Monessen’s Henderson scores 55 points

By: HSSN Staff
Thursday, January 25, 2018 | 5:40 PM

Monessen's Lyndon Henderson scored 55 points on Wednesday night, the highest scoring output of the season in the WPIAL and a school record.

Henderson, a 6-foot-2 junior guard, outscored the Greyhounds' opponent, host Geibel, in a 93-54 win. He made seven 3-pointers, 13 2-point field goals and 8 of 13 free throws.

Henderson came in averaging 20 a game for the Class A No. 2 Greyhounds (6-7, 5-0 Section 2-A).

The previous school record was 53 by Josh Arnold in 2006.

The WPIAL single-game record is 71 points set by Larry Hardesty of Mohawk in 1959. Seven players have score 60 or more in WPIAL history.

Highlands' Micah Mason scored 64 in a game against Valley in 2011.

The staggering state record for points in a game is 114 by Bristol's Pete Cimino, according to pahoops.org. He attempted 79 shots and made 26 of 29 free throws against Palisades in 1960.

Mansfield's Tom McMillen scored 50 or more in 17 consecutive games.

Henderson flirted with some of Westmoreland County's top performances.

Southmoreland's Eric Roslonski scored 61 and 57 during the 1991 season; Belle Vernon's Vince Graham had 60 against Penn-Trafford in 1995; and Jim Neurohr of Greensburg Salem had 53 against Latrobe in 1972.

Bill Beckner Jr. is a Tribune-Review staff writer. Reach him at bbeckner@tribweb.com or via Twitter @BillBeckner.

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