MONESSEN -- Aquinas Academy senior Vinnie Cugini went into Friday night鈥檚 game at Monessen knowing a loss would put an end to the WPIAL all-time leading scorer鈥檚 career.鈥淲e thought about it for sure,鈥� Cugini said. 鈥淎 couple of other seniors talked about it in the locker room. We just ...
NORTH HUNTINGDON 鈥� Uniontown was unable to handle North Catholic鈥檚 stifling defense and disciplined offense Thursday night as the Trojans upended the third-seeded Red Raiders, 73-58, in the WPIAL Class AAAA quarterfinals at Norwin.The Red Raiders (19-4) host Belle Vernon Saturday at noon in ...
CARNEGIE 鈥� Monessen鈥檚 boys basketball team is known for its defense but it got a taste of its own medicine at Carlynton on Wednesday night.The third-seeded Cougars鈥� pressure stalled the Greyhounds鈥� offense and forced a slew of turnovers which they converted into easy baskets on their ...
MCMURRAY 鈥� It looked murky early for the Gators, but Geibel Catholic saved its best for last and used a 21-12 fourth quarter advantage to advance to the WPIAL Class A semifinals for the second year in a row with a thrilling come-from-behind win over Neighborhood Academy, 66-64, Wednesday ...
Avonworth sliced Uniontown鈥檚 lead to 40-34 with 5陆 minutes left in Monday鈥檚 WPIAL Class AAAA first-round playoff game at Uniontown.The Antelopes would draw no closer, however, as the Red Raiders answered for a 69-52 home victory and a berth into Thursday鈥檚 quarterfinals.鈥淚鈥檓 just ...
MONESSEN 鈥� It wasn鈥檛 pretty, but Monessen used its patented stifling defense to force 27 Western Beaver turnovers Friday night for a 60-44 victory in the first round of the WPIAL Class A boys basketball playoffs.鈥淲e didn鈥檛 play a clean game, but we made plays when we had to,鈥� said ...
