Category: Scores

High School Boys Basketball – Friday January 6, 2017

Quaker Valley – 78

Beaver Falls – 58

[Boys] Lincoln Park 63, Neshannock 61 (Final)

Despite holding a ten-point lead early in the fourth quarter, Lincoln Park lost their lead late in the game, only to retrieve it and hold on for a 63-61 victory over the Neshannock Lancers on WBVP Saturday Afternoon.

Nelly Cummings was named the CCBC Player of the Game for Lincoln Park, while Jared Swope notched the honors for Neshannock.

Lincoln Park plays Bishop Canevin in the WPIAL Semifinals on Wednesday. Neshannock will play a play-in game for the PIAA Playoffs against Quaker Valley.

[Girls] Hampton 52, Blackhawk 40 (Final)

The chance to repeat as WPIAL Champions for the third year in a row ended for the Blackhawk Lady Cougars Saturday afternoon on WBVP.

The Hampton Lady Talbots defeated Blackhawk by a score of 52-40. Jenna Lasko led Hampton with 17, while Blackhawk’s Mariah Evans led all scorers with 20. Both ladies were chosen as the CCBC Players of The Game.

Blackhawk will play Chartiers Valley for a PIAA Playoff play-in game Monday. Hampton advances to play South Fayette in the Class AAA WPIAL Girls’ Semifinal on Wednesday.

Tom Hays has the scoring recap for beavercountyradio.com.

[Boys] Aliquippa 57, East Allegheny 32 [Final]

The top-seeded Aliquippa Quips remain undefeated as they advance to the WPIAL AA Quarterfinals with an easy 57-32 victory over the East Allegheny Wildcats on Thursday night.

Kaezon Pugh led all scorers with 18 points, while Jassir Jordan added 15. Tech Brown led East Allegheny with 14. Brown and Pugh were selected as the CCBC Players of The Game (Brown’s second PoTG selection in as many games).

#1 Aliquippa advances to the Quarterfinals to face #8 Washington on Saturday. East Allegheny ends its season at 12-10.

Tom Hays has this FULL scoring recap for beavercountyradio.com.

[Boys] Lincoln Park 70, Shady Side Academy 39 (Final)

The leaders led the way for the Lincoln Park Leopards in their first round win over the Shady Side Academy Indians on 1230 WBVP on Thursday, by a score of 70-39.

Nellie Cummings had 27 for Lincoln Park, while Nick Aloi had 24 to add for the Leopards.  Cummings shares CCBC Players of The Game honors with Shady Side’s Michael Ware.

Lincoln Park advances to play Neshannock on Saturday. Shady Side’s season is finished.

[Girls] Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic 69, Aliquippa 25 (Final)

The top seeded Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic Trojanettes flexed off the rust of a 13-day layoff with a resounding 44-point victory over the Aliquippa Lady Quips in the first round of the WPIAL AA Girls’ Playoffs.

Tonight’s CCBC Players of The Game were Sam Breen, who netted 29 points for the Trojanettes, and Alexus Perry, who came off the bench to score 8 for the Lady Quips.

CWNC moves on to play Riverview in the Quarterfinals, while the Lady Quips’ season comes to a close. Bruce Frey has the scoring recap for beavercountyradio.com.

West Allegheny 64, Ambridge 61 (Final)

With heavy hearts for their absent coach, the Ambridge Bridgers played strong on Wednesday night, but they could not overcome the play of the West Allegheny Indians on WMBA.

Absent for Ambridge was head coach Mark Jula, whose son Brett was killed in an auto accident in St. Louis last week. Assistant coach Matt Kupper filled in for Jula in the first-round game tonight.

The Bridgers led for the majority of the first half, taking a 29-23 lead at the midway marker. But West Allegheny charged back to outscore Ambridge 18-9 in the third, before completing the comeback to hold on 64-61 in the first round of the WPIAL AAA Playoffs.

The Indians were led by Jared Lanni who had 22 points, while Darius Lawrence led all scorers with 28 for the Bridgers. Both men were selected as CCBC Players of The Game.

#8 West Allegheny advances to play #1 New Castle on Friday. Ambridge’s season ends at 11-11.

Tom Hays has this full scoring recap for beavercountyradio.com.

Beaver Falls 62, Thomas Jefferson 49

Timing and depth were key in tonight’s game between Thomas Jefferson and Beaver Falls on 1230 WBVP.

When top scorer CJ Mason sat out the first quarter for the Jaguars, the Tigers jumped out to a 19-9 lead. When Mason returned for the second quarter, the lead dissipated on consecutive 3-pointers he hit to bring TJ back in the game, while Beaver Falls dealt with the foul trouble of Josh Creach. But Bryce Strati came off the bench to replace Creach and scored 13 of his 15 points in the first half.

The Tigers were led by Strati and Creach with 15 points apiece, as Beaver Falls wins over Thomas Jefferson 62-49 in the first round of the WPIAL AAA Playoffs. CJ Mason finished as the overall scoring leader with 21 for the Jaguars; him and Bryce Strati were named CCBC Players of the Game.

#2 Beaver Falls moves on to play #10 West Mifflin in the quarterfinals on Friday night. Thomas Jefferson ends its season at 11-13.

Bob Barrickman has the full scoring recap for beavercountyradio.com.