Luke Roundup
BOYS
Beth-Center 59, Geibel 52: Trailing for most of the game, Beth-Center scored 23 points in the fourth quarter to come back and defeat Geibel Catholic 59-52 in the Carmichaels Lions Club tournament.
Trailing 44-36 entering the fourth quarter, Beth-Center tied the score at 46-46 with 4:22 remaining. The Bulldogs went on to outscore Geibel, 13-6, led by freshman Easton McDaniel’s nine points in the final eight minutes.
Andrew Bower, George Samarin and McDaniel all finished with 12 points for Beth-Center (4-4).
J.J. Green led the Bulldogs with 13 points, while Jacob Bobbs collected 10 rebounds and had six blocks.
Geibel (1-6) was led by a game-high 26 points from Cole Kendall, who made six three-pointers. Isaiah Krizner also had 12.
McGuffey 79, Burgettstown 63: Four McGuffey players scored at least 18 points and the Highlanders defeated Burgettstown 79-63 in the Avella tournament.
Chase Miller led the Highlanders with 20 points, C.J. Cole finished with 19 and Trent Belleville and David Chapman each scored 18.
Belleville also grabbed 18 rebounds and had seven assists for McGuffey (6-1).
Burgettstown (4-2) was paced by a game-high 21 points from Ryan Lounder. Garrett Dhans scored 18 for the Blue Devils.
Bentworth 71, Jefferson-Morgan 49: Levi Jordan and Steven Hunter combined for 16 points in the third quarter as host Bentworth pulled away in its own tournament to defeat Jefferson-Morgan, 71-49.
The Bearcats forced several turnovers and outscored J-M 26-9 in the eight minutes following halftime to extend their lead to 19 points.
Jordan led all scorers with 26 points, while Hunter had 21 points.
Cam Schoedel also reached double figures for Bentworth (4-2) with 15 points.
Jefferson-Morgan (4-4) was led by D.L. Garrett’s 19 points. Jalen Torres and Gavin Wood had 13 and 11 points, respectively.
Carlynton 69, Avella 40: Carlynton scored 21 points in the second quarter and defeated tournament host Avella, 69-40.
The lopsided second quarter in favor of Carlynton, which outscored the Eagles 21-4, gave it a 37-15 halftime lead.
Carlynton (3-4) was led by 17 points from Ian Gallagher. DeQuay Canton had 11.
Dylan Markle and Tyler Cerciello each had eight points for Avella (0-5).
Clairton 56, Belle Vernon 55: After falling behind in the first quarter, Clairton chipped away at the deficit and defeated Belle Vernon 56-55 at the Charleroi tournament.
Belle Vernon’s fourth-quarter comeback – the Leopards outscored Clairton 15-11 in the final eight minutes – came up just short.
Clairton (4-1) took the lead with an 18-point third quarter, led by Khori Fusco, who finished with 18 points.
Griffin LaCarte and Derek Thomas each scored 12 for Belle Vernon (4-3). Christian Murphy also had 11 points for the Leopards.
Frazier 58, West Greene 41: After West Greene regained the lead in the third quarter, Frazier scored 19 points in the fourth to defeat the Pioneers 58-41 in a non-section game.
Frazier (2-4) took a 19-8 lead after the first quarter and was paced by Justin Novak’s team-high 22 points. Luke Santo finished with 14 points for the Commodores.
Nathan Brudnock scored a game-high 23 points for West Greene (2-5). Austin Crouse had 12 for the Pioneers.
GIRLS
Carmichaels 44, Jefferson-Morgan 34: Kylie Sinn and Jayden Barnish each scored in double figures as Carmichaels pulled away over the second and third quarters to defeat Jefferson-Morgan 44-34 in the opening game of the Lady Trojans Holiday Classic at California.
Carmichaels (3-5) outscored the Rockets 23-12 in the middle quarters.
Sinn finished with a game-high 12 points and Barnish had 10.
Katie Wolfe scored 11 points for Jefferson-Morgan (1-7).
West Greene 59, Mapletown 33: Kaitlyn Rizor, Madison Lampe and McKenna Lampe each had 11 points as West Greene defeated Mapletown 59-33 in the Bentworth tournament.
The 11 points for the three Pioneers were a game high, as West Greene raced out to a 29-11 halftime lead.
West Greene (7-0) then outscored Mapletown by nine points, 17-8, in the third quarter to take a commanding lead.
Mapletown (1-6) was paced by 10 points from Abby Antill. Kayla Smith also had 10 rebounds for the Maples.
West Greene will play Bentworth in the championship game at 6:30 p.m. tonight.
Fort Cherry 40, McGuffey 23: Abby Cooper led all scorers with 15 points as Fort Cherry defeated tournament host McGuffey, 40-23.
The Rangers doubled up McGuffey in the second and third quarters, outscoring the Highlanders 16-8 to build its lead.
McKenzie Faure also scored in double digits for Fort Cherry (6-1) with 10 points.
McGuffey (2-6) was led by Abby Donnelly’s eight points.
Charleroi 70, Monessen 10: Kaitlyn Riley scored a game-high 23 points as Charleroi defeated Monessen 70-10 in the Lady Trojans Holiday Classic.
Bella Skobel and Maria Claybaugh also scored in double figures for Charleroi (6-1) with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Claybaugh also finished with six assists.
Zakavia Hairston scored five points for Monessen (1-6).