Wilson falls to top-seeded Lebanon, finishes fourth in Class 6A
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Kailah Correa scored 13 of her game-high 21 points in the first quarter as top-seeded Lebanon moved in front quickly in defeating No. 2 Wilson 64-49 Wednesday in the District 3 Class 6A third-place game in Lebanon.
The Bulldogs (24-4) will be District 3’s No. 4 seed and face the District 1 third-place finisher — either Conestoga or North Penn — in the PIAA Tournament Friday, March 8, likely at a site in District 1.
The Cedars (24-4) will face WPIAL third-place finisher Peters Township in the opening round of the state tournament.
Correa hit three 3-pointers in the first quarter and the Cedars made five in the quarter to lead 25-10.
The Bulldogs battled back in the middle quarters to cut the lead to 45-38 headed to the fourth.
Zariyah Whigman scored eight of her 19 points in the final quarter as the Cedars outscored the Bulldogs 19-11 to put the game away.
Liliana Harrison (11 points) and Olive Brandt (10) also scored in double figures for the Cedars.
Laila Jones led the Bulldogs with 18 points; Kailani Hardy had 14.
The 64 points is the most Wilson has allowed all season — by a large margin. The previous high came in a 59-46 win over Cedar Crest in the second game of the season.
After a 23-1 start Wilson has lost three of its last four games, falling to Wyomissing in the Berks championship, third-seeded Central Dauphin in the district semifinals, and Lebanon.
Fourth-seeded Dallastown and Central Dauphin play for the district championship Thursday at 8 at Giant Center.
In other seeding games Wednesday, Northeastern beat Manheim Township 58-55 in the fifth-place game and York High beat Ephrata 33-27 in the seventh-place game.
