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D-10 boys basketball expanded previews

Below are expanded previews for the District 10 Class A title game and the Class AAA third-place game:

Class A championship

VisionQuest (15-8) vs. Kennedy Catholic (22-2
Today, 6:30 p.m., Slippery Rock’s Morrow Field House

How they got there: VisionQuest defeated Villa Maria 71-50, and Kennedy Catholic defeated Rocky Grove 75-59 in the semifinals.
Regular season meetings: Kennedy Catholic won 70-55 on Jan. 24 and 60-59 on Feb. 10.

Top scorers
VisionQuest Eagles

Khayree Harrison, 5-8, sr. G 14.5
Kareem Shaw, 6-1, sr., F 13.7
Dominique Parker, 6-1, sr., F 8.7

Kennedy Catholic Golden Eagles
Kyle Randall, 5-10, sr., G 25.4
Aundra Jones, 6-6, sr., F 9.8
Philip Kaikis. 5-9, sr., G 7.8

Fast facts: With 10 seconds to go in their second meeting and the score tied 59-59, VisionQuest fouled Randall thinking they were behind. Randall hit one free throw to win …Randall is Kenndy’s all-time leading scorer.

What’s next: The winner plays the District 9 runner-up, and the loser plays the District 6 champion in the PIAA first round.

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Class AAA third-place game

Hickory (20-4) vs. East (17-7)
Today, 6:30 p.m., Edinboro’s McComb Fieldhouse

How they got there: Hickory lost to General McLane 65-58, and East lost to Farrell 77-61 in the semifinals.

Top scorers
Hickory Hornets

Jordan Wilds, 6-4, sr., G 20.1
Matt Durisko, 6-4, jr., F 14.0
Jaymee Shephard, 5-9, sr., G 10.0

East Warriors
Wendell Torres, 6-6, jr., C 14.5
Gil Rogers, 5-10, sr., G 14.4
Corey Ratliff, 6-2, sr., F 12.3

Fast facts: East has won five of its past seven games and Hickory has won 6 of 8 … Hickory is 3-1 against Erie County teams … East lost its only game against a Mercer County team in the semifinals.

What’s next: The winner plays the District 9 runner-up in Tuesday’s PIAA play-in game.

— Tom Reisenweber

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