Recap: 2/9/24

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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