High school basketball: West Greene stuns Monessen, ties for section lead
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The battle for first place in Class A Section 2 boys basketball got very interesting in a period of eight minutes Wednesday night.
That’s how long it took West Greene to rally in the fourth quarter and stun Monessen 46-43 on the Greyhounds’ home court.
West Greene (4-1, 9-5) moved into a first-place tie with Monessen (4-1, 12-2) and snapped the Greyhounds’ 11-game winning streak.
Lane Allison scored 11 of his game-high 21 points in the fourth quarter as the Pioneers overcame deficits of 23-20 at halftime and 34-28 after three quarters. West Greene, a team without a senior on its roster, won with an 18-9 scoring edge in the fourth.
It is believed to be the first win ever for West Greene at Monessen.
“I’m really, really proud of our guys,” said West Greene’s veteran coach Jim Romanus. “I told our kids after our last game that very few people think we can win this game, but I do.
“One thing our guys do well is run the feast-break. In the fourth quarter, we took care of the ball better against their press, and they were crashing the boards against us in the fourth and we were still able to get rebounds and get the ball down the court on the fast-break to Lane.”
Parker Burns tossed in 11 points for West Greene.
Monessen was led by Timothy Kershaw’s 17 points. Lorenzo Gardner had 15.
The teams will meet again Friday, Feb. 2 in Rogersville.
Waynesburg 58, McGuffey 46
Cole Headlee scored 17 points and Waynesburg dominated the second half to beat visiting McGuffey 58-46 in Class 3A Section 4.
McGuffey led 18-12 after one quarter and 29-27 at halftime. The Highlanders were held to 17 points in the second half.
Alex Vansickle scored 15 points and Dane Woods contributed 11 for the Raiders.
McGuffey’s Grayson Wallace tossed in a game-high 19 points. Aydan Cunningham scored 13.
West Mifflin 61, Ringgold 57
West Mifflin outscored Ringgold in the final two minutes, 12-2, to rally for a 61-57 non-section road win Tuesday.
Ringgold led 55-49 with two minutes left in the game.
Szyair Dungee led the Rams with 13 points. Daryl Tolliver and Aidan Angotti both finished with 12 points.
David Fleming scored a game-high 24 points for West Mifflin. Branson Battles finished with 12 points.
Turkeyfoot 73, Mapletown 61
Turkeyfoot led 41-27 at halftime and then held off visiting Mapletown for a 73-61 non-section win Tuesday.
Jeremiah Mick paced Mapletown (2-12) with 24 points. Roger Gradek added 10 points.
Bryce Nicholson scored a game-high 38 points for Turkeyfoot. Zack Ryan had 13.
Girls results
Fort Cherry 74, Sto-Rox 24
Fort Cherry erupted for 51 points in the first half and went on to an easy 74-24 win over host Sto-Rox in Class 2A Section 2.
The Rangers improved to 4-1 in the section and 12-4 overall.
Bella Bianchini led a balanced FC attack by scoring 14 points. Olivia Kemp followed with 11 points, Raney Staub scored 10 and Brooke Cornali also tossed in 10.
West Greene 52, Hundred (W.Va.) 17
Kendra Tharp and Brooke Miller each scored eight points and West Greene held Hundred (W.Va.) to single digits in each quarter for a 52-17 non-section road victory Tuesday.
Southmoreland 41, Bentworth 37:
Bea Pawlikowsky scored 15 points as Southmoreland picked up its second win for the season, 41-37, over Bentworth in a non-section game Tuesday.
Amber Sallee led the Bearcats (4-13) with a game-high 17 points.