Boys Basketball Defeats Ridgway PIAA Tourney

Congratulations to the varsity boys basketball team for defeating Ridgway, 26 - 2, Wednesday 44 - 41 to advance to the PIAA Quarterfinals on Saturday. From the Beaver County Times, "After enduring 30 minutes of Ridgway’s laborious, stalling offense, Sewickley Academy finally was able to give the Elkers a taste of their own medicine. Having taken possession of the ball with just over two minutes left and the game tied at 39, Sewickley intended to wait and take the final shot of the game. So the Panthers held onto the ball at the top of the key, passing it when briefly pressured until Isiah Warfield was fouled with 47.4 seconds left." Isiah made 3 of 4 free throws down the stretch and Dave Groetsch made 2 of 2 free throws to ensure the victory. Possibly the biggest play of the game took place earlier after Ridgway held the ball beginning at the four minute mark of the fourth quarter, and when they broke a player back door for a layup, Nate Ridgeway took a charge to give the Panthers the ball.

Go Panthers!