Category: Scores

High School Boys Basketball – Friday January 6, 2017

Quaker Valley – 78

Beaver Falls – 58

Mahomes, Chiefs win NFL title with late surge

Super Rally: Mahomes, Chiefs win NFL title with late surge
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer
Patrick Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs to three touchdowns in the final 6:13, and they overcame a double-digit deficit for the third postseason game in a row to beat the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in the Super Bowl. The Chiefs trailed 20-10 and faced a third and 15 when Mahomes threw to Tyreek Hill for 44 yards. They scored a touchdown four plays later, and quickly forced a punt. Mahomes then hit Sammy Watkins for 38 yards to set up a 5-yard scoring reception by Damien Williams that put Kansas City ahead to stay with 2:44 to go.

Johnson’s clutch play late lifts Pitt by Miami 62-57

Johnson’s clutch play late lifts Pitt by Miami 62-57
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
Xavier Johnson scored seven of his 13 points in the final 3 minutes as Pittsburgh held off Miami 62-57. Trey McGowens led Pitt (14-8, 5-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) with 17 points. Au’Diese Toney scored 15 points and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds for the Panthers, who snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Hurricanes. Rodney Miller tied a career high with 16 points for Miami (11-10, 3-8). Isaiah Wong added 15 points, Harlond Beverly chipped in 11 and DJ Vasiljevic scored 10 to go with nine rebounds but the shorthanded Hurricanes lost for the fifth time in six games.

Penguins beat Capitals in 50th game between Crosby, Ovechkin

Penguins beat Capitals in 50th game between Crosby, Ovechkin
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer
Matt Murray made 29 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 in the 50th regular-season game between Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin. The Penguins crept within four points of the Metropolitan Division-leading Capitals with an extra game left to play. They’re 2-0 out of their bye week and have won five of seven since Crosby came back. Sam Lafferty, Patric Hornqvist, Dominik Simon and Brandon Tanev scored for Pittsburgh. Rookie goaltender Ilya Samsonov allowed four goals to lose his first career start against the Penguins. Ovechkin was held off the score sheet and remains at 695 career goals.

Crosby’s OT winner lifts Penguins over Flyers 4-3

Crosby’s OT winner lifts Penguins over Flyers 4-3
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
Sidney Crosby beat Brian Elliott 55 seconds into overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. The Penguins blew a two-goal lead but recovered for their NHL-leading 19th home victory when Crosby’s wrist shot slipped by Elliott for his ninth of the season. Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust and Kris Letang also scored for Pittsburgh. Tristan Jarry, fresh of his first All-Star appearance, stopped 27 shots for the Penguins. Jakub Voracek, Tyler Pitlick and Scott Laughton scored for Philadelphia. Elliott finished with 16 saves.

Pirates add Holland, Erlin, Riddle ahead of spring training

Pirates add Holland, Erlin, Riddle ahead of spring training
Left-handers Derek Holland and Robbie Erlin agreed to minor league contracts with the Pittsburgh Pirates along with catcher Andrew Susac and outfielder Charlie Tilson, and all four will report to big league spring training. Pittsburgh also agreed to an $850,000, one-year contract with infielder/outfielder  JT Riddle, who became a free agent when Miami failed to offer a contract by the Dec. 2 deadline. The 33-year-old Holland is 78-78 with a 4.54 ERA in 11 seasons, most with the Texas Rangers. Holland split time between San Francisco and the Chicago Cubs last year, going 2-5 with a 6.08 ERA.

Central Valley @ Blackhawk Girls Basketball

Bob Barrickman and Tom Hays WBVP-WMBA

 

It was a good one tonight as the Central Valley Warriors defeated the Blackhawk Cougars 58-50, giving the Lady Cougars their first lost in the section. The Lady Warriors started out the game with 9-0 run in the first quarter seven of the Lady Warriors first nine points came from Christiane Frye who finished the game with 26pts. The Lady Cougars began mounting a comeback and went into halftime down 28-22. After the half the Lady Warriors began to jump back out to a commanding lead but the Lady Cougars still had fight in them. Cutting the lead but ultimately falling short giving them their first lost in the section.

 

 

Lincoln Park defeats Beaver Falls 1.28.20

 

Lincoln Park traveled to Beaver Falls to take on the Tigers in tonight’s game. Beaver Falls had a rough start with an injury early in the game.  Lincoln Park proved that they came to play by securing a lead in the first and preventing Beaver Falls from taking it away from them throughout the game. The teams went into the half with a score of 46 to 35, in favor of Lincoln Park. Beaver Falls played strong in the second half in an attempt to take the win but they could not overcome Lincoln Park, resulting in a final score of 73 to 53.

 

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