Recap: 2/9/24
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network
BOYS BASKETBALL
SECTION 1-6A
#4 Central Catholic 58, #5 North Allegheny 57
Central Catholic grabs section title away from North Allegheny with last-second 3-point play
Butler 58, Pine-Richland 50
Butler (16-5, 6-4)
Braylon Littlejohn – 22 points
Donovan Carney – 16 points
Tayt Lucas – 12 points
Pine-Richland (7-14, 3-7)
Carson Baer – 18 points
Zach Kenny – 17 points
*Despite the loss Pine-Richland still clinched a playoff berth with New Castle’s loss
Seneca Valley 67, New Castle 62
Seneca Valley (7-15, 3-7)
Tyler Pepin – 27 points
Kai West – 26 points
New Castle (14-8, 3-7)
Ralphie Blundo – 17 points
Kyrell Harris – 14 points
*New Castle left out of the playoff picture with loss
SECTION 2-6A
Norwin 58, Hempfield 45
Norwin (8-12, 2-8)
Noah Wilson – 17 points
Luke Denny – 14 points
Alex Wiggins – 12 points
Hempfield (4-18, 0-10)
Caden Biondi – 8 points
Drew Gordon – 8 points
Max Williams – 8 points
#1 Mt. Lebanon 61, Canon-McMillan 43
Mt. Lebanon (18-3, 9-1)
Liam Sheely – 19 points
Brody Barber – 17 points
Riley Farabaugh – 12 points
#3 Upper St. Clair 57, #2 Baldwin 52
Upper St. Clair (15-5, 8-2)
Brett Meinert – 19 points
Baldwin (16-5, 7-3)
Nathan Wesling – 22 points
SECTIOn 1-5A
#5 Peters Township 76, Bethel Park 66
Peters Township (16-5, 8-2)
Jack Dunbar – 21 points
Nate Miller – 21 points
Nick McCullough – 11 points
Bethel Park (11-10, 6-4)
Nick Brown – 19 points
Michael Mathias – 15 points
Jack Bruckner – 11 points
Shawn Davis – 11 points
#4 Thomas Jefferson 84, Connellsville 48
Thomas Jefferson (17-3, 9-0)
Noah Prosser – 21 points
Brody Evans – 14 points
Evan Berger – 11 points
Nick Trklja – 11 points
Connellsville (2-18, 1-8)
Anthony Piasecki – 13 points
Bruce Giles – 11 points
Trinity 74, Ringgold 43
Trinity (9-12, 4-6)
Jacob Dunkle – 22 points
Anthony Giorgi – 15 points
Jonah Williamson – 14 points
Ringgold (4-17, 1-9)
Daryll Tolliver – 16 points
Braylen Lomax – 12 points
SECTION 2-5A
Plum 62, Armstrong 46
Plum (7-14, 1-9)
Will Beckner – 23 points (5 three-pointers)
Brendan Getlak – 15 points
Max Grice – 13 points
Armstrong (10-12, 2-8)
Isaiah Riggle – 13 points
Jack Valasek – 10 points
#3 Shaler 57, Fox Chapel 44
Shaler boys down Fox Chapel to clinch outright section title
Penn Hills 73, Woodland Hills 66
Penn Hills (13-7, 6-4)
Robert Thomas – 21 points, 16 rebounds
Lamire Redman – 15 points
Khalil Wall – 11 points
Amon Hawthorne – 10 points
Woodland Hills (8-13, 5-5)
Scoop Smith – 25 points
Lamar Williams – 13 points
SECTION 3-5A
Gateway 55, Latrobe 53
Gateway boys edge Latrobe as Wildcats fall short of playoffs
#2 Franklin Regional 92, McKeesport 85
Franklin Regional (19-2, 9-1)
Cam Rowell – 25 points
Cooper Rankin – 24 points
Colin Masten – 14 points
Fin Hutchison – 12 points
Connor Crossey – 10 points
McKeesport (5-13, 1-9)
Lamont Perkins – 40 points
Dominique Cochran – 16 points
Keith Spell – 11 points
Kiski Area 62, Penn-Trafford 37
Kiski Area (13-7, 4-5)
Isaiah Gonzalez – 23 points
Noah Thimons – 16 points (4 three-pointers)
Penn-Trafford (11-11, 5-5)
Tyler Freas – 10 points
SECTION 4-5A
North Hills 78, Chartiers Valley 73
With playoff pressure off, North Hills outduels Chartiers Valley
South Fayette 60, West Allegheny 51
South Fayette (13-8, 7-3)
Michael Plasko – 24 points (scored 1,000th career point)
Gino Satira – 11 points
West Allegheny (11-11, 0-10)
Justin Manns – 15 points
Brandon Bell – 13 points (scored 1,000th career point)
Brady Miller – 12 points
GIRLS BASKETBALL
SECTION 1-6A
#3 North Allegheny 70, Hempfield 31
North Allegheny (19-2, 8-2)
Grace Heliger – 21 points
Lydia Betz – 17 points
Caroline Henderson – 13 points
Hempfield (8-13, 1-8)
Sarah Podkul – 13 points
Allie Cervola – 10 points
Butler 53, Pine-Richland 52
Butler (6-15, 3-7)
Amelia McMichale – 27 points
Sydney Patterson – 17 points (game-winning layup at the buzzer)
Pine-Richland (7-13, 4-6)
Madison Zavasky – 25 points
SECTION 2-6A
Canon-McMillan 44, #1 Peters Township 41
Canon-McMillan (11-10, 4-8)
Lauren Borella – 15 points
Nadia Davis – 10 points
Peters Township (20-1, 11-1)
Natalie Wetzel – 19 points
Gemma Walker – 12 points
SECTION 1-5A
Penn Hills 52, Kiski Area 42
Woodland Hills 60, Gateway 18
SECTION 2-5A
Shaler 48, Fox Chapel 39
Shaler (8-14, 5-7)
Hanna Dejidas – 12 points
Hilary Quinn – 11 points
Fox Chapel (6-15, 4-8)
Bella Urso – 12 points
Skye Byrnes – 11 points
Lyla Jablon – 10 points
SECTION 4-5A
South Fayette 55, West Allegheny 32
South Fayette (13-8, 6-4)
Juliette Leroux – 18 points
Lainey Yater – 12 points
West Allegheny (7-13, 1-9)
Alexis Santucci – 12 points
Emma Ruperto – 10 points