HERSHEY — The State College boys’ tennis team edged Abington 3-2 Friday in its PIAA Class AAA quarterfinal match at the Hershey Racquet Club.
The Galloping Ghosts, the No. 4 seed from District 1, managed a victory in No. 1 singles butChris Bordenpulled out a 6-3, 6-4 triumph at No. 2 andBlake Gregorycruised 6-1, 6-0 in the No. 3 match.
The two teams split their doubles matches withAlex Gregoryand Anurag Kumarwinning 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in No. 1 doubles.
State College will meet District 7 (WPIAL) Champion North Allegheny, which knocked off perennial power and District 1’s No. 2 seed Lower Merion 3-2 Friday, at noon today while District 1 champion Council Rock North and District 1 third seed Radnor in the other semifinal. The championship final is set for 4:30 p.m. today.
Class AAAA field set
The four-team field for the District 6 Class AAAA playoffs was released Friday.
Second-seeded State College (12-6) will host No. 3 Hollidaysburg (8-6) on Monday in the semifinals while No. 1 Central Mountain (16-2) hosts No. 4 Altoona (7-9) in the other semifinal matchup.
The semifinal winners will meet at 6 p.m. on May 21 at Blair County Ballpark. The Little Lions and Golden Tigers split their two regular season contests with each team winning at home. Hollidaysburg edged State College 4-3 on April 8 while the Little Lions ousted the Tigers 14-13 on April 28 at Community Field.
Little Lions finish off Indian Valley
STATE COLLEGE — State College put up five runs in the sixth inning Friday to finish its regular season with a 9-3 victory over Indian Valley.
Holding onto a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the sixth, State College’sMatt Fry walked andWill Sefterhit an infield single beforeScott Glasslaid down an intended sacrifice bunt. Glass reached base safely while Fry and Sefter scored on a throwing error.Will Pryorthen singled,Reid Vanderlindenwalked to load the bases beforeJeff Moyerhit an RBI groundout.Joe Smiththen singled in Pryor and pinch-runnerAlec McGaughlinlater scored on the play after a Warrior error.
The Little Lions (12-6) grabbed a 4-1 lead after a three-run third, led by Austin Mockand Pryor with back-to-back triples.
State College ‘sBen Salladeearned the win in relief of starter Brad Holzwarth, who allowed three hits and a run in three innings. Nolan Schaff was the loser over three innings for Indian Valley (13-6).
Morgan Barger singled and tripled to lead the Warriors.
Softball
Bellefonte bounces Huntingdon
HUNTINGDON — Bellefonte recorded 14 hits Friday as the Lady Red Raiders thumped Huntingdon 10-1 to finish its regular season.
Christina Stathesbroke the game open in the third inning with her second home run of the season, a three-run shot that put Bellefonte (12-7) up 6-1.Brittany Smithfollowed with a run-scoring double. Olivia Boweshelped to seal the win with a two-run double in the sixth.
Emily Dauberman(6-7) earned the win, striking out nine.
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