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