Lola Garner led three players in double figures with 15 points to help Our Lady of the Sacred Heart pull out a 41-39 victory over Riverside Thursday night in a WPIAL Class 3A Section 1 girls basketball game at Ellwood City.
OLSH made up a five-point first-quarter deficit by outscoring Riverside 11-6 in the second period, forging a 22-22 tie at halftime.
Riverside, led by Emma Meyer’s 15 points, took a 32-31 lead heading into the final eight minutes, but the Chargers used a 10-7 advantage in that quarter to escape with the victory.
Leah Parker and Macie Trombetta each contributed 10 points for OLSH, which improved to 13-5 overall and 7-4 in the section.
Trombetta hit a key 3-pointer late in the game for the Chargers, Rowan Winter contributed two big points and Parker hit a free throw to give OLSH a two-point lead with eight seconds to play.
Riverside, which also got 12 points from Addison Drake, inbounded the ball and a long pass went off an OLSH player, giving the Panthers one last shot with two seconds to play. But Parker blocked that shot to preserve the win.
OLSH coach Don Eckerle said he knew his team would be in for a battle against the improving Panthers.
“We beat them in December, but we knew they were improving,” he said. “And the way they jumped on us in that first quarter, I knew it would be tough to get out of there with a win unless we did a lot of things better than we did in that first quarter.
“But our kids stepped up.”
Riverside fell to 12-6 overall and 6-5 in section play.
Sto-Rox 49, Ellwood City 38
Allie Dotson scored 15 points and the Vikings used a big third quarter to take control in a win over the Wolverines in a Class 3A Section 1 contest at Sto-Rox.
Rae Johnston added 13 points for Sto-Rox, which led 21-15 at halftime and then outscored Ellwood City 21-9 in the third quarter.
The Vikings improved to 8-8 overall and 5-6 in section play with the victory.
Ava Lucarelli led Ellwood City with 14 points and Jadyn Allwine contributed 11.
Mars 44, Moon Area 42
Alexis Cashdollar scored 14 points to help the Fightin’ Planets squeeze past the Tigers in a Class 5A Section 3 game at Moon.
Cecilia Christy added 11 points for Mars while Maria Depner and Madi Wilson each scored 11 points to lead Moon, which fell to 6-12 overall and 2-8 in section play.
The Tigers had a chance at the very end to at least tie the game, but a shot off an inbounds play failed to drop.
“We had moments to capitalize on throughout the game,” Moon coach Mark Pompeo said afterward. “But all in all I thought our players fought hard all game.”
West Greene 37, Bishop Canevin 29
Samantha Zimmerman and Madelyn Roberts combined for 21 points to lead the Pioneers past the Crusaders in a Class 1A Section 2 contest at Waynesburg.
Bishop Canevin, led by Isabella Sysak’s 13 points led 21-19 at halftime, but West Greene outscored the Crusaders 9-6 in the third quarter to take a 28-26 lead into the final eight minutes.
There, the Pioneers used a 9-2 edge to put Bishop Canevin away.
Kya Cooley added 10 points for the Crusaders, who fell to 6-12 overall and 5-7 in the section.
Swimming
Moon vs. Butler
The Tigers pulled off a sweep of Class 3A Section 2 rival Butler Wednesday night, with the boys taking an 87-54 victory and the girls winning 97-78.
In the girls meet, Olivia Foley earned top performer recognition, and posting first-place finishes for the Tigers were Mimi Munnell, Addi Munnell and Anya Muralidharan.
In the boys meet, Jack Yonushonis was named top performer. Earning victories for Moon were Chris Bailey, Logan Ellis, Michael Crochunis and Anthony Demarco.
The Tigers next host section rival Seneca Valley on Thursday, Feb. 5, for Senior Recognition Night with festivities beginning at 4:45 p.m.
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