Moon Area boys basketball secured a 51-47 win against Taylor Allderdice Saturday, fueled by a strong fourth-quarter performance. Despite free-throw struggles, key plays by Jackson Bauman and Caleb Waclawski held off the Dragons. Other games featured wins by OLSH and Bishop Canevin while Sto-Rox Montour and Bishop Canevin girls lost.
Drew Allen's 27 points, including 12 in the final quarter, led Bishop Canevin to a 61-50 win over Keystone Oaks in WPIAL boys basketball action Friday night. Moon Area and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart also secured wins, while Thomas Jefferson edged Montour, 59-54. Carlynton, Sto-Rox and Cornell also lost.
The Robert Morris women’s basketball team hosts Northern Kentucky at 11 a.m. Saturday at the UPMC Events Center. RMU, holding an 11-4 record, aims to continue its success after a recent win. Northern Kentucky is on a four-game streak and has a 7-11 overall record.
Bishop Canevin defeated Avella 53-27, in WPIAL girls basketball action Thursday night, with Isabella Sysak scoring 23 points. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart triumphed over New Brighton 69-9, led by Camryn Hummel's 12 points. Sto-Rox, Carlynton and Moon Area all lost.
The Moon Area wrestling team defeated Montour, 54-18, Wednesday night in a WPIAL Class 3A dual meet, winning five of the first six weight classes, and registering five pins in all.
The Robert Morris basketball teams face upcoming challenges with men's and women's games against Purdue-Fort Wayne. The men seek redemption after a loss, while the women aim to bounce back from a tough road defeat. In hockey, RMU's men visit RIT while the women host Syracuse.
Bishop Canevin defeated Carlynton 83-53 in WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball, led by Drew Allen's 18 points. In other boys games, OLSH, Montour and Sto-Rox also secured victories in their respective section matchups, while Avella overwhelmed Cornell 55-13.