Bearcats 2022 Recruit Daniel Skillings Posts Record-Setting Performance in State Title Game

CINCINNATI — A future Bearcat just finished his senior season with authority. Daniel Skillings is headed to Clifton in just a few months, and he completed his final high-school campaign with a state title.

Skillings and Roman Catholic defeated Archbishop Wood 77-65 in the Pennsylvania 6A State Championship Game. The top-ranked Bearcats recruit in 2022 dropped 31 points, and 13 rebounds in the win. It was the most points in a state championship game by any player in school history.

Check out some highlights from Skillings' big night.

Daniel Skillings puts Roman up 6-4 pic.twitter.com/NirfoRNDhw
— Andrew Robinson (@ADRobinson3) March 26, 2022

HALFTIME: @RomanBasketball 33, @WoodBoysBball 30. Daniel Skillings Jr. (@GoBearcatsMBB) has nine points & six rebounds while Xzayvier Brown has six points for @RomanAthletics. Jalil Bethea has 10 points and Justin Moore (@DrexelMBB) has eight points for the @Wood_Vikings pic.twitter.com/JxfffxOsOc
— Philadelphia Sports Digest (@PhSportsDigest) March 27, 2022

Daniel Skillings taking over for Roman. Has seven points and an offensive rebound that led to a Farmer three in an 11-0 run pic.twitter.com/nuoYGq4w79
— Andrew Robinson (@ADRobinson3) March 27, 2022

Daniel Skillings just having a monster second half pic.twitter.com/sGNLWFUryV
— Andrew Robinson (@ADRobinson3) March 27, 2022

FINAL: @RomanBasketball 77, @WoodBoysBball 65. @RomanAthletics wins its 4th #PIAABasketball state title in program history. @DanielSkillin11 had 31 points & 13 rebounds while @XzayvierBrown had 16 points for the Cahillites. Justin Moore led the @Wood_Vikings with 21 points pic.twitter.com/VpKk451zCk
— Philadelphia Sports Digest (@PhSportsDigest) March 27, 2022

According to 247Sports, Skillings is the 107th-ranked player nationally and should have plenty of opportunities to seize a big role in Wes Miller's system early in his career.

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