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High School Basketball Scores from across the County, January 4, 2019

Friday, January 4, 2019:

 

                                      Class 3A Section 1
Lincoln Park
Beaver Falls        WBVP		 65
53     Final
Neshannock
New Brighton		 74
46    Final
Riverside
Aliquippa		 29
61     Final
                                  Class 4A Section 2
Ambridge
Hopewell		 69
33    Final
Beaver 
Central Valley		 46
47     Final
Quaker Valley
New Castle		 67
48     Final
                                Class 1A Section 1
Quigley Catholic
Nazareth Prep		 34
70     Final
Western Beaver
Vincentian Academy 		0
0      Final
                                             Class 2A Section 3
Laurel
OLSH		 44
84   Final
South Side
Sewickley Academy		 42
74   Final

 

Link for WPIAL Boys Basketball-Lincoln Park vs. Beaver Falls on WBVP/WMBA and Trib -Live Network

1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA’s Bob Barrickman and Bruce Frey have the call from Beaver Falls High School of this WPIAL Class 3A Section 1 high school boys basketball game as the Tigers battle the defending champion Leopards.

If you can’t tune into the Broadcast and would like to hear it streaming live over the Trib-Live High School Sports Network click on the logo below at broadcast time of 7:05 pm January 4, 2019….

Robert Morris wins Northeast opener over FDU!!

Robert Morris wins Northeast opener over FDU
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Charles Bain and Matty McConnell scored 15 points each to lead four Colonials in double figures and Robert Morris defeated Fairleigh Dickinson 69-62 in a Northeast Conference opener on Thursday night.
Yannis Mendy and Malik Petteway added 13 points apiece for the Colonials (6-8), who have won two straight after losing five in a row.
RMU came in with the conference’s leading scoring defense at 69.4 a game and held the Knights (5-8), who lost their third straight, well under their 73.5 average. The Colonials also held a big advantage at the free-throw line, making 16 of 24 to 7 of 11 for the Knights.
Petteway put Robert Morris up for good at 43-42 on a 3-point play with 15:50 left and his dunk made it an 11-point edge with 8:26 remaining. The Knights rallied to within 62-60 with two minutes left but McConnell hit a long 2-pointer, Josh Williams sank three free throws and Charles Bain added two at line while FDU missed a pair of 3-pointers and committed three turnovers.
Mike Holloway Jr. scored 18 points and Jahlil Jenkins 17 for FDU.

Pitt revamps offense, fires coordinator Shawn Watson !!!

Pitt revamps offense, fires coordinator Shawn Watson
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh has fired offensive coordinator Shawn Watson and wide receivers coach Kevin Sherman in an effort to overhaul its beleaguered offense.
Coach Pat Narduzzi made the announcement on Friday.
The Panthers went 7-7 this season and won the ACC Coastal Division for the first time but had trouble generating offensive against quality opponents, particularly through the air. Pitt finished 97th in the country in total offense, 93rd in scoring offense and 120th in passing offense.
Sophomore quarterback Kenny Pickett struggled at times in his first full season as starter. Pickett completed 58 percent of his passes for 1,969 yards with 12 touchdowns and six interceptions. Rafael Araujo-Lopes led the Panthers with 37 receptions. No Panther had more than 557 yards receiving.
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Steelers Fire Outside Linebackers Coach Joey Porter!!!!

Steelers part ways with linebackers coach Joey Porter
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have parted ways with outside linebackers coach Joey Porter.
The team announced Friday that Porter’s contract would not be renewed. The move is the first of what could be several coaching adjustments by the Steelers after Pittsburgh failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2013.
The 41-year-old Porter, who spent 13 seasons in the NFL before going into coaching, joined the Steelers as a defensive assistant in 2014 and was promoted to outside linebackers coach in 2015. His tenure with the team was marred by an incident in January 2017 when he was arrested following an altercation with a bouncer at a bar. Most of the charges against Porter were later dropped.
Coach Mike Tomlin called the decision to fire Porter “difficult.”
Play by Pittsburgh’s outside linebackers was uneven during Porter’s tenure. Though T.J. Watt finished with a career-best and team-high 13 sacks, the development of 2015 first-round pick Bud Dupree has been slow. Longtime Pittsburgh linebacker James Harrison also became problematic in his final season with Pittsburgh in 2017, eventually getting released due in part to insubordination.
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Aliquippa’s Ty Law named NFL Hall of Fame Finalist!!!

Aliquippa native Ty Law has been named as an NFL Hall of Fame Finalist. Also of local interest former Pittsburgh Steelers Alan Faneca made the cut. They will be joined by  First-time eligibles Tony Gonzalez, Ed Reed and Champ Bailey . Others on the list include Steve Atwater, Tony Boselli, Isaac Bruce, Don Coryell, Tom Flores,  Steve Hutchinson, Edgerrin James, John Lynch, Kevin Mawae (mah-WY’) and Richard Seymour.
Also being considered for induction are senior committee nominee former safety Johnny Robinson , ex-Cowboys GM Gil Brandt and Broncos owner Pat Bowlen.
A maximum of eight new members can be elected, five from the modern-era group.
Law was a standout athlete at Aliquippa high school. His performance earned him a scholarship to the University of Michigan where he stared from 1992-1994. Law entered the NFL draft in 1995 and was drafted 23rd overall by the New England Patriots. Law’s NFL Career lasted for 15 seasons. He played for the Patriots, the Jets twice, the Chiefs, and the Broncos. Law win three Super Bowl titles with the Patriots  And is a member of the Pats Hall of Fame.

Murray helps Penguins beat Rangers 7-2 for 7th straight win

NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Murray stopped 28 shots to keep up his strong play since returning from an injury, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 7-2 Wednesday night for their season-high seventh straight win.

Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Jake Guentzel, Kris Letang and Dominik Simon each had a goal and an assist. Zach Aston-Reese and Tanner Pearson also scored to help the Penguins win for the ninth time in 10 games. Patric Hornqvist had two assists.

Murray improved to 6-0 with a 1.49 goals-against average in six games since coming back from a lower-body injury on Dec. 15. He also moved to 8-0 in his career against the Rangers, including the playoffs.

Ryan Strome and Pavel Buchnevich scored for the Rangers, who were 2-0-2 in their previous four games and 2-0-5 in their past seven at home.

Henrik Lundqvist, picked as an All-Star for the fifth time earlier in the day, gave up six goals on 18 shots before he was pulled less than five minutes into the third period. Alexandar Georgiev replaced him and finished with six saves.

Malkin pushed Pittsburgh’s lead to 5-1 with his 13th goal at 1:03 of the third. He brought the puck up the middle, lost control of it as he skated through some Rangers defenders and then made a lunging poke to send it through Lundqvist’s legs before sliding into the goalie.

Buchnevich pulled the Rangers back within three just 19 seconds later, putting the puck past Murray from the right side for his seventh.

However, Pearson beat Lundqvist with a shot into the top right corner on a power play for his fifth at 4:40. That ended Lundqvist’s night.

Crosby, selected an All-Star for the eighth time, made it 7-2 with 6:04 left.

After a scoreless first period, the Penguins took control with four goals in the second — including three in a 5:51 stretch midway through.

Aston-Reese, a native New Yorker facing the Rangers for the first time, got the Penguins on the scoreboard first. He took a pass from Matt Cullen from behind the end line, settled the puck off his skate and beat Lundqvist for his sixth at 6:29.

Guentzel, who signed a five-year, $30 million contract extension last week, doubled the lead with a shot from the left circle that deflected up off Rangers defenseman Marc Staal’s stick into the left corner for his 17th with 8:39 left in the period.

Letang made it 3-0 as he skated up the left side, cut to the net and fired the puck past Lundqvist for his ninth with 7:40 left.

Strome got the Rangers on the scoreboard only 26 seconds later with a deflection of Brady Skjei’s shot past Murray. It was Strome’s fourth goal, and third in 20 games with New York since being acquired from Edmonton.

Simon restored Pittsburgh’s three-goal lead as he beat Lundqvist on the blocker side for his fifth with 4:15 remaining in the middle period.

NOTES: Crosby matched a career high with his fifth straight multipoint game. He has three goals and nine assists during that stretch, and four goals and 14 assists in his last 10 games. … Pittsburgh forward Phil Kessel was held without a point, ending a streak of three consecutive three-point games. He had three goals and six assists during that span. … The teams play three more times this season: on Feb. 17 at Pittsburgh, March 25 back in New York, and April 6 at Pittsburgh. … Staal appeared in his 800th regular-season game, becoming the 10th player in franchise history to play that many with the Rangers. Staal also joined brothers Eric (1,130) and Jordan (872) to become the first trio of siblings in NHL history to each play at least 800.

UP NEXT

Penguins: Host Winnipeg on Friday night to open a three-game homestand.

Rangers: At Colorado on Friday night to begin a three-game road trip.