Thurs. Pa. boys: St. Joe's Prep reaches states
Stephen Vasturia knocked down three three-pointers en route to 32 points Thursday as St. Joseph's Prep secured a berth in the state boys' basketball playoffs with a 70-42 win over Bartram at Southern.
Stephen Vasturia knocked down three three-pointers en route to 32 points Thursday as St. Joseph's Prep secured a berth in the state boys' basketball playoffs with a 70-42 win over Bartram at Southern.
The senior scored 11 points in the first quarter. P.J. Kelly had eight assists.
The Prep will enter the PIAA Class AAAA playoffs as the third seed from District 12.
Inter-Ac. Germantown Academy's Greg Dotson advanced to the semifinals of the American Family Insurance high school slam dunk contest. The tournament is based on fan voting at facebook.com/highschoolslam. Semifinal voting will end March 6.
Football. Seven area players were named to the U.S. roster for the Global Bowl Italy and will face the Italian under-19 national team in an all-star game on April 13 in Turin, Italy.
The players are Episcopal Academy's Adam Strouss (quarterback), Matt Rushton (defensive back), Matt McLaughlin (lineman), and Jack Florio (lineman); Germantown Academy wide receiver Matt Levy; Penn Charter lineman Mark Opaliski; and Father Judge lineman Vince LoStracco.
Former Episcopal coach Bill Gallagher will be an assistant coach.