Friday December 15, 2023 Boys High School Basketball
Riverside – 52
Beaver Falls – 56
BOYS Class 2A
OLSH-61
Cambridge Springs-52
Sewickley Academy-60
Rocky Grove-47
BOYS Class 4A
Beaver Falls-62
Central Martinsburg-52
Grove City-57
Central Valley-50
Quaker Valley-76
Harbor Creek-52
New Castle-72
Sharon-38
GIRLS Class 1A
Cornell-61
Farrell-49
North Clarion-57
Sewickley Academy-38
Winchester Thurston-55
North Potter-24
Juniata Valley-51
Shanksville-20
4A Girls
Blackhawk 53, Freeport 32
Forest Hills 63, Beaver 25
Punxsutawney 46, Central Valley 40
Villa Maria 60, South Park 34
2A Girls
OLSH 42, Reynolds 29
5A Boys
Franklin Regional 52, Moon 51
Mars 85, Hampton 81
3A Boys
Lincoln Park 70, Juniata 39
Riverside 50, Westinghouse 39
The Lincoln Park Boys and Blackhawk Girls advanced to the second round of the PIAA playoffs at Fox Chapel HS on Beaver County Radio Friday Night.
The Lady Cougars advanced with a 53-32 victory over the Freeport Lady Yellowjackets in the 4A Girls’ bracket. Freeport went on an 11-0 run to begin the second half, but the Cougars responded to finish off the Yellowjackets for the second time this postseason.
Blackhawk will now play Villa Maria in the second round. Mady Aulbach (Blackhawk) and Kim Mixon (Freeport) were selected as the CCBC Players of The Game.
Meanwhile Lincoln Park overcame an early battle to wear out Juniata and win going away by a score of 70-39. Nelly Cummings shot a 3-pointer early in the 4th to surpass Brandon Fuss-Cheatham as the leading scorer in Beaver County history.
The Leopards’ Tom Melanja and the Indians’ Ben Lauver were selected as the CCBC Players of The Game.
Despite two early goals within a minute, the Central Valley Warriors came back to earn their first PIHL playoff victory with a 5-4 victory over Elizabeth Forward Tuesday night at the Beaver County Ice Arena.
Captain Cameron Drake had a hat trick within the first 40 minutes of play, and freshman Anthony Santilli scored the eventual game-winner in the 3rd to seal the victory. The Warriors (13-7-1) now move to the semifinals to play #2 Carrick (17-4-0) next Tuesday at the Alpha Ice Complex in Pittsburgh; game time is 9:00 pm.
BOYS CLASS 4A WPIAL Playoff Championship
New Castle-73
Quaker Valley-58
GIRLS CLASS 3A WPIAL Playoff Championship
Bishop Canevin-65
Neshannock-36
The Moon Tigers earn the inaugaural 5A Boys’ Championship in WPIAL Basketball, winning 69-62 over section foe Hampton at the Petersen Events Center on Beaver County Radio.
Moon’s win was the fourth WPIAL title for the school district in boys’ basketball, and its first since 2006.
The Tigers will now try to double their gold in the PIAA Playoffs, and their journey begins against Franklin Regional. The Talbots will have a re-match with Mars in their PIAA first-round match.
Antonio Ionadi (Hampton) and Jarrod Simmons (Moon) were selected as the CCBC Players Of The Game.
Bruce Frey has the scoring recap for beavercountyradio.com.
Post-game interviews with Jason Colangelo and Bruce Frey below:
Moon Coach Adam Kauffman
Moon Leading Scorer Jarrod Simmons
The Trojanettes of Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic added to their historic resume with another WPIAL Championship, defeating the Lady Cougars of Blackhawk 65-36 in the 4A Title Game on Beaver County Radio.
The #1 seeded Trojanettes earn their 17th WPIAL title in school history, while #2 Blackhawk earns silver medals for the second time in the finals; their first loss was in 2001.
CW North Catholic will now play Keystone Oaks in the first round of the PIAA Playoffs, while Blackhawk will play Freeport.
CWNC’s Sam Breen (34 points) and the Lady Cougars’ MacKenzie Amalia (9 points) were selected as the CCBC Players of The Game.
Bob Barrickman has the recap for beavercountyradio.com.
Girl’s Basketball: Winchester Thurston 52, Cornell 41 for WPIAL title. CCBC Player’s of the Game: Ayanna Townsend (Winchester-Thurston); Daeja Quick (Cornell).
The Lincoln Park Leopards will play for the 3A Boys’ championship against Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic tonight at the Petersen Events Center on the Pitt campus, at 9:00 on Beaver County Radio.
The Leopards are seeking their third WPIAL Championship in school history (2012 & 2014), and 11th overall championship for the Midland area. The Trojans are looking for back-to-back titles (winning in 1A last season), and their fourth WPIAL title since 2009.
Pre-game is at 8:30 on WBVP & WMBA.
The New Castle Red Hurricane used a lopsided second-quarter to propel themselves to the WPIAL Finals, as they cruised to a 61-33 victory over the Central Valley Warriors in the 4A Boys’ semifinal at Ambridge HS on 1460 WMBA.
Central Valley ran out to a 7-0 lead early, and took a 11-10 lead into the second. But New Castle would make a run of their own, outscoring the Warriors 25-4 in the frame.
The #1 Red Hurricane will play #2 Quaker Valley in the WPIAL Finals on Saturday, while the #4 Warriors will rest for the PIAA Playoffs that begin next week.
Geno Stone (NC) and Michael Simmons (CV) were named the CCBC Players of The Game.
Tom Hays has the recap for beavercountyradio.com.