By Philip Cmor, pcmor@altoonamirror.com

POSTED: February 22, 2008

District 6 Class A girls’ championship

Teams: Saltsburg Lady Trojans (20-6); Bishop Guilfoyle Lady Marauders (24-3).

Site, time: Cambria County War Memorial Arena, Johnstown, 6 p.m., tonight.

The coaches: Saltsburg — Don Stitt (12 years, record unavailable). Bishop Guilfoyle — Mark Moschella (360-120 in 15 years).

Path to the finals: Saltsburg — defeated West Branch, 68-42, in the first round; defeated Penns Manor, 53-0, in the quarterfinals; defeated Blairsville, 41-40, in the semifinals. Bishop Guilfoyle — defeated Bishop Carroll, 36-25, in the quarterfinals; defeated Ferndale, 49-29, in the semifinals.

Starting lineups: Saltsburg — G Melanie Cribbs (11, 5-5 sr., 8-5), G Sheena Muffie (20, 5-5 so., 7.8), F Katy Muffley (31, 5-8 so., 4.4), F Whitney Shearer (35, 5-8 jr., 9.1), C Tamara Blankenship (30, 6-1 sr., 15.3). Bishop Guilfoyle — G Christine Conrad (23, 5-8 sr., 11.4), G Alli Williams (44, 5-11 fr., 14.1), F Kaylee Keagy (14, 5-10 sr., 10.4), F Rachel Rea (45, 5-8 jr., 4.0), F Chelsey Neugebauer (32, 5-8 jr., 8.2).

Key reserves: Saltsburg — G/F Trisha Gabrielson (23, 5-6 fr., 2.2), F Abby Summerson (52, 5-10 sr., 1.9), G Lisa Ewing (22, 5-5 sr., 1.0), F Sara Prenni (55, 5-11 fr., 1.0). Bishop Guilfoyle — G Danielle Filer (12, 5-4 sr., 1.6).

Who they get: The winner plays the third place team from District 5 (Northern Bedford) on March 1. The loser plays the fifth place team from District 7 (Geibel Catholic or Serra Catholic) on March 1.

Notable: Guilfoyle is the top seed, the defending district champion and the defending PIAA champion. ... Only three of the Lady Marauders’ wins have come by single digits. ... This is the 28th time BG has reached the district finals, going 17-10 in previous title games. ... The teams played in Saltsburg on Jan. 14, with the Lady Marauders prevailing, 65-39. Guilfoyle holds a 3-0 series lead. ... Saltsburg is returning to the title game for the first time since losing in overtime to Bishop Carroll at IUP in 2004. ... Blankenship is a 1,400-point career scorer who averages 10.0 rebounds per game and is getting some recruiting looks from Division II colleges. ... Guilfoyle is outrebounding opponents by 7.3 a game and is forcing 20.2 turnovers per contest.