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High school roundup for Jan. 12, 2019: Franklin Regional falls to Kennedy Catholic
January 12, 2019
Maceo Austin had 27 points, and Oscar Tshibwe added 25 as the state's No. 1 team in Class 6A, Kennedy Catholic, earned an 85-53 win over Franklin Regional (10-4) in a nonsection boys basketball game. North Catholic 82, Monessen 70 -- Isaac DeGregorio had 28 points as North Catholic (9-3)
Alle-Kiski Valley high school notebook: Burrell girls bit by injury bug
An already-daunting challenge became a near impossibility for Burrell last week when the Bucs took the floor for a Section 1-4A girls basketball game against No. 1 North Catholic. Absent three starters to injury, the Bucs had just six healthy players on hand, five of whom were freshmen or sophomores,
Westmoreland high school notebook: Hempfield’s Remaley out for season
Hempfield two-sport athlete Blake Remaley will miss the remainder of the basketball season after having surgery on his left shoulder. A 6-foot-2, 215-pound junior, Remaley said the procedure was to andquot;clean things upandquot; after he injured his labrum last football season. He is the Spartans quarterback. The surgery was to
WPIAL boys basketball rankings for week of Jan. 13, 2019
Rankings Boys basketball Class 6A 1. Latrobe, 11-2, 1 2. Upper St. Clair, 13-0, 2 3. Pine-Richland, 11-2, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, 12-2, 4 5. Butler, 10-3, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Mars, 11-1, 1 2. Moon, 12-0, 2 3. Woodland Hills, 9-1, 3 4. Penn Hills, 10-2, 4
Marinchak brothers are double trouble for Ligonier Valley opponents
Matthew Marinchak was leaving the Ligonier Valley locker room last season after a game, and a fan came up and congratulated him for playing well. He thanked the person and continued to leave the gym. But Matthew, who was in eighth grade, was taking praise for his older brother, Michael.
WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Jan. 13, 2019
Rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. North Allegheny, 13-0, 1 2. Peters Township, 11-0, 2 3. Bethel Park, 10-1, 3 4. Norwin, 11-1, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 9-3, -- Out: Fox Chapel (9-3, 5) Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 13-0, 1 2. Penn Hills, 10-3, 4 3. Oakland Catholic, 11-2,
Bethel Park, Butler claim PIAA competitive spirit championships
Members of the Bethel Park competitive spirit team are getting pretty comfortable at the top of the pyramid ... or podium. For the second time in three years, they claimed a PIAA title Saturday in Hershey. Bethel Park tallied a score of 92.33 in the final round to edge South
Penn Hills enters 4-game ‘gauntlet’ run with lopsided win over McKeesport
January 11, 2019
Penn Hills just entered a 10-day stretch that coach Dan DeRose calls the gauntlet. His boys basketball team faces section rivals McKeesport and Woodland Hills, Class 6A contender Fox Chapel and Philadelphia power Chester, a seven-time state champion. It's a daunting four-game stretch for a team with five first-year starters.
High school scores, schedules for Jan. 11, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Friday's results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler 76, Central Catholic 57 North Allegheny 65, Seneca Valley 47 Pine-Richland 92, North Hills 67 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 77, Baldwin 56 Mt. Lebanon 61, Peters Township 49 Upper St. Clair 68, Bethel Park 64 Section 3 Connellsville 27,
PIAA spirit championship highlights Saturday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports
Last week was the district championships, now it's time to be aggressive, b-e aggressive as the PIAA holds its competitive spirit state championships. Last week at the WPIAL championships, it was a repeat performance as Bethel Park in Class AAA, Elizabeth Forward in AA and Chartiers-Houston in A won back-to-back
Class AAA No. 1 Kiski Area uses five pins to take down Class AA No. 1 Burrell
Brayden Roscosky absorbed a shove from Burrell's Zach Rupert as the two tumbled out of bounds at the end of the first period in their 195-pound bout, drawing an audible buzz from the crowd inside Burrell's gym. Although Roscosky said later he didn't really feel the push, as absorbed as
North Allegheny shuts down Seneca Valley in Section 1-6A victory
It's never easy following up one of the top girls teams in the WPIAL but the North Allegheny boys basketball had no choice. The Tigers took the prime-time slot following the top-ranked girls blowout win over Butler Friday night at North Allegheny High School and didn't disappoint. Led by a
Deer Lakes tops Valley to continue section hot streak
Once again, Deer Lakes used the formula of strong defense and solid foul shooting that has led to the Lancers' best section start in 32 years. Deer Lakes went 10 for 10 from the foul line in the third period and held Valley scoreless for a 6-minute, 18-second stretch en
Upper St. Clair boys hold off host Bethel Park in Section 2-6A win
Upper St. Clair's own personal house of horrors is no more, but not before one last horrific scare. The No. 2-ranked Panthers improved to 4-0 in Section 2-6A and picked up lucky victory No. 13 as they remained undefeated for the season with a thrilling 68-64 victory over Bethel Park.
High school roundup for Jan. 11, 2019: Blackhawk boys upset No. 1 Quaker Valley in OT
The No. 1 boys basketball team in Class 4A is undefeated no more. Sammy Fusetti had 21 points, and James Darno added 19, as Blackhawk defeated top-ranked Quaker Valley, 70-69, in overtime Friday night in a Section 2-4A game. Ryan Heckathorn had 10 points for Blackhawk (4-8, 2-3). Ryan Stowers
Fox Chapel boys extend winning streak to 4 after topping Penn-Trafford
One look at Fox Chapel's basketball lineup won't likely make much of an impression on the average fan. But, boy, do the Foxes know how to win. andquot;We don't look spectacular. Everyone says that,andquot; Fox Chapel boys coach Zach Skrinjar said following a 69-54 Section 3-6A victory on Friday night
Top-ranked Latrobe boys basketball makes quick work of Norwin
Norwin had a one-point lead a couple of minutes into Friday night's boys basketball game against No. 1 Latrobe. Then the Knights made a mistake: They blinked. Latrobe erupted for one of its 100-meter-dash surges in the opening quarter and seized control on the way to an 81-50 home victory
Jimmy Moon nets 40 to lead Serra Catholic past Brentwood
Serra Catholic's Jimmy Moon stood above the crowd. As he usually does. The 6-foot-9 senior forward was virtually unstoppable Friday night at Brentwood, pouring in 40 points and grabbing 16 rebounds. Moon led third-ranked Serra Catholic to a 64-47 section win against the Spartans, clicking for 21 points in the
