North Catholic boys basketball beats Knoch to gain upper hand in WPIAL section title race
Knoch’s Teegan Finucan (21) makes a 2-point shot to clench his spot in the 1,000- point club in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Knoch fans erupt in celebration after Teegan Finucan scores 1,000 points in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic’s Eli Stofko (13) takes it to the rim in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic’s Jackson Milich (1) and Jason Fredericks (5) chest bump in celebration after defeating Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
The North Catholics boys team erupt in celebration after beating Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Knoch erupts in celebration after Teegan Finucan scores 1,000 points in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Knoch’s Teegan Finucan (21) makes a 2-point shot to clench his spot in the 1,000- point club in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Knoch fans erupt in celebration after Teegan Finucan scores 1,000 points in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic’s Eli Stofko (13) takes it to the rim in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic’s Jackson Milich (1) and Jason Fredericks (5) chest bump in celebration after defeating Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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The North Catholics boys team erupt in celebration after beating Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Knoch erupts in celebration after Teegan Finucan scores 1,000 points in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic defeated Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
CRANBERRY TWP — Four weeks ago, North Catholic saw a WPIAL Section 1-4A victory slip from its grasp when Knoch outscored the Trojans by 10 points in the third quarter.
In Tuesday’s rematch, North tightened up on defense, including in the game’s final seconds in earning a 54-53 boys basketball victory.
Jackson Bauman had pulled the Knights to within one point with a pair of free throws with 4.3 seconds remaining. North then failed to inbound the ball in time, handing possession, and a potential dramatic finish, to Knoch.
The first attempt at getting the ball in was deflected out of bounds by the Trojans. With 1.8 seconds remaining, Derek Lang was the target inside, but the ball caromed to Zane Pacek, whose jumper was blocked as time expired.
The North Catholics boys team erupt in celebration after beating Knoch 54-53 in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
“We were looking to set a screen and take advantage of our size to get a lob inside,” Knoch coach Alan Bauman said. “They made shots down the stretch, and we didn’t. That was the difference.”
Knoch junior Teegan Finucan scored nine points, putting him at exactly 1,000 for his career.
A Knoch win would have set the Knights (14-6, 9-2) up with a chance to clinch an outright section title with a victory Friday against Freeport. But now, it’s North (15-5, 10-1) with that opportunity with its game at Deer Lakes.
“I know a lot of those guys (for Knoch),” said North guard Jude Rottmann, who scored 13 points. “They’re a really good team, and I respect them. This wasn’t about revenge, it was about finding a way to beat a really good basketball team.”
The Trojans made six of their seven attempts from the field over the final eight minutes, with Jason Fredericks and Jude Rottmann combining for five of them.
Knoch’s Teegan Finucan (21) makes a 2-point shot to clinch his spot in the 1,000- point club in a boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at North Catholic High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Those makes helped to negate Jackson Bauman’s effort. He scored a team-high 16 points in the game, including eight of Knoch’s 10 in the final period.
The Knights led 43-39 entering the final quarter. Two baskets from Jason Fredericks knotted the score and Rottmann’s trey put the Trojans up for good, 46-43 with 5:32 left.
“Closing games out has been a struggle for us,” Alan Bauman said. “Making plays late, we need to figure it out.”
Fredericks scored 17 for the Trojans.
KNOCH 53
Jackson Bauman 5 6-7 16, Vinnie DeFelice 4 0-0 8, Teegan Finucan 4 1-1 9, Derek Lang 3 0-0 8, Liam Avon 2 0-0 4, Roman DeFelice 3 0-0 7, Zane Pacek 0 1-2 1, Brody Bauman 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 8-10 53.
NORTH CATHOLIC 54
Jason Fredericks 7 2-2 17, Eli Stofko 2 0-0 5, Jude Rottmann 3 5-6 13, Owen Maddalon 3 2-3 8, Donnie Shubert 2 0-0 5, Joe Waskiewicz 2 1-4 6, Tom Arth 0 0-0 0, Will Waskiewicz 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 10-15 54.
Knoch 14 18 11 10 — 53
North Catholic 18 8 13 15 — 54
3-point goals: Knoch 3 (Lang 2, R.DeFelice); North Catholic 6 (Rottmann 2, Stofko, Fredericks, Shubert, J.Waskiewicz)
Friday: Freeport at Knoch; North Catholic at Deer Lakes
