A 10-1 run midway through the fourth quarter gave the Moon Area boys basketball team the cushion it needed to down Taylor Allderdice, 51-47, Saturday at The Challenge at Alderdice.
The Tigers, now 10-2 overall and ranked No. 4 among Class 5A teams by the Post-Gazette, trailed 40-39 three minutes into the final quarter before Caleb Waclawski scored on consecutive trips down the floor to give his team a 43-40 lead.
After an Allderdice free throw made it 43-41, Jackson Bauman drained a 3-pointer and then converted a pair of free throws with 3 minutes, 16 seconds to play to give Moon a 48-41 lead.
From that point on, however, the Tigers had major issues at the free-throw line, which allowed the Dragons to get back into the game.
Moon missed five of its next six free-throw attempts, and an Allderdice basket with 27.2 seconds remaining cut the Tigers’ lead to 49-45.
Bauman’s free throw made it 50-45 with 24 seconds left, and another Allderdice basket sliced it to 50-47 with 9 seconds to play. The Tigers then missed two more free throws one second later, but Moon’s AJ Bufford corralled the rebound off the second miss, and Bauman converted one of two free throw attempts with 2.3 seconds to play to increase Moon’s lead to 51-47, and that proved to be enough for the win.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 53, Brashear 25
Jake Johnson scored a game-high 20 points and the Chargers took control early on the way to a win over the Bulls in the PBC Hall of Fame Classic at Ambridge High School.
OLSH, now 9-4 overall, led 18-11 after one quarter and 30-18 at halftime, with Johnson scoring 14 of his points in the first two quarters.
The Chargers put the game away in the third quarter, outscoring the Bulls 21-2.
Tiernan McCullough added 13 points for OLSH, including nine in the third quarter, and Frankie Igrec contributed 10.
Nasir Thomas and Trevon Rosario-Jones each scored eight points for Brashear.
OLSH’s Tieman McCullough attempts to drive around Brashear’s Jahleel Anthony Saturday at The Pittsburgh Basketball Club Legends Classic at Ambridge High School. 
OLSH’s Tiernan McCullough attempts a shot over Brashear’s defense Saturday at The Pittsburgh Basketball Club Legends Classic at Ambridge High School. 
OLSH’s Owen Minzer looks for an open teammate against Brashear’s defense Saturday at The Pittsburgh Basketball Club Legends Classic at Ambridge High School. 
OLSH’s Jake Johnson drives around Brashear’s Nasir Thomas Saturday at The Pittsburgh Basketball Club Legends Classic at Ambridge High School. 
OLSH’s Frankie Igrec dishes off a pass in front of Brashear’s defense Saturday at The Pittsburgh Basketball Club Legends Classic at Ambridge High School. 
OLSH’s Tiernan McCullough gets instructions from head coach Mike Rodriguez about Brashear’s defense Saturday at The Pittsburgh Basketball Club Legends Classic at Ambridge High School. 
OLSH’s Frankie Igrec goes up for a shot in front of Brashear’s defense Saturday at The Pittsburgh Basketball Club Legends Classic at Ambridge High School. 
OLSH’s Nolan Reed dishes off a pass in front of Brashear’s defense Saturday at The Pittsburgh Basketball Club Legends Classic at Ambridge High School.
Photos by Mike Longo Jr.
Bishop Canevin 63, West Mifflin 35
Drew Allen continued his hot streak, scoring 24 points as the Crusaders whipped the Titans in the PBC Hall of Fame Classic at Ambridge High School.
Bishop Canevin, now 8-6 overall, bolted to a 16-5 lead in the opening quarter and expanded that to 36-19 at halftime. Allen scored 15 of his 24 in the first half.
The Crusaders removed all doubt about the outcome in the third quarter, as they outscored West Mifflin 23-12. Allen and Raukeem Hawkins, who finished with 15 points, combined for 16 in the third quarter.
Julian Drewberry’s 14 points led West Mifflin.
Ambridge 70, Sto-Rox 67 (OT)
Shaq West hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime, lifting the Bridgers past the Vikings in the PBC Hall of Fame Classic at Ambridge High School.
West’s game-winning shot capped a spirited comeback for Ambridge, which trailed 53-38 going into the fourth quarter. The Bridgers outscored Sto-Rox 21-6 in that quarter to tie the game at 59-59 at the end of regulation.
That set the stage for West’s deciding shot.
LJ Washington led Sto-Rox, now 6-6, with 18 points while Delaun Harris and MJ Thomas each added 12, Marcus Griffin 11 and Karic Willis 10.
Jared Astorino led Ambridge with 31 points and West finished with 24.
Sto-Rox’s Karic Willis drives to the basket against Ambridge Saturday at The Pittsburgh Basketball Club Legends Classic at Ambridge High School. 
Sto-Rox’s Marcus Griffin launches a shot against Ambridge Saturday at The Pittsburgh Basketball Club Legends Classic at Ambridge High School. 
Sto-Rox’s Marcus Griffin drives to the basket in front of Ambridge’s Emmitt Olenic Saturday at The Pittsburgh Basketball Club Legends Classic at Ambridge High School. 
Sto-Rox coach Ryan Hughes reacts to a foul call in the Vikings’ matchup against Ambridge Saturday at The Pittsburgh Basketball Club Legends Classic at Ambridge High School. 
Sto-Rox’s Karic Willis drives to the basket in front of Ambridge’s Jaden Price Saturday at The Pittsburgh Basketball Club Legends Classic at Ambridge High School. 
Sto-Rox’s MJ Thomas dishes off a pass in front of Ambridge’s Jared Astorino Saturday at The Pittsburgh Basketball Club Legends Classic at Ambridge High School. 
Sto-Rox’s Chayse Jefferson drives in for a layup against Ambridge Saturday at The Pittsburgh Basketball Club Legends Classic at Ambridge High School. 
Sto-Rox’s MJ Thomas has his shot blocked by Ambridge’s Jared Astorino Saturday at The Pittsburgh Basketball Club Legends Classic at Ambridge High School.
Photos by Mike Longo Jr.
McDowell (Erie) 76, Montour 41
Liam Marsh and Robbie Kwiatek combined for 34 points to help McDowell cruise to a nonsection win over the host Spartans.
Marsh finished with 18 points and Kwiatek had 16 for the Trojans, who led 31-22 at halftime and completely dominated the second half, outscoring Montour 24-19.
Leo Finazzo added 11 points for McDowell. Mark Carter scored 19 points to lead Montour, which dropped to 4-9.
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West Mifflin 42, Bishop Canevin 34
Kendall Lee scored 22 points and the Titans withstood a fourth-quarter rally to subdue the Crusaders at the MVI Tournament played at Belle Vernon.
West Mifflin jumped to a 15-3 lead in the early going before Bishop Canevin cut the lead to 22-16 at halftime. The Crusaders, led by Isabella Sysak’s 23 points, continued to chip away and closed the gap to 28-27 heading into the final quarter.
Bishop Canevin took a three-point lead in that final period but could not maintain it and eventually the Titans took control, outscoring the Crusaders 14-7.
Gianna Matthews added six points for Bishop Canevin, which dropped to 3-8 overall.
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