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Bethel Park coach recognized

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Bethel Park basketball coach Jonna (Huemrich) Burke will be recognized at the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament March 2-6 in Greensboro, N.C.

She was named to the 12th annual class of ACC Women’s Basketball Legends. One former player or coach from each of the conference schools is acknowledged.

Burke played for the University of Pittsburgh. As a Panther, she compiled 1,807 points, which ranks seventh on the school’s career scoring list. Along with being a prolific scorer, she affected the game in other ways by tallying 954 rebounds and 224 steals, putting her among the Panthers’ all-time top 10 in those categories as well. She was the 1990-91 Big East Rookie of the Year. She went on to earn second-team conference honors as a sophomore, and first-team honors as a junior and senior.

A standout at Bethel Park, where she also registered over 1,000 career points, Burke was inducted into her high school Hall of Fame in 2001. She has been the head women’s basketball coach there since 2003 and led her team to the 2013 Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) title. She was also a 2010 inductee into the Western Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.

Prior to returning to the bench at her alma mater, Burke coached four seasons at Butler High School. She has amassed 384 career victories heading into the playoffs.

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