High school basketball: Trinity defeats C-M to win Hiller Classic
Jonah Williamson scored 21 points and Jacob Dunkle had a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds to propel Trinity to a win in the championship game of the Hiller Holiday Classic on Saturday.
Max Diesel added 13 points for the Hillers (6-3).
Evan Morris led Canon-McMillan (2-6) with 17 points and Roman Koenemund scored 13.
Albert Gallatin 59, Washington 46
Shamere Wilson led three Albert Gallatin players in double figures with 15 points and the Colonials defeated Washington 59-46 in the consolation game of the Hiller Holiday Classic.
AG (7-3) outscored Washington (2-6) by a 34-20 margin in the middle quarters to take control of the game. The Colonials led by as many as 23 points in the third quarter.
Washington’s Vincent Johnson scored a game-high 21 points.
Ringgold 62, Charleroi 46
Szyair Dungee had 17 points and Demitri Lowe posted a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds to help Ringgold snap a seven-game losing streak with a victory over tournament host Charleroi.
Braylen Lomax added 16 points for the Rams (2-7).
Shea Smith had 16 points, Noah Pletcher finished with 12 points and Jackson Keranko scored 10 for the Cougars (6-6).
Avella 56, Fort Cherry 47
Brayden Fuller had 15 points to lead three players in double figures for Avella, which defeated Fort Cherry in the consolation game of its tournament.
Nate Cilia had 11 points and Bryce Wright scored 10 for the Eagles (4-5).
Shane Cornali scored 27 for the Rangers (2-6).
Bentworth 49, West Greene 20
Lucas Burt had 16 points to propel tournament host Bentworth to a win in the consolation game.
Ben Hays added 11 points for the Bearcats (3-6).
Lane Allison scored eight for West Greene (5-4).
Jefferson-Morgan 68, Carmichaels 27
Houston Guesman had 19 points, Jase Bedillion contributed 18 points and Jeremiah Robertson scored 17 for Jefferson-Morgan (7-2) in a win over tournament host Carmichaels (2-6) in the championship game.
Burgettstown 47, Riverside 44:
Coulton County had 14 points to help Burgettstown (2-6) earn a win in the consolation game of its own tournament.
Drake Fox had 15 points on five 3-pointers for Riverside (6-5).
Beth-Center 78, Mapletown 29
Jason Zellie scored 30 points and connected on six 3-pointers to pace Beth-Center (5-4) in a win over Mapletown (0-8) in the consolation game of the Carmichaels Lions Club Tournament.
Parker Amos and Tyler Kurowski added nine points apiece for the Bulldogs.
Lucas Stevenson scored 16 for the Maples.
Belle Vernon 61, Keystone Oaks 47:
Trevor Kovatch had a game-high 25 points for Belle Vernon in a win in the consolation game of the Deer Lakes Tournament.
Dominic Ghilani scored 10 for the Leopards (7-4).
Erand Jakupi led Keystone Oaks (8-2) with 15 points.
Monessen 52, California 29
The Greyhounds raced out to a 31-5 lead in the first quarter and cruised home from there for a victory over the Trojans in the Delvin Miller Christmas Tournament at Monessen.
Rodney Johnson and Devontae Robinson paced the Greyhounds (5-3) with 14 and 12 points, respectively.
Caden Monticelli was the top scorer for California (2-7) with 12 points.
Norwin 61, South Fayette 49
Mario Csukas poured in 31 points and sank seven 3-pointers for Norwin (5-5) in a win over South Fayette (6-3) at the South Allegheny Tournament.
Peters Township 72, West Allegheny 37
Dylan Donovan had 31 points as Peters Township (7-3) cruised past tournament host West Allegheny (4-6).
Mickey Vaccarello added 13 points for Peters Township and Sean Thelk scored 10.
Chartiers-Houston 53, McGuffey 37
Chartiers-Houston defeated McGuffey in the championship game of the Avella tournament. No game details were made available.
Chartiers-Houston improved its record to 7-2 while McGuffey slipped to 8-2.
Girls basketball
Canon-McMillan 45, Franklin Regional 34
Lauren Borella poured in a game-high 29 points, powering Canon-McMillan to a 45-34 win over Franklin Regional in the PennWest California Hoopfest on Sunday.
Borella and Canon-McMillan (5-4) pulled away in the second half following a low-scoring first 16 minutes that ended with the Big Macs leading 14-8.
Madison DeRiggi scored 16 points for Franklin Regional (5-4).
Ringgold 55, Bentworth 38
Jada Gernot poured in 27 points to lead Ringgold (5-4) past tournament host Bentworth (5-5) in the championship game of the Bearcats’ tournament.
Kayla O’Dell led the Bearcats with 12 points.
Mountain Ridge (Md.) 49, Trinity 45
Sutton Williamson had 14 points and Gabby Rieg scored 12 on four 3-pointers, but Trinity (6-3) fell at the Deep Creek Lake Classic in Maryland.
Kealana Pua’auli led Mountain Ridge with 21 points.
St. Mary’s 65, South Fayette 27
Ryan Oldaker had 12 points, but South Fayette (8-1) dropped its first game of the season, a loss to St. Mary’s (N.Y.) in the Tampa Bay Christmas Invitational in Florida.
Peters Township 60, Bishop Guilfoyle 43
Bri Morreale had 18 points to lead four Peters Township players in double figures in a victory over defending Class A state champ Bishop Guilfoyle at the Holiday Bash at North Allegheny.
Taylor McCullough added 14 points and Natalie Wetzel and Alina Sopko scored 12 each for the Indians (9-1).
Waynesburg 37, Uniontown 32
Avery Davis scored a game-high 21 points to propel Waynesburg (6-2) past Uniontown (3-6) in the championship game of the Carmichaels Lions Club Tournament.
Charlie Murtha scored 13 for Uniontown.
Albert Gallatin 54, Beth-Center 20
Mikayla Shea led a trio of Colonials in double figures with 18 points in a win over the host Bulldogs in the championship game of the Beth-Center tournament.
Mya Glisan added 16 points and Grayce Panos chipped in with 14 for Albert Gallatin (4-4).
Beth-Center falls to 5-5 with the loss.
Jefferson-Morgan 35, Carmichaels 24
Ava Wood scored 10 points for Jefferson-Morgan (1-8) in a victory in the consolation game of the Carmichaels Lions Club Tournament.
Ali Jacobs scored six points for Carmichaels (0-9).
Freedom 59, Monessen 26
Olivia Henderson led Freedom (2-6) with 21 points in a win in the consolation game of the Burgettstown Tournament.
Madison Johnson had 16 points for Monessen (3-4) and Na’JAziah Carter scored 10.
Greensburg CC 52, Belle Vernon 31
Erica Gribble had 20 points to lead Greensburg Central Catholic (5-2) past Belle Vernon (4-5) at the PennWest Hoopfest on Sunday.
Saylor Lee led the Leopards with eight points.
In other games
Aliquippa defeated Burgettstown 66-31 in the championship game of the Blue Devils’ tournament Saturday. California was a 51-23 winner over Carlynton in the championship game of the Mapletown tournament Saturday.