Dec 18, 2017 7 min read

Lillian Young grabbed an offensive rebound and put it in the basket as time expired to give Peters Township a wild 50-49 victory over visiting South Fayette in a nonsection girls basketball game Monday night.

The win keep Peters Township undefeated 6-0 but the Indians had to come from behind remain perfect.

South Fayette (1-3), which led for much of the game, received a big boost from the return of Sam Kosmacki to the lineup. Kosmacki scored 15 of her game-high 19 points in the first half as South Fayette forged a 20-15 lead. The Lions led 31-29 after three quarters and were ahead 49-48 when Peters Township inbounded the basketball from the side with only 2.7 seconds remaining.

A shot by PT’s McKenna Marisa rimmed out and fell off to Young, who snatched the rebound and got off the game-winning shot as time expired.

Marisa scored 15 points to lead PT and Young finished with 10.

Maddie Gutierrez scored 13 for South Fayette.

West Greene 65, Clairton 23: West Greene had no trouble remaining undefeated as sisters McKenna and Madison Lampe combined for 32 points in the Pioneers’ 65-23 thumping of Clairton in a nonsection game.

West Greene (5-0) rolled in the first half, scoring 46 points and taking a 37-point lead into halftime.

McKenna Lampe led the Pioneers with 17 points, including three baskets from three-point range. Madison Lampe had 15 points and Kaitlyn Rizor also hit double figures with 10.

Ionna Chapman scored 11 points for Clairton (2-3).

Trinity 68, Albert Gallatin 16: Trinity has played some and highly competitive games already this season but its Class 5A Section 3 game against Albert Gallatin was not one of them.

Trinity held Albert Gallatin to six second-half points and rolled to an easy 68-16 victory over the overmatched Colonials.

Julia Chakos led the offense for Trinity (2-0, 5-1) with 14 points, helping the Hillers forge a 31-10 halftime lead. Riley DeRubbo followed with 12 points and Alayna Cappelli finished with 11 in Trinity’s balanced attack.

Abby King led AG (1-1, 3-2) with seven points. The Colonials had won three in a row.

Canon-McMillan 77, Montour 44: Izzy Allen had her sixth consecutive double-double and Canon-McMillan scored 44 points over the middle two quarters en route to a 77-44 victory over host Montour in nonsection action.

The win was the fourth in a row for Canon-McMillan (5-1).

Allen led the way with a game-high 24 points to go with 11 rebounds and seven steals.

Tamara Mathis scored 23 points and had six assists, and Abby Daniels gave the Big Macs three players in double figures as she finished with 10 points.

Courtney Thomas had a big game with 20 points for Montour (1-4) but the Spartans were outscored 44-28 over the second and third quarters.

South Allegheny 46, McGuffey 42: One bad quarter – the third – proved costly to McGuffey in a 46-42 loss to visiting South Allegheny in the Highlanders’ Section 2-AAA opener.

South Allegheny (1-1, 4-1), which was coming off its lone loss of the season, led 27-26 at halftime, then held McGuffey to only four third-quarter points as the Galdiators opened a 38-30 advantage. McGuffey (0-1, 1-4) battled back and had chances to make it a one-possession game but eventually fell short.

Abby Donnelly led McGuffey’s balanced offense with 13 points and Mikalah Maxwell had 12.

Beth-Center 67, Carmichaels 32: Beth-Center got its offense in high gear in the second half and ran away from host Carmichaels for a 67-32 victory in Section 3-AA.

The Bulldogs (2-0, 4-1) extended their winning streak to four games. B-C led 24-13 at halftime and then scored 43 second-half points.

Kinlee Whited and Olivia Greco each scored 15 points to lead the Bulldogs. Mary Gustovich (12 points) and Elizabeth Trump (10) gave B-C four players in doduble figures.

Megan Walker, with nine points, was the leading scorer for Carmichaels (0-2, 2-4).

Belle Vernon 66, Southmoreland 45: Keira Boff scored a career-high 27 points and Belle Vernon scored 30 first-quarter points en route to a 66-45 victory over host Southmoreland in Section 3-AAAA.

Belle Vernon (2-0, 4-1) led 30-6 after one quarter as the Leopards won their fourth in a row. Caitlyn Trombley scored 12 points and Kelsey Green had 10.

The Leopards were able to hold high-scoring guard Cali Konek to only 25 points as Southmoreland (0-2, 3-2) lost its second straight.

California 50, Jeannette 37: Bailey Vig scored a career-high 27 points and California evened its Section 3-AA record with a 50-37 victory at Jeannette.

Vig made six field goals, including a three-pointer, and was 12-for-12 at the free-throw line as the Trojans improved to 1-1 in section and 3-2 overall. She was the only California player in double figures. The Trojans helped their cause by making 21 of 26 free throws.

Dymond Crawford scored 12 points for Jeannette (1-1, 1-3). The Jayhawks trailed by only three points at halftime and again after three quarters, but California scored 20 points in the fourth quarter.

Charleroi 55, Brownsville 19: Maria Claybaugh scored 18 points and Charleroi shut out visiting Brownsville in the second quarter on the way to a 55-19 win in Section 2-AAA action

Bella Skobel scored 13 points and Kaitlyn Riley 12 for the Cougars (2-0, 4-1), who outscored Brownsville, 21-0, in that second quarter. Sierra Short pulled down 8 rebounds and Aislyn Lee handed out 9 assists.

Brownsville (0-2, 2-4) was led by Alexas Carson’s 6 points.

Avella 40, Waynesburg 20: Avella held Waynesburg to six second-half points in a 40-20 victory in a non-section game.

Bess Lengauer scored 11 points for Avella (3-2), which outscored Waynesburg, 18-6, over the final two quarters.

Waynesburg (1-4) was paced by Emma Mankey’s 5 points.

Frazier 67, Bentworth 31: Brooke Poling tossed in 28 points to propel Frazier past Bentworth, 67-31, in a Section 3-AA game in Perryopolis.

Jovanna Isaac chipped in with 17 points and Sierra Twigg added 12 points for the Commodores (2-3).

Hailey Kellerman and Jenna Vito each scored 10 points for Bentworth (1-4).

Fort Cherry 54, New Brighton 5: Fort Cherry did not allow a point in the second half on the way to a 54-5 win over New Brighton in a Section 1-A game in McDonald.

Abby Cooper scored 18 points and Bri Shaffer handed out 12 assists for Fort Cherry (2-0, 4-1).

New Brighton fell to 0-2, 1-4.

Boys Results

Western Beaver 73, Avella 37: Five players scored in double figures to carry Western Beaver to a 73-37 in a nonsection game.

Lou Hapach and Grant Martin each scored 14 points, Noah Gray 12, Jeddy Young 11 and Ty Hawkins 10 for Western Beaver (3-1), which sank 8 three-point field goals.

Dylan Markle had a double-double for Avella (0-3) with 14 points and 13 assists. The Eagles went 3-for-13 at the free throw line.

Jefferson-Morgan 57, Mapletown 35: Three Jefferson-Morgan boys basketball players scored in double figures to lead the Rockets to a nonsection win over Mapletown.

Jalen Torres, DL Garrett and Devin Stoneking scored 21, 17 and 12 points, respectively, to defeat the host Maples 57-35.

After scoring only five points in the first quarter, the Rockets rattled off scoring quarters of 17, 17 and 18 to finish the game. 

J-M improves to 4-2, while Mapletown falls to 0-5. 

In other games: Ringgold overcame a four-point halftime deficit and beat Connellsville 51-42 in a Class 5A Section 3 girls game. Our Lady of Sacred Heart defeated Burgettstown 68-16 in Section 1-AA and St. Joseph was a 60-16 winner over Jefferson-Morgan in nonsection play. No game details were made available to the Observer-Reporter.