Luke’s Games
BOYS
California 63, Carmichaels 60: Jaeden Zuzak made six free throws in overtime that proved to be the difference as visiting California handed Carmichaels its first loss of the season, 63-60, in a Class 2A Section 2 game Friday night.
Zuzak picked an offense that was without leading scorer Malik Ramsey, who finished with a game-high 19 points, after he fouled out one minute into overtime.
Carmichaels’ Christopher Barrish sent the game into overtime when he made a pair of foul shots with 4.7 seconds left, tying the game at 53-53.
Matt Barrish led the Mikes, who fall to 0-1 in the section and 3-1 overall, with 18 points. Dylan Wilson scored 12 points.
Nate O’Savage had 18 points for California (1-0, 4-1).
Washington 60, Charleroi 46: After having its early lead narrowed in the second quarter, Washington controlled the second half to down visiting Charleroi, 60-46, in a Class 3A Section 4 game.
The Prexies watched an eight-point lead evaporate to only one point, 27-26, entering halftime.
Washington (1-0, 2-1) then outscored the Cougars by six points in the third and seven in the fourth to pull away for a comfortable victory.
Dan Ethridge led the offensive effort from the Prexies with a game-high 21 points.
Legend Davis and Zach Usher reached double figures for Charleroi (0-1, 2-2) with 17 and 15 points, respectively.
Avella 57, Geibel 53: After both offenses started slow, Avella found a rhythm in the second quarter and went on to defeat Geibel, 57-53, in a Class A Section 2 game.
Tied 6-6 after the first quarter, Avella took a seven-point lead it wouldn’t surrender for the remainder of the game, despite a third-quarter comeback from Geibel (0-1, 2-2).
Enzo Fetsko led the Gators with 19 points.
Winners of two straight, Avella (1-0, 2-2) was paced by Donovan Avolio’s 16 points. Owen English finished with 14 points and seven assists. Tyler Cerciello also had 10 points.
Jefferson-Morgan 63, Mapletown 25: Exploding for 30 points in the second quarter, Jefferson-Morgan cruised to an easy victory over Mapletown to open Class A Section 2 play, 63-25.
The 30-point quarter gave the Rockets a 39-10 halftime lead.
Tahj Jacobs equaled the biggest quarter for J-M (1-0, 1-5) with 30 points to lead all scorers, including seven three-pointers. Jacob Broadwater scored 13 points.
Mapletown (0-1, 0-4) was led by Ethan Carter, who had 12 points.
Keystone Oaks 73, Fort Cherry 60: Despite cutting its double-digit deficit entering halftime, the third quarter was the undoing Fort Cherry as the Rangers fell to Keystone Oaks, 73-60, in a Class 3A Section 2 game.
Serra Catholic, 85, Bentworth 27: Jimmy Moon led all scorers with 26 points as Serra Catholic dominated play from the start to defeat Bentworth, 85-27, in a Class 2A Section 2 game.
Moon, who was back for the second game after tweaking a knee during pregame warmups in the season opener for the Eagles, helped give Serra Catholic (1-0, 2-2) a 58-19 lead at halftime. Khalil Smith and Joseph Gluscic also reached double figures with 13 and 12 points, respectively.
Cameron Bell scored eight points for Bentworth (0-1, 0-3).
GIRLS
Carmichaels 38, Jefferson-Morgan 21: Emma Hyatt and Gina Raineri each scored 10 points as Carmichaels defeated Jefferson-Morgan, 38-21, in a non-section game.
The Mikes, who earned their first win of the season (1-5), jumped out to a quick start against J-M, leading 21-9 at halftime.
Autumn Gustovich scored more than half of the points for the Rockets, finishing with a game-high 12. Brynn Boyd had 11 rebounds for J-M (1-4).