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Belle Vernon 72, Albert Gallatin 42:
Belle Vernon locked up third place in Class 4A, Section 3 with a 72-42 victory over Albert Gallatin.
Quinton Martin and Zion Moore each scored 23 points for Belle Vernon (5-4, 10-10), which led 48-20 at halftime.
Blake White led Albert Gallatin (0-9, 3-14) with 10 points.
Upper St. Clair 68, Canon-McMillan 43:
Upper St. Clair clinched a tie for first place in Class 6A, Section 2 with a 68-43 victory over Canon-McMillan.
A win over Baldwin on Friday gives USC first place in the section.
Nick Sukernek scored 14 points and Matthew Gaither added 12 for the Panthers (8-1, 13-8), who led 34-16 at halftime.
Eamon O’Donoghue’s 10 points paced Canon-McMillan (0-9, 3-18).
Peters Township 77, Trinity 58:
Peters Township pulled away from Trinity in the second half on the way to a 77-58 victory in a Class 5A, Section 1 game.
The win leaves Peters Township (8-1, 17-3) neck-and-neck with Bethel Park for first place.
Jack Dunbar led the Indians with 33 points, thanks in part to four three-point field goals. Cam Mills added 15. Peters Township, which has won 10 in a row, outscored Trinity, 37-20, in the second half.
Drew Collins scored 18 points and Jacob Dunkle added 10 for the Hillers (3-6, 8-12), who lost the third game in a row.
South Fayette 48, North Hills 43:
A strong middle two quarters led South Fayette to a crucial 48-45 victory over first-place North Hills in a Class 5A, Section 4 game.
Michael Plasko scored 21 points and Elijah Hill added 14 points for South Fayette (4-5, 11-9), which outscored North Hills, 32-18, over the second and third quarters.
Royce Parham led all scorers with 26 and Zach Pollaro chipped in 10 for North Hills (7-2, 16-5).
Bentworth 80, Beth-Center 61:
Bentworth kept its hopes for a playoff berth alive in Class 2A, Section 4 with an 80-61 victory over Beth-Center.
Landon Urcho led Bentworth (5-7, 11-10) with 31 points. Ben Hays scored 14 points, Christian May had 12, and Chris Harper 10 for the Bearcats, who scored 20 points in all four quarters to reach 80.
For Beth-Center (0-19, 1-20), Brody Tharp tossed in 19 points, Dom Revi 13, Jonah Sussman 13 and Jason Zellie 11.