Bishop McCort, Berlin girls advance to the PIAA Championship
'It's so exciting,' Bishop McCort junior Emma Preuss said. 'We've been just waiting for this moment all season long and we work so hard.'
Bishop McCort trailed the majority of the game, but Ava Zucco's go-ahead free throws with 20 seconds left proved to be the difference.
'Coach (John) Hahn and I always make a joke because I'm like a horrible foul shooter under super a lot of pressure,' Zucco said while smiling. 'It was really funny. I tried not to think about it. I just acted like I was in the gym at practice.'
Meanwhile in the other side of the bracket, Berlin-Brothersvalley advances to face the Crushers with a 41-38 win over Mountain View. This will be the fifth time since 2019 that a Mountaineers basketball team will be playing in the Giant Center.
Berlin's girls team won in its lone appearance back in 2019.
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