For the second year in a row now the Pine Richland Rams boys basketball team have won the WPIAL Title. The Rams beat The Golden Tornado Saturday night at the Peterson Event Center 72-61.
It was a tight game until the fourth quarter when Pine Richland was able to pull ahead. Butler lead after the first quarer 15-11 and the game was tied at 29 at halftime. The Rams were ahead 50-47 after the third and kept The Golden Tornado out of reach the rest of the game.
Leading in scoring for Butler was freshman Ethan Morton with 18 points. Tyler Frederick had 14, Connor Ollio had 12, Jace Stutz had 9, Joel Stutz had 6 and Jefferson Ford had 3 points for the night.
Congratulations to the Butler Boys Basketball team on a great season and good luck in the PIAA Playoffs.