Dec 21, 2022 3 min read

Local players sign

With Wednesday being the first day in the NCAA’s early signing period for football, several local high school athletes put their signatures on football national letters of intent.

At Washington, Davoun Fuse signed his NLI with Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights see Fuse as an outside linebacker.

At Canon-McMillan, Big Macs lineman Andrew Kocan signed with Virginia Military Institute and teammate Kent McMahon, a linebacker, signed with St. Francis (Pa.).

Former Peters Township standout Donovan McMillon, who played two seasons at Florida, transferred to Pitt. McMillon is a safety.

Girls basketball

Lexi Six and Kasie Meek combined for 27 points, leading West Greene to a 45-19 win over the Ellis School in a non-section game.

Six, who scored a game-high 16 points, and Meek, who tallied 11, helped West Greene build a double-digit lead in the first quarter and cruise to the victory.

The win stopped a two-game slide for the Pioneers and moved them closer to the .500 mark at 3-4.

Angelina Jones scored eight points for Ellis (2-5).

• Taylor Schumacher poured in 25 points and led three McGuffey players in ddouble figures as the Highlanders held off a fourth-quarter comeback by Rochester for a 55-53 win on the Rams’ home court.

McGuffey (6-2) led 27-20 at halftime and 44-34 after three quarters.

Lexi Ewig scored 12 points and Libby Mallah had 10 for McGuffey, which improved to 6-2.

Rochester (1-6) was led by Aleaya Mercier’s 25 points. Tia Yellock added 10.

No charges against Brown

No charges will be filed against former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown following an apparent domestic incident at a Tampa home in late November, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Investigators completed a review of all available evidence and decided to drop the misdemeanor battery charges, the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office said in a statement. A warrant for Brown’s arrest also has been recalled.

Tampa police enlisted the state attorney’s office’s assistance to determine whether there was probable cause to arrest Brown, 34, after a verbal altercation on Nov. 28.

“Based on the facts and circumstances known to both agencies from extensive on-scene interviews by law enforcement of the alleged victim, it was determined that probable cause existed to issue an arrest warrant on one count of misdemeanor first degree battery,” the state attorney’s statement said.

Investigators sought an in-person statement under oath from the woman prior to making a final charging decision, which included the possibility of upgrading the charge to a felony. But during a Dec. 16 interview, the accuser recanted her previous allegations.

Watt, Fitzpatrick to Pro Bowl

The NFL-leading Philadelphia Eagles had a league-best eight players, including quarterback Jalen Hurts, selected for the first Pro Bowl Games.

The league announced rosters for the NFC and AFC on Wednesday. Players from both conferences will compete in weeklong skills competitions culminated with a flag football game on Sunday, February 5, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The NFL eliminated its full-contact all-star game in September.

The Pittsburgh Steelers had two selections, outside linebacker T.J. Watt and free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick.

Kansas City and Dallas each had seven players chosen for the Games. San Francisco and Baltimore are next with six.