Our Lady of the Sacred Heart handled Sto-Rox in a battle of West Hills area boys high school basketball teams Tuesday night. In other games, Carlynton's boys came from behind to win and Carlynton's girls had an easy time of it in their win over Leechburg.
Moon Area needed an extra four minutes to top host Central Catholic at the Vikings' tournament Saturday while OLSH and Montour claimed victories. Carlynton went to overtime but came up short against Eden Christian.
The Carlynton girls polished off Southmoreland in the championship game of the Carlynton Cougars Boys and Girls Tipoff Classic. Bishop Canevin downed the Ellis School in the Fort Cherry Tournament Moon downed Lincoln Park in the second day of the Moon tournament.
Moon Area and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart posted tournament wins Friday night while Carlynton fell in its own tournament. Cornell and Sto-Rox also came up short in one-sided decisions.
The Carlynton girls rolled to a 36-20 win over East Allegheny Friday night in the opening round of the Carlynton Cougars Boys and Girls Tipoff Classic. Bishop Canevin fell to Beaver and Moon lost a one-point decision to Canon-McMillan in the opening round of the Moon tournament.
Montour used a fourth-quarter rally to defeat Allderdice in its season-opener Tuesday night, 57-51. Also claiming victories were Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Cornell, Sto-Rox and Carlynton, with Bishop Canevin falling to Upper St. Clair.
The Sto-Rox girls basketball team used a balanced approach to hold off Carlynton in a battle of two West Hills area teams. Rae Johnston and Kamiyah Thompson each scored 14 points for the victorious Vikings.