{"id":41818,"date":"2023-03-25T03:47:19","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T03:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/llleaguesportsvideos.com\/?p=41818"},"modified":"2023-03-25T19:14:05","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T19:14:05","slug":"mennonite-wins-piaa-state-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/llleaguesportsvideos.com\/?p=41818","title":{"rendered":"Mennonite wins PIAA State Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;overflow:hidden;height:0;max-width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"68f7046a-1564-4716-a4ef-3b72e697f2a1\" src=\"https:\/\/iframe.dacast.com\/vod\/92feb9415625f6abe4f820692f644f68\/68f7046a-1564-4716-a4ef-3b72e697f2a1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay;encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>HERSHEY, Pa. \u2014 It&#8217;s safe to say that Lancaster Mennonite&#8217;s weekend is off to a good start.<\/p>\n<p>The Blazers raised their school&#8217;s first-ever PIAA State Championship on Friday afternoon, after beating Aliquippa, 60-44, in the boys 2A state title game.<br \/>\nLancaster Mennonite set the tone early against the Quips. <\/p>\n<p>They are only the fifth-ever Lanc-Leb League basketball team to win a state title, and the first to do it since 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Savier Sumrall, Camden Hurst, and David Weaver were key to a fast start as the transition offense had Aliquippa&#8217;s head on a swivel early in the first quarter. <\/p>\n<p>Weaver picked up two early fouls and headed towards the end of the first, but the Lancaster-Lebanon League&#8217;s representative held a 15-9 lead.<br \/>\nCoach Seth Buckwalter&#8217;s team left no doubt about who wanted the title more. Diving for loose balls, fighting for rebounds, and hustling to save balls heading out of bounds helped the Blazers take a three-point lead into the half.<\/p>\n<p>Aliquippa made a run in the third and was able to take a one-point lead, but it only served as a wake-up call for Lancaster Mennonite.<\/p>\n<p>The Blazers quickly used another offensive run to build up a ten-point lead, which grew to 19 late in the fourth.<br \/>\n&#8220;I mean, basketball is a game of runs and they&#8217;re a great basketball team so it was going to go either way,&#8221; said Camden Hurst. &#8220;We stayed level-headed and we got the dub.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hurst led the way for the Blazers with 23 points. The seniors&#8217; euro step and fade-away jumpers proved tough to defend all night.<br \/>\nDavid Weaver finished with 15 points. The 6&#8217;7 senior was a mismatch nightmare for Aliquippa.<br \/>\nSavier Sumrall added 10 in the winning effort.<\/p>\n<p>The Quips hit a long three at the buzzer, but Lancaster Mennonite was already getting ready to welcome the newest addition to their school&#8217;s trophy case, after the 60-44 win.<br \/>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s great for the program. <\/p>\n<p>I grew up in this system. My coach Geoff Groff had 400-and-some wins over his years and he made a program with lots of strength in it,&#8221; said Buckwalter, a Lancaster Mennonite graduate. &#8220;I just kind of built on what he did. His fingerprints are all over everything. 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