Feb 5, 2018 5 min read

Bailey Vig scored a game-high 21 points as California remained tied for first place in Section 3-AA with a 64-43 victory over host Bentworth Monday night.

California (10-3, 13-5) is locked in a three-way tie for the section lead with Greensburg Central Catholic and Serra Catholic. The Trojans can assure themselves of at least a share of the section title by defeating Frazier at home Thursday.

The Trojans used a big first half to beat Bentworth (0-13, 3-17). The Trojans led 18-12 after one quarter and 35-16 at halftime. The Bearcats were outscored by only one point in the second half.

Grace Roberts scored 18 points for California and Lové Porter had 12 to give the Trojans three players in double figures.

Jenna Vito scored 19 points to lead Bentworth and Savannah Adams followed with 10.

West Greene 78, Avella 39: West Greene polished off a perfect record in Section 2-A with a 78-39 victory at Avella.

Kaitlyn Rizor scored a career-high 23 points and McKenna Lampe was good for 14 points for the Pioneers (10-0, 18-1), who have won 21 consecutive section games.

Avella (6-4, 11-8) was sparked by Bailey Lis, who had 12 points.

Chartiers Valley 57, South Fayette 40: Megan McConnell and Mackenzie Wagner combined for 33 points to propel Chartiers Valley to a 57-40 victory over South Fayette in a Section 1 game in Class 5A.

McConnell led the way with 18 points and Wagner tossed in 15 points for CV (8-2, 14-6), which finished in second place in the section. South Fayette is third.

Sam Kosmacki poured in 13 points for the Lions (7-3, 12-6), who trailed 31-22 at halftime and scored just 18 second half points.

Chartiers-Houston 64, New Brighton 18: Alexa Williamson scored 33 points and Section 1-AA co-leader Chartiers-Houston won its final road game of the season, defeating New Brighton, 61-18.

Jules Valcano also scored in double figures for Chartiers-Houston. She finished with 15 points. The Bucs dominated the first three quarters, leading 24-5 after eight minutes and 43-10 at halftime.

Sydney Cook of New Brighton had a rarity for a basketball game as she scored all of her team’s 18 points. The Lions are 1-11 in section and 2-16 overall.

Greensburg CC 55, Beth-Center 30: Greensburg Central Catholic kept pace with California and Serra Catholic in Section 3-AA by defeating Beth-Center 55-30 in a game played in axilary gym at GCC.

The Centurions (10-3, 11-8) won their sixth consecutive home game by holding Beth-center to nine first-half points and building a 16-point halftime lead.

Bella Skatell and Melina Maietta led four GCC players in double figures with 14 points each. Anna Eisaman and Heaven Hester each had 10.

Kinlee Whited scored 10 points for Beth-Center as the Bulldogs slipped to 7-6 in section and 12-8 overall.

East Allegheny 64, McGuffey 11: Amani Johnson scored 28 points and undefeated East Allegheny clinched the outright Section 2-AAA championship with a 64-11 victory over visiting McGuffey.

Abby Henderson and Amaia Johnson scored 11 points each as East Allegheny improved to 11-0 in section and 20-0 overall.

Emily Durilla scored more than half of the points for McGuffey (1-10, 4-16), finishing with seven.

South Allegheny 29, Waynesburg 26: Madison Kirkwood scored 11 points and South Allegheny held host Waynesburg to four points in the fourth quarter to rally and defeat the Raiders 29-26 in Section 2-AAA.

South Allegheny (6-5, 12-7), which has clinched a playoff berth, trailed 14-13 at halftime and 22-20 after three quarters.

Shay Echegaray led Waynesburg (2-9, 5-15) in scoring with eight points.

Keystone Oaks 72, Belle Vernon 49: Gillian Piccolino and Jaylen Hoffman combined for 33 points as Keystone Oaks won the outright Section 3-AAAA title with a 72-49 victory over visiting Belle Vernon.

Piccolino scored a team-high 17 points and Hoffman was right behind with 16 as KO won its ninth in a row and remained undefeated in section at 13-0 (17-3 overall). The Golden Eagles scored 25 first-quarter points and forged a 42-26 halftime lead.

Belle Vernon (11-2, 16-5) had its eight-game winning streak snapped. The Leopards were led in scoring by Kelsey Green’s 14 points. Lindsay Steeber had 12 points.

Burgettstown 66, Aliquippa 22: Burgettstown used a flurry of three-point field goals to drive Aliquippa to a 66-22 defeat in a Section 2-A game.

Burgettstown (5-8, 9-12) was led by Emily Prasko’s 16 points and Hannah Abbott added 14 points on four three-point field goals. The Blue Devils had nine total. Malia Castellino contributed 11 points.

Avonna Henry scored 7 points Aliquippa (0-13, 0-18).

Mapletown 55, Jefferson-Morgan 47: Taylor Vanata’s double-double helped Mapletown take a 55-47 victory from Jefferson-Morgan in a Section 2-A game.

Vanata had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Maples (5-5, 9-13), who led 22-16 at halftime and 37-34 after three quarters. Abby Antill scored 20 points and Kelsi Smith chipped in with 16 points for the Maples.

Bryn Boyd 19 points led Jefferson-Morgan (1-9, 2-18) with 19 points.

OLSH 64, Fort Cherry 22: Ashlee Norling scored 19 points to power OLSH to a 64-22 victory over Fort Cherry in a Section 1-AA game.

OLSH (12-1, 18-2) led 25-6 after one and 46-10 at halftime.

Fort Cherry (7-6, 12-8) was led by Bri Shaffer, who had 6 points.

In other games: Ringgold was a 49-30 winner at Uniontown in Class 5A Section 3. That means Ringgold (10-1, 16-5) will host Trinity Thursday night with a chance to win a share of the section title. A Trinity victory assures the Hillers of the outright section championship. A win by Ringgold will give the Rams a share of the title.

Boys results

Carlynton 64, Avella 34: Ian Gallagher scored 18 points to lead Carlynton to a 64-34 victory over Avella in a non-section game.

DuQuay Canton added 15 points and Chauncey Mickens 14 points for the Cougars (5-14).

Avella (2-16) was paced by Zack Cannon’s 12 points.