Jan 24, 2019 7 min read

Kaitlyn Rizor surpassed the 1,000-point mark in her career during West Greene’s 63-17 victory over Jefferson-Morgan in a Section 2-A girls basketball game Thursday night.

Rizor needed 12 points to reach the milestone and scored 16. Her total is at 1,004. She’s the 18th person in school history to reach the scoring milestone.

Madison Lampe scored 14 points for West Greene (9-0, 15-1), which has won 14 games in a row, 20 straight section games and 19 consecutive home games. This senior class has won a school-best 72 games.

Savannah Clark led Jefferson-Morgan (1-7, 4-12) with 8 points.

Peters Twp. 61, Upper St. Clair 25: An even offensive effort powered Peters Township to a 61-25 victory over Upper St. Clair in a Section 2 game in Class 6A.

Mackenzie Lehman had 9 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocks for the Indians (10-0, 15-0), who clinched a playoff berth. Morgan Marisa scored 9 points on three three-point field goals.

Makenna Marisa and Journey Thompson each scored 12 points and Jordan Bisignani added 11 points for PT, which led 31-17 at halftime. This was the second straight game the Peters Township defense held an opponent to 8 points in the second half.

Sarah Price and Marly McLintock each scored 6 points for Upper St. Clair.

Canon-McMillan 36, Hempfield 35: Tamara Mathis scored 14 points and led a second-half comeback by Canon-McMillan as the Big Macs edged visiting Hempfield 36-35 in a Class 6A Section 2 game.

Canon-McMillan (4-6, 7-9) trailed 21-16 at halftime but held Hempfield (1-9, 6-9) to only four points in the third quarter and cut the Spartans’ lead to 25-24.

The Big Macs took the lead in the fourth quarter and led 30-29 with one minute remaining. Abby Daniels then took a pass from Mathis that led to a layin, and Mathis stole a crosscourt pass by Hempfield and went in for a layup that gave C-M a 34-29 lead.

Hempfield made a three-pointer that cut the gap to 34-32 with 16 seconds remaining, and pulled to within one point with one second left but could get no closer.

Jessica Persin led Hempfield in scoring with a game-high 15 points. Sara Liberatore had 13.

Nya Williams grabbed 10 rebounds for Canon-McMillan.

Burgettstown 45, Bentworth 19: Burgettstown ran its record in Section 3-AA to 4-4 with a 45-19 victory over Bentworth.

Emily Prasko had a double-double, 12 points and 10 rebounds, for the Blue Devils (7-9), who have won two of three.

Bentworth (0-9, 1-16) was paced by Caroline Rice’s 8 points.

McGuffey 51, Brownsville 42: Keira Nicolella scored 17 points to help McGuffey put away Brownsville, 51-42, in a Section 2 game in Class 3A.

Abby Nicolella tossed in 10 points for McGuffey (3-6, 6-10), which lead 28-23 at halftime.

Alexas Carson scored a game-high 20 points for Brownsville (3-7, 9-8).

Seton-La Salle 58, Waynesburg 30: Three players scored in double figures to help Seton-La Salle get past Waynesburg, 58-30, in a Section 2 game in Class 3A.

Chloe Lestition and Sarah Merlina each scored 11 points for Seton-La Salle (8-2, 9-7). Vanessa Hudson chipped in with 10 points.

CP Miller led Waynesburg (1-9, 5-12) with 9 points. The Raiders have lost three straight.

Trinity 49, Montour 33: Ashley Durig’s strong all-around game propelled Trinity to a 49-33 victory over Montour in a Section 1 game in Class 5A.

During scored 11 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, dealt out 6 assists and had 4 steals for the Hillers (7-3, 9-7), who led 27-16 at halftime.

Kaylin Venick and Courtney Dahlquist each had 11 points for Trinity.

Courtney Tomas scored a game-high 16 points for Montour (1-9, 5-11), which trailed 17-5 after one quarter.

Mapletown 53, Hundred 29: Abby Antill scored a career-high 26 points to lead Mapletown past Hundred, 53-29, in a non-section game.

Mapletown (9-7) outscored Hundred, 24-16, at halftime and led, 36-22, after three quarters.

Makalah Brittner contributed 12 points for Hundred.

Avella 48, Monessen 28: Bess Lengauer scored 7 of Avella’s 19 points in the first quarter and the Eagles held Monessen scoreless in that quarter on the way to a 48-28 victory in Section 2-A.

Brianna Lloyd and Amy Lorr each scored 10 points for Avella (6-2, 12-4).

Monessen (3-5, 4-12) was keyed by Kendelle Weston’s 8 points.

South Park 70, Charleroi 28: South Park remained in sole possession of first place in Class 3A Section 2 with a 70-28 victory at Charleroi.

The Eagles (9-1, 10-6) pushed their winning streak to six games. They took control early against Charleroi by building leads of 19-6 after one quarter and 44-12 at halftime.

Maura Huwalt led South Park with a game-high 20 points. Cassidy Zandier followed with 15 points.

Charleroi’s Bella Skobel scored more than half of her team’s points, tossing in 18. The Cougars’ record fell to 1-8 in section and 4-12 overall.

Fort Cherry 37, Carmichaels 28: Fort Cherry helped its playoff chances with a 37-28 victory over visiting Carmichaels in Class 2A Section 3.

The win moves the Rangers above the .500 mark in the section at 5-4 and to 7-9 overall. Fort Cherry began the night in a three-way tie for third place in the section with Burgettstown and Chartiers-Houston.

Abby Cooper scored a game-high 15 points to lead the Fort Cherry offense. Kylie Sinn had 12 points for Carmichaels (1-7, 5-13).

California 69, Geibel Catholic 27: California stymied Geibel Catholic’s offense in the second half en route to a 69-27 Section 2-A victory.

The Trojans (6-3, 8-7) outscored the Gators 14-3 in the third quarter and 20-4 in the fourth.

California’s Makayla Boda led all scorers with 17 points. Teammate Camari Walden had 12 and Sydney Smichnick 11.

Rebecca Perkins led Geibel Catholic (0-8, 1-14) in scoring with 10 points.

Belle Vernon 41, Mt. Pleasant 36: Belle Vernon moved closer to a playoff berth in Class 4A with a 41-36 victory over visiting Mt. Pleasant in Section 3.

Lindsay Steeber and Rachel Wobrack carried the offensive load for the leopards with 41 and 13 points, respectively. Steeber made three three-point field goals.

Belle Vernon (7-3, 11-6), which has won four in a row, took charge of the game early, building leads of 12-7 after one quarter and 21-14 at halftime.

Chloe Jaworski tried to rally Mt. Pleasant (3-7, 5-12) by scoring 13 points.

South Fayette 64, Lincoln Park 24: Clare Relihan and Karyssa Larson combined for 39 points as South Fayette won its second in a row, rolling over visiting Lincoln Park 64-24 in Class 5A Section 1.

Relihan led the Lions (6-4, 12-6) with a game-high 21 points and Larson netted 18. South Fayette held Lincoln Park (1-9, 5-11) to only two points in the first quarter and led 33-9 at halftime.

Riley Arrigo scored 16 points for Lincoln Park.

In other games: West Mifflin was a 57-46 winner at Ringgold in Class 4A Section 3. No game details were reported.

Boys result

Freedom 84, Fort Cherry 63: All five Freedom starters scored in double figures as the Bulldogs defeated visiting Fort Cherry 84-63 in Class 3A Section 2.

Steven Leasure had a career-high 21 points to lead Freedom (3-6, 4-11). Tyler Borgman followed with 17, Reiner Welling had 16, Cole Beck 12 and Tyler Mohrbacher 10.

Maddox Truschel led Fort Cherry (1-8, 4-12) in scoring with 17 points.