Faith and Grace Callahan are seniors on Southern Columbia’s girls basketball team. They are twins who have the same style of play, look identical, and are seemingly inseparable. If one were to try and tell the difference between them on the court, the easiest way to remember the connection is ‘Faith wears No. 5.’
As freshmen, the duo was part of the Lady Tigers team that went on to win the District 4 Class 2A Championship and advanced to the PIAA Eastern quarterfinals. The past two seasons, with their father Bill taking over as the head coach when they were sophomores, SCA has earned district bronze medals and berths into the state tournament both years.
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