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PIAA 4A Girls’ Quarterfinals: Villa Maria Academy 75, Blackhawk 50

Endings are new beginnings. Time repeats itself. Some things never change.

Whichever cliche you’d like to use, Blackhawk doesn’t want to deal with it again.

Villa Maria Academy, the team that ended the Lady Cougars’ season in the PIAA playoffs in 2016 and started this season by defeating the Lady Cougars at North Allegheny, upped the streak to three by defeating Blackhawk 75-50 in the 4A Girls’ Second Round matchup of the PIAA Basketball Championships.

The Lady Cougars kept it within single digits throughout the first half, but the pedigree of the Lady Victors, along with foul trouble, allowed the District 10 champions to pull away in the second half.

Villa Maria (20-5) will play the winner of CW North Catholic/Punxsutawney in the PIAA 4A Quarterfinals on Saturday. Blackhawk ends its season at 17-10.

The Lady Cougars’ MacKenzie Amalia and The Victors’ Andrea McCormick were selected as the CCBC Players of The Game.

Tom Hays has the stats for beavercountyradio.com.

Blackhawk Girls, Beaver Falls Boys Look To Advance At Sharon

Beaver County Radio invades Sharon High School tonight for a PIAA second-round basketball doubleheader.

At 5:00pm the Blackhawk Lady Cougars (17-9) attempt to get revenge against District 10 champion Villa Maria (19-5), who beat Blackhawk in last year’s PIAA playoffs. Pre-game is at 4:30.

Then at 8:00 the Beaver Falls Tigers (13-9) look to extend Doug Biega’s final run as they face the Boys’ District 10 Champion Erie Strong Vincent (24-3). Pre-game for game #2 is at 7:30.

Other games featuring area teams in the PIAA second round:
BOYS

4A
7-2 Quaker Valley
10-2 Grove City Eagles
@ North Allegheny HS
8:00pm

3A
7-5 Riverside
6-1 Central Cambria
@ Armstrong HS
5:00pm

7-2 Lincoln Park
10-1 Greenville
@ New Castle HS
7:00pm

2A
7-1 Sewickley Academy
6-2 Bishop Guilfoyle
@ Hempfield HS
8:00pm

6-1 Bishop McCort
7-2 OLSH
@ Norwin HS
6:30pm

GIRLS

3A
7-3 Carlynton
7-5 Riverside
@ Ambridge HS
6:30pm

2A
7-3 OLSH
7-5 Leechburg
@ Canon-McMillan HS
6:00pm

1A
7-2 Cornell
9-1 North Clarion
@ Slippery Rock University
6:00pm

Steelers to sign Justin Hunter

The Pittsburgh Steelers added depth to the wide receiver position today by signing  a former Buffalo Bill who is a second round pick in Justin Hunter. While Hunters numbers aren’t significant since entering the league in 2013 he will provide the down field threat the Steelers desperately need with the departure of Marcus Wheaton for Chicago.

In other news after visiting with the Steelers and Jets Dont’a Hightower has opted to stay with the New England Patriots . His agent announced he will be signing a contract worth 43.5 million over four years with  19 million guaranteed.

JONES SIGN WITH ARIZONA

FORMER STEELERS LINEBACKER JARVIS JONES IS NOW A ARIZONA CARDINAL.  HE WAS A STEELERS FIRST ROUND PICK IN 2013 OUT OF GEORGIA. HE NEVER LIVED UP TO HIS POTENTIAL. IN FOUR SEASONS, HE PLAYED IN 50 GAMES.  35 WAS AS A STARTER. HE HAD 125-TACKLES, SIX SACKS, TWO INTERCEPTINS, FOUR FORCED FUMBLES AND THREE FUMBLE RECOVERIES.  THERE IS HAPPY NEWS IN STEELERS NATION.   IT’S MIKE TOMLIN’S 45TH BIRTHDAY.

PENGUINS PLAY THE FLYERS

THE EIGHT DAY FIVE GAME ROAD TRIP FOR THE PENGUINS  ENDS TONIGHT IN PHILADELPHIA.   THE PENS HAVE ACCUMULIATED SEVEN OF EIGHT POINTS SO FAR. THE ONLY BLEMISH WAS A SHOOT OUT LOSS TO CALGARY MONDAY NIGHT.  THE PENS ARE BACK IN SECOND PLACE. WASHINGTON’S ALEX OVECHKIN BROKE A 10-GAME SCORELESS STREAK WITH A GOAL IN THE CAPITALS 4-2 WIN OVER MINNESOTA. THE CAPITALS LEAD THE EASTERN CONFERENCE WITH 97 POINTS. THE PENGUINS HAVE 95.  THE PENGUINS AND FLYERS FROM THE WELLS FARGO CENTER 7pm ON WBVP-WMBA.

 

PIAA RESUMES….

WEATHER HAS REEKED HAVOC ON THE PIAA PLAYOFFS IN BASKETBALL, SWIMMING AND BASKETBALL.  THE BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS RESUME THURSDAY.  WBVP-WMBA  WILL HAVE TWO GAMES ON THE AIR.  THE BLACKHAWK GIRLS WILL FACE THE VILLA MARIA GIRLS.  AIR TIME IS 4:30.  AT 7:30 THE BEAVER FALLS  BOYS WILL FACE THE ERIE STRONG VINCENT BOYS.  BOTH GAMES WILL BE AT SHARON HIGH SCHOOL

Blackhawk Girls, Lincoln Park Boys Advance In PIAA Playoffs

The Lincoln Park Boys and Blackhawk Girls advanced to the second round of the PIAA playoffs at Fox Chapel HS on Beaver County Radio Friday Night.

The Lady Cougars advanced with a 53-32 victory over the Freeport Lady Yellowjackets in the 4A Girls’ bracket. Freeport went on an 11-0 run to begin the second half, but the Cougars responded to finish off the Yellowjackets for the second time this postseason.

Blackhawk will now play Villa Maria in the second round. Mady Aulbach (Blackhawk) and Kim Mixon (Freeport) were selected as the CCBC Players of The Game.

Meanwhile Lincoln Park overcame an early battle to wear out Juniata and win going away by a score of 70-39. Nelly Cummings shot a 3-pointer early in the 4th to surpass Brandon Fuss-Cheatham as the leading scorer in Beaver County history.

The Leopards’ Tom Melanja and the Indians’ Ben Lauver were selected as the CCBC Players of The Game.