Luke’s Games
GIRLS
Burgettstown 39, South Side Beaver 35:
Clinging to an early lead, Burgettstown stayed unbeaten with a 39-35 win over South Side Beaver in a non-section game.
The Blue Devils, who led 16-8 after the first quarter, leaned on Emily Prasko’s 17 points in the win to improve to 3-0 on the season.
Sydney Payne tried leading a comeback for South Side Beaver (1-2) with a team-high 15 points. The Rams trailed by four points entering the fourth quarter but both teams matched one another in the final eight minutes, each with 11 points.
Carlynton 49, Chartiers-Houston 20:
Jada Lee scored a game-high 18 points as Carlynton started fast and defeated visiting Chartiers-Houston, 49-20, in a non-section game.
Carlynton (1-2), which lost its first two games each by two points, outscored the Bucs 20-2 in the first quarter and led 32-7 at halftime. Angelicah Diallo also reached double figures for the Cougars with 13 points.
Zamierah Edwards scored 11 points for Chartiers-Houston (1-2).
California 52, Jeannette 34:
Dominating the second half, California broke a halftime tie with strong play in both the third and fourth quarters to defeat non-section opponent Jeannette, 52-34.
The two teams were deadlocked at 19-19 entering the break before the Trojans pulled away by outscoring Jeannette (0-2) 15-4 in the third quarter. California (2-1) then scored 18 points in the fourth.
Sydney Smichnick led the Trojans with 13 points. Makayla Boda added 11 and Jordyn Cruse made 10 free throws.
Hannah Nichols was the lone scoring in double figures for the Jayhawks with 13 points.
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BOYS
Waynesburg 64, Southmoreland 58:
Lucas Garber led a second-half rally and reached a milestone in the process Tuesday night.
Finishing with a game-high 26 points, Garber eclipsed the 1,000-point milestone to lead Waynesburg to a 64-58 comeback victory over Southmoreland in a non-section game.
Garber also added five assists as Waynesburg (2-1) scored 19 points in the third quarter and 18 in the fourth to overcome a 34-27 halftime deficit. Avery McConnville added 15 points for the Raiders. Chris King had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Riley Comforti led Southmoreland with 20 points.
McGuffey 55, Elizabeth Forward 50:
C.J. Cole went 9-for-10 from the field to score 22 of his 37 points as McGuffey came from behind to upend visiting Elizabeth Forward in non-section play, 55-50.
McGuffey (3-0) trailed by 11 points at one point in the game before slowly cutting its deficit throughout the second half. The Highlanders outscored McGuffey 13-8 in the third quarter and 19-12 in the fourth quarter.
Cole also grabbed 17 rebounds.
Elizabeth Forward (1-2) was paced by Zach Boyd’s 15 points. Pat Filson had 13 and Evan Lewis added 12.
California 64, Mapletown 38:
Malik Ramsey scored at least 20 points for the third time in three games this season to lead California over non-section foe Mapletown, 64-38.
Ramsey made four three-pointers en route to 24 points. Payton Conte and Cochise Ryan had 13 and 10 points, respectively, for California (2-1), which led 43-15 at halftime.
Landan Stevenson finished with 13 points for Mapletown (0-3), while brother Lance Stevenson added 10.
Avella 74, Bentworth 59:
Four players for Avella reached double figures as the Eagles scored at least 20 points in each of the final three quarters to down Bentworth, 74-59, in a non-section game.
Bentworth (0-2) led 18-11 after the first quarter but that advantage quickly went away. Scoring 23 points in the second quarter, the Eagles led 34-31 at halftime.
Gabe Lis and Tyler Cerciello both had double-doubles for Avella (1-2) Lis scored a game-high 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Cerciello had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Dominic Spataro scored 16 and Donovan Avolio added 11.
Mason Gurenicz, Jerzey Timlin and Shawn Dziak all reached double-digit point totals for Bentworth. Gurenicz led the team with 17.