Tiffany Miller's 19 points led Montour past Moon Area, 46-44, Thursday night in a key WPIAL girls basketball game. Montour can reach the WPIAL playoffs with a Chartiers Valley win over Mars Friday night. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and Bishop Canevin also won and are heading to the WPIAL playoffs along with Sto-Rox.
High school roundup: Sto-Rox boys clinch playoff spot; OLSH’s Johnson hits 1,000th career point mark
High school roundup: Sto-Rox boys clinch playoff spot; OLSH’s Johnson hits 1,000th career point mark
LJ Washington led Sto-Rox to a 72-35 victory over McGuffey, securing a WPIAL playoff spot for the Vikings. In other games, Keystone Oaks defeated Bishop Canevin 49-43, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart beat Rochester 78-30, and Moon Area topped West Allegheny 68-38,. OLSH's Jake Johnson scored his 1,000th career point.
The Moon Area Tigers won their fifth consecutive game, defeating the Montour Spartans 3-2 Monday night in a PIHL matchup at Clearview Arena. Despite Montour's early lead, the Tigers rallied, with Jordan Rieke scoring twice to secure the victory. Moon finished the regular season at 14-5, ready for playoffs.
Mark Carter scored 21 points to lead Montour to a 56-42 win over Mars Monday night, improving their record to 5-6 in section play. Montour is contending for a playoff spot. In other games, OLSH whipped Western Beaver and in girls play, the Chargers and Bishop Canevin won.
Moon Area defeated Mars, 76-38, Friday night boys basketball action,. Montour rallied to beat West Allegheny 50-44. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart topped Shenango 57-19, while Bishop Canevin bested Carlynton 53-41. Washington edged Sto-Rox 62-58, and Avella overcame Cornell 63-49. In girls play, OLSH downed Sto-Rox and Montour fell to West Allegheny.
Loice Kalau led Montour to a 54-29 win over Ambridge, scoring 15 points and dominating defensively with 12 rebounds and six blocks. Hopewell defeated Sto-Rox 62-47 and Ellwood City triumphed over Carlynton 60-32. In wrestling, Moon Area finished second at the Fred Bell Tournament at Grove City.
Moon Area defeated defending champion Chartiers Valley, 52-49, in WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball play thanks to Jackson Bauman's late 3-pointer. This marked Chartiers Valley's first section loss, while Moon improved to 13-3 overall. Other West Hills winners were Montour, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Cornell and Bishop Canevin.