Cardinal O’Hara’s Annie Welde, left, and Bishop Shanahan’s Alexa Bojko vie for a loose ball in the second quarter of O’Hara’s 52-32 win in the first round of the PIAA Class 6A tournament Wednesday night. (PETE BANNAN – DAILY TIMES)
By Bryan Davis
It may have said the Cardinal O’Hara was the third-place team out of District 12, but everybody at Bishop Shanahan knew better and the Lions played like one of the top teams in state that they are.
Putting aside the controversy that engulfed them in the past week, O’Hara led from start to finish and pulled away in the third quarter en route to a 52-32 win over Bishop Shanahan in the first round of the PIAA 5A Tournament on Wednesday.
The Lions, whose official record according to the PIAA improved to 12-15, will face Greencastle Antrim of District 3 in the second round Saturday.
O’Hara had to forfeit a number of games after being ruled to have an in-elligible player as a result of a clerical error. They were originally the top seed, but were place third. That meant that although they had a home game, Shanahan had to face the defending state champions in the opening round.