Category: High School Basketball

Friday December 15, 2023 Boys High School Basketball

Riverside – 52

Beaver Falls – 56

Blackhawk Girls, Lincoln Park Boys Advance In PIAA Playoffs

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.

Central Valley Hockey Wins First Playoff 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.

5A Boys’ WPIAL Final: Moon 69, Hampton 62

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

4A Girls’ WPIAL Final: CW North Catholic 65, Blackhawk 36

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.

Lincoln Park Seeks 2nd WPIAL Championship Tonight

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.

New Castle 61, Central Valley 33

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.

Quaker Valley 68, Beaver Falls 50

 

The Quaker Valley Quakers showed the pedigree of dominance they had shown all season, beating the Beaver Falls Tigers 68-50 in the 4A Boys’ semifinal at Moon Area HS on 1230 WBVP. Quaker Valley, despite allowing the deficit to be cut to as low as one, never trailed during the course of the game.

The #2 Quakers earn their first spot in the WPIAL Championship since 1997 and will face #1 New Castle, while the #3 Tigers wait for the state playoffs to begin next week.

The Quakers’ Wolf Moser and The Tigers’ Josh Creach were selected as the CCBC Players of The Game.

Bob Barrickman has the scoring recap for beavercountyradio.com.

Boys’ 4A Semifinals On Beaver County Radio Tonight

The top four teams in Section 2 of 4A have reached the WPIAL Semifinals, and the winners will be revealed tonight on Beaver County Radio.

#2 Quaker Valley and #3 Beaver Falls split their regular season series, with the road team winning each game; the Quakers winning 78-58 on January 6, and the Tigers winning on January 31 by a score of 77-66. Beaver Falls is looking for their fifth trip to the WPIAL finals in six years, while Quaker Valley is seeking their first title game appearance since their 1997 victory over New Brighton. Game time is at 6:15 from Moon Area HS, with pre-game at 5:45 on 1230 WBVP.

Meanwhile #1 New Castle swept the season series against #4 Central Valley, winning 63-49 on December 20, and 63-39 on January 20. The Warriors are seeking their second WPIAL title game in school history (2014), while the Red Hurricane is seeking their fourth trip in six years and first since 2014. Game time is 6:15 from Ambridge HS, with pre-game at 5:45 on 1460 WMBA.

The winners of these two games will play in the 4A championship on Saturday at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh at 1:00pm.