Boys Basketball: Ringgold rallies to defeat EF
Chris Peccon finished off a second-half comeback as Ringgold defeated Elizabeth Forward, 51-41.
Trailing 24-17 at halftime, the Rams outscored EF 15-9 in the third quarter before Peccon scored 10 points in the final eight minutes as Ringgold stormed to take a lead.
Peccon finished with 15 points. Jayden Taylor scored 13 points and Demetrius Butler chipped in 11 as Ringgold (3-18) earned its first win in 2018.
Will Greijack led Elizabeth Forward (8-14) with 22 points, the only player to score in double figures for the Warriors.
South Fayette 61, Chartiers Valley 55: Connor Mislan’s game-high 26 points helped push South Fayette to a 61-55 victory over Chartiers Valley in a non-section game in McDonald.
Tim Locher contributed 18 points and Drew Franklin added 11 points for the Lions (15-7), who trailed 30-27 at halftime.
Joe Pipilo paced Chartiers Valley (8-14) with 12 points.
Trinity 83, Waynesburg 49: Five players scored in double figures as Trinity glided past a short-handed Waynesburg team, 83-49, in a non-section game.
Jeff Ecker led the way for the Hillers (18-4) with 15 points. Dylan Kern scored 14 points, Joey Koroly 12, Zach Ecker 11 and Steven Schultz 10.
Aaron Yorio scored 25 points, 18 of them on 6 three-pointers for the visiting Raiders (4-18), who were reportedly without three starters because of flu-like symptoms.
Springdale 64, Avella 37: Three players hit double figures in Springdale’s 64-37 victory over host Avella in a non-section game.
Demitri Fritch scored 15 points, Mike Zolnierczyk 14 and Nick Talion 10 for Springdale (12-8).
Avella was keyed by Owen English, who had 11 points, and Matt Craig, who had 10 points.
North Catholic 60, Monessen 55, OT: North Catholic held Monessen to one free throw in overtime for a 60-55 non-section victory.
Mike Drendel poured in 18 points, Ryan Felczko added 13, Zach Rocco 10 and John Fukon 11 for North Catholic (11-11), which led 44-40 after three quarters. Regulation ended in a 54-54 tie.
Monessen (14-8) was sparked by Lyndon Henderson’s 26 points and Elijahwa Payne’s 13.
Chartiers-Houston 62, Beth-Center 36: A big second quarter led Chartiers-Houston over Beth-Center, 62-36.
After a stagnant first quarter with the teams combining for 15 points – C-H had an 8-7 lead – the Bucs outscored Beth-Center 24-3 in the second quarter to take control of the game and a 32-10 lead into halftime.
Senior guard Cam Hanley led C-H (17-5) with 19 points, while Andrew Clark finished with 14 points.
Andrew Whited scored eight points for Beth-Center (5-16).
New Castle 73, Peters Township 50: Ohio State University football recruit Marcus Hooker scored a game-high 20 points to lead New Castle to a 73-50 win versus visiting Peters Township.
Hooker scored nine points in the second quarter as New Castle (18-4) scored 19 points to take a 36-22 halftime lead.
The Red Hurricane didn’t let up in the second half, outscoring Peters Township (5-17) in the third and fourth quarters.
Cahil Dorman also scored 11 points for New Castle.
Peters Township had three players in double figures led by Conor Pederson’s team-high 18 points. Grant Macharko scored 11 points and Vincent Cortese finished with 10.
Brownsville 62, California 50: Shandon Marshall scored a game-high 30 points as Brownsville defeated California, 62-50.
Marshall led the offensive attack for Brownsville (11-11) that outscored the Trojans 16-4 in the second quarter to take a 24-13 lead into halftime.
Nick Seto added 11 points for the Falcons, while Phil Pace chipped in 10 points.
California (13-8) attempted a second-half rally with 20 points in the fourth quarter, but Brownsville answered with 25 points in the final eight minutes.