Jan 28, 2019 4 min read

GIRLS

South Fayette 50, Moon 43: South Fayette took an important step at clinching a playoff berth as a big second quarter led to a balanced finish in a 50-43 victory over Moon in Class 5A Section 1.

The Lions, who were being chased by Moon (5-6, 9-8) for fourth place and the final playoff spot in the section standings, trailed 12-9 after the first quarter but scored 19 points in the second to lead 28-21 at halftime.

Maura Castelluci led South Fayette (7-4, 13-6) with 15 points. Karyssa Larson and Clare Relihan each added 13.

Moon tried rallying in the fourth quarter but that effort came up short. Reilly Sunday led all scorers with 24 points.

Beth-Center 40, Brownsville 36: Elizabeth Trump, Madi Hunyady and Frankie Pryor each scored 11 points as Beth-Center held off Brownsville, 40-36, in a Class 3A Section 2 game.

Beth-Center (7-4, 11-7), which ended its two-game losing skid, took the four-point lead in the opening quarter. The Bulldogs led 16-12 at halftime.

Trump grabbed eight rebounds and Hunyady had six boards. Pryor finished with five assists and five rebounds.

Alexis Carson kept Brownsville (3-8, 9-9) in the game in the second half. She scored 19 of her 21 points in the third and fourth quarters, including five three-pointers.

Washington 57, Charleroi 14: Riding its leading scorers once again, Washington put together an all-around performance to defeat Class 3A Section 2 foe Charleroi, 57-14.

Carley Allen led the Prexies with 15 points, while Torri Finley scored 13 and Randi Thomas add 10.

Washington (9-2, 14-4) limited the Cougars to four first-half points to lead 30-4 at halftime.

Bella Skobel scored six points for Charleroi (1-9, 4-13).

Jefferson-Morgan 37, Geibel Catholic 23: Outscoring Geibel Catholic 15-2 in the fourth quarter, Jefferson-Morgan ended its five-game losing streak with a 37-23 win over the Gators in Class A Section 2.

Jefferson-Morgan (2-7, 5-12) held a one-point lead entering fourth.

Brynn Boyd led the Rockets with 18 points. Autumn Gustovich scored 15.

Sarah Ehrhardt had 10 points for Geibel (0-9, 1-15).

West Greene 68, Mapletown 35: West Greene dominated the second and third quarters en route to a 68-35 victory over Mapletown in a Class A Section 2 game.

Outscoring the Maples 37-11 in the middle quarters, West Greene (10-0, 17-1) was led by Kaitlyn Rizor’s 16 points. Jersey Wise finished with 11 points for the Pioneers.

Kelsi Smith was the only player in double figures for Mapletown (4-5, 9-8) with 10 points.

Belle Vernon 59, Yough 17: Jumping out to a 19-0 lead in the first quarter, Belle Vernon cruised to a 59-17 victory over Class 4A Section 3 foe Yough.

Lindsay Steeber led the Leopards with 15 points. Rachel Wobrak and Taylor Rodriguez, who each had three three-pointers for Belle Vernon (8-3, 12-6), scored 14 and 11 points, respectively.

Cara Rosetti scored six points for Yough (0-11, 3-15), which trailed 30-8 at halftime.

BOYS

Brownsville 56, West Greene 32: Extending its lead by only allowing three points in the second quarter, Brownsville used balance to defeat West Greene, 56-32, in a non-section game.

After the Falcons took a 17-11 lead in the first quarter, they outscored West Greene 13-3 in the second quarter to lead 30-14 at the half.

Nick Seto led Brownsville (4-13) with 14 points. Aiden Tecter and Phil Pace each had 10.

Ben Jackson led the Pioneers, who fall to 5-11 overall, with nine points.

Yough 79, Bentworth 37: Jarrett Bach scored a game-high 27 points as Yough rolled to a 79-37 victory over Bentworth in a non-section game.

Gamal Marballie scored 17 points and CJ Waldier added 16 for Yough (6-12), which led 20-4 after the first quarter.

Jacob Burke led Bentworth (0-18) with 11 points. Cameron Bell also scored 10 for the Bearcats.