Leopards fall to Montour, 65-48
Montour pulled away in the fourth quarter to defeat Belle Vernon, 65-48, in a boys basketball matchup between two of the top teams in Class AAAA at the Hoops for a Cure tournament at North Allegheny on Sunday.
The Spartans (14-4), who are in third place in Section 2-AAAA behind Quaker Valley and Lincoln Park, went out to a 16-9 advantage in the opening quarter and led 34-26 at halftime and 46-39 at the end of three quarters.
Montour out-scored the Section 3-AAAA champion Leopards (16-3), 19-9, in the final frame.
Vason Stevenon scored 24 points for the Spartans. Diaun Pinkett had 17 and Jake Wolfe added 11.
Freshman Alonzo Wade was Belle Vernon’s lone double-digit scorer with 14 points. Devin Whitlock chipped in with nine point.