Winner plays winner of North Penn-Mansfield (4-1) and Portage (6-4) game in Wednesday’s semifinals.
— Compiled by Mike Wilson