PIAA Class 2A Quarterfinals:

The Lancaster Mennonite Blazers defeated Mahanoy 64 to 44 to advance to the PIAA 2A semifinals.

The Blazers are now hold a 19-8 record for the season.

And now for the third time in school history, Mennonite is a state semifinalist.

Scoring:

Blazers: Hurst 29pts, Sumrall 22pts, Weaver 6pts 17rebs 5blks

“We have good leadership, seniors who are level-headed,’’ said coach Seth Buckwalter. “At this point in the season, even the younger guys, there’s a maturity there. I put that all on them – a smart group, making good choices.’’

District Eleven champion Mahanoy (22-5) is a young team run by sophomores Tanner Zawada and Jace Yedsena.

Those two combined for five threes and 32 points but that was it really.

The Blazers aced the last few minutes of the third quarter and led 48-31.

Sumrall scored 22 with very, very few mistakes. Hurst had 29.

The state AA final will be played at 2 p.m. Friday at Hershey’s Giant Center.

Scoring:

Blazers: Hurst 29pts, Sumrall 22pts, Weaver 6pts 17rebs 5blks