High school roundup for Jan. 26, 2020: Highlands tops Allderdice

By: HSSN Staff
Sunday, January 26, 2020 | 10:08 PM

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In a rare Sunday boys basketball game, Highlands earned a 70-52 win over Allderdice (13-4) at the Pittsburgh Basketball Club Classic at Montour.

Korry Myers scored 17 points, and Johnny Crise added 15 points and nine rebounds for the Golden Rams (16-2).

Luke Cochran tallied 13 points, five rebounds and six assists.

Greensburg Central Catholic 57, Derry 49 — Christian McGowan scored a game-high 20 points, and Ben LaCarte added 17 to lead Class A No. 4 Greensburg Central Catholic to a win over Class 4A Derry (6-11) in the Shootout at Seton Hill. GCC (13-4) has won six in a row.

Aidan Bushey led Derry with 11 points and Sam Jones had 10.

Lincoln Park 58, Kennedy Catholic 45 — Isaiah Smith had 15 points, and Tanner Mathos added 13 as Lincoln Park (15-2) won at the Pittsburgh Basketball Club Classic at Montour.

Penn Hills 75, Valley 52 — At the Shootout at Seton Hill, Wes Kropp scored 20 points and Kyree Mitchell added 15 as Penn Hills (13-4) rolled to victory.

Saltsburg 60, Geibel 56 — Josh Gibbons had 13 points, Michael Shirley added 12 and Dylan Palmer had 10 as Saltsburg (10-8) held off Geibel (11-6) in the Shootout at Seton Hill. Saltsburg withstood a 23-point third quarter by the Gators.

Enzo Fetsko had 23 points and Cole Kendall added 12 for Geibel.

Penn-Trafford 64, Jeannette 43 — Zach Rocco scored 21 points and reached the 1,000-point mark for his career as Class 6A Penn-Trafford (11-6) defeated Class A No. 2 Jeannette (11-7) in the final game of the Shootout at Seton Hill. Rocco, who plans to attend Army, made five 3-pointers and now has 1,014 points as a fourth-year starter.

Ben Myers added 10 points in the win for the Warriors, who made 10 3-pointers.

Anton Good led Jeannette, which never had the lead, with 15 points.

Girls basketball

Serra Catholic 56, Greensburg CC 30 — Class 2A No. 1 Serra Catholic (12-2) raced to a 21-3 lead after the first quarter and cruised past Class A No. 4 GCC (11-4) in the Shootout at Seton Hill showcase.

Norwin 67, Hempfield 35 — Olivia Gribble made five 3-pointers for a game-high 23 points and Jayla Wehner added 13 for Norwin (14-2), the No. 2-ranked team in Class 6A.

The Knights led the Spartans (7-9) after three quarters, 46-21.

Hempfield’s Sarah Liberatore reached a milestone in the loss as she scored 22 points to reach 1,000 for her career.