PIAA Class 4A girls basketball final

Oakland Catholic vs. Neumann-Goretti

Noon Saturday, Giant Center, Hershey

On the air: PCN; NFHS Network

PIAA titles: Oakland Catholic 4 (1993, 2001, ‘03, ‘05); Neumann-Goretti 6 (2015, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18, ‘22, ‘25)

Oakland Catholic (25-2)

Coach: Henry Schechter

Projected starting lineup

No., Name, Ht., Cl., Pos.

4, Zephaniah Troxler-Scott, 5-9, sr., G

5, Savanna Daye, 5-10, sr., G

21, Madi Pullen, 5-10, jr., G

23, Luci LaMendola, 5-7, so., G

32, Josie Fontana, 6-2, sr., F

How they got here: WPIAL champion Oakland Catholic beat Corry, 64-26; Slippery Rock, 63-36; Penn Cambria, 49-38; and Blackhawk, 45-44.

Notable: Oakland Catholic is searching for its fifth championship after winning in 1993, 2001, ‘03 and ‘05. The Eagles have reached the PIAA finals for the eighth time, but haven’t made it to the state championship game since 2012. … Oakland Catholic claimed its eighth WPIAL title last month. … The Eagles have won 18 straight games. … The Eagles’ only losses came against PIAA Class 2A champion Berlin Brothersvalley and Nova, Fla. … They average 52.0 ppg while allowing just 27.2. … Senior forward Josie Fontana is a 6-foot-2 Richmond recruit. She had 12 points in the semifinals, while Luci LaMendola scored 13. … Coach Henry Schechter is in his second season at Oakland Catholic and has a record of 50-6.

Neumann-Goretti (19-10)

Coach: Andrea Peterson

Projected starting lineup

No., Name, Ht., Cl., Pos.

2, Sanai Johnson, 5-5, sr., G

4, Zion Coston, 5-7, sr., G

11, Azzure O’Connor, 5-7, fr., G

21, Chrisette King, 6-0, so., F

22, Reginna Baker, 5-8, jr., G

How they got here: District 12 champion Neumann-Goretti defeated Susquenita, 61-31; Valley View, 60-51; Central Columbia, 58-41; and Scranton Prep, 59-51.

Notable: Neumann-Goretti defeated Lansdale Catholic, 48-45, in last season’s Class 4A championship game for its sixth state championship. … The Saints are in the finals for the seventh time in 12 seasons under coach Andrea Peterson. … The Saints returned to the finals despite graduating four-year contributors Carryn Easley (Fordham) and Amya Scott (Delaware State). … The Saints are led by junior Reginna Baker, last season’s leading scorer who had 23 points in the semifinal win over Scranton Prep. She is a 1,000-point scorer in her career. Baker averages 16.1 ppg and 6.1 rpg. … Azzure O’Connor is second on the team with 9.7 points and 5.1 assists per game after a strong freshman season. … King averages 5.4 points and 8.0 rebounds per game.