McGuffey falls to Neshannock
Jacob McCormick led four players for Neshannock to score in double figures as the seventh-seeded Lancers defeated McGuffey, 56-50, in a WPIAL Class 3A first-round boys basketball playoff game Saturday afternoon at Sewickley Academy.
McCormick scored 16 points for the Lancers, who advance to the quarterfinals to face second-seeded Aliquippa Thursday. Preston Turk scored 13 points, Nikolas Rylott finished with 12 and Christopher Scott added 11 for Neshannock (18-5).
McGuffey (15-8) trailed 37-36 entering the final quarter, but the Lancers scored 19 points in the final eight minutes to pull away.
C.J. Cole scored 15 of his game-high 25 points in the second half for the Highlanders. Ethan Janovich and Colin Walters scored nine and eight points, respectively.