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Leopards make quick work of South Park, 78-52

BELLE VERNON — The first 99 seconds told the story as Belle Vernon routed South Park Monday night in a WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball quarterfinal game, 78-52.ThatÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ all the longer it took the top-seeded Leopards (13-1) to set the defensive tempo and make a statement.“The pressure we put ...

Rams’ Butler scores 1,000th point in loss to Frazier

RinggoldÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Demetrius Butler scored his 1,000th career point Monday night in a 69-63 non-section loss to visiting Frazier.Ringgold led 18-15 after the first quarter, but Frazier pulled ahead at halftime, 34-32. The Commodores maintained the lead in the third quarter, 50-44, and secured the win ...

Lady Raiders stunned in OT by Beaver Falls

WAYNESBURG — There aren’t many 13-loss teams still playing basketball in the WPIAL playoffs, so one thing you have to say about the Beaver Falls girls is the Tigers know a good thing when they see one.Beaver Falls pulled off its second upset of a top-6 seed in Class 3A Saturday afternoon ...

Lady Warriors put up battle but fall to unbeaten Beaver

Beaver entered its WPIAL Class AAAA quarterfinal playoff game against visiting Elizabeth Forward as one of just two unbeaten girls basketball teams in the district.The eighth-seeded Lady Warriors made the top-seeded Lady Bobcats work hard to maintain that perfect slate but the hosts pulled away ...

Lady Scots roll into semifinals with 54-23 victory

ALVERTON — SouthmorelandÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Olivia Cernuto scored off the opening tip and the Lady Scots never trailed for a 54-23 home victory over rival Mount Pleasant Friday night in the WPIAL Class AAAA quarterfinals.Southmoreland (16-4) advances to the semifinals Tuesday against second-seeded Quaker ...

Lady Greyhounds fall to Union, 39-24

MONESSEN — The Union girls outscored Monessen, 17-8, over the final 12 minutes of the game Thursday night to return home to New Castle with a 39-24 victory in the first round of the WPIAL Class A playoffs.The Lady Scots (10-10) advance to the quarterfinals Monday against section foe Eden ...