{"id":34287,"date":"2024-03-23T17:21:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T21:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=34287"},"modified":"2024-03-23T17:21:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T21:21:46","slug":"blackhawk-wins-the-piaa-class-4a-championship-by-defeating-scranton-prep-at-the-giant-center-in-hershey-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2024\/03\/23\/blackhawk-wins-the-piaa-class-4a-championship-by-defeating-scranton-prep-at-the-giant-center-in-hershey-pa\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackhawk wins the PIAA Class 4A championship by defeating Scranton Prep at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aubree Hupp is introduced at the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game against Scranton Prep on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawk huddles before the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game against Scranton Prep on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Aubree Hupp outjumps Scranton Prep’s Bella Dennebaum to start the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Piper Romigh gets off a shot against Scranton Prep in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Aubree Hupp shoots against Scranton Prep in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bella Dennebaum (44) of Scranton Prep boxes out Alena Fusetti (11) of Blackhawk in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Aubree Hupp (20) of Blackhawk gets fouled by Scranton Prep in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Alena Fusetti (11) leads a fast break against Scranton Prep in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Alena Fusetti (11) is celebrating with Aubree Hupp (20) of Bakchawk at a break in the action in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawk’s Aubree Hupp (20) gets a shot off in traffic against Scranton Prep in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawk’s Haley Romigh (25) drives to the basket against Scranton Prep in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawk’s Haley Romigh (25) gets off a shot in the first half against Scranton Prep in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawk’s Alena Fusetti (11) shoots a 3-pointer against Scranton Prep in the first half of the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawk’s Alena Fusetti (11) reacts to a Blackhawk score against Scranton Prep in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawk’s Ava Davis (12) shoots a 3-pointer at the end of the first quarter against Scranton Prep in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawk’s Andrea Kinger (5) in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game against Scranton Prep on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawk’s Mia Sheesley (22) in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game against Scranton Prep on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawk’s Mia Sheesley (22) defends Scranton Prep’s Jenna Hillebrand (24) in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawk’s Alena Fusetti (11) gets fouled on the way to the basket by Scranton Prep’s Bella Dennebaum (44) in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawks head coach Greg Huston in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game against Scranton Prep on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawk’s Alena Fusetti (11) shoots over Scranton Prep’s Bella Dennebaum (44) in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawk’s Andrea Kinger (5) in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game against Scranton Prep on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawk’s Alena Fusetti (11) in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game against Scranton Prep on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawk’s Mia Sheesley (22) passes against Scranton Prep in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawk’s Alena Fusetti (11) and Aubree Hupp (20) react to a score and foul in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game against Scranton Prep on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawk’s Alena Fusetti (11) in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game against Scranton Prep on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawk’s Aubree Hupp (20) passes against Scranton Prep in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Girls 4A Girls basketball trophy on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawk’s sophomore Aubree Hupp (20) made 11of 12 free throws to help clinch the PIAA Class 4A championship over Scranton Prep on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawk’s Haley Romigh (25) contributed 6 points in the victory over Scranton Prep in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawk’s Aubree Hupp (20) made 11 of 12 free throws and scored 21 points in the victory over Scranton Prep in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mia Sheesley (22) receives late game instructions from Blackhawks head coach Greg Huston in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game against Scranton Prep on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawks head coach Greg Huston strategizes in the final minutes of the the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game against Scranton Prep on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawks head coach Greg Huston was all smiles after winning the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game over Scranton Prep on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Alena Fusetti (11) scored 18 points and Blackhawk defeated Scranton Prep 56 – 44 in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawks head coach Greg Huston congratulates Aubree Hupp (20) after winning the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game over Scranton Prep 56 – 44 on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawk celebrates the PIAA Class 4A championship victory over Scranton Prep on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawk celebrates the PIAA Class 4A championship victory over Scranton Prep on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawk’s Alena Fusetti (11) holds the trophy after winning in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game over Scranton Prep on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Executive director Bob Lombardi at the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackhawk’s Alena Fusetti (11) and Aubree Hupp (20) talk to the media after winning in the PIAA Class 4A championship girls high school basketball game on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. (JJ LaBella\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":34318,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,7,4,11,132],"tags":[],"coauthors":[55],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/03\/24_03_23PIAA4AGBBjj01375-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1706&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34287"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34287"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34329,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34287\/revisions\/34329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34287"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=34287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}