Upper Darby and Wilkes-Barre both staged sixth inning rallies to push past their semifinal round opponents, and Upper Darby then used a pair of two-run homers to defeat Wilkes-Barre in the state championship game.

Upper Darby trailed Homer City 2-0 following Vince Lazor's two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth inning, but Mike McCurdy answered with a three-run shot in the top of the sixth. Homer City threatened again in the sixth by putting runners on first and second, but Upper Darby pitcher Jack Hamilton snared Lazor's line drive and turned it into a game-ending double play to secure the victory. Hamilton struck out nine and walked just one in picking up the win.

Wilkes-Barre advanced by rallying past North Braddock 4-3. Don Marko's three-run homer in the first inning gave Wilkes-Barre an early 3-1 lead, but North Braddock pitcher Billy Elliot settled down to retire 13 straight batters between the first and fifth innings. In the sixth, Marko came through with a bases-loaded single to plate the winning run.

In the title game, Hamilton and Jim Shepley each hit two-run homers and winning pitcher Jim McGlynn struck out 12 and walked none in picking up the victory. Steve Reinblich homered for Wilkes-Barre.

Linescores:

Quarterfinal Round	1	2	3	4	5	6		R	H	E
North End	2	0	1	0	1	0		4	7	1
Lebanon	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	3	2
Quarterfinal Round
North Braddock	0	0	4	0	1	0		5	8	4
Roosevelt Trail	0	0	1	0	1	0		2	2	1
Quarterfinal Round
Homer City	0	0	1	1	0	2		4	5	0
Masontown	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	3	3
Quarterfinal Round
Upper Darby	0	0	1	2	1	0		4	8	1
Beaver	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	5	1
Semifinal Round
North Braddock	1	0	1	1	0	0		3	7	2
North End	3	0	0	0	0	1		4	3	2
Semifinal Round
Upper Darby	0	0	0	0	0	3		3	7	0
Homer City	0	0	0	0	2	0		2	3	0
Consolation Game
North Braddock	3	0	0	0	0	0		3	4	2
Homer City	1	0	5	1	1	x		8	9	2
Championship Game
Upper Darby	0	0	2	0	0	2		4	4	1
North End	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	5	1

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