Category: Scores

High School Boys Basketball – Friday January 6, 2017

Quaker Valley – 78

Beaver Falls – 58

Letang, Penguins jump out early, top Lightning 4-2

 – 1/30/19 10:51 PM
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By WILL GRAVES ,  AP Sports Writer
Eds: APNewsNow. Penguins 4, Lightning 2. Will be updated. With AP Photos.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kris Letang tied Hall of Famer Paul Coffey’s franchise record for career goals by a defenseman, Matt Murray stopped 33 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins held off the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Wednesday night.Letang’s shot from the right circle in the second period beat Andrei Vasilevskiy for his 12th goal of the season and 108th of his career to pull the five-time All-Star even with Coffey, who set the mark while playing for the Penguins from 1987-92.

Riley Sheahan, Phil Kessel and Sidney Crosby scored during a first-period outburst by Pittsburgh, which responded from a lifeless loss to Eastern Conference also-ran New Jersey on Monday by jumping on the NHL-leading Lightning.

Evgeni Malkin picked up two assists to become the fifth Russian-born player in league history to reach 600 career assists. He and Steven Stamkos each drew 5-minute fighting majors after tussling early in the third period.

Murray withstood an early barrage by Tampa Bay to hand the Lighting — the highest-scoring team in the NHL — just the fourth regulation loss in their last 25 games.

Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on five shots before settling down to finish with 18 saves, but Tampa Bay couldn’t recover in its return from a 10-day break. J.T. Miller and Stamkos scored late in the third period to keep the Lighting from being shut out for the first time this season, but it wasn’t nearly enough to prevent Tampa Bay from falling to 2-12-2 in its last 14 regular-season visits to Pittsburgh.

Penguins coach Mike Sullivan expressed frustration at his team’s sloppy performance against New Jersey, when turnovers and disinterested play in front of Murray dropped Pittsburgh to 1-7-1 against last-place teams.

Two days later against an opponent with the inside track to claim the Presidents’ Trophy, the effort and the results were far different.

Sheahan gave the Penguins the lead 3:25 into the game when he pounced on a rebound of Garrett Wilson’s wraparound attempt and flipped it past Vasilevskiy. Kessel’s 21st goal of the season less than five minutes later came in much the same fashion. Kessel and Bryan Rust broke in 2-on-1 and Rust attempted to skate across the crease and beat Vasilevskiy with a backhand only to lose control of the puck. No matter. Kessel, standing at the left post, tapped it in to make it 2-0.

Pittsburgh needed just 16 seconds to push the advantage to 3-0. Jake Guentzel forced a turnover behind the Tampa Bay net. Dominik Simon jumped on the loose puck and fed Crosby all alone in front.

The Lightning opted to stick with Vasilevskiy and turned up the pressure on the other end of the ice. Pittsburgh went more than 17 minutes without a shot on net, but Tampa Bay couldn’t figure out a way to beat Murray. When Letang took a pass from Kessel and beat Vasilevskiy over his blocker, the Penguins were firmly in control.

NOTES: Kendall Coyne Schofield, a forward on the Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. women’s hockey team who finished seventh in the fastest skate competition at the All-Star Game last weekend, worked the game as an analyst for NBC Sports Network. … Pittsburgh F Derick Brassard missed the game with an upper-body injury. … Tampa Bay’s top-ranked power play went 1 for 2 with the man advantage. Pittsburgh’s went 0 for 3. … Malkin is the fourth Penguin to reach 600 assists, joining Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr and Crosby. … Pittsburgh forward Teddy Blueger played 6:22 in his NHL debut.

UP NEXT

Lightning: Visit the New York Islanders on Friday.

Penguins: Finish three-game homestand on Friday against Ottawa.

Pens defeat Lightning 4-2

3rd period goals:

TB:

JT Miller (15:50)

Steven Stamkos (17:56)

Pens extend lead 4-0 over Lightning after 2

2nd period goals:

Pit:

Kris Letang (5:23)

Pens lead Lighting 3-0 on WBVP and WMBA!!

1st period goals:

Pit:

Riley Sheahan (3:25)

Phil Kessel (8:05)

Sidney Crosby (8:21)

High School Basketball: January 29, 2019

BOYS

ALL Games 7:30
[1A] Vincentian at Western Beaver
[1A] Union at Rochester
[1A] Nazareth Prep at Quigley Catholic
[1A] Eden Christian at Cornell
[2A] Sewickley Academy at South Side Beaver (WMBA)
[2A] OLSH at Laurel
[3A] Beaver Falls at Lincoln Park
[3A] Aliquippa at Riverside
[3A] New Brighton at Neshannock
[3A] Freedom at Carlynton
[4A] Central Valley at Beaver (WBVP)
[4A] New Castle at Quaker Valley
[4A] Hopewell at Ambridge
[5A] Moon at Trinity
[5A] South Fayette at West Allegheny

Pregame for broadcast games is at 7:05.

GIRLS

Monday’s Scores
[1A] Quigley Catholic 54, Union 32
[1A] Sewickley Academy 65, Cornell 13
[1A] Rochester 69, Eden Christian 25
[2A] South Side Beaver 68, New Brighton 19
[2A] Laurel 43, OLSH 42
[2A] Aliquippa 46, Sto-Rox 24
[3A] Beaver Falls 38, Riverside 31
[3A] Avonworth 48, Beaver 43
[3A] Neshannock 58, Ellwood City 38
[3A] Mohawk 63, Freedom 36
[4A] Quaker Valley 50, Hopewell 29
[4A] Central Valley 60, New Castle 40
[4A] Blackhawk 81, Keystone Oaks 57
[5A] Thomas Jefferson 80, Lincoln Park 37
[5A] South Fayette 50, Moon 43
[5A] West Allegheny 63, Montour 41
[5A] Montour at West Allegheny

7:30pm
[NC] North Hills at Hopewell

W.P.I.A.L. Girls High School Basketball Standings

W.P.I.A.L. Girls Basketball standings as of January 28, 2019

                                                                             WPIAL Class 5A Section 1
Team Conf.
Record		 PF / PA Overall
Record		 PF / PA Average
PF / PA
Chartiers Valley 10-0 667 – 379 18-0 1196 – 633 66.4 – 35.2
Thomas Jefferson 7-3 561 – 485 11-6 1000 – 873 58.8 – 51.4
Trinity 7-3 477 – 456 9-7 732 – 745 45.8 – 46.6
South Fayette 6-4 519 – 454 12-6 983 – 840 54.6 – 46.7
Moon 5-5 503 – 506 9-7 800 – 771 50.0 – 48.2
West Allegheny 3-7 504 – 505 8-8 849 – 755 53.1 – 47.2
Lincoln Park 1-9 379 – 653 5-11 678 – 917 42.4 – 57.3
Montour 1-9 384 – 556 5-11 703 – 812 43.9 – 50.8
                                                                        WPIAL Class 4A Section 2
Team Conf.
Record		 PF / PA Overall
Record		 PF / PA Average
PF / PA
Blackhawk 8-0 611 – 350 13-2 1064 – 706 70.9 – 47.1
Central Valley 7-1 466 – 344 14-1 907 – 603 60.5 – 40.2
Keystone Oaks 5-4 455 – 463 10-7 907 – 826 53.4 – 48.6
Quaker Valley 3-5 309 – 402 8-7 624 – 654 41.6 – 43.6
Ambridge 3-6 367 – 411 6-11 741 – 836 43.6 – 49.2
New Castle 2-7 384 – 523 7-10 834 – 867 49.1 – 51.0
Hopewell 2-7 428 – 527 5-10 680 – 741 45.3 – 49.4
                                                                   WPIAL Class 3A Section 1
Team Conf.
Record		 PF / PA Overall
Record		 PF / PA Average
PF / PA
Neshannock 9-1 595 – 345 15-2 1033 – 617 60.8 – 36.3
Beaver Area 8-2 473 – 360 13-3 776 – 555 48.5 – 34.7
Avonworth 8-2 533 – 452 11-5 805 – 702 50.3 – 43.9
Mohawk 5-5 448 – 430 6-10 683 – 746 42.7 – 46.6
Beaver Falls 4-6 430 – 513 6-11 736 – 847 43.3 – 49.8
Ellwood City 3-7 389 – 493 9-8 780 – 701 45.9 – 41.2
Freedom 2-8 379 – 506 5-10 610 – 682 40.7 – 45.5
Riverside 1-9 332 – 480 6-11 682 – 744 40.1 –
                                                                                      WPIAL Class 2A Section 1
Team Conf.
Record		 PF / PA Overall
Record		 PF / PA Average
PF / PA
Our Lady of Sacred Heart 10-0 605 – 222 13-3 878 – 505 54.9 – 31.6
Laurel 9-1 574 – 272 12-4 871 – 544 54.4 – 34.0
South Side Beaver 8-2 497 – 304 12-5 805 – 625 47.4 – 36.8
Sto-Rox 5-5 378 – 454 8-8 638 – 678 39.9 – 42.4
Aliquippa 4-6 391 – 430 4-14 635 – 910 35.3 – 50.6
Northgate 2-8 306 – 549 7-10 581 – 764 34.2 – 44.9
Shenango 2-8 300 – 514 5-13 575 – 905 31.9 – 50.3
New Brighton 0-10 237 – 543 1-14 325 – 780 21.7 – 52.0
                                                                                  WPIAL Class 1A Section 1
Team Conf.
Record		 PF / PA Overall
Record		 PF / PA Average
PF / PA
Rochester 9-0 617 – 287 14-3 1063 – 666 62.5 – 39.2
Quigley Catholic 6-2 430 – 280 9-6 750 – 668 50.0 – 44.5
Sewickley Academy 5-3 383 – 298 8-4 588 – 466 49.0 – 38.8
Eden Christian 4-4 386 – 406 9-7 785 – 670 49.1 – 41.9
Vincentian Academy 4-4 472 – 312 6-10 830 – 635 51.9 – 39.7
Union 1-8 294 – 495 1-15 490 – 869 30.6 – 54.3
Cornell 0-8 58 – 562 1-16 137 – 1020 8.1 – 60.0