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The 2009-10 boys’ basketball season has been an exciting one for Neumann-Goretti with trips to Hawaii and Springfield, Mass. — home of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. But the 29-1 squad — currently rated No. 7 by USA Today — can complete its championship trifecta 8 p.m. tomorrow night at Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center where the team from 10th and Moore streets faces District 7’s Chartiers Valley for the PIAA Class AAA championship.
So far, the Saints have successfully defended their Catholic League and City crowns. Tuesday, they advanced to the final with an 81-73 victory over District 3’s Eastern York. The Saints were led by Danny Stewart who finished with a double-double of 20 points and 13 rebounds. Tyreek Duren (18), Tony Chennault (14), Lamin Fulton (14) and Mustafaa Jones, pictured left, (13) also contributed to the balanced offensive attack.
This is the team’s first state final appearance. In 2009, they fell to eventual champion Archbishop Carroll in the quarterfinals. The team avenged that defeat in Friday’s quarterfinal, 53-38. SPR
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