joes stories
Girls
Trinity 75, Lincoln Park 57:
Three players reached double figures and Trinity used a strong third quarter to down Lincoln Park, 75-57, in a Section 1 game in Class 5A.
Trinity (5-1, 9-2) was tied with Lincoln Park, 33-33, but blew the game open with a 26-11 run in the third quarter.
Courtney Dahlquist had a team-high 14 points for the visiting Hillers. Riley DeRubbo had 13 points and 5 assists, and Eden Williamson contributed 11 points.
Taylor Smith scored a game-high 24 points for Lincoln Park (2-4, 7-4). Riley Arrigo tossed in 14 points and Makala Newsome chipped in with 12 points.
Monessen 43, Jefferson-Morgan 25
Qitarah Hardison scored a game-high 13 points to lead Monessen to a 43-25 victory over Jefferson-Morgan in a Section 2-A game.
Kendelle Weston chipped in with 11 points for visiting Monessen (3-2, 9-3), which led 24-7 at halftime.
Autumn Gustovich scored 10 points and Abby Ankrom had 9 points for J-M (1-6, 1-8).
Avella 52, Mapletown 11:
A 15-0 first-quarter run paced Avella to a 52-11 victory of Mapletown in Section 2-A.
Avella (4-0, 8-2) had three players with nine points: Brianna Jenkins, Brianna Lloyd and Jordan Rush.
Faith Burkholder-Walter scored six points for Mapletown (1-4, 1-9).
McGuffey 47, Waynesburg 39:
Balanced scoring and strong defense powered McGuffey to a 47-39 win over visiting Waynesburg in Section 2 of Class 3A.
Keira Nicolella led the attack with 14 points for McGuffey (2-4, 6-6), which led 28-11 at halftime.
Clara Paige Miller had a game-high 21 points and Jules Fowler contributed 13 points for Waynesburg (0-6, 5-7).
Carmichaels 40, Bentworth 26:
Carmichaels won its first Section 3-AA game, 40-26, over visiting Bentworth.
Carmichaels (1-4, 3-10) was led by Mia Ranieri’s 10 points.
Bentworth (0-5, 3-9) had three players score six points: Caroline Rice, Grace Skerbetz and Mackenzie Aloe.
Boys result
Shenango 71, Burgettstown 38:
Shenango’s 25-2 start in the first quarter assured a 71-38 victory over host Burgettstown in a Section 3-AA game.
Colin McQuiston led Shenango (4-1, 11-2) with 20 points. Jason Kraner finished with 19 points and Ryan Lenhardt tossed in 17 points
For Burgettstown (1-4, 5-8), Jackson LaRocka scored 11 points and Dylan Poirier chipped in with 10 points.