Clair (20-5) is also home as it welcomes the No. State College lost to McDowell in mid-February by 20 points, but when the two district champions met last weekend for seeding purposes, the Little Lions earned a home game by stunning the Trojans, 48-46. Yes, the Highlanders are home and the Blue Devils hit the road for a couple of hours, but it seems the tougher test is for Baldwin. Lebanon (20-5) hits the road to face District 6 winner State College (12-12) at 3 p.m. 3 seed.Īfter falling in the district finals, Baldwin (18-7) earned a home game and will host District 10 champion McDowell (20-5) at 1 p.m. While there are no easy games in the state playoffs, if records are any indication, the WPIAL runner-up has a much tougher challenge than the WPIAL No. However, that doesn’t mean it is the best way or it doesn’t cause anxiousness. Some of those emotions don’t come into play in the PIAA playoffs because the bracket seeds are determined well in advance. The WPIAL playoffs lead to a lot of speculation, anxiousness and sometime controversy when the brackets are placed in the hands of various sports committees. Once again this year, all first round games are home contests for the higher seeds unless otherwise determined. Bonaventure.Opening weekend of the 2024 PIAA basketball playoffs continues Saturday with first round games in boys 6A, 3A and 2A, along with girls 5A, 4A and A. The head to the quarterfinals and await the winner No. Loyola heads to the A-10 Tournament as the No. Loyola converted 13 turnovers into 16 points and led in bench points, 25-11. The Ramblers turned 18 offensive rebounds into 23 second-chance points. He currently ranks fourth all-time in Loyola's record books. With his second assist of the game, Norris recorded his 500 th as a Rambler. The previous record was 66 set in the 1984-85 season. With his first block of the game, Rubin set a new single-season record with 67 and counting. It ties sixth on the program's single-game block records list. Rubin added another 10 points with four rebounds and six blocks. He added three boards, three assists, and a steal. Norris capped his home career with a 10-point outing. Adelekun recorded his second double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 boards. Jalen Quinn and Norris put away late free throws sealing the Rambler win, 64-54. La Salle didn't give up, getting within single-digits one more time as Anwar Gill knocked down a jumper in the paint cutting it to nine with 45 seconds to play. Des Watson kept the lead there with a jumper at the 7:45 mark. Near the midway point, Dame Adelekun battled inside for a three-point play to give Loyola its largest lead at 15. It was the closest the Explorers would get for the remainder of the game. In the first three minutes of the second, La Salle was able to cut Loyola's lead down to three with the help of Khalil Brantley on both possessions. Norris's three with 47 seconds left the half gave Loyola its largest least yet at 12, and the Ramblers went into halftime leading, 37-28. Norris and Greg Dolan opened the flood gates with back-to-back baskets, including Dolan from deep in transition. The Explorers managed to tie it 21-21 before the Ramblers took over, using another 12-0 run to blow the lead open to double-digits. Braden Norris capped the stretch from downtown, and the Ramblers took a 21-17 lead. Loyola held La Salle without a buck for over four minutes and scored 11 unanswered points. La Salle pulled away with a 7-0 solo run by Rokas Jocius to take a 13-6 edge. The Ramblers and Explorers went back and forth to open Saturday's game with it tied 6-6 at the first media timeout. This year was all about pride and being part of this university and being a proud representation of Loyola Chicago basketball." They had to be the ones to go out there and execute and make plays with toughness and intensity. They had to be the ones to buy into what we're coaching. "Whether they were newcomers, freshman, transfers, or returners, they believed this was possible and going to happen. "At the end of last year, there weren't a lot of people who believed that this was real, but people in that locker room did," said head coach Drew Valentine. With the win, Loyola finishes the regular season at 23-8 overall and 15-3 in the A10. 2 seed in the conference tournament and will have a two-round bye into the quarterfinals. CHICAGO – Loyola Chicago clinched a share of the Atlantic 10 regular season title Saturday afternoon with a 64-54 win over La Salle in front of a sold-out Gentile Arena. The Ramblers clinched the No.
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