Lady Tigers down Lady Leps, 57-39
McKeesport’s defense held Belle Vernon down in the Lady Tigers’ 57-39 Section 4-AAAA victory on Tuesday at McKeesport High School.
McKeesport (4-1, 8-4) had a 15-9 lead after the first quarter, and after outscoring the Lady Leopards, 19-2, in the second, the Lady Tigers had a 34-11 halftime advantage.
The home team had an 11-8 edge in the third quarter before the visitors had a 20-12 advantage in the fourth.
McKeesport’s Laila Taylor had 14 points to lead all scorers, and teammate Carmen Coles added 13. The Lady Tigers’ Jhayla Bray put in 11.
Jenna Dawson led Belle Vernon (3-2, 7-3) in scoring with nine.