High school roundup for Nov. 28, 2025: Pratt brothers lead Lincoln Park past Knoch

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Friday, November 28, 2025 | 11:34 PM

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Josh Pratt scored 24 points to lead Lincoln Park to a 71-46 boys basketball victory over Knoch on Friday at the Lincoln Park tipoff tournament at Geneva College.

Malcolm Frye added 16 points and Jeremiah Pratt contributed 10 for the Leopards (1-0). Vincent DeFelice scored 11 and Teegan Finucan had 10 for the Knights (0-1). Aliquippa transfers Josh and Jeremiah Pratt were playing their first game for Lincoln Park, which went 2-20 last season.

Armstrong 61, River Valley 51 – Memphis Cypher scored 18 points, Jaydon Oliver had 15 and Quinton Olsen added 12 to lead Armstrong (1-0) at the tournament hosted by the Riverhawks. Max Persichetti scored 23 points and Bryson McDowell had 11 for River Valley (0-1).

Avella 57, Chartiers-Houston 49 – Bryce Wright scored 17 points, Nate Cilia followed with 15 and Rylan Bell added 10 to lead Avella (1-0) at the McGuffey tournament. Brody McCrerey scored 11 points for Chartiers-Houston (0-1).

Bishop Canevin 65, Elizabeth Forward 55 – Drew Allen scored 22 points, Jackson Maddix added 16 and Bishop Canevin (1-0) used a 24-12 second-quarter advantage to win at the MVI Shootout. Tyler Basic scored 18 points and Daniel Spence added 11 for Elizabeth Forward (0-1).

Blackhawk 52, Union 18 – Marco Fusetti scored 17 points and Carter Davis contributed 12 to help Blackhawk (1-0) past Union (0-1) at the Ellwood City tournament.

Central Valley 66, Nazareth Prep 29 – Angelo Conti scored 16 points to lead Central Valley (1-0) at the Lincoln Park tournament at Geneva College. Ahsan Harrison led Nazareth Prep (0-1) with 12 points.

Deer Lakes 59, Washington 54 – Evan Moore scored 22 points and Collin Rodgers added 14 to lead Deer Lakes (1-0) at the Armstrong tournament. Tristan Reed scored 14 points, William Callan added 13 and Tayvonne France had 10 for Washington (0-1).

Derry 62, Burrell 55 – Stanley Rajkovich scored 25 points, including five 3-pointers, as Derry (1-0) won at the Burrell tournament. Brayden Robinson added 19 and Logan Irvin had 11 for the Trojans. Ryan Wass led the Bucs (0-1) with 26 points. Adam Wass added 10.

Ellwood City 81, Rochester 39 – Kaleb Servick led with 23 points, Aaron Lake followed with 22 and Jackson Kerr and Maykel Cuevas added nine points apiece for Ellwood City (1-0) at the tournament hosted by the Wolverines. Jensen Seybert and Max Lyons scored 11 points apiece for Rochester (0-1).

Frazier 47, McGuffey 43 – Kolby Stewart scored 21 points and Austin Stewart added 10 to lead Frazier (1-0) at the McGuffey tournament. Wyatt Frazee scored 21 points and Sam Stout had 13 for McGuffey (0-1).

Grove City 54, Beaver 50 – Nick Earman scored 25 points, Ben Fischer added 13 and Grove City (1-0) rallied from a 30-19 halftime deficit at the Shenango tournament. Junior Marino scored 17 points and Will Haller had 15 for Beaver (0-1).

Keystone Oaks 54, Winchester Thurston 51 – Erond Jakupi hit for 34 points to power Keystone Oaks (1-0) at the South Side tournament. Michael Hammerling scored 24 points for Winchester Thurston (0-1).

Latrobe 70, Richland 31 – Ian DeCerb scored 27 points, Dom Scarton had 13 and Rylan Linhart added 10 to lead Latrobe (1-0) at the tournament hosted by the Wildcats. Glaiden Hale scored 12 points for Richland (0-1).

Laurel 67, Sharpsville 49 – Tyrone Kunselman scored 21 points, Mason Ernst followed with 11 and Tyler Stewart added 10 to lead Laurel (1-0) at the tournament hosted by the Spartans. Lincoln Breit scored 14 points and Chad Kimpan had 13 for Sharpsville (0-1).

Laurel Highlands 61, Greensburg Salem 43 – Luke Martin scored 20 points and Kayden Smith followed with 19 to lead Laurel Highlands (1-0) to a nonsection win. Ty Harkcom scored 16 and Jackson Stevey added 14 for Greensburg Salem (0-1).

Mt. Pleasant 51, Yough 24 – Cole Massari scored nine points as Mt. Pleasant (1-0) defeated Yough (0-1) in a nonsection game to snap a 25-game losing streak and give coach Mark Katarski a victory in his first game coaching his alma mater. Gage Valione added eight points and Tyke Snyder and Jonah Townsend had seven each for the Vikings. Brody King and John Gergley each scored seven for the Cougars.

Quaker Valley 52, Windber 17 – Nic Cohen scored 16 points to lead Quaker Valley (1-0) at the Latrobe tournament. Zachary Washington added 13 points and Sam Chapman chipped in 10 for the Quakers. Sean McClain led Windber (0-1) with eight points.

Riverside 55, Perry 29 – Logan Young scored 20 points to power Riverside (1-0) at the Laurel tournament. Landen Boykin led Perry (0-1) with 11 points.

Shenango 57, Franklin 47 – Taegan Russo scored 31 points to lead Shenango (1-0) past Franklin (0-1) at the tournament hosted by the Wildcats.

South Allegheny 70, West Mifflin 30 – Drew Cook scored 15 points and Fisher Ielease added 14 to lead South Allegheny (1-0) past West Mifflin (0-1) at the MVI Shootout. Jake Uher finished with 12 and Alijah Cook had 11 for the Gladiators. Julian Dewberry scored 11 for the Titans.

South Side 75, Western Beaver 67 – Andrew Corfield finished with 33 points and Austin Leatherman chipped in 12 to lead South Side (1-0) at the tournament hosted by the Rams. Nate Schwarz scored 36 and Giovani Sambol added 12 for Western Beaver (0-1).

Summit Academy 77, Valley 62 – Ky’zir Rowan scored 30 points and Demetrius Crosby followed with 29 to lead Summit Academy (1-0) at the Leechburg tournament. Dawson Wall finished with 19 points and Benjamin Mehalick added 17 for Valley (0-1).

Thomas Jefferson 79, Serra Catholic 62 – Three scorers topped 20 points to lead Thomas Jefferson (2-0) at the MVI Shootout. Justin Fry scored 24 and Kane Eggerton and Noah Sear each added 22 for the Jaguars. Tyler Sapida led Serra Catholic (0-1) with 18 points. Mark Johnson added 14 and Kris Sharp chipped in 11.

Girls basketball

Armstrong 48, Burrell 45 – Mary Duncan scored 20 points to lead Armstrong (1-0) at the tournament hosted by the Riverhawks. Casey Brancato scored 16 points and Kendall Coury had 12 for Burrell (0-1).

Butler 57, West Shamokin 26 – Malina McElroy scored 14 points and Eva Stutz added 11 to send Butler (1-0) past West Shamokin (0-1) at the Armstrong tournament.

Eden Christian 29, South Side 24 – Hannah Wallace scored 13 points and Annalese Haring added 10 to help Eden Christian (1-0) to a win at the South Side tournament. Gia Daroch scored 10 points to lead the Rams (0-1).

Geibel Catholic 71, Carmichaels 16 – Emma Larkin hit for 30 points, Mallory Clemmer added 18 and Alexa Morgan chipped in 10 to pace Geibel Catholic (1-0) at the Jefferson-Morgan tournament. Joselyn Carter led Carmichaels (0-1) with eight points.

Indiana 41, Bishop McCort 24 – Addy Hutton scored 20 points and Laken Kugler added nine to lead Indiana (1-0) at the Forest Hills tournament. Ava Zucco scored 13 points for Bishop McCort (0-1).

Jeannette 48, Springdale 15 – Navarah Smith scored 15 points and Leah DeFelice followed with 13 to lead Jeannette (1-0) past Springdale (0-1) in the tournament hosted by the Dynamos.

Jefferson-Morgan 51, Ligonier Valley 32 – Bailey Cervone and Ava Wood scored 14 points apiece to lead Jefferson-Morgan (1-0) at the Donna Furnier tipoff tournament hosted by the Rockets. Ruby Smith hit four 3-pointers for 12 points for Ligonier Valley (0-1).

Lincoln Park 58, Ellwood City 13 – Led by 13 points apiece from Patty Weselowski, Brooke Certo and Ashtyn Michael, Lincoln Park (1-0) defeated Ellwood City (0-1) at the Lincoln Park/Western Beaver tournament.

Keystone Oaks 51, Sewickley Academy 34 – Hannah York hit for 27 points and Natalee Tortorella added 10 to lead Keystone Oaks (1-0) at the South Side tournament. Emma Eannarino led Sewickley Academy (0-1) with 20 points.

Leechburg 47, Perry 32 – Adalyn Zanotto scored 26 points to lead Leechburg (1-0) past Perry Traditional Academy (0-1) in the tournament hosted by the Blue Devils. Hayven Lookabaugh added eight points for Leechburg.

Montour 50, Knoch 15 – Brooklyn Young scored 16 points and made four 3-pointers to lead Montour (1-0) past Knoch (0-1) at the tournament hosted by the Spartans.

Thomas Jefferson 64, Quaker Valley 29 – Emma Altivilla led with 13 points, Maggie Spell followed with 12 and Riley McCabe added 11 for Thomas Jefferson (1-0) at the Montour tournament. Mimi Thiero scored 23 points for Quaker Valley (0-1).

Trinity 43, North Allegheny 27 – Sutton Williamson scored 17 points and Kimari Behrens chipped in 11 as Trinity (1-0) won at the North Allegheny tournament. Vange Balouris led the Tigers (0-1) with 10 points.

Trinity Christian 30, Derry 26 – Elena Myers scored 19 points to lead Trinity Christian (1-0) at the Springdale tournament. Kylee Metcalf led Derry (0-1) with 16 points.

Union 46, Riverside 36 – Led by 14 points from Miera Gunn, 13 from Liv Benedict and 12 from Ally Symons, Union (1-0) won at the Laurel tournament. Emma Meyer scored 15 and Addison Drake added 10 for Riverside (0-1).

West Greene 59, Beth-Center 21 – Sammi Zimmerman led with 15 points, Kendra Tharp followed with 14 and Jillissa Yeater added 11 for West Greene (1-0) at the Jefferson-Morgan tournament. Violet Trump scored 18 points for Beth-Center (0-1).

Winchester Thurston 48, Western Beaver 29 – Jasmine Hollins scored 22 points and Marteece Williams added 10 to lead Winchester Thurston (1-0) at the Lincoln Park tournament. Elizabeth Squicquero scored 20 points for Western Beaver (0-1).

Yough 60, Sto-Rox 33 – Evelyn Gates scored 13 points and Carly Fitzgibbons and Daisy Miller added 12 points apiece to lead Yough (1-0) at the Deer Lakes tournament. Brooklyn Sykes scored 21 points for Sto-Rox (0-1).