Well, you can say that things worked out pretty quickly for Bethlehem Catholic picking a new girls basketball coach.

Just over a week after Bill Lanscek was relieved of his duties as head coach after 10 years on the job, Becahi administration had a new coach in place with former Southern Lehigh boss, Megan Dellegrotti.

Becahi made the hiring official to the public following a press conference last Friday afternoon to formally introduce the former Berwick and University of Delaware standout.

The decision to hire Dellegrotti was an easy one, which was partly why it came so quickly.

"I think anybody that has looked at what we've done with new coaches, we've really taken our time," said Bethlehem Catholic principal John Petruzzelli. "We were under no real timetable. We just wanted to get the right person and when we saw Megan's resume come through, I mean, who wouldn't want to talk with her?

"We had several interviews with candidates, but she was our top choice right away and when we knew that, there was no reason to waste any more time."

Petruzzelli said there were 16-18 applicants for the job and interest had drawn immediately once word of Lanscek's release. Dellegrotti resigned from Southern Lehigh a month ago, but the news wasn't made public until last week, as the Spartans just had their end of season banquet last Saturday.

The Spartans lost one of the best coaches in the area, as Dellegrotti compiled a 104-28 record in five years.

Her teams won three Colonial League titles and qualified for the PIAA 3A playoffs twice in five years. They went 19-7 last year and 15-1 in the Colonial League, losing to Northwestern in the league final. Ironically, her Spartans fell victim to Bethlehem Catholic each of the last three years in districts, losing each encounter to keep them away from gold.

While coaching in the LVC wasn't always a goal for Dellegrotti, she welcomes the opportunity.

"It's obviously an exciting opportunity for me," Dellegrotti said. "It's a challenge I'm excited for and that I'll embrace. I bring a lot of passion, dedication and energy for the game. I'm very driven and I want to pass that along to the kids."

That message obviously sold the Becahi brass to pull the trigger on the hire to get the person they believe can continue the tradition the Hawks sustained under Lanscek. The Hawks went 25-4 last season and won their second-straight Lehigh Valley Conference and District 11 3A titles.

"When you're looking for someone to continue the great success we've had over the past few years, it was really a good choice for us," Petruzzelli said. "When someone like Megan comes across your desk and wants to be your basketball coach, you sit and talk with her."