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Aliquippa 50, West Middlesex 20 (Final)
(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)
Sometimes a basketball game is won when the scoring pace rather resembles football.
It was 2-0 Aliquippa at the media timeout.
It was 8-0 Aliquippa at the end of one quarter.
It was 16-9 Aliquippa at the half.
Luckily for the Quips, many of their star players also played football, and they knew how to win there too.
Despite early foul trouble, the Quips coasted to a 50-20 win over the West Middlesex Big Red in the PIAA Boys’ AA Quarterfinals on Saturday.
Chuckie Humphries and Jassir Jordan led the Quips in scoring with 14 a piece, while Josh Porterfield led the Big Red with 8. Porterfield earned CCBC Player of the Game honors along with Humphries.
West Middlesex ends their season at 20-9. Aliquippa is now 28-0 and will face Lincoln Park once again, this time for a chance to play in the PIAA Championship in Hershey.
Tom Hays has this recap for beavercountyradio.com.
Lincoln Park 68, Quaker Valley 44 (Final)
(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)
The hope for Quaker Valley was that between Nick Aloi and Nelly Cummings, Lincoln Park’s top shooters, is that one of them would go cold, and that would allow the Quakers to put more pressure on the other.
It didn’t happen. And to make matters worse for the Quakers, Nick and Nelly had company.
With the team effort powering them, Lincoln Park steadily advanced to the PIAA Class AA semifinals with a 68-44 victory over the Quaker Valley Quakers. The Leopards ran out to a 14-4 lead, and though the Quakers cut it to as little as 4, a strong start to the second half propelled Lincoln Park towards the win.
Aloi led all scorers with 23 points, followed by Nelly Cummings with 19 and Quaker Valley’s Amos Luptak with 14. Luptak joins Aloi as the selected CCBC Players of The Game.
Lincoln Park (25-4) moves on to the PIAA AA Semifinals, where they will have a rematch of the WPIAL Championship with Aliquippa. Quaker Valley ends its season at 22-7.
Bob Barrickman has this scoring recap for beavercountyradio.com. He and Jason Colangelo interviewed Leopards coach Mike Bariski, and it too is presented here.
Mike Bariski Interview
Penn State Extension office may close due to state budget stalemate
Penn State PR Specialist, Chuck Gill appeared on Teleforum with Mike Romigh and told our audience what is at stake for 4H, Master Gardeners and other programs if the $50.5 million dollars in state funding isn’t restored.
Will Beaver County union employees vote to strike?
Listen to Teleforum with Mike Romigh Monday morning at 10:00am when Al Smith and Joe Mann talk about issues facing Beaver County employees.
Ambridge Demolition Appeal Denied
An appeal to halt the demolition of 439-441 Merchant Street property owned by Ted Babich was denied last night, according to attorney George Patterson, representing the board of appeals. According to Beaver County Radio news correspondent Sandy Giordano, borough manager Joe Kauer said that he doesn’t know what direction the property owner will take now.
State Rep. Jim Christiana Among Group Of Lawmakers Holding News Conference Today
Local State Representatives say they want to set the record straight. That’s why several area lawmakers – including Rep. Jim Christiana – say they plan to speak today in opposition to Governor Tom Wolf’s proposed massive tax increases. Christiana told Beaver County Radio newsman Pat Septak just before beginning his news conference that they planned to discuss enacting what they call a fiscally responsible state spending plan without unnecessary new taxes or borrowing.
May 1st To Be A Critical Date For Aliquippa School District
Just how bad is the impact of the state budget impasse on our school districts? Just ask Dave Wytiaz, the outgoing superintendent of schools in the Aliquippa School District. As we wrap up our 4-part special news series, Wytiaz tells Beaver County Radio newsman Pat Septak that they’ll be able to survive without funding from the state through the end of this school year, but he anticipates running out of money by May 1st. He says they’ve already stopped paying vendors. Wytiaz is resigning from his position. His last day on the job is April 1st but he insists his resignation has nothing to do with the mess in Harrisburg.
PennDOT Closes Beaver Falls Bridge For Safety Concerns
We have news of a bridge closing in Beaver Falls. PennDOT has indefinitely closed the bridge at 24th Street in Beaver Falls because of a road collapse. The small bridge will remain closed indefinitely as a safety precaution. PennDOT says traffic will be detoured and signs will be posted. No schedule has been announced for when repairs might be made.
Midland School District Among Those Feeling Devastating Effects Of State Budget Impasse
Many Beaver County School Districts are feeling the devastating effects of the state budget impasse. We’ve been talking with school administrators all week…and today we spoke with Midland Schools Superintendent Sean Tanner. Tanner tells Beaver County Radio newsman that they have put a freeze on all purchasing, continue to take out loans which only take them deeper into debt and have monthly conversations regarding the possibility of closing the schools.