Joes basketball stories
OLSH 83, Burgettstown 47: Jake DiMichele scored a game-high 17 points to lead OLSH to an 83-47 victory over Burgettstown in a Section 3 game in Class 2A.
Daren DiMichele added 13 points for OLSH (9-0, 15-1), which led 39-20 at halftime.
Dante Gianfransesco’s 14 points led Burgettstown (1-7, 7-10).
.
Brentwood 61, Carmichaels 48: A fast start propelled Brentwood to a 61-48 victory over Carmichaels in a Section 2 game in Class 2A.
C.J. Ziegler paced Brentwood (5-4, 9-7) with 24 points, thanks in part to 5 three-point field goals. Brentwood led 16-7 after one quarter and 28-16 at halftime.
Christopher Barrish scored 15 points and Al Cree chipped in with 10 points for the Mikes (2-7, 8-9).
.
McGuffey 55, Southmoreland 47: C.J. Cole had a double-double to pace McGuffey to a 55-47 victory over Southmoreland in a Section 4 game in Class 3A.
Cole had 20 points and 15 rebounds for the Highlanders (7-2, 12-6). Colin Walters, Nate Witkowksy and Dylan Summers each scored 9 points.
Cody Richter tossed in 20 points and Riley Comforti chipped in 18 points for the Scotties (5-3, 10-7), who had a six-game winning streak snapped.
.
Avella 57, West Greene 47: Avella broke open a tight game with an 8-point run in the fourth quarter to take a 57-47 victory from West Greene in a Section 2-A game.
Avella (3-5, 5-11) outscored Avella (3-6, 5-10) in the fourth quarter, 23-17. The Eagles led 34-30 after three quarters.
Owen English poured in a game-high 23 points and Gabe Lis scored 12 points for Avella.
West Greene was paced by Nathan Brudnock’s 19 points.
.
Beth-Center 60, Jeff-Morgan 40: Andrew Bower scored a team-high 19 points to lead Beth-Center to a 60-40 victory over Jefferson-Morgan in a non-section game.
Nick Martin contributed 18 points and grabbed 8 rebounds for B-C (8-9), which led 28-19 at halftime.
Taj Jacobs also scored a team-high 19 points for the Rockets (4-14).
.
Girls results
Avonworth 62, Chartiers-Houston 33: Three players scored in double figures to catapult Avonworth over Chartiers-Houston in a non-section game.
Hayden Robinson led the way with 17 points for Avonworth (8-2, 11-5). Kat Getz had 15 and Harris Robinson scored 11 points.
Zamierah Edwards scored 12 and Dominique Mortimer 10 for C-H (4-4, 6-11).