Tuesday Nights Basketball Playoff Highlights
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Tuesday Nights Basketball Playoff Highlights
P.I.A.A. Basketball Playoffs: Tuesday Recaps ................
An M.S.A. Sports publication:
P.I.A.A. BOYS:
CLASS (AAAA) PRELIMINARY ROUND:
Moon 68 - Brashear 57
Moon got a scare late from 14-12 Brashear and almost surrendered a 19 point second half lead. However, the 23-4 Tigers hit some big free throws down the stretch and
survived at Chartiers Valley High School in a (AAAA) play-in game 68-57. Trailing 4-1 early in the first quarter, Moon went on a 9-0 run fueled by 6 points by 6-4 junior Brian Walsh and built their margin to 35-20 at the half. Brashear shot only 26 per cent in the first half. That lead ballooned to 19 early in the third period behind an 8 point period by 6-7 Chris Jeannot but sophomore Bruce Thornton's 3 point play with 1:54 left in the game reduced the Tigers's edge to 58-53. The Bulls continued to chop away and got to within 60-57 on two free throws by 6-7 sophomore John Wetzel. But those would be the final points of the night for Brashear. Walsh's coast-to-coast layup made it 62-57 and Moon scored the final 6 points of the game on 4 straight foul shots by Jeannot and two more by point-guard Mike Battles. Walsh finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds for the winners, who outboarded the Bulls 28-21. Jeannot added 15 points and Tyler Goehring pushed in 14 from the Tiger bench. 6-2 junior Ed Tinker had a game-high 22 for Brashear including 9 of 10 at the charity stripe. The Bulls connected on 18 of 25 at the line but hit only 27 per cent from the field for the game. Each team turned the ball over 13 times. Moon moves on to face fellow #4-(AAAA)W.P.I.A.L. foe and current champion Bethel Park in the P.I.A.A. first round Saturday at 4:30 PM at Chartiers Valley High School. Those two split during the regular season with each club winning on the visitors floor.
CLASS (AAA) PRELIMINARY ROUND:
Peabody 68 - Blackhawk 55
Senior forward Eric Williams scored 28 points last night to lead Peabody to a 68-55 victory over Blackhawk in a PIAA Class AAA preliminary game played at North Hills. The Highlanders had a 30-22 halftime lead before Blackhawk closed the gap to 38-36 in the third quarter. The Cougars never did catch Peabody as the Highlanders answered every Blackhawk run. Josh Gumbert led the Cougars with 20 points despite playing with an injured ankle and Antoine Childs added 16 for Blackhawk. Peabody will now play number two ranked General McLane on Friday night. Blackhawk ended its season at 16-11.
CLASS (AA) PRELIMINARY ROUND:
Carlynton 71 - Tussey Mountain 56
A quick start by the Cougars put them on stop to stay Tuesday night as they qualified for the opening round with a 15 point victory over the Titans at Hempfield High School. Senior Martin PLetz scored 13 points in the opening quarter as Carlynton jumped out to a 22-17 lead after one quarter, then built it to a 33-23 advantage by halftime. Pletz ended up with a game-high 33 points while Charlie Dagnal and Lavar Dawson added 14 points each for the Cougars. Elias Hoover led the Titans with 21 points. Carlynton improves to 22-4 and will now face off against North East Saturday afternoon at Edinboro University. Tussey Mountain ends its season at 21-6.
P.I.A.A. GIRLS:
CLASS (AAAA) PRELIMINARY ROUND:
Norwin 51 - Schenley 39
The Knights broke open a tight game through one quarter by outscoring the third-seed out of the Pittsburgh City League 18-10 in the second quarter and cruised to a 12 points victory Tuesday night at Chartiers Valley High School. Norwin had three players in double-figure scoring led by Jennifer Laver's 15 points. Kayla Hilko had 13 while Nicky Costabile added 10 points for the Knights. Both Inawa Stephenson and Caitlyn Comiskey had 10 points each for the Spartans. Norwin improves to 20-7 and will move on to a First Round game on Friday against the WPIAL champion New Castle Red Hurricanes while Schenley's season ends at 15-12.
CLASS (AAA) PRELIMINARY ROUND:
Mars 72 - Peabody 37
The Planets used a huge second quarter in which they outscored the Highlanders 25-7 to coast to a 35 point victory in this WPIAL vs Pittsburgh City League matchup at North Hills High School. Haley Geyer and Lily Grenci had 14 points each to lead Mars, while teammates Maggie Bulman and Cara Hudac each chipped in 11 points. Makala Williams of Peabody led all scorers with 17 points. The Highlanders trailed by only 4 points at 15-11 after one quarter before the Planets pulled away to a 40-18 halftime lead. Mars improves to 24-3 and will face Slippery Rock on Saturday in a Class AAA First Round contest while Peabody's season ends with a final record of 11-13.
CLASS (AA) PRELIMINARY ROUND:
Everett 49 - Seton-LaSalle 47
After a dominant regular season in which the Rebels won 22 of 24 games, the bottom fell out in the postseason. Seton-LaSalle struggled in their first WPIAL playoff game in a vcitory against Neshannock, then got pounded by Bishop Canevin in the AA Quarterfinals. Then on Tuesday in a PIAA (AA) Preliminary Round game, the season came to a quick ends for the Rebels as they fell by two points to the Warriors at Hempfield High School. Trailing 47-46, Everett's Amy Miller hit a three-pointer with 24 second left that proved to be the difference in the game. Megan O'Keefe led all scorers with 20 points for the Rebels while teammate Bridget Buskirk added 14. Everett improves to 25-2 and will take on Villa Maria Friday at Edinboro University. Seton-LaSalle ends a season with high expectations at 23-4.
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An M.S.A. Sports publication:
P.I.A.A. BOYS:
CLASS (AAAA) PRELIMINARY ROUND:
Moon 68 - Brashear 57
Moon got a scare late from 14-12 Brashear and almost surrendered a 19 point second half lead. However, the 23-4 Tigers hit some big free throws down the stretch and
survived at Chartiers Valley High School in a (AAAA) play-in game 68-57. Trailing 4-1 early in the first quarter, Moon went on a 9-0 run fueled by 6 points by 6-4 junior Brian Walsh and built their margin to 35-20 at the half. Brashear shot only 26 per cent in the first half. That lead ballooned to 19 early in the third period behind an 8 point period by 6-7 Chris Jeannot but sophomore Bruce Thornton's 3 point play with 1:54 left in the game reduced the Tigers's edge to 58-53. The Bulls continued to chop away and got to within 60-57 on two free throws by 6-7 sophomore John Wetzel. But those would be the final points of the night for Brashear. Walsh's coast-to-coast layup made it 62-57 and Moon scored the final 6 points of the game on 4 straight foul shots by Jeannot and two more by point-guard Mike Battles. Walsh finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds for the winners, who outboarded the Bulls 28-21. Jeannot added 15 points and Tyler Goehring pushed in 14 from the Tiger bench. 6-2 junior Ed Tinker had a game-high 22 for Brashear including 9 of 10 at the charity stripe. The Bulls connected on 18 of 25 at the line but hit only 27 per cent from the field for the game. Each team turned the ball over 13 times. Moon moves on to face fellow #4-(AAAA)W.P.I.A.L. foe and current champion Bethel Park in the P.I.A.A. first round Saturday at 4:30 PM at Chartiers Valley High School. Those two split during the regular season with each club winning on the visitors floor.
CLASS (AAA) PRELIMINARY ROUND:
Peabody 68 - Blackhawk 55
Senior forward Eric Williams scored 28 points last night to lead Peabody to a 68-55 victory over Blackhawk in a PIAA Class AAA preliminary game played at North Hills. The Highlanders had a 30-22 halftime lead before Blackhawk closed the gap to 38-36 in the third quarter. The Cougars never did catch Peabody as the Highlanders answered every Blackhawk run. Josh Gumbert led the Cougars with 20 points despite playing with an injured ankle and Antoine Childs added 16 for Blackhawk. Peabody will now play number two ranked General McLane on Friday night. Blackhawk ended its season at 16-11.
CLASS (AA) PRELIMINARY ROUND:
Carlynton 71 - Tussey Mountain 56
A quick start by the Cougars put them on stop to stay Tuesday night as they qualified for the opening round with a 15 point victory over the Titans at Hempfield High School. Senior Martin PLetz scored 13 points in the opening quarter as Carlynton jumped out to a 22-17 lead after one quarter, then built it to a 33-23 advantage by halftime. Pletz ended up with a game-high 33 points while Charlie Dagnal and Lavar Dawson added 14 points each for the Cougars. Elias Hoover led the Titans with 21 points. Carlynton improves to 22-4 and will now face off against North East Saturday afternoon at Edinboro University. Tussey Mountain ends its season at 21-6.
P.I.A.A. GIRLS:
CLASS (AAAA) PRELIMINARY ROUND:
Norwin 51 - Schenley 39
The Knights broke open a tight game through one quarter by outscoring the third-seed out of the Pittsburgh City League 18-10 in the second quarter and cruised to a 12 points victory Tuesday night at Chartiers Valley High School. Norwin had three players in double-figure scoring led by Jennifer Laver's 15 points. Kayla Hilko had 13 while Nicky Costabile added 10 points for the Knights. Both Inawa Stephenson and Caitlyn Comiskey had 10 points each for the Spartans. Norwin improves to 20-7 and will move on to a First Round game on Friday against the WPIAL champion New Castle Red Hurricanes while Schenley's season ends at 15-12.
CLASS (AAA) PRELIMINARY ROUND:
Mars 72 - Peabody 37
The Planets used a huge second quarter in which they outscored the Highlanders 25-7 to coast to a 35 point victory in this WPIAL vs Pittsburgh City League matchup at North Hills High School. Haley Geyer and Lily Grenci had 14 points each to lead Mars, while teammates Maggie Bulman and Cara Hudac each chipped in 11 points. Makala Williams of Peabody led all scorers with 17 points. The Highlanders trailed by only 4 points at 15-11 after one quarter before the Planets pulled away to a 40-18 halftime lead. Mars improves to 24-3 and will face Slippery Rock on Saturday in a Class AAA First Round contest while Peabody's season ends with a final record of 11-13.
CLASS (AA) PRELIMINARY ROUND:
Everett 49 - Seton-LaSalle 47
After a dominant regular season in which the Rebels won 22 of 24 games, the bottom fell out in the postseason. Seton-LaSalle struggled in their first WPIAL playoff game in a vcitory against Neshannock, then got pounded by Bishop Canevin in the AA Quarterfinals. Then on Tuesday in a PIAA (AA) Preliminary Round game, the season came to a quick ends for the Rebels as they fell by two points to the Warriors at Hempfield High School. Trailing 47-46, Everett's Amy Miller hit a three-pointer with 24 second left that proved to be the difference in the game. Megan O'Keefe led all scorers with 20 points for the Rebels while teammate Bridget Buskirk added 14. Everett improves to 25-2 and will take on Villa Maria Friday at Edinboro University. Seton-LaSalle ends a season with high expectations at 23-4.
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