Jan 7, 2019 5 min read

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Seton La-Salle 58, Charleroi 37: Emma Walsh scored a game-high 21 points as Seton-La Salle avoided an early scare to cruise past Class 3A Section 2 foe Charleroi, 58-37.

In search of their first conference victory, the Cougars led 18-14 after the first quarter. However, Seton La-Salle (4-0, 5-5) outscored them 44-19 the final three quarters to stay undefeated in the section.

Sarah Meroina also reached double-digits for the Rebels with 12 points.

Charleroi (0-5, 3-9) was paced by Belle Skobel and Cierra Gazi, who had 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Beth-Center 47, McGuffey 40: Olivia Greco made four three-pointers as Beth-Center won its fourth consecutive game by defeating McGuffey, 47-40, in Class 3A Section 2.

Greco finished with a game-high 13 points as Beth-Center (3-1, 7-3) pulled away in the second and third quarters. The Bulldogs outscored McGuffey by five points in both the second and third.

Keira Nicolella and Rachel Shingle both scored in double-digits for McGuffey (1-4, 4-8). Nicolella had 11 points and Shingle finished with 10.

Bishop Canevin 72, Chartiers-Houston 24: Four different players scored in double figures as Bishop Canevin rolled to a 72-24 victory over Chartiers-Houston in a Class 2A Section 3 game.

Shamyjha Price led all scorers with 28 points. Emma Theodorsson scored 16, Dijha Allen had 11 and Gillan Gustine finished with 10 for Bishop Canevin (5-0, 9-2), which led 36-6 at halftime.

Dominique Mortimer led Chartiers-Houston (1-3, 3-8) with 12 points.

Mt. Lebanon 55, Canon-McMillan 37: Using a stifling defense, Mt. Lebanon prevented Canon-McMillan from reaching double-digit points in three of the four quarters to down the Big Macs 55-37 in a Class 6A Section 2 game.

Mt. Lebanon (4-1, 5-6) had a 19-7 lead after the first quarter and led 32-16 at the half.

Morgan Palmer paced the Blue Devils with 18 points. Patrice Smith scored 15 and Ashley Connor chipped in with 10 points.

The only player for Canon-McMillan (2-3, 5-6) to score in double figures was Tamara Mathis, who finished with 15 points.

California 42, Monessen 34: Makayla Boda scored 14 points to lead a second-half comeback as California fought off Monessen, 42-34, in a Class A Section 2 game.

Trailing 22-19 at halftime, the Trojans outscored Monessen 23-12 in the final two quarters for their third straight victory.

Sydney Smichnick scored 10 points and Ca’mari Walden added nine in the come-from-behind win for California (4-1, 6-4).

Qitarah Hardison tied with a game-high 14 points for Monessen (1-3, 1-9).

Washington 76, Waynesburg 44: After suffering its first loss of the season Saturday, Washington bounced back in a big way as four players scored in double figures to defeat Waynesburg, 76-44, in a Class 3A Section 2 game.

The Prexies lowest-scoring quarter was 15 points in the first, which still have them a 15-10 lead after eight minutes. They led 32-23 at the half but pulled away by outscoring Waynesburg 25-5 in the third quarter.

Carley Allen scored a game-high 20 points for Washington (5-0, 10-1). Jahlea Oakley scored 13 points, Kyla Woods had 12 and Tamia Russell finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds.

C.P. Miller led Waynesburg (1-4, 4-6) with 13 points. Julianna Fowler scored 11 points.

Burgettstown 45, Carmichaels 20: Trailing by seven points following the first quarter, Burgettstown dominated on offense and defense the rest of the way to defeat Class 2A Section 3 foe Carmichaels, 45-20.

The Blue Devils trailed 12-5 after the first eight minutes but then outscored Carmichaels (0-4, 3-9) 40-8 in the final three quarters, including holding the Mikes scoreless in the second quarter.

Celeste Direcchia scored 15 points for Burgettstown (2-2, 5-6).

Gina Ranieri had 10 points for the Mikes.

Thomas Jefferson 59, South Fayette 51: The third-quarter proved to be the undoing of South Fayette in a 59-51 loss to Thomas Jefferson in a Class 5A Section 1 game.

Thomas Jefferson (4-0, 8-3) remained undefeated in the section when it extended its three-point halftime lead to eight after outscoring the Lions 11-6 in the third quarter.

Alysaa DeAngelo scored 15 points for the Jaguars. Jenna Clark had 13 and Dalaney Ranallo finished with 12 points.

Clare Relihan, the lone scorer in double-digits for South Fayette (3-2, 8-4), scored a game-high 19 points.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Brownsville 67, Bentworth 59: Nick Seto and Phil Pace combined to scored 51 points as Brownsville held off a fourth-quarter rally from Bentworth to defeat the Bearcats, 67-59, in a non-section game.

Seto scored 26 points and Pace finished with 25 as Brownsville (3-7) took a 34-24 lead into halftime.

Bentworth (0-10) scored 24 points in the fourth quarter to cut the deficit back to single digits but not enough to complete a comeback.

Shawn Dziak made seven three-pointers en route to his game-high 29 points. Jacob Burke scored 18 points for the Bearcats.