Lincoln Park had overcome upset bids and a loss in the WPIAL championship to find themselves in Hershey. So for that the Leopards had accomplishments to be proud of.

Unfortunately, they cannot add “defeated a machine” to that list.

Neumann-Goretti defeated Lincoln Park in the 3A Boys’ Basketball Championship Thursday night by a score of 89-58 at the Giant Center on Beaver County Radio. The closest the Leopards got was 8-7 (all 7 scored by Evan Brown), but a 23-2 run to start the second quarter turned on the rout for the Saints out of District 12.

Neumann-Goretti wins their 4th consecutive 3A PIAA Championship in boys’ basketball, while Lincoln Park picks up silver for the 3rd time in four trips to Hershey.

Despite settling for silver, Nelly Cummings ended his career on a high note: 37 points and becoming the 5th-highest scorer in WPIAL history. He and the Saints’ Quade Green (a Kentucky recruit) were selected as the CCBC Players of The Game.

Bob Barrickman and Bruce Frey have the recap for beavercountyradio.com.