Boys basketball roundup: Lounder rallies Burgettstown to OT victory
Ryan Lounder scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half and Burgettstown outscored South Side Beaver, 15-8, in overtime for an 81-74 victory in a Section 4-AAA game in Hookstown Tuesday night.
Burgettstown (5-1, 10-3) took hold of second place in the section by rallying from a 33-22 deficit at halftime. SS Beaver (4-2, 5-8) shot near 80 percent in that half.
South Side Beaver had a chance to win the game at the end of regulation but missed a shot before the buzzer. In the overtime, the Blue Devils got balanced scoring and pulled away. Burgettstown head coach Tim Murray was ejected with 18 seconds to play for protesting a call.
Garrett Dhans scored 12 points and Scott Ferris and Cole Shergi each added 10 points for Burgettstown, which made 18 of 23 free throw attempts.
SS Beaver was keyed by Jake McDougal’s 18 points and 17 by Logan English.
Canon-McMillan 61, Peters Township 41: Jason Fowlkes scored 20 points and Canon-McMillan held Peters Township to five points in the third quarter to take a 61-41 victory in a Section 2 game in Class 6A in McMurray.
Elliot Waller had 17 points for the Big Macs (5-1, 11-1), which trails first-place Mt. Lebanon by one-half game in the section.
Colin Cote led last-place Peters Township (0-6, 4-9) with 14 points.
Trinity 67, Ringgold 35: A 50-point first half propelled Trinity to a 67-35 victory over Ringgold in a Section 1 game in Class 5A at Hiller Hall.
Dylan Kern hit five three-point field goals and scored 19 points for the Hillers (5-1, 10-3). Zach Ecker had a double-double for Trinity, 12 points and 10 rebounds. Joey Koroly score 10 points.
Ringgold, which fell to 0-5 in the section and 2-11 overall, was led by Jalen Taylor’s eight points.
West Greene 48, Avella 38: Nathan Brudnock and Gavin Scott combined for 25 points as West Greene knocked off Avella, 48-38, in a Section 2-A game.
Brudnock led the way for the Pioneers (2-1, 4-7) with 15 points and Scott added 10 points.
Zach Cannon scored 12 points on four three-point field goals for Avella (0-3, 0-9).
California 53, Frazier 51: Derrick Hammitt tossed in a basket right before the buzzer to give California a 53-52 victory over Frazier in Perryopolis.
Cochise Ryan contributed 13 points and Ben Wilson 10 for the Trojans (3-2, 8-4), who have won four straight.
Luke Santo and Justin Novak each scored 13 points for Frazier (2-3, 4-7), which lost its third straight. Novak pulled down 14 rebounds.
Belle Vernon 74, Elizabeth Forward 58: Belle Vernon struck one for balanced scoring and depth as the Leopards defeated host Elizaberth Forward 74-58 in Section 3-AAAA.
The win keeps Belle Vernon 5-1, 9-3) tied for first place in the section, a half-game ahead of South Fayette, which defeated Keystone Oaks.
The Leopards put four players into double figures, which offset the scoring of EF’s Will Greijack and Gavin Martik, who combined for 47 points.
Joe Sabolek led Belle Vernon with 14 points, Bruce Washington had 12, and Christian Murphy and Cam Nusser had 11 each. The Leopards led 36-23 at halftime.
Greijack scored a game-high 27 points and Martik had 20, but the rest of the Warriors combined for 11 points. EF is 2-5 in section and 5-8 overall.
South Fayette 68, Keystone Oaks 53: Tim Locher scored 17 points and South Fayette remained on the heels of first-place Belle Vernon in Section 3-AAAA by defeating visiting Keystone Oaks 68-53.
The game was tied 27-27 at halftime before South Fayette (4-1, 7-4) outscored KO by a 15-2 margin in the pivotal third quarter. The Lions secured the win with a 26-point fourth quarter.
Conner Mislan had 14 points for South Fayette and Drew Franklin scored 13.
Keystone Oaks dropped to 3-4 in section and 6-8 overall.
Southmoreland 78, Charleroi 62: Southmoreland kept visiting Charleroi winless in Section 4-AAA by defeating the Cougars 78-62.
Southmoreland moved to .500 in the section at 3-3 and 4-8 overall. Charleroi slipped to 0-4, 4-9.