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Dhamir Crosby-Roundtree stands 6-foot-8. He averages 16.2 points and 11.9 rebounds per game. He&#8217;s listed as Pennsylvania&#8217;s fourth-best boys basketball prospect by ESPN and fifth best by 247sports.com. He&#8217;ll be playing next season at Villanova, the top seed in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament.Yet, Crosby-Roundtree isn&#8217;t considered the best player on Neumann-Goretti, which is Holy Redeemer&#8217;s opponent in the second round of the PIAA Class 3A state playoffs.That honor goes to point guard Quade Green, who tosses in 22.1 points per game, is ranked second by ESPN and fourth by 247sports.com and will play at Kentucky, the No. 2 seed in the NCAA&#8217;s South Region, next season.Obviously, Redeemer (18-8) is a massive underdog to Neumann-Goretti (20-7) when the teams play at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Bethlehem Liberty High School.&#8220;They are definitely excited by that opportunity,&#8221; Redeemer coach Paul Guido said of his District 2 champion Royals. &#8220;They know what they&#8217;re in store for and they know what they are going against. I talked to them about focusing on (Selinsgrove) because if you don&#8217;t get that game you don&#8217;t get this chance.&#8221;The game was originally scheduled for Tuesday, but the PIAA postponed the entire Monday schedule in the six boys and girls tournaments. Wednesday&#8217;s games in six other brackets were also moved to Thursday. All quarterfinals games in the 12 tournaments will be Saturday.The storm left Redeemer with less time to prepare of Neumann-Goretti. It may not matter. District 12 champ Neumann-Goretti wiped out York Catholic 71-48 in the first round. The Saints showed how powerful they are in last season&#8217;s state tournament as they crushed D2 champion Scranton Prep 113-71 on the way to their sixth Class 3A crown in the at seven seasons.The winner plays in the quarterfinals on Saturday against the winner of the game between D3 runner-up Lancaster Mennonite (24-4) and D4 champion Hughesville (17-9).CLASS 4AGAR (19-7) vs.West Philadelphia (13-4)5 p.m. ThursdayBethlehem Liberty HSDistrict 12 fourth seed West Philadelphia has one of the coolest nicknames &#8212; the Speedboys &#8212; and plenty of athletes who live up the the moniker.&#8220;It&#8217;s funny. They&#8217;re called the West Philadelphia Speedboys and it&#8217;s for a reason. They&#8217;re very fast,&#8221; GAR coach Jerry Altavilla said. &#8220;They like to get out and push the ball. They crash the boards well. &#8230; From what I&#8217;ve seen, they play a 2-3 the whole game, but they trap out of it.&#8221;Four Speedboys average in double figures: 6-foot sophomore Aaron Harrison (11.7); 6-2 senior Malik Lorenzo (11.4); 5-9 senior Maxwell Brown (10.4); and 6-4 junior Cyric Coates (10.1). Latrell Carroll, a 6-4 junior, had a game-high 24 points in West Philly&#8217;s 78-65 first-round win over District 3 champ Lancaster Catholic.D2 runner-up GAR took control in the second half in a 72-59 first-round win against D4 runner-up Selinsgrove. Keyshawn Palmer, a 6-6 senior, played one of his best games of the season with 20 points and 14 rebounds. Sophomore point guard Will Johnson had 28 and senior shooting guard Andrew Campbell added 12, with all three field goals from 3-point range.Altavilla also praised the play of Anthony Hawk, a junior reserve who saw more playing time than anticipated with starter Herman Suazo in foul trouble.The winner advances to the quarterfinals on Saturday, playing the winner of the game between D12 runner-up Conwell-Egan (10-14) and D2 third-seed Nanticoke (19-7).CLASS 4ANanticoke (19-7) vs.Conwell-Egan (10-14)6:30 p.m. ThursdayParkland HSNanticoke&#8217;s 58-56 victory over District 11 champion Bethlehem Catholic in the first round was compared by coach John Beggs to a 1992 victory over District 1 power Pottstown. The Trojans will need to defeat D12 runner-up Conwell-Egan to match the 1992 squad&#8217;s accomplishments.The D2 third-seeded Trojans are certainly playing well enough to advance. They scored 30 fourth-quarter points against Bethlehem Catholic, with 12 coming from senior guard Cody Piestrak, to rally from 12 points down. Sophomore point guard Nate Kreitzer added a team-high 15. But the biggest thing was Nanticoke kept 6-foot-9 Ryan Young from being much of a factor.Conwell-Egan brings nice size into the game in a pair of juniors &#8212; 6-7 James Leible (10.0 ppg) and 6-5 Eric Esposito (12.1 ppg). Junior guard Patrick Robinson (17.5 ppg) paced the Eagles with 24 points in an 81-59 first-round victory over D11 fourth seed Saucon Valley.The winner plays Saturday in the quarterfinals against the winner of the game between D2 runner-up GAR (19-7) and D12 fourth seed West Philadelphia (13-4).<ins>For other sports stories, <a href="https://www.timesleader.com/category/sports" target="_blank">click here</a>.</ins><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Holy Redeemer&#8217;s Jason Stachokas and the rest of the Royals&#8217; squad face a Neumann-Goretti team that features a pair of Division 1 athletes in the second round of the PIAA Class 3A state playoffs on Thursday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/web1_Redeemer-WorldCommBB_5.jpg</photo0><caption0>Holy Redeemer&#8217;s Jason Stachokas and the rest of the Royals&#8217; squad face a Neumann-Goretti team that features a pair of Division 1 athletes in the second round of the PIAA Class 3A state playoffs on Thursday. </caption0><photoCredit0>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>GAR, Nanticoke also shooting for states glory</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By John Erzarjerzar@www.timesleader.com</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach John Erzar at 570-991-6394 or on Twitter @TLJohnErzar</shirttailMeta></div>

Holy Redeemer boys basketball faces tough task in Neumann-Goretti