Jan 8, 2019 8 min read

Michael Koroly scored a game-high 25 points and surging Trinity rolled to a 69-49 victory over host Thomas Jefferson.

The win was the third straight for Trinity (3-1, 6-5) and the Hillers’ sixth in its last seven games. Trinity moved into a tie for second place in the section with Chartiers Valley, a half-game behind leader Moon.

Trinity took control in the first half, building leads of 16-9 after one quarter and 34-16 at halftime. Koroly scored 14 of his points in the first half.

The Hillers got everyone involved in the scoring in the second half. Dylan King was the only other player in double figures with 10 points.

Isaac McNeil scored eight points for TJ (1-4, 5-6).

Peters Township 51, Baldwin 42: Colin Cote scored 10 of his game-high 18 points in the pivotal fourth quarter as Peters Township had to come from behind to defeat upset-minded Baldwin 51-42 in Class 6A Section 2.

Peters Township (2-1, 9-2), which ran its winning streak to seven games, was locked in a close one against Baldwin (0-3, 4-7) until the closing minutes. Baldwin held PT to only two points int he first quarter and held leads of 21-20 at halftime and 35-33 after three quarters.

Cote, however, got the Indians going offensively in the second half when he scored 15 of his points. PT outscored Baldwin 18-7 in the fourth quarter to secure the win.

Thomas Melonja had 10 points for the Indians.

Shane Gilbert and Dorian Ford each had 12 points for Baldwin.

Upper St. Clair 57, Canon-McMillan 55: Chris Pantelis hit a shot jump shot with eight seconds to play to give Upper St. Clair a 57-55 victory over Canon-McMillan in a Section 2 game in Class 6A.

USC (3-0, 13-0) scored the final four points of the game. Canon-McMillan (1-2, 7-5) led 33-27 at halftime but a 15-8 run in the fourth quarter by Upper St. Clair spelled defeats for the Big Macs.

Ethan Beachy scored 17 points, Andrew Engel 13 and Tom Samosky 11 for C-M.

Upper St. Clair: Chris Pantelis 17 points, Luke Gensler 11 points.

Charleroi 49, Beth-Center 39: Joey Caruso scored eight of his game-high 15 points in the fourth quarter as Charleroi rallied for a 49-39 road win over Beth-Center in Class 3A Section 4.

Beth-Center (0-4, 4-6) led 21-18 at halftime and 30-28 entering the fourth quarter. Caruso made two key three-pointers in the fourth quarter that sparked Charleroi’s comeback.

Zack Usher scored 13 points and Legend Davis had 12 for Charleroi (4-1, 6-5).

J.J. Green had a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds for B-C and Nick Martin grabbed 10 rebounds.

Southmoreland 47, Washington 43: Washington saw a tie game at halftime turn intoo a 47-43 loss to Southmoreland in a Section 4 game in Class 3A.

Southmoreland (2-2, 5-6) outscored the Prexies (3-1, 4-6) 27-23 over the final two quarters.

Riley Conforti scored 23 points and Cade Richter 13 points for the Scotties.

Washington was led by Joe Mercer’s 14 points and Zahmere Robinson’s 13 points.

Carmichaels 82, Bentworth 48: Al Cree scored a career-high 31 points to power Carmichaels to an 82-48 victory over Bentworth in a Section 2 game in Class 2A.

Matt Barrish and Garrett Ponick each scored 11 points for the Mikes (2-3, 7-4), who led 48-22 at halftime. Cree scored 15 points in the first quarter.

Shawn Dziak and Mason Gurewicz each scored 12 points for Bentworth (0-4, 1-10).

Sewickley Academy 81, Burgettstown 45:Three players scored in double figures to send Sewickley Academy to an 81-45 victory over Burgettstown in a Section 3 game in Class 2A.

Don Belt led the way with 20 points and Isiah Warfield and Nate Ridgway each tossed in 19 points Sewickley Academy (4-0, 6-3), which led 35-16 at halftime.

Bobby Kozares’ 13 points paced Burgettstown (1-3, 6-6), which was 2-for-14 from the line through three quarters.

West Greene 63, Mapletown 43: Nate Brudnock scored 23 points to lead West Greene to a 63-43 victory over Mapletown in a Section 2 game in Class A.

Austin Crouse tossed in 15 points and Gavin Scott 10 points for the Pioneers (2-2, 4-6), who lead 34-24 at halftime.

Mapletown (0-5, 0-10) was paced by Lance Stevenson’s 12 points. Austin Tuttle and Matt Atwood each scored 11 points .

Jeannette 53, Chartiers-Houston 45:Marcus Barnes led three scorers in double figures as Jeannette downed Chartiers-Houston in a Section 2 game in Class 2A.

Zach Crutchman scored 12 points and Jackson Pruitt chipped in 11 for Jeannette (4-0, 8-0).

Chartiers-Houston (1-3, 6-7) was led by Austin Arnold’s 14 points. Seth Dunn poured in 12 points and Evan Simpson chipped in with 10 points.

Seton-La Salle 74, Fort Cherry 47: Seton-La Salle remained undefeated in Class 3A Section 2 with a 74-47 victory at Fort Cherry.

Michael Bigley scored 18 points, Jacob Verner had 16 and Trevor O’Donnell scored 10 for the Rebels, who improved to 4-0 in the section and 9-1 overall.

Fort Cherry (0-5, 2-9) was led in scoring by freshman Maddox Trushel, who had a game-high 20 points. Brenden Anderson also hit for double figures as he scored 12 points.

Elizabeth Forward 51, Waynesburg 50: Patrick Filson scored 17 points and Elizabeth Forward edged host Waynesburg 51-50 in a Class 4A Section 3 game.

Waynesburg (1-2, 6-5) took a 50-49 lead on a basket by Richard Bortz with 15 seconds remaining but EF (1-2, 5-7) was bale to score the game-winning points on its final possession.

Lucas Garber had a game-high 19 for Waynesburg and Bortz finished with 10.

South Park 70, Belle Vernon 55: Santino Tutich scored 19 points and South park cruised to a 70-55 victory over visiting Belle Vernon in Class 4A Section 3.

The Eagles (2-1, 4-6) outscored belle Vernon in each fo the first three quarters in building a 49-34 advantage. Hunter Lindsay scored 17 points and Aidan Rongaus gave South Park three players in double figures as he scored 14 points.

Belle Vernon’s Larry Callaway scored a game-high 25 points and had a double-double as he grabbed 10 rebounds. Cam Nusser had 11 points for the Leopards (0-3, 2-10).

Monessen 84, Avella 23: Monessen, the first-place team in Class A Section 1, was an 84-23 winner over visiting Avella.

The Greyhounds (4-0, 5-4) put four players in double figures led by Darnel Howell with 23 points. Elijahwa Payne had 12 points, Dishon Howell 11 and Devon Whitlock 10 for Monessen, which led 50-13 at halftime.

Avella’s record slipped to 2-2 in the section and 3-8 overall.

Girls results

Trinity 55, Pine-Richland 29: Trinity got used strong defense and balanced scoring to defeat visiting Pine-Richland 55-29 in a nonsection game.

The win was the second in as many nights for Trinity and pushed the Hillers’ record above the .500 mark at 6-5.

Trinity held Pine-Rochland (2-10) to 11 first-half points and built a 14-point halftime lead.

Marlaina Bozek led the Trinity attack with 14 points and Kaylin Venick also was in ddouble figures with 10 points.

“Our M.O. is to play good defense and grind it out,” Trinity coach Bob Miles said. “I liked the consistency in our scoring. There was no dropoff in any one quarter.”

Christian Yarbrough led Pine-Richland with eight points.

Mapletown 44, Fort Cherry 25: Mapletown won its second game in as many nights, both by double digits, as the Maples defeated visiting Fort Cherry 44-25 in a nonsection game.

The win evened Mapletown’s record at 5-5 but the Maples have won five of their last six games.

Taylor Dusenberry led the Mapletown offense with 13 points and helped the home team pull away in the second half after leading 17-9 at halftime. Kelsi Smith had 10 rebounds for the Maples.

Abby Cooper, with 13 points, had more than half of Fort Cherry’s offensive production. The Rangers slipped to 5-6 overall.

Beth-Center 46, Seton-La Salle 34: Beth-Center held Seton-La Salle to 12 first-half points, then the host Bulldogs blew open the game with a 22-point third quarter en route to a 46-34 victory in Class 3A Section 2.

Beth-Center (4-1, 8-3) ran its winning streak to five game. The Bulldogs led 16-12 at halftime and then outscored Seton-La Salle (4-1, 5-6) 22-8 in the pivotal third quarter. Both B-C and Seton-La Salle are part of a three-way tie for second place in the section, one game behind first-place Washington.

Olivia Greco scored six of her team-high 12 points in the third quarter, making a pair of three-pointers. Maddie Hunyadi scored six of her nine points in the third quarter. Elizabeth Trump had a team-high nine rebounds.