High School Boys Basketball – Friday January 6, 2017
Quaker Valley – 78
Beaver Falls – 58
Boys’ Basketball
Beaver Falls 73, Ambridge 51
Aliquippa 60, Avonworth 54 (OT)
Central Valley 61, Ellwood City 49
New Castle 73, Beaver 34
Blackhawk 48, Hopewell 43
West Allegheny 60, McGuffey 39
Lincoln Park 67, Laurel 55
New Brighton 56, Mohawk 37
Our Lady of Sacred Heart 74, Northgate 22
Union 78, Rochester 59
Sewickley Academy 65, Quigley Catholic 30
Vincentian Academy 94, Riverside 78
NHL
Tampa Bay 5, Pittsburgh 4 (OT)
Despite trailing for several minutes in regulation, the Aliquippa Quips force overtime and prevail in the extra session over the Avonworth Antelopes by a score of 60-54. The Quips remain one of two WPIAL boys teams with an undefeated record (New Castle being the other) and remains in first place in Section 5-AA at 8-0 (13-0 overall). Avonworth falls to 5-3 (9-6 overall) and remains in fourth place in 5-AA. Tom Hays has the recap for 1460 WMBA.
Beaver Falls retains its spot in second place in Section 2-AAA with a solid 73-51 win over the Ambridge Bridgers. The Tigers improve to 7-1 in the section (13-2 overall), while Ambridge falls to 4-3 in the section (7-7 overall) and remains in third place. Bob Barrickman has the recap for 1230 WBVP.
Boys’ Basketball
Riverside 78, New Brighton 40
Quaker Valley 77, Freedom 48
Western Beaver 45, Rochester 42
New Castle 75, Ellwood City 55
Aliquippa 79, South Side Beaver 37
Beaver Falls 78, Beaver 61
Chartiers Valley 66, Moon 65
Eden Christian 74, Quigley Catholic 50
Postponed Games
Blackhawk at Ambridge
Cornell at Sewickley Academy
Sto-Rox at Our Lady of Sacred Heart
West Allegheny at Montour
Girls’ Basketball
Carlynton 64, Rochester 35
NHL
Carolina 3, Pittsburgh 2 (OT)
The Riverside Panthers retain a playoff position in Section 1-AA with a sound 78-40 victory over the New Brighton Lions. Riverside is now 3-3 in 1-AA (4th place), while New Brighton drops to 1-5 in 1-AA. Bob Barrickman has the recap for Beaver County Radio.
The New Castle Red Hurricanes earn a resounding victory over the Beaver Falls Tigers to remain unbeaten in Section 2-AAA and unbeaten overall. Beaver Falls drops to 5-1 in the section and 11-2 overall. Bob Barrickman and Tom Hays have the recap for Beaver County Radio Sports.
Boys’ Basketball
Aliquippa 65, OLSH 34
Beaver Falls 58. Hopewell 31
Avonworth 79, Freedom 42
New Castle 73, Ambridge 45
Central Valley 53, Blackhawk 47
Eden Christian 67, Rochester 53
Lincoln Park 81, Mohawk 16
Sewickley Academy 76, Union 41
Girls’ Basketball
Mohawk 45, Central Valley 40
NHL
Chicago 3, Pittsburgh 2 (F/OT)
The Aliquippa Quips remain undefeated in both Section 5-AA and overall play with a 65-34 victory over the Our Lady of The Sacred Heart Chargers. Tom Hays has this recap for Beaver County Radio.