High school basketball roundup: Wash High gets back on winning track
Washington used balanced scoring to snap a two-game girls basketball losing skid with a 46-38 victory over host McGuffey in Class 3A Section 2 Monday night.
Washington (6-1, 11-3), which began the night in a three-way tie for first place in the section, led by only 24-20 at halftime but outscored the Highlanders in both the third and fourth quarters.
Randi Thomas led three Prexies in double figures with 12 points. Carly Allen and Torri Finley each followed with 10 points.
McGuffey’s Keira Nicolella was the game’s leading scorer. She had 19 points as the Highlanders dipped to 2-5 in the section and 5-9 overall.
California 52, Jefferson-Morgan 32: California remained in second place in Section 2-A with a 52-32 road victory over Jefferson-Morgan.
The Trojans (5-1, 7-5) have won four of their last five. California outscored J-M by 10 points in each half.
Camari Walden and Makayla Boda each scored 10 points for California. Brynn Boyd of Jefferson-Morgan (1-5, 4-10) had a game-high 12 points.
Beth-Center 58, Charleroi 24: Elizabeth Trump had a double-double to lead Beth-Center over Charleroi, 58-24, in a Section 2 game in Class 3A.
Trump tossed in 16 points and pulled down 11 rebounds for B-C (5-2, 9-4), which led 30-11 at halftime. Anna Sloan scored 15 points and Olivia Greco handed out 9 assists.
Charleroi (0-7, 3-11) was paced by Bella Skobel’s 17 points.
West Greene 63, Avella 33: Madison Lampe scored 23 points to power West Greene to a 63-33 win over Avella in Section 2-A action.
Elizabeth Brudnock chipped in with 11 points for West Greene (6-0, 11-1), which led 42-16 at halftime. Three of Brudnock’s baskets were from three-point range.
Amy Horr led Avella (4-2, 9-4) seven points.
Chartiers-Houston 42, Bentworth 18: Dominique Mortimer poured in 17 points and Chartiers-Houston won back-to-back games for the first time this season after a 42-18 victory over Bentworth in a Section 3 game in Class 2A.
Mortimer scored 12 of her points in the second half. Zamierah Edwards scored 15 points on the strength of four three-point field goals for the Bucs (3-3, 5-8).
Jocelyn Timlin paced Bentworth (0-6, 1-12) with seven points.
Frazier 47, Carmichaels 33: Sierra Twigg scored a game-high 22 points to propel Frazier to a 47-33 victory over Carmichaels in a Section 3 game in Class 2A.
Frazier (5-1, 8-5) built a 20-10 halftime lead and outscored Carmichaels, 27-23, over the final two quarters.
Kylie Sinn had 14 points for the Mikes (1-8, 5-10).
Monessen 44, Mapletown 38: Monessen outscored Mapletown in all four quarters, but by no more than three points, during a 44-38 victory in Section 2-A action.
Kendelle Weston led the Greyhounds (2-4, 2-11) with 12 points and Zykavia Hairston contributed 10 points.
Kelsi Smith scored 13 points for Mapletown (2-4, 5-7), which trailed 21-17 at halftime and 30-25 after three quarters.
Thomas Jefferson 65, Trinity 57: Trinity’s second-half rally fell short in a 65-57 loss to Thomas Jefferson in a Section 1 game in Class 5A.
The Hillers (5-2, 7-6) trailed 32-25 at halftime and 54-36 after three quarters. But Trinity battled back and got to within three points with 1:32 to go before it slipped away.
Ashley Durig scored a career-high 19 points and Courtney Dahlquist had a career-high 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Hillers. Durig had four three-point field goals.
Jenna Clark led Thomas Jefferson, which is 5-1 in the section, with 20 points. Alyssa DeAngelo tossed in 13 points and Dalaney Ranallo added 12 points.
Elizabeth Forward 64, Belle Vernon 60: Elizabeth Forward roared back in the fourth quarter and overcame some stellar long-range shooting by Belle Vernon to beat the host Leopards 64-60 in Class 4A Section 3.
The Warriors (6-1, 8-5) trailed 32-31 at halftime and 49-46 after three quarters but outscored Belle Vernon 64-60 in the pivotal fourth quarter.
EF had a balanced scoring attack led by Bailie Brinson’s 14 points. Brianna Spirnak had 12 and Juria Flournoy 11.
Belle Vernon (4-3, 7-6) made 11 three-pointers in the game. The Leopards were led by Rachel Wobrack and Lindsay Steeber, each scoring 21 points. Wobrack made five three-pointers and Steeber had four.
Chartiers Valley 61, South Fayette 40: MacKenzie Wagner scored 25 points and undefeated Chartiers Valley used a big first half to overpower South Fayette 61-40 in Class 5A Section 1.
The Colts (6-0, 14-0) forged a 36-16 lead by halftime. Wagner led four CV players in doduble figures. Megan McConnell and Aislin Malcolm each had 11 points and gabby Legister scored 10.
Mia Weber’s 11 points was tops for South Fayette (4-3, 9-5).
Ringgold 54, Yough 11: Ringgold scored all the points it needed in the first eight minutes as the Rams won a Class 4A Section 3 game at Yough, 54-11.
Ringgold (1-6, 3-10) led 21-2 after the first quarter and 39-3 at halftime.
Faith Martin scored 15 to lead Ringgold. Jada Cathers and Martina Costa both contributed 11 points to the win.
Brownsville 43, Waynesburg 35: Alexis Carson scored 12 points and Brownsville held off visiting Waynesburg 43-35 in Class 3A Section 2.
Brownsville (3-4, 7-5) has won three of its last four games. Waynesburg slipped to 1-6 in section and 4-9 overall.
Clara Paige Miller scored a game-high 14 points to go with eight rebounds for the Raiders. Bree Echegaray had seven rebounds.
In other games: Burgettstown was a 49-28 winner over host Fort Cherry in Class 2A Section 3. No game details were provided by press time.