Scores Across The Valley 2/3/17

5A
Mars 70, Moon 63
Montour 73, West Allegheny 35

4A
Beaver Falls 65, Beaver 55
Blackhawk 52, Central Valley 49
New Castle 55, Ambridge 39
Quaker Valley 78, Hopewell 40

3A
Lincoln Park 55, Riverside 46
Aliquippa 58, Ellwood City 43
New Brighton 71, Mohawk 51
Seton-LaSalle 67, Freedom 55
Southmoreland 81, South Side 62

2A
Sewickley Academy 72, Northgate 25
OLSH 66, Neshannock 52

1A
Rochester 67, Western Beaver 37

Non-Section
Cornell 69, BCCS 43

Girls (3A)
Beaver Falls 49, Riverside 47

NHL
Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 3 (OT)

Beaver Falls 65, Beaver 55

In a battle for third place in Section 2-AAAA, the Beaver Falls Tigers pulled away late to defeat the Beaver Bobcats 65-55 on Beaver County Radio. The Tigers were led by Josh Creach who had 23 points; Darius Wise led the Bobcats with 33.

Beaver Falls is now 7-5 in the section (10-7 overall), while Beaver drops to 6-6 in the section (10-9). The Tigers and Bobcats are now third and fourth, respectively, in Section 2-AAAA.

Wise and Creach were selected as tonight’s CCBC Players of The Game.

Tom Hays has the recap for beavercountyradio.com.

Beaver Falls & Beaver Battle For Third Place Tonight On The Air

Tonight Beaver travels to Beaver Falls in a Section 2-AAAA matchup on WBVP & WMBA. Both teams are 6-5 in the section, and the winner will be in third place; the loser in 4th. Pregame begins at 7:05, with tip-off at 7:30 on Beaver County Radio.

Other games in local action tonight:

5A
Moon at Mars
Montour at West Allegheny

4A
Blackhawk at Central Valley
Hopewell at Quaker Valley
New Castle at Ambridge

3A
Ellwood City at Aliquippa
Riverside at Lincoln Park
New Brighton at Mohawk
Seton-LaSalle at Freedom
Southmoreland at South Side

2A
Neshannock at OLSH
Sewickley Academy at Northgate

1A
Western Beaver at Rochester
Quigley Catholic at Holy Family Academy
Cornell at Beaver Christian

Penguins Looking To Draw Closer In Metropolitan

The Pittsburgh Penguins (31-13-5) look to inch closer to second place in the Metropolitan Division, and tonight they battle the team currently in that spot. The Columbus Blue Jackets (33-12-4) are looking to distance themselves from the Penguins, and currently own the season series at 1-0-0. Game time is at 7:00 tonight from the PPG Paints Arena.

Other games in NHL action tonight:

NY Islanders at Detroit
Anaheim at Florida
Calgary at New Jersey
Edmonton at Carolina

Last night’s results:

Philadelphia 3, Montreal 1
NY Rangers 2, Buffalo 1 (OT)
Ottawa 5, Tampa Bay 2
Nashville 2, Edmonton 0
Winnipeg 4, Dallas 3
St. Louis 5, Toronto 1
Chicago 4, Arizona 3
San Jose 4, Vancouver 1

Girls’ Basketball Results 2/2/17

5A
Chartiers Valley 69, Moon 29
Montour 64, Lincoln Park 31
South Fayette 56, West Allegheny 50

4A
Blackhawk 85, Hopewell 56
Beaver 60, New Castle 44
Central Valley 53, Quaker Valley 31

3A
Riverside 55, Ellwood City 31
South Side 46, South Allegheny 42
Neshannock 79, Freedom 18
Mohawk 51, Laurel 45

2A
OLSH 62, Aliquippa 42
Burgettstown 56, New Brighton 27

1A
Rochester 58, Union 42
Cornell 56, Quigley Catholic 48
Sewickley Academy 40, Propel Andrew Street 19

High School Basketball: What Was & What Is 2/2/17

Here are the scores from last night in high school action (all non-section):

Boys
Beaver 84, South Side 57
Rochester 59, Carlynton 52

Girls
Montour 64, Quaker Valley 46

Here’s a look at tonight’s local Girls’ matches:

5A
Lincoln Park at Montour
Moon at Chartiers Valley
South Fayette at West Allegheny

4A
Hopewell at Blackhawk
Central Valley at Quaker Valley
Beaver at New Castle

3A
Riverside at Ellwood City
Freedom at Neshannock
South Allegheny at South Side
Laurel at Mohawk

2A
Aliquippa at OLSH
Burgettstown at New Brighton

1A
Union at Rochester
Quigley Catholic at Cornell
Sewickley Academy at Propel Andrew Street

National Signing Day: Local Colleges, Local Athletes, & Who Goes Where

Local D-I colleges earned the signatures of many Western Pennsylvania senior football players, and many Beaver County stars are moving to colleges out-of-area. The list below explains who goes where:

Beaver County athletes who signed to D-I colleges

COLORADO STATE
Kieran Firment, West Allegheny
Darius Wise, Beaver

IOWA
Geno Stone, New Castle

MICHIGAN
Donovan Jeter, Beaver Falls

TOLEDO
A.J. Crider, South Side Beaver

Western PA athletes headed to local D-I colleges

PENN STATE
Lamont Wade, Clairton
C.J. Thorpe, Pittsburgh Central Catholic

PITT
Gabe Houy, Upper St. Clair
Grant Carrigan, Pine-Richland
Tyler Sear, Neshannock
Paris Ford, Steel Valley

WEST VIRGINIA
Kenny Robinson, Imani Christian

Francona Donates Big To His Alma Mater

(AP) Cleveland manager and New Brighton native Terry Francona is donating $1 million to the University of Arizona baseball program, with the money to be put into a capital projects fund for his alma mater. Francona’s donation is in addition to a $1 million matching gift made by an anonymous donor in June for improvements at Hi Corbett Field. Among the planned projects is construction of the Terry Francona Hitting Facility.

Lincoln Park Stays Undefeated in Section With Win Over Aliquippa

Last night on Beaver County Radio, Lincoln Park stayed undefeated in Section 1-AAA with a 66-60 victory over Aliquippa. The win puts the Leopards at 8-0 in section play, clinching first place. Aliquippa clinches a playoff berth in the loss, but is only one game ahead of Ellwood City for third place. The loss drops the Quips to 5-3 in the section and 9-11 overall.

Other scores from last night.

Knoch 44
Moon 56

Beaver Falls 77
Quaker Valley 66

Central Valley 51
Beaver 53

Ambridge 56
Blackhawk 52

New Castle 78
Hopewell 37

Riverside 83
New Brighton 47

Mohawk 47
Ellwood City 57

Freedom 44
Avonworth 93

OLSH 68
Laurel 66

Sweickley Academy 58
Bishop Canevin 60

Vincentian 78
Western Beaver 40

Cornell 70
Quigley 48