High School Boys Basketball – Friday January 6, 2017
Quaker Valley – 78
Beaver Falls – 58
Boys’ Basketball
Beaver Falls 70, Blackhawk 42
Beaver 68, Hopewell 61
Aliquippa 71, Sto-Rox 41
Quaker Valley 50, OLSH 49 (OT)
New Castle 74, Central Valley 42
Ambridge 68, Ellwood City 62
Upper St. Clair 76, Moon 70
Neshannock 77, New Brighton 34
West Allegheny 63, Keystone Oaks 49
Riverside 60, Mohawk 21
Eden Christian 56, Sewickley Academy 50
Laurel 89, Rochester 58
Union 52, Cornell 38
In a wild affair, Beaver outlasts Hopewell 68-61 in a Section 2-AAA matchup. Beaver improves to 2-6 in the section (6-10 overall), while Hopewell remains winless at 0-9 (1-13 overall). Bob Barrickman has the recap for 1460 WMBA & Beaver County Radio.
The Beaver Falls Tigers led from buzzer to buzzer as they beat their 2-AAA rival Blackhawk Cougars by a score of 70-42. Beaver Falls improves to 8-1 in section play (13-2 overall), while Blackhawk drops to 4-5 in the section (7-8 overall). Tom Hays has the recap for 1230 WBVP & Beaver County Radio.
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.