Second half sinks Charleroi
PLUM – West Shamokin limited Charleroi to eight second-half points to erase a 24-20 halftime defict and knock the Cougars out of the WPIAL Class AA playoffs, 42-32, Friday night in a preliminary round game.
Charleroi, which finishes its season 12-10, jumped out to a 12-6 lead after one quarter and held a four-point halftime advantage, but was outscored 9-1 in the third quarter and 13-7 in the final eight minutes by West Shamokin (12-11).
Andrea Orlosky led West Shamokin, which advances to the first round to face top-seeded Seton-LaSalle Tuesday at Baldwin, with 15 points, while Katie Glover added 10 points in the winning effort.
Jen Tighlmann scored 13 points and Kaitlyn Riley added 10 for the Cougars.