Weekend Recap: PIAA First Round
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FRIDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL
PIAA 5A FIRST ROUND
7-1 Moon 52, 8-1 Obama Academy 34
Moon shakes off WPIAL championship malaise to get past Obama Academy
7-2 Franklin Regional 68, 3-6 Warwick 53
Franklin Regional hits key shots in 4th quarter, takes care of Warwick in PIAA 1st round
7-3 Shaler 73, 3-4 Greencastle-Antrim 58
Shaler (24-3)
Keegan Smetanka – 21 points
Kaden Orga – 13 points
Brandon London – 13 points
3-3 York Suburban 52, 7-4 Thomas Jefferson 48
Thomas Jefferson (21-5)
Evan Berger – 16 points
Noah Prosser – 12 points
Nicholas Trklja – 10 points
7-5 Fox Chapel 57, 10-1 Cathedral Prep 52
Asher White – 23 points (5 three-pointers_
Jefferson Moorefield-Brown – 19 points
Will Siegel – 13 rebounds
7-6 Bethel Park 59, 3-2 Hershey 45
Bethel Park (14-13)
Michael Mathias – 22 points (6 three-pointers)
Shawn Davis – 20 points
3-1 Mechanicsburg 60, 7-7 Gateway 52
Gateway (18-9)
Chase Yanoski – 33 points
GIRLS BASKETBALL
PIAA 6A FIRST ROUND
7-1 Norwin 54, 3-7 William Penn 29
WPIAL champion Norwin girls run away from York William Penn in PIAA opener
7-2 North Allegheny 57, 10-1 Erie 23
North Allegheny (23-3)
Caroline Henderson – 19 points
Kellie McConnell – 11 points
Grace Heliger – 11 points
7-3 Peters Township 69, 3-3 Lebanon 49
Peters Township (24-2)
Gemma Walker – 30 points
Natalie Wetzel – 21 points
7-4 Chartiers Valley 44, 6-1 Altoona 43
Chartiers Valley (17-8)
Lilah Turnbull – 18 points
Emma Reynolds – 15 points
SATURDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL
PIAA 6A FIRST ROUND
7-1 Upper St. Clair 57, 3-7 Central Dauphin 53
Upper St. Clair stages furious rally to get past Central Dauphin in PIAA 1st round
10-1 McDowell 61, 7-2 Baldwin 45
Untimely scoring slumps end Baldwin’s historic season with PIAA loss to McDowell
6-1 State College 65, 7-3 Mt. Lebanon 58 (3OT)
Mt. Lebanon (20-6)
Nate Girod – 22 points (6 three-pointers)
Riley Farabaugh – 16 points
GIRLS BASKETBALL
PIAA 5A FIRST ROUND
7-1 South Fayette 48, 3-8 Red Land 20
South Fayette (19-8)
Erica Hall – 14 points
Juliette Leroux – 12 points
Lainey Yater – 10 points
*outscored Red Land 19-0 in second quarter
7-2 Armstrong 44, 3-5 Palmyra 33
Armstrong (22-5)
Emma Paul – 19 points
7-3 McKeesport 61, 3-4 West York 32
McKeesport (22-4)
Rachael Manfredo – 19 points
Maddie Hertzler – 14 points
Brooke Evans – 10 points
7-4 Oakland Catholic 50, 3-3 Susquehanna Township 34
Oakland Catholic (25-2)
Mia LeDonne – 15 points
Kaylee DeAngelo – 13 points
Alayla Bivins – 12 points (buzzer-beater in the third quarter)
Josie Fontana – 10 points
10-1 Cathedral Prep 53, 7-5 Trinity 29
Trinity (20-7)
Sutton Williamson – 10 points
3-2 Northern York 53, 7-6 Lincoln Park 49
7-7 Indiana 33, 3-1 York Suburban 32
Indiana (20-7)
Bella Antonacci – 16 points (clutch free throws late)
Addy Hutton – hit clutch free throws in the final moments
*first state playoff win since 2010