ĢƵ

close

High School Basketball

Red Raiders seize control early, charge into elite eight

BEDFORD — Uniontown seized control from the start and never let go.Now the Red Raiders are one of just eight Class AAAA boys basketball teams still alive in the state.Bakari Wallace led a balanced attack with a game-high 18 points as Uniontown advanced to the PIAA quarterfinals for the first ...

Penn Cambria catches fire late to fend off Yough

Penn Cambria found its shooting touch at just the right time to finally shake off upset-minded Yough, 61-53, in a PIAA Class AAA first-round boys basketball playoff game at Mount Aloysius College on Saturday afternoon.Duquense football recruit Garrett Harrold scored a game-high 24 points and ...

Steelers pull away for 75-62 win over visiting Gators

Farrell built a double-digit lead at the end of the third quarter and visiting Geibel was unable to mount a late rally in a 75-62 loss Friday night in the opening round of the PIAA Class A boys basketball playoffs.The Steelers (21-4) will play Harmony (23-3) in the state quarterfinals on ...

Uniontown stuns Berks Catholic with second-half surge

Uniontown coach Rob Kezmarsky didn’t mind the long ride to Reading to play Berks Catholic on Friday night.“When you go on the bus for a four-and-a-hour trip it helps that our school made everything first class for us,” Kezmarsky said.It also helps when the team comes up with a tremendous ...

Yough’s late hot steak leads to section title, PIAA berth

Jim Nesser felt his Yough boys basketball team would improve this season after going 13-10 and finishing fourth in Section 4-AAA a year ago.Sitting at 5-7 partway through the season, it looked as if NesserĢƵ assessment was off the mark. Then the Cougars caught fire and a late turnaround ...