HERSHEY – River Valley’s deep run into the state playoffs stopped one win short of a state championship at the hands of Dunmore, 42-30, Thursday night at the Giant Center.
Jake Slebodnick recapped the game on Cat Country 106.3 FM.
Dunmore led through the whole game, with 6-4 Ciera Toomey scoring 14 points and hauling in 21 rebounds. Dunmore held a 36-24 advantage on the boards scored 24 of its points in the paint.
Sophomore standout Ava Persichetti scored a game-high 18 points for River Valley while taking 20 of the team’s 37 shots. Emilee Staats led the Panthers with seven rebounds.
River Valley went on a seven-point run in the third quarter, its longest of the game, and closed the gap to 27-23 on a Persichetti 3-pointer, but the Panthers would get no closer.
River Valley finished the season at 29-3. Mark Bertig talked about the success of the Panthers and the Homer-Center Wildcats, who lost in the 2A girls’ championship earlier in the day.
Jake talked to Coach Ricc Brown and players Abby Pynos and Hannah Artley after the game on Cat Country 106.3 FM.
