Joes stories
California 62, Mapletown 18:
California defeated Mapletown 62-18 to move to 4-3 in Section 2-A and even its overall record at 7-7.
California had two players in double figures: Makayla Boda with 15 and Charlee Petrucci with 10.
Mapletown (1-6, 1-12) was led by Krista Wilson, who had 9.
Avella 73, Geibel 35:
Brianna Jenkins tossed in a game-high 22 points as Avella easily defeated Mapletown, 73-35, in a Section 2-A game.
Bess Lengauer chipped in 10 points for the host Eagles (6-0, 10-3), who led 42-12 at halftime.
Gayle Dokal led the Gators (1-5, 1-9) with 13 points.
South Park 63, McGuffey 46:
South Park broke away from McGuffey in the second half to come away with a 63-46 victory over McGuffey in Section 2 of Class 3A in Claysville.
The game was tied, 32-32, at halftime but South Park (6-2, 8-6) outscored McGuffey (3-5, 7-7) by 31-14 over the final two quarters.
Nora Ozimek led South Park with 20 points. Danielle DePesso poured in 19 points and Maddie Graham scored 13 points.
Abby Donnelly and Keira Nicolella each scored 17 points for McGuffey.
Chartiers-Houston 38, Frazier 31:
Zamierah Edwards scored six of her 14 points in the second half to seal a 38-31victory by Chartiers-Houston over Frazier in a Section 3-AA game in Perryopolis.
The Bucs (5-2, 9-6) led 24-18 at halftime and outscored Frazier (3-4, 5-10) by 14-13 over the final two quarters.
Sierra Twigg paced Frazier with 10 points.
Fort Cherry 54, Bentworth 22
A balanced scoring attack propelled Fort Cherry to a 54-22 victory over Bentworth in a Section 3-AA game.
Jaida Bish scored 9 points and Molly Schaal and Kayla Salvini each tossed in 8 points for the Rangers (3-4, 5-9).
Caroline Rice keyed Bentworth (0-7, 3-11) with 13 points.
Seton LaSalle 58, Beth-Center 45
Four players combined for 52 points to pace Seton LaSalle to a 58-45 win over Beth-Center in a Section 2 game in Class 3A.
Sarah Merlina forged the path for Seton LaSalle (8-0, 11-3) with 17 points. Chloe Lestition added 15 points and Emma Walsh and Vanessa Hudson each finished with 10 points.
Beth-Center (2-5, 6-6) was paced by Olivia Greco’s 15 points. Maddy Hunyady contributed 14 points and Anna Sloan 10.