Jaedin Griggs scored 23 points for Moon Area's girls team and Caludio Ierullo paced Our Lady of the Sacred Heart to a win. Carlynton's boys team was overpowered in a loss to McGuffey.
The Carlynton boys basketball team jumped to a big early lead and never looked back on the way to an easy win over Avella Friday night. In girls action, Sto-Rox had little trouble with Carlynton in a 46-22 win.
All four West Hills area high school girls basketball teams that were in action Thursday night posted easy wins in their respective section debuts. Sto-Rox, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Montour and Bishop Canevin all proved victorious.
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 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 Bishop Canevin boys basketball team won for the first time in three starts Thursday night, taking down host Lincoln Park, 48-38. In girls action, Sto-Rox won for the third time in four starts by beating Burgettstown on the road.
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.