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.
In a thrilling WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball game, Quaker Valley's Mimi Thiero scored 24 of her 29 points in the second half, leading her team to a narrow 37-36 victory over Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. Sto-Rox downed Mohawk, but four other West Hills schools came up short.
The Montour Spartans defeated Blackhawk, 47-17, in a WPIAL Class 3A dual wrestling meet Wednesday night, with pins from Damon Nelson, Ethan Chacon, and Jacob Halbedl. Meanwhile, Moon Area triumphed over West Allegheny, 42-25, supported by four pins from Esken, Gould, Olszewski, and Razipour.
Tiernan McCullough scored 22 points, leading Our Lady of the Sacred Heart to a 52-35 boys basketball win over Laurel Tuesday night. Moon fell to Lincoln Park while Carlynton topped Cornell in a battle of two West Hills teams, Montour lost to Chartiers Valley and Sto-Rox fell to Beaver.
Moon Area excelled at the Allegheny County Wrestling Championships, finishing second with 260.5 points, just behind North Allegheny. Three wrestlers secured gold in their weight classes, contributing to the team's strong performance. In basketball, Moon won both in boys and girls competition and Carlynton's boys also won.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart defeated Neshannock 60-43 in boys basketball action Friday night, handing the Lancers their first loss in WPIAL Class 2A. Tiernan McCullough and Jake Johnson led with 16 points each. In other matches, Bishop Canevin and Montour fell while Carlynton bested Jefferson-Morgan in girls action.