Boys and Girls varsity basketball teams are first Philadelphia Catholic League teams to win PIAA Titles

WHAT: Archbishop Carroll High School will hold a recognition ceremony on Friday, March 27 at 12:30 p.m. to celebrate the dual state championships of the boys and girls varsity basketball teams. Both teams made history by becoming the first Philadelphia Catholic League teams to win their respective PIAA State Championship titles. The Carroll boys basketball team defeated Greensburg-Salem, making the Patriots the first District 12 team to win a Class AAA state title. The Lady Patriots basketball team clinched the championship in a victory over Lampeter-Strasburg. The celebration will feature a parade around campus before the recognition ceremony in the school gymnasium.

WHEN:
Friday, March 27, 2009
12:30 p.m.

WHERE: Archbishop Carroll High School
211 Matsonford Road
Radnor, PA 19087 (Delaware County)

WHO:
-- Entire Archbishop Carroll school community
-- The history-making Patriots and Lady Patriots State Champion Basketball teams
-- The Honorable William F. Adolph Jr., State House of Representatives, 165th Legislative District

KEY VISUALS:
-- Championship parade on the Archbishop Carroll High School campus
-- Individual team members and coaches being recognized in the gymnasium
-- The entire Archbishop Carroll school community celebrating the teams

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ABOUT THE ARCHDIOCESE OF PHILADELPHIA
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has 269 parishes serving almost 1.5 million Catholics. Currently there are 182 parish and regional elementary schools, 20 high schools and five schools of special education in the Archdiocese, located throughout Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. For more information about the schools of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia please visit www.keepingfaithinmind.org.

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