Quadir Copeland, the former Gettysburg High School basketball star announced on Tuesday that he will play collegiately at Syracuse University.
For 16 minutes on Thursday night, the Littlestown boys’ basketball team did just about everything it needed to in order to take home a District 3 Class 5A championship.
Littlestown had the range of postseason tests thrown at it Thursday night—an early deficit, a third-quarter run by its opponent, a one-possession game in the final minutes—and it withstood each one.
Eight Times Area teams have qualified for the District 3 Basketball Championships, according to official brackets released on Sunday.
Littlestown has captured four consecutive YAIAA-3 division titles in boys basketball and the Thunderbolts put themselves in solid position to grab a fifth straight following a 50-40 victory over visiting Bermudian Springs Friday night at the Thunderdome in Littlestown.
Northeastern’s opening-minute blitz was not enough to put away a stubborn New Oxford club Wednesday. A third-quarter run didn’t do the trick, either. Nor did a strong fourth-quarter start.
A supporting cast can make or break a Hollywood movie. The same can be said for a basketball team.
After travelling to Hanover and earning a resounding YAIAA-3 victory on Tuesday night, the Littlestown boys basketball team made it two in a row over the Nighthawks on Wednesday.
