Jan 18, 2019 6 min read

It had been a long time since the boys basketball team at Mapletown High School won a game.

To be exact, it was 1,451 days.

Or almost four years.

But the members of this year’s Mapletown team finally got to experience victory Friday night.

Ryan Tuttle and Chuck Lash combined for 31 points and Mapletown ended a 79-game losing streak with a 53-49 victory over host Jefferson-Morgan in Section 2-A.

It was Mapletown’s first victory since it defeated Carmichaels, 50-42, on Jan. 28, 2015. The last time Mapletown won a road game was Jan. 15, 2015, a 42-39 victory at Avella.

Mapletown (1-6, 1-14) led Jefferson-Morgan 11-7 after one quarter and maintained an advantage throughout. The Maples, under first-year head coach Chad Stevenson, led 23-18 at halftime, 36-30 after three quarters and were still ahead by eight points with less than two minutes remaining.

Tuttle led the way for Mapletown with 16 points and also had a strong game on the boards. lash followed in scoring with 15 points.

Devon Stoneking scored a game-high 17 points for Jefferson-Morgan (2-5, 3-12). Jacob Broadwater had 12 points and Elijah Saeson 10.

McGuffey 57, Brownsville 45: Colin Walters scored a career-high 21 points, C.J. Cole had another double-double and McGuffey pulled away in the seocnd half to beat visiting Brownsville 57-45 in Class 3A Section 4.

The win keeps McGuffey (5-2, 10-6) one game out of first place in the section. The Highlanders led by only 22-19 at halftime but Walters helped fuel McGuffey’s big second half.

Walters scored all of his 21 points after halftime. he had all but 14 of the Highlanders’ points after the break.

Cole finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds. McGuffey was 17 of 22 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter.

Brownsville’s Phil Pace matched Walters for game scoring honors with 21 points. Nick Seto had 11. The Falcons fell to 0-7 in section and 3-11 overall.

Chartiers Valley 90, Trinity 63: Chartiers Valley overwhelmed Trinity in the first half and crusied to a 90-63 victory in Class 5A Section 2.

The loss prevented Trinity (4-3, 7-7) from moving ahead of Chartiers Valley (6-2, 10-3) in the standings. The Colts took charge early, forging leads of 22-5 after one quarter and 50-19 at halftime.

The Hillers recovered in the second half and outscored CV 44-40 over the final 16 minutes but it was too little and too late.

Jared Goldtrom led the Colts with a game-high 22 points. Joe Pipilo followed with 15 points, Sean Banas had 11 and Marcello Legister 10.

Michael Koroly led Trinity in scoring with 16 points. Jake Hancher and Michael Dunn also were in double figures, each with 10 points.

Peters Township 47, Hempfield 33: Dax Ploskina, Colin Cote and Sam Petrarca all scored in double figures as Peters Township ended its two-game losing skid by defeating Hempfield, 47-33, in a non-section game.

The Indians found their offense early, outscoring Hempfield (7-8) in the first quarter, 16-8. They led 27-15 at halftime.

Ploskina scored a game-high 13 points for Peters Township (10-4). Cote finished with 11 and Petrarca scored 10.

Reed Hipps and Mike Hosni each scored seven points for Hempfield, which only scored 21 points in the opening three quarters.

Thomas Jefferson 33, South Fayette 32: Consistency in the final two quarters helped Thomas Jefferson edge South Fayette, 33-32, in a defensive battle between teams fighting to remain in the thick of the playoff hunt in Class 5A Section 2.

Thomas Jefferson (3-5, 8-7) scored 10 points in both the third and fourth quarters for the win. Noah Pierce led that effort for the Jaguars, who led 13-11 at the half, with 11 points.

Kade St. Ledger scored 12 points for South Fayette (3-5, 7-7).

California 74, Carmichaels 46: Malik Ramsey and Jaeden Zuzak each scored 21 points as California cruised to another victory, 74-46 over Class 2A Section 2 foe Carmichaels.

Cochise Ryan also scored in double figures for California (5-2, 10-3) with 15 points.

The Trojans, who have won five consecutive games, led 23-7 after the first quarter.

Al Cree scored 25 points for Carmichaels (2-5, 8-7).

Burgettstown 63, Carlynton 53: A balanced overtime for Burgettstown helped the Blue Devils end a four-game losing streak and defeat Carlynton, 63-53, in a non-section game.

Tied 49-49 after regulation, Burgettstown (7-8) outscored the the Cougars 14-4 in overtime.

Bobby Kozares and Dante Gianfrancesco led the Blue Devils with 16 and 13 points, respectively.

Chauncie Mickens led all scorers with 20 points for Carlynton (5-9). Pierce Greiner also scored 10 points.

Bishop Canevin 48, West Greene 26: A strong defensive effort lifted Bishop Canevin to a 48-26 win over West Greene in Class A Section 2.

The Crusaders limited West Greene (3-4, 5-8) to single-digit points in all four quarters. The Pioneers biggest totals were seven points in the second and third quarters.

Nathan Brudnock led West Greene with eight points.

Bishop Canevin’s Kevaughn Price led all scorers with 17 points, including nine points from behind the arc. Aidan Logan also scored 10 for the Crusaders, who improve to 6-1 in the section and 10-5 overall.

Beth-Center 56, Frazier 53: J.J. Green scored five of his 19 points in overtime as Beth-Center outlasted Frazier, 56-53, in a Class 3A Section 4 game.

Tied 47-47 at the end of regulation, the Bulldogs outscored Frazier in overtime 9-6.

Beth-Center (2-5, 6-8) took a slim lead into halftime, 29-25, behind Andrew Bower’s 18 first-half points. Bower scored a career-high 30 points. Green also grabbed 12 rebounds for a double-double.

Justin Novak led Frazier (2-5, 4-11) with 22 points. Luke Santo had 12.

Serra 102, Bentworth 24: Jimmy Moon scored a game-high 36 points to lead Serra Catholic to a 102-24 Section 2-AA victory over visiting Bentworth.

The Eagles (7-0, 11-2) led 30-12 after the first quarter and 62-17 at halftime.

Jacob Burke led the Bearcats (0-7, 0-14) with 10 points.

Alex Glumac and Jayden Bristol both scored 15 for Serra Catholic. Khalil Smith added 12.

Girls results

West Greene 75, Ellis School 57: Madison and McKenna Lampe combined to score 44 points as West Greene pulled away from Ellis School in the second half for a 75-57 non-section victory.

Leading 32-26 at halftime, the Pioneers outscored Ellis School (11-4), which is in Class AA, 43-31.

Madison Lampe scored a game-high 24 points for West Greene (13-1). McKenna Lampe had 20 points and Kaitlyn Rizor added 11.

Ellis School was led by Katarine Ference’s 22 points. Natalie Jasper finished with 18.