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.
Moon Area coach Mark Pompeo lost a number of seniors from last year's 14-9 team, but he has three key returnees who figure to shoulder most of the load in 2024-25.
Defending WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball champion Moon evened its record on the young season by downing Knoch in the Geneva College/Lincoln Park Tipoff Tournament.
Defending WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball champion Moon ran into a buzzsaw in its season opener Friday night, losing to Imani Christian. In girls action, Montour started its season with a win in its own Tipoff Tournament.
The WPIAL basketball season is set to tip off, and the West Hills Gazette will help educate you on what to expect from the local teams with a series of preview stories. (Updated: 12/5)
Moon coach Gina Palmosina led Moon to a WPIAL championship and a berth in the PIAA semifinals in just his second season as the Tigers coach. So what will he do for an encore?