Jan 3, 2019 6 min read

Elizabeth Trump scored a game-high 20 points to power Beth-Center to a 51-40 victory over Brownsville in a Section 2 girls basketball game in Class 3A Thursday night.

Beth-Center (2-1, 6-3) outscored Brownsville 13-3 in the second quarter to take a 28-19 lead at halftime.

Alexas Carson scored 17 points and Sai Waquivalu added 12 points for Brownsville (1-3, 4-4).

Connellsville 58, Canon-McMillan 54: Bailey Bishop and Sara Aumer combined for 35 points as Connellsville downed Canon-McMillan, 58-54, in a Section 2 game in Class 6A.

Bishop had 19 points and Aumer 16 for the Falcons (1-3, 3-6).

Canon-McMillan (2-2, 5-5) got a superb effort from Tamara Mathis, who had a triple-double: 18 points, 10 rebounds, 10 steals. Lacy Russell scored 11 points.

California 40, Avella 32: An 18-6 run in the fourth quarter allowed California to rally for a 40-32 victory over Avella in a Section 2-A game.

Makayla Boda scored 12 points to pace California (3-1, 5-4), trailed 26-22 after three quarters. Beth-Center was sparked by Colleen Kinney’s 10 points.

Washington 69, Charleroi 26: Three players hit double figures to power Washington to a 69-26 rout of Charleroi in a Section 2 game in Class 3A.

Carly Allen scored 21 points, Randy Thomas 17 points and Tania Russell 11 points for Washington (4-0, 9-0), which led 33-15 at halftime.

Sierra Gazi had 13 points for Charleroi (0-4, 3-8).

Seton-La Salle 48, McGuffey 40: Seton-La Salle outscored McGuffey 23-16 in the second quarter to seal a 48-40 victory in a Section 2 game in Class 3A.

Chloe Lestitian led the way for the Rebels (3-0, 4-5) with 15 points. Vanessa Hudson scored 14 points and Emma Walsh added 10 points.

Keira Nicolella scored 12 points and Abby Donnelly poured in 11 points for McGuffey (1-3, 4-6).

Bishop Canevin 71, Carmichaels 20: Four players scored in double figures to help Bishop Canevin overwhelm Carmichaels, 71-20, in a Section 3-AA game.

Shamyja Price led the way with 20 points, Diajha Allen chipped in with 16 points, Emma Theodorsson contributed 14 points and Dillian Gustine added 13 points for the Crusaders (4-0, 8-2).

Carmichaels (0-3, 3-8) was led by Emma Hyatt’s 10 points.

Fort Cherry 36, Chartiers-Houston 24: An 11-4 run in the third quarter provided the cushion for Fort Cherry’s 36-24 victory over Chartiers-Houston in a Section 3-AA game.

Abby Cooper scored 16 points and Mckenzie Faure chipped in with 10 points for Fort Cherry (3-1, 5-5), which led 17-14 at halftime.

Chartiers-Houston was paced by Zamiera Edwards’ 10 points. C-H is 1-2 and 3-6.

Frazier 55, Burgettstown 38: Brooke Poling scored 29 points to propel Frazier to a 55-38 victory over Burgettstown in a Section 3-AA game.

Sierra Twigg contributed 17 points for Frazier (2-1 in the section). The Commodores outscored Burgettstown, 22-8, in the second quarter.

Burgettstown was keyed by Emily Prasko’s 19 points.

West Greene 60, Mapletown 19: West Greene scored 50 first-half points and went on to a 60-19 victory over Mapletown in Class A Section 2.

West Greene, at 4-0 in the league and 8-1 overall, is the only team unbeaten in section play. The Pioneers have won sevne in a row. Mapletown slipped to 1-2, 3-5.

The host Pioneers led 26-3 after one quarter and 50-11 at halftime. Kaitlyn Rizor led West Greene with 16 points and McKenna Lampe had 15. It was the Pioneers’ 15th consecutive home victory.

Mapletown was led in scoring by Kayla Smith’s 8 points.

Jefferson-Morgan 41, Geibel Catholic 21: Jefferson-Morgan’s Brynn Boyd and Autumn Gustovich combined for 30 points, and the Rockets held host Geibel Catholic scoreless in the first quarter en route to a 41-21 victory over the Gators in a Class A Section 2 game.

It was the second win for Jefferson-Morgan (1-2, 3-7) over Geibel in six days. The first was in the Carmichaels tournament and was a much-closer game than this one. J-M raced to a 10-0 lead after one quarter, increased the advantage to 21-7 at halftime and never let Geibel back within striking distance.

Boyd led the Rockets with a game-high 16 points and Gustovich was close behind with 14.

Geibel (0-4, 0-10) was led by Hannah Geary’s seven points.

Chartiers Valley 72, Trinity 46: Mackenzie Wagner led five Chartiers Valley players in double figures with 19 points and the Colts used a big third quarter to pull away from visiting Trinity and defeat the Hillers 72-46 in Class 5A Section 1.

Chartiers Valley remains undefeated at 3-0 in the section and 9-0 overall. It was the first loss in section play for Trinity (3-1, 4-5).

The Colts led 32-27 at halftime but outscored Trinity 19-5 in the third quarter.

Kaylin Venick paced Trinity with 18 points. Julia Chakos and Marlaina Bozek each tallied 10 points.

Gabi Legister had 17 points and Megan McConnell 16 for Chartiers Valley. Aislin Malcolm and Perry Page each scored 10 points.

Yough 55, Yough 24: Lindsay Steeber scored 24 points and Yough upped its winning streak to seven games with a 55-24 victory over host Yough in Class 4A Section 3.

The Leopards (4-0, 7-3) remain tied with Elizabeth Forward for first place in the section. Belle Vernon started fast against Yough (0-4, 3-8), scoring 20 first-quarter points and building a 36-16 halftime lead.

Steeber made four of Belle Vernon’s seven three-point field goals. Rachel Wobrak also scored in double figures for the Leps with 11 points.

South Park 62, Waynesburg 15: Maura Huwalt scored 25 points and South Park snapped a two-game losing streak by cruising to a 62-15 victory over visiting Waynesburg in Class 3A Section 2.

South park (3-1, 4-5) held Waynesburg to no more than four points in each each quarter.

Nina Sarra was the leading scorer for the Raiders (1-3, 4-5) with five points.

Boys results

Brownsville 62, Waynesburg 51: Brownsville snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 62-51 non-section win over Waynesburg.

The Falcons (2-7) held a 14-11 lead after the first quarter and increased it to 28-20 at halftime.

Nick Seto led Brownsville in scoring with 22 points. Phil Pace dropped 15 and Hunter Assad added 13.

Waynesburg’s Lucas Garber led all scorers with 27 point. Richard Bortz had 10 points for the Raiders (6-3).