Luke Roundup
Boys results
Laurel Highlands 67, Waynesburg 56: Senior guard Darton McIntire scored half of Waynesburg’s points but the Raiders fell to Laurel Highlands 67-56 in the Fayette County Coaches Tournament at Penn State Fayette.
McIntire, who finished with 28 points, eclipsed the 1,000-point mark late in the first quarter as Waynesburg held a 29-28 lead at halftime.
Laurel Highlands then outscored the Raiders by six points in the final two quarters, 16-10 in the third and 23-17 in the fourth, led by a game-high 38 points from St. Francis recruit Bryce Laskey.
Malik Ramsey also reached double-digits with 14 points for the Mustangs.
Franklin Regional 67, Belle Vernon 55: Four players for Franklin Regional scored in double figures as it raced out to an early lead and defeated Belle Vernon 67-55 in the Hempfield Tournament.
The Panthers quickly jumped on Belle Vernon, outscoring the Leopards 20-8 in the first quarter.
Hunter Stonecheck and Nathan Leopold led the Panthers each with 17 points.
Dom Bartolacci had 14, while Nick Leopold scored 10.
Belle Vernon was paced by Joe Sabolek’s 20 points. Bryce Washington had 11 points for the Leopards.
Jefferson-Morgan 73, Mapletown 40: D.L. Garrett scored 24 points and Devin Stoneking had 23 as Jefferson-Morgan defeated Mapletown 73-40 in the Geibel Catholic Tournament.
Jaylyn Torres also had 11 points for the Rockets, who outscored Mapletown in each of the four quarters. Richard Cacurak led the Maples with 13 points.
Bentworth 55, West Greene 27: Sam Schoedel led all scorers with 16 points as Bentworth defeated West Greene 55-27 in a non-section game.
The Bearcats, who also had Steven Harner and Ray Logan score 15 and 10 points, respectively, took a 34-12 lead into halftime.
Joey Reed scored a team-high 12 points for West Greene.
Elizabeth Forward 63, Beth-Center 44: Twins Gavin and Garin Martik combined to score 34 points as Elizabeth Forward defeated Beth-Center 63-44 in the Brownsville Tournament.
Gavin Martik finished with 23 points, while Garin Martik had 11 to help the balanced attack from the Warriors.
Elizabeth Forward was led by Will Greijack’s 24 points.
Beth-Center relied on senior guard Andrew White, who led the Bulldogs with 19 points.
Junior J.J. Green had 12 points for Beth-Center.
Girls results
Charleroi 53, Carmichaels 33: Maria Claybaugh led all scorers with 18 points as host Charleroi overcame a halftime deficit to defeat Carmichaels 53-33 in its home tournament.
The Cougars, who only scored 15 first-half points and trailed 18-15 at halftime, outscored Carmichaels 38-15 in the final two quarters.
Charleroi’s Bella Skobel finished with 16 points, while Sierra Short had 11.
Carmichaels was paced by Megan Walker and Kyle Sinn, who each had 10 points.
Avella 57, Bentworth 30: Avella scored 21 second-quarter points to build a substantial lead as it defeated Bentworth 57-30 in the Avella Tournament.
The Eagles had three players score in double figures, led by Jordan Rush’s 14 points. Bailey Lis had 12 points and Bess Lengauer finished with 11.
The only form of consistent offense Bentworth could find went through Jenna Vito, who scored a game-high 15 points.
Greensburg Salem 73, McGuffey 38: The only person Greensburg Salem needed was Megan Kallock.
Kallock outscored the entire McGuffey team – she had 40 points – as host Greensburg Salem defeated the Highlanders 73-38.
The Lions also had secondary scoring from Nikki Mellinger, who had 15 points.
Greensburg Salem pulled away in the second half with 26 points in the third quarter followed by 21 in the fourth.
McGuffey was led by 11 points from senior Mikalah Maxwell.
Cumberland Valley 65, Belle Vernon 34: Abbie Miller scored a game-high 19 points as Cumberland Valley defeated Belle Vernon 65-34 in the McKeesport Tournament.
Cumberland Valley scored 19 points in both the first and second quarters to jump out to put the Leopards in an early hole.
Julie Jekot also reached double figures for Cumberland Valley with 12 points.
Belle Vernon scored half of its points in the second quarter and was led by a team-high 11 from Caitlyn Trombley.
Washington 69, Monessen 25: Washington scored at least 14 points in each quarter as the Prexies defeated Monessen 69-25 in the Charleroi Tournament.
The Prexies took a 35-13 lead into halftime.
Washington’s Carley Allen and Torri Finley led all scorers with 18 points. Randi Thomas scored 12 points for the Prexies, while freshman Kyla Wood added nine.
Monessen was paced by Quitarah Hardison’s team-high seven points.
Burgettstown 47, Mapletown 25: After taking an 11-11 tie into halftime, Burgettstown awoke in the second half and defeated Mapletown 47-25 in the Avella Tournament.
The Blue Devils scored 19 points in the third quarter, then followed the impressive second-half start with another 17 as they continued to pull away.
Malia Castellino led Burgettstown with 13 points.
Kayla Smith had nine points for Mapletown.