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In boys basketball
Aquinas Academy scored 50 points in the second half to outdo Avella, 86-74, in a non sectiob game.
Vinni Cugini led all scorers with 35 points for Aquinas, which trailed by six at halftime. John Bence added 21 points and Theo Austin scored 10 points.
Gabe Lis led Avella with 24 points. Donovan Avolio contributed 15 points and Tanner Terenski and Brandon Samol each scored 13 points.
• David Pantellis scored 22 points to power Upper St. Clair to a 76-45 rout of South Fayette in a non-section game.
Terry Gensler poured 11 points and Landon Rauch scored 10 points for USC.
Kaden Ring scored 14 points and Logan Yater scored 13 points.
• Easton McDaniel led four players in double figures as Beth-Center downed Monessen 63-50 in a non-section game.
Cam Palmer had 17 points, and Reuben Miller and Daijon Devers each scored 10 points for Beth-Center. Chase Mrlack Led Monessen with 14 points.
• Will Wagner and Jake Ceruso combined fir 43 points to help Charleroi rout Waynesburg 82-58 in a Section 4-AAA game.
Wagner led the way with 23 points and Ceruso added 20 points for the Cougars, who outscored Waynesburg50-31 over the middle two periods.
Chase Henkins scored a game-high 26 points for Waynesburg. Dawson Fowler added 10 points.
In girls basketball
Kaley Rohanna and CP Miller combined for 38 points as Waynesburg downed Charleroi, 68-54 in a Section 2-AAA game.
Rohanna led the way with 23 points and Miller contributed 15 points for the Raiders. Brenna Benke chipped in with 12 points.
McKenna Delmar scored 23 points for Charleroi. Riley Jones tossed in 12 points, Bella Carrotta had 10 points.
• A 12-3 run in the second quarter helped propell Serra Catholic, 61-41, over Fort Cherry in a non sectiob game.
Nicole Pawlowski scored 17 points and Chloe Cordash and Chloe Honick each scored 11 points.
Annika Rinehart led Fort Cherry with 16 points.
Kim wins PGA event
Si Woo Kim left the Coachella Valley a year ago with his back aching again and his game in disarray.
The 25-year-old South Korean returned this week with a healthy back and a rock-solid mentality that didn’t even waver when Patrick Cantlay threatened to run away with The American Express.
Kim birdied two of the final three holes to finish an 8-under 64 Sunday, coolly rallying past the late-charging Cantlay by one shot to earn his third PGA Tour victory.
A year after Kim shot a 15-over 87 in the first round and quickly withdrew from this event because of his persistent back problems, he began the final round with a share of the lead atop a crowded board. He endured a restless night as he prepared to chase his first win since the 2017 Players Championship, a string of 102 straight starts without a victory.
“Every year, I’ve had a chance, but I couldn’t make it,” Kim said through a translator. “I had a lot of resolve in my mind last night. I took melatonin, but still I didn’t sleep very well.”