Caruso scores 19 but Cougars fall to Gladiators, 67-42
Joe Caruso scored a game-high 19 points, but South Allegheny was too much for Charleroi in a 67-42 non-section victory on Wednesday at Charleroi Area High School.
The Gladiators (4-0) held a 19-11 lead after the first quarter, and after outscoring the Cougars, 20-9, in the second quarter took a 39-20 advantage into the halftime break.
Charleroi (2-1) cut the deficit to 12 at 48-36 after holding a 16-9 advantage in the third. South Allegheny outscored the home team, 19-6, in the fourth.
The Gladiators had two players with 17 points in Omar Faulkner and Dylan Hymes. South Allegheny’s Antonio Epps added 16 points. Hymes made five 3-pointers and Epps connected on four.
The Cougars open Section 4-AAA play on Friday when they host Washington (1-0) at 7:30 p.m.