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Belle Vernon zones out Wash High

ROSTRAVER TWP. — If Monday nightĢƵ non-section boys basketball game between Belle Vernon and Washington was a barometer of where the teams could be going, then Leopards coach Joe Salvino and Washington coach Ron Faust saw glimpses of what could be while also seeing what their respective ...

Eagles ride Samol’s 30 points past Frazier

CLAYSVILLE — Brandon Samol rang up a game-high 30 points to help lead Avella over Frazier, 66-48, in the McGuffey Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday afternoon.Westley Burchianti followed with 17 points KJ Rush added eight points as the Eagles evened their record at 1-1.Brennen Stewart led the ...

Muccino, Scotties rebuilding program, again

Southmoreland boys basketball coach Frank Muccino might want to add rebuilding contractor to his resume.Entering his 12th season as the Scotties head coach, Muccino has already rebuilt the program three times after graduation created drop-offs in victory totals. That has resulted in seven trips ...

Zach Keefer led Frazier to its first boys basketball section crown since 1990 one season ago.If the fifth-year head coach is going to have an encore even remotely close to what the team did a year ago, it will happen with what will amount to basically a new team as all five starters from last ...

Balla wants Trojans to get off to fast start

Fourth-year California boys basketball coach Aaron Balla wants his team to hit the ground running this season.“We want to start off winning our home tip-off tournament,” said Balla. “Then, we want to build to a section title.”The Trojans host Propel Montour Dec. 10 in their tip-off ...

When he was hired as the boys basketball coach at Ringgold, former Belle Vernon standout Matt Rowland had an advantage a lot of coaches don’t get, and that was he had already been working with the team.When Eugene Wilson stepped down after one year as coach to take over at Woodland Hills, ...