Jan 18, 2018 7 min read

Izzy Allen scored off a missed free throw attempt by teammate Tamara Mathis with 20 seconds to play to seal a 49-47 victory by Canon-McMillan over West Allegheny in a non-section game in Canonsburg.

Allen’s basket capped a 19-12 run by the Big Macs (9-5) in the fourth quarter. Mathis finished with a game-high 16 points.

Hannah Lindemuth,, who led West Allegheny (11-4) with 15 points, missed a three-point field goal lattempt in the final seconds.

OLSH 41, Chartiers-Houston 34: Kennede Mickle scored a game-high 21 points and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart upended Chartiers-Houston, 41-34, in a Section 1-AA game.

OLSH (6-1, 11-2) held Alex Williamson of Chartiers-Houston (7-1, 10-4) to 15 points. OLSH outscored C-H 12-7 in the fourth quarter.

Shenango 51, Burgettstown 47: Shenango withstood a second-half rally to grab a 51-47 victory in a Section 1-AA game.

Madison Harden scored 24 points, and Abby George 13 points for Shenango (3-4, 5-9), which led 29-14 at halftime. Burgettstown dominated the second half, 33-22.

Burgettstown (3-5, 5-9) was sparked by Emily Prasko’s 21 points, Hannah Abbott’s 11 points and Malia Castellino’s 10 points.

West Greene 56, Hundred 13: West Greene held Hundred scoreless at the half during a 56-13 non-section win in Rogersville.

Madison Lampe and Kaitlyn Rizor each scored 11 points and Elizabeth Brudnock 10 points for West Greene, now 13-0. The Pioneers led 45-0 at halftime.

Hundred was led by Mahalay Britton’s 5 points.

Trinity 64, Connellsville 33: Riley DeRubbo scored 18 points and Trinity played arguably its most efficient game of the season in routing Connellsville, 64-33, in a section 1 game in Class 5A game at Hiller Hall.

Trinity had 16 assists on its 20 baskets and had only 5 turnovers. Both teams entered the game with four-game winning streaks by double figures.

Alayna Cappelli scored 13 points and had 6 assists for Triinity (7-0, 12-3). Jayme Britton chipped in with 12 points.

Three players – Zoey Yoedell, J’Taya Pirl and Sara Aurner – each scored 6 points for the Falcons (4-3, 6-8).

Mapletown 46, Avella 40: Mapletown sank 12 of its 19 free throw attempts in the fourth quarter to rally for a 46-40 win against Avella in a Section 2-A game.

Avella (2-3, 6-7) led 32-22 after three quarter but Mapletown outscored the Eagles, 24-8, in the final quarter.

Mapletown (3-2, 6-9) was paced by Taylor Vanata and Abby Antill, who each scored 12 points. Kelsi Smith added 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Avella was led by Bailey Lis’ 10 points.

Washington 67, New Brighton 15: Carley Allen scored a game-high 22 points as Washington defeated New Brighton 67-15 in a Section 1-AA game.

It was the first time this season the Prexies have held an opponent under 20 points as they took a 36-7 lead into halftime.

Tamia Russell recorded a double-double for Washington (5-1, 8-3) with 10 points and 12 rebounds. Kyla Wood and Jahlea Oakley had nine and eight points, respectively.

The only offense New Brighton (1-7, 2-12) found throughout the night came from Sydney Cook, who had 14 of the team’s 15 points.

McGuffey 42, Jefferson-Morgan 19: Mikalah Maxwell and Cassie Darrall each scored eight points and McGuffey snapped a five-game losing streak as the Highlanders defeated Jefferson-Morgan 42-19 in a non-section game.

McGuffey (1-5, 4-11) outscored the Rockets 24-7 in the second and third quarters to build a comfortable lead.

Jefferson-Morgan (1-4, 2-12) was led by Autumn Gustovich’s seven points.

South Side Beaver 80, Waynesburg 28: Four players scored in double figures for South Side Beaver to defeat Waynesburg 80-28 in a Section 2-AAA game.

Jess Barber led all scorers with 18 points for the Rams. Rachel Pieto and Sydney Payne each finished with 13 points, while Alexis Chiccarello scored 12 points for South Side Beaver (5-2, 10-4).

South Side, which led 36-14 at halftime, continued to find its scoring touch in the second half with 22 points in the third and fourth quarters.

Emma Mankey led Waynesburg (1-6, 2-11) with 11 points.

Belle Vernon 50, Yough 19: Linsday Steeber helped Belle Vernon jump out to an early lead as the Leopards defeated Yough 50-19 in a Section 3-4A game.

The Leopards outscored winless Yough (0-7, 0-14) 18-3 in the first quarter, helping them take a 31-9 lead into halftime.

Steeber finished with a game-high 16 points for Belle Vernon (7-1, 11-4), which remains in second place behind Keystone Oaks.

Caitlyn Trombley also finished with 10 points for the Leopards.

Yough was led by Becca Mlinek’s 12 points, all coming behind the three-point arc.

Fort Cherry 31, Aliquippa 30: Fort Cherry rallied from 12 points down in the final quarter to defeat Aliquippa 31-30 in a Section 1-AA game.

The Rangers, who had a 17-14 halftime lead, were outscored 15-1 in the third quarter by Aliquippa (0-8, 0-13).

Leading the Fort Cherry (5-3, 9-5) comeback was Abby Cooper, who scored a team-high 14 points to help snap a three-game losing streak.

Aliquippa’s Izea Lay led all scorers with 20 points.

Frazier 57, Beth-Center 49: Frazier went 9-of-10 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter to fend off a Beth-Center comeback and defeat the Bulldogs 57-49 in a Section 3-AA game.

Cutting the deficit to one point after trailing 45-34 at the end of the third quarter, Beth-Center (4-3, 7-5) couldn’t keep up with the hot-shooting Commodores.

Brook Poling led Frazier (4-4, 7-6) with a game-high 23 points. Ashley Moger also made four three-pointers for 12 points.

The lone Bulldog to score in double figures was Kinlee Whited, who had 11 points.

Jeannette 73, Bentworth 41: Jeannette caught fire in the final three quarters to defeat Bentworth 73-41 in a Section 3-AA game.

Scoring 19 points in the second, 21 in the third and another 23 in the fourth, Jeannette (3-5, 5-10) was led by dynamic guard Dymond Crawford, who scored 36 points.

Patyn Detar had 15 points and Jada Bass finished with 11 points for the Jayhawks.

Jenna Vito scored a team-high 12 points for Bentworth (0-7, 3-10). Caroline Rice also had 10 points for the Bearcats.

Boys Results

Washington 39, Beth-Center 26: Washington relied on its shutdown defense as it limited Beth-Center to five points in three of the four quarters to defeat the Bulldogs 39-26 in a Section 4-AAA game.

The Prexies, who jumped out to a 19-5 lead after the first quarter, led 29-10 at halftime.

Isaiah Walton scored 12 points for Washington (5-0, 9-3), while Joe Mercer scored 11 as the Prexies won their fourth consecutive game.

Beth-Center (1-5, 4-9) was led by J.J. Green’s game-high 18 points. The Bulldogs have lost five straight.

Chartiers-Houston 79, Jefferson-Morgan 50: Noah Minney scored a career-high 15 points as Chartiers-Houston stayed undefeated in Section 2-AA play with a 79-50 victory over Jefferson-Morgan.

Minney was one of three players for Chartiers-Houston (5-0, 10-2) to reach double figures after racing out to a 47-23 halftime lead.

Andrew Clark led the Bucs with 22 points, while Cam Hanley matched Minney’s 15-point night.

Jefferson-Morgan (0-5, 6-8) also had three players in double-digits paced by D.L. Garrett’s 17 points. Devin Stoneking and Jalen Torres had 14 and 12 points, respectively.

Waynesburg 66, West Greene 28: Waynesburg blew open a five-point lead it had in the second quarter to defeat West Greene 66-28 in a non-section game.

Led by Darton McIntire’s 20 points, Waynesburg (0-5, 3-9) outscored the Pioneers 21-6 in the third quarter after taking a 33-18 lead into halftime.

Gavin Scott scored a team-high 14 points for West Greene (2-2, 4-8).