Girls basketball roundup: Charleroi’s Claybaugh scores 1,000th
Kaitlyn Riley scored a game-high 26 points, Maria Claybaugh added 21, including her 1,000th career point, and Charleroi remained undefeated at home with a 73-33 victory over McGuffey in Section 2-AAA Monday night.
Claybaugh, a senior guard, scored her 1,000th points on a shot from the side of the lane during the second quarter and now has 1,011 career points.
Riley scored 17 of her points in the first half, when Charleroi (5-1, 11-2) raced to a 43-21 lead.
Sierra Short had 13 points and nine rebounds, and Aislyn Lee had 12 assists.
Mikayla Maxwell led McGuffey (1-5, 3-11) with 10 points. The Highlanders trailed 22-14 after one quarter but ran out of steam on offense and were held to 19 points over the final three quarters.
South Fayette 55, Chartiers Valley 45: Sam Kosmacki scored 19 points and almost had a triple-double, leading South Fayette to a 55-45 victory over defending WPIAL champion Chartiers Valley in Class 5A Section 1.
The win moves South Fayette (3-1, 7-4) into sole possession of second place in the section.
Kosmacki, in addition to her 19 points, had 10 rebounds and blocked eight shots. Jordyn Caputo was the only South Fayette player to score in double figures. She had 14 points.
The Lions dominated from the beginning, leading 30-23 at halftime and 43-29 after three quarters.
Mackenzie Wagner paced Chartiers Valley (2-2, 7-5) with 19 points and Megan McConnell followed with 17. The rest of the Colts combined for nine points.
Washington 59, Burgettstown 34: Washington’s high-scoring duo of Carley Allen and Torri Finley combined for 38 points and Washington continued its recent surge with a 59-34 win at Burgettstown in Section 1-AA.
Allen scored a game-high 27 points and Finley also hit double figures with 11 as the Prexies (4-1, 7-3) ran their winning streak to four games.
Wash High forged a 20-8 lead after one quarter before Burgettstown (3-4, 5-8) pulled to within 26-19 at halftime. The Prexies won the game by holding the Blue Devils to 15 second-half points.
Emily Prasko was Burgettstown’s leading scorer with nine points. The Blue Devils had their two-game winning streak end.
Brownsville 36, Waynesburg 29: Alexis Carson scored half of her team’s total and Brownsville rallied in the fourth quarter for a 36-29 come-from-behind win at Waynesburg.
Carsons scored 18 points and helped Brownsville (1-5, 3-10) gets its first Section 2-AAA win and overcome a 25-20 deficit after the third quarter.
Waynesburg (1-5, 2-10) trailed 18-9 after one quarter before outscoring the Falcons 16-2 in the third quarter. Emma Mankey was Waynesburg’s leading scorer with 10 points.
Belle Vernon 65, Elizabeth Forward 60: Kelsey Green scored 20 points and Belle Vernon withstood a furious fourth-quarter rally by Elizabeth Forward to defeat the host Warriors 65-60 in 3-AAAA.
Belle Vernon (6-1, 9-4) remained one game behind first-place Keystone Oaks in the section. The Leopards trailed 18-10 after one quarter, then took control of the game by scoring 47 points over the next two quarters to build a 57-37 lead.
Elizabeth Forward (5-2, 9-4) then outscored Belle Vernon 28-11 in the fourth quarter but the Warriors simply ahd fallen too far behind.
Caitlyn Trombley scored 14 points for the Leopards.
EF’s Brianna Spirnak scored a game-high 27 points.
Chartiers-Houston 56, Fort Cherry 15: Chartiers-Houston moved to 7-0 in Section 1-AA with a 56-15 rout of Fort Cherry in McDonald.
Alexa Williamson scored 32 points for the Bucs (10-3), who led 36-9 at halftime.
Fort Cherry (4-3, 8-5) was keyed by Alexas Guerra’s five points.
Serra Catholic 68, Carmichaels 31: Rain Andrew scored 24 points to power Serra Catholic past host Carmichaels in a Section 3-AA game.
Rylan German tossed in 11 points for Serra Catholic, which held the Mikes to three points in the first quarter.
Kylie Sinn contributed 11 points and Megan Walker had 10 points for the Mikes (1-6, 4-9).
Boys result
Washington 62, East Allegheny 58, OT: A 9-5 run in overtime produced a 62-58 victory for Washington over East Allegheny in a non-section game.
Regulation ended withe game tied, 53-53.
Three players hit double figures for Wash High (8-3), which led 28-27 at halftime. Dan Ethridge led the way with 24 points, Joe Mercer chipped in with 15 points and Zhamere Robinson added 11 points.
East Allegheny (5-9) was led by Cedric Blackman’s 24 points, Malik Stewart’s 13 points and TJ Banks’ 12 points.