Dec 13, 2018 7 min read

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Trinity played solid defense and executed at the free-throw line to knock off previously undefeated West Allegheny, 45-41, in a Class 5A Section 1 girls basketball opener Thursday night at Hiller Hall.

Even at halftime, 17-17, Trinity outscored the visiting Indians 12-6 in the third quarter then hung onto its lead with clutch free throws down the stretch. The Hillers, who are 1-0 in the section and 2-2 overall, went 19-for-22 from the line. Marlaina Bozek went 9 of 10, including six free throws in the fourth quarter.

Kaylin Venick tied for a game-high with 16 points. Courtney Dahlquist finished with 10 points for Trinity.

Hannah Lindermuth also scored 16 points for West Allegheny, which dropped its first game of the year to fall to 0-1 in the section and 3-1 overall.

Peters Township 60, Baldwin 30: For the third time in its first four games, Peters Township doubled up its opponents’ final score as the Indians easily defeated Baldwin, 60-30, in a Class 6A Section 2 game.

Both teams entered the game undefeated.

Makenna Marisa scored a game-high 22 points as Peters Township (1-0, 4-0) raced out to a 34-17 halftime lead.

Isabella Mills scored 18 and Journey Thompson had 11 points for the Indians.

Baldwin (0-1, 2-1) was led by Abby Marzina, Lexi Bernotas and Megan Dayburgh, all with seven points.

Waynesburg 46, Charleroi 45, OT: Julianna Fowler’s layup with three seconds remaining in overtime gave Waynesburg a 46-45 victory over host Charleroi in the Class 3A Section 2 opener.

Waynesburg (1-0, 3-1), which has won three in a row, survived a fourth-quarter comeback by Charleroi (0-1, 2-3). Waynesburg led 20-15 at halftime and 34-26 after three quarter before the Cougars rallied and sent the game to overtime tied at 42-42. Only seven points were scored in the overtime, none bigger than Fowler’s basket.

Claire Paige Miller also scored 10 points for Waynesburg. Both Miller and Bree Echegaray had 13 rebounds.

Bella Skobel had a big performance for Charleroi with a game-high 26 points. Sierra Gazi had 10 points for the Cougars.

South Fayette 56, Montour 41: South Fayette continued its hot start to the season and used some stellar long-range shooting by Clare Relihan to defeat and deal Montour its first loss of the season, 56-41, in the Class 5A Section 1 opener.

Relihan made five three-point field goals en route to a 19-point performance as South Fayette remained undefeated at 4-0. The Lions took control in the second quarter and opened up a 30-21 lead.

Maura Castelluci finished with 15 points for South Fayette.

Montour’s leading scorer was Courtney Tomas with 17 points.

West Greene 70, Monessen 23: Madison Lampe made four three-pointers and scored a game-high 16 points as West Greene cruised over Monessen, 70-23, in Class A Section 2 game.

Kaitlyn Rizor and Elizabeth Brudnock scored in double figures for the Pioneers, who led 56-13 at halftime. Rizor finished with 14 points, while Brudnock made a trio of three-pointers en route to 11 points for West Greene (1-0, 4-1).

Sydney Caterino, Marqula Green and Qitarah Hardison each had six points for Monessen (0-1, 0-5).

Washington 54, Brownsville 39: Carley Allen scored a game-high 19 points as Washington kept Ron Moore undefeated in his first season as the Prexies’ coach, defeating host Brownsville, 54-39, in a Class 3A Section 2 game.

Randi Thomas scored 11 points for Washington (1-0, 4-0), which extended its seven-point halftime lead by outscoring Brownsville 19-9 in the third quarter.

Tamia Russell had 12 rebounds for the Prexies.

Brownsville falls to 0-1 in the section and 3-2 overall.

Fort Cherry 70, Bentworth 27: Fort Cherry had its best offensive performance of the season as it scored at least 14 points in each quarter to defeat Bentworth in a Class 2A Section 3 game, 70-27.

McKenzie Faure led the offensive effort with a game-high 21 points. Abby Cooper scored 16 for the Rangers, who had a 39-9 halftime lead and improved to 3-1 overall.

Katie Babirad scored nine points for Bentworth (0-1, 1-3).

South Park 66, McGuffey 29: A productive first quarter allowed South Park to easily defeat McGuffey, 66-29 in the Class 3A Section 2 opener.

The Eagles jumped out to a 19-5 lead after the first eight minutes, a 30-15 advantage at the half.

Maura Huwalt scored a game-high 22 points for South Park (1-0, 2-2). Julianna Briggs had 12 points. Cassidy Zandier finished with 10.

McGuffey (0-1, 1-3) was paced by Abby Donnelly, who scored 10 points.

Upper St. Clair 45, Canon-McMillan 34: Lindsay Meyer and Sarah Price each scored in double-digits as Upper St. Clair defeated Canon-McMillan, 45-34, in a Class 6A Section 2 game.

Meyer scored 17 points, while Price finished with 16 to pace the Panthers, who win their section opener and improve to 3-1 overall.

Canon-McMillan (1-1, 2-2) was led by guard Tamara Mathis. The Ursuline recruit scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Big Macs.

The Big Macs, who held an advantage in the second and third quarters, were outscored by 12 combined in the first and fourth.

California 49, Mapletown 40: California used a big second half to erase a narrow halftime deficit and defeat Mapletown, 49-40, in a Class A Section 2 game.

Trailing 17-16 at the break, the Trojans scored 33 second-half points to earn a victory in their section opener.

Ca’Mari Walden scored 14 points and Makayla Boda finished with 10 for California (1-0, 2-2).

Mapletown (0-1, 0-4) was led by Abby Antill’s 13 points. Taylor Dusenberry had 10 points for the Maples.

Belle Vernon 54, Ringgold 17: Belle Vernon picked up its first win of the season and did it in impressive fashion, cruising to a 54-17 victory over Ringgold in Class 4A Section 3 action on the Rams’ home court.

Belle Vernon (1-0, 1-3) bolted to a 21-8 lead after one quarter and then held Ringgold (0-1, 1-3) scoreless in the second quarter.

Lindsay Steeber was Belle Vernon’s leading scorer with 17 points. Grace Henderson followed with 13 points.

Frazier 69, Chartiers-Houston 36: Frazier had too much offensive firepower for visiting Chartiers-Houston as the Commodores cruised to a 69-36 victory in the Class 2A Section opener.

Brooke Poling and Sierra Twigg each scored 18 points to lead the scoring for Frazier (1-0, 2-2), which forged a 38-19 lead by halftime. Kaelyn Shaporka gave Frazier a third player in doduble figures as she scored 10 points.

Dominique Mortimer of Chartiers-Houston (0-1, 1-3) was the leading scorer in the game with 19 points.

Clairton 55, Jefferson-Morgan 20: Taylor Jackson scored 15 points as Clairton was a 55-20 winner at Jefferson-Morgan in a nonsection contest.

Clairton (2-1) also received 14 points from Iyanna Chapman. The Bears outscored J-M 18-1 in the third quarter.

Jefferson-Morgan (1-3) was led by Maddie Vandivner’s seven points.

Boys results

Burgettstown 65, Chartiers-Houston 60: Seniors Dante Gianfrancesco and Scott Ferris combined for 37 points as Burgettstown held off a late charge by host Chartiers-Houston and edged the Bucs 65-60 in a nonsection matchup.

It was the third win for Burgettstown (3-1) in six days. The key to this victory was the second quarter, when the Blue Devils outscored C-H 19-8 to open a 37-19 lead.

Chartiers-Houston (1-3) made it close at the end by outscoring Burgettstown in the second half, including 23-13 in the fourth quarter, but the Bucs never drew closer than five points.

Gianfrancesco led Burgettstown with 19 points and Ferris followed with 18. Dylan Poirier scored 11 points to give the Blue Devils three players in double figures.

Christian Berry had a game-high 20 points for Chartiers-Houston and Austin Arnold tossed in 19.

Carrick 65, Belle Vernon 55: Aronde Camp scored a game-high 26 points and visiting Carrick stormed back from a 10-point deficit at the end of the first quarter to rally and beat Belle Vernon 69-55 in a nonsection game.

Belle Vernon (0-4) led 25-15 after one quarter, but Carrick (3-2) battled back and took a 53-50 lead into the fourth quarter. The leopards’ offense disappeared over the final eight minutes as Carrick pulled away with a 16-5 margin.

Mitch Poholt had a double-double for Belle Vernon, scoring 11 points and grabbing a team-high 12 rebounds. Thomas Hepple had 11 points.