No. 6 Catholic girls had big week in All 'A' state tourney

Jan. 30—Owensboro Catholic girls basketball made the most noise across the 3rd Region late last week, winning two games to reach the semifinals of the All 'A' Classic State Tournament at The Corbin Arena.

No. 6 Catholic dropped a close 59-52 decision to No. 4 Pikeville in the All 'A' semifinals. Pikeville in turn lost a tough 56-55 matchup to No. 8 Covington Holy Cross in the championship game Sunday.

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