Local roundup: Larkin scores 33 as first-place Lady Gators roll
Emma Larkin poured in a game-high 33 points and visiting Geibel Catholic opened up a 10-point lead in the first quarter and gradually pulled away for a 67-47 Section 2-A girls basketball win at Bishop Canevin Thursday night.
Mallory Clemmer racked up 17 points for the first-place Lady Gators (9-1, 16-1) who also got 13 points from Ava Henderson.
Kya Cooley had 16 points for the Lady Crusaders (3-5, 8-6) who also got 14 points from Isabella Sysak.
Laurel Highlands 81, Southmoreland 17 – Miya Harris rang up 25 points and Ayrianna Sumpter followed close behind with 23 as the host Lady Mustangs gallopwed past the Lady Scotties in a Section 3-AAAA game.
Laurel Highlands sprinted out to a 27-2 advantage in the opening quarter and cruised from there. Aierra Jenkins added 12 points for the Lady Mustangs (7-3, 12-5).
Southmoreland falls to 3-14 overall and 1-9 in the section.
Bethel Park 61, Uniontown 34 – Fiona O’Neill scored 18 points in the Lady Black Hawks Section 4-AAAAA win at Uniontown.
Ella Sabatos (16) and Sadie Orie (13) also hit double figures for Bethel Park (5-3, 8-8).
Emily Myers led Uniontown (5-12, 1-7) with 10 points and Disaya Craggette chipped in with seven.
Thomas Jefferson 71, Albert Gallatin 37 – Maggie Spell (18) and Kaylee DeAngelo (17) combined for 35 points as the Lady Jaguars (7-1, 15-2) triumphed over the host Lady Colonials in a Section 4-AAAAA game.
Mya Glisan scored 12 points for Albert Gallatin (1-7, 7-8) which also got 11 points from Mikayla Shea.
California 55, Carmichaels 38 – Olivia Gibson tallied 14 points and was one of four Lady Trojans who scored in double figures as California defeated the visiting Lady Mikes in a Section 3-AA game.
Lauren Hartley followed with 14 points and Addiston Gregory and Hayley Gibson each added 10 points for California (4-2, 7-4) which took control by out-scoring Carmichaels 19-4 in the opening quarter.
Avery Voithofer topped the Lady Mikes (1-5, 1-15) in scoring with 11 points.
Chartiers-Houston 48, Beth-Center 22 – Ava Kolovich scored 21 points in the Lady Bucs’ Section 3-AA win at Beth-Center.
Mylie McCrerey added 10 points for Chartiers-Houston (5-0, 12-3).
Callie Dorsey dropped in seven points to lead the Lady Bulldogs (4-2, 10-7).
Clairton 63, West Greene 52 – Iyanna Wade scored 32 points to become the Lady Bears’ career scoring leader and Clairton built a 38-19 halftime lead and held on from there for a Section 2-A victory over the visiting Lady Pioneers.
Jamiya Childs followed with 15 points and Karma Fuquz contributed 14 for the Lady Bears (7-1, 9-3).
Madelyn Roberts rang up 17 points to lead West Greene (3-5, 9-5) which also got 15 points from Kendra Tharp.
Bentworth 42, Jefferson-Morgan 32 – Kayla O’Dell scored 18 points and the Lady Bearcats rode a strong third quarter to a Section 3-AA win over the visiting Lady Rockets.
Jefferson-Morgan (0-5, 1-14) led 12-7 after the first quarter and 19-16 at halftime before Bentworth (3-3, 7-10) outscored the Lady Rockets 16-7 in the third to go up 32-26. The Lady Bearcats put the game away with a 10-6 edge in the fourth quarter.
Belle Moyer tallied seven points for Bentworth.
Ava Wood led J-M with eight points.
Elizabeth Forward 57, Mount Pleasant 35 – Chloe Zombek scored 21 points as the first-place Lady Warriors beat the host Lady Vikings in a Section 3-AAAA game.
Kaelynn Settles had 10 points for EF (8-0, 11-3) which led only 22-16 at halftime before outscoring Mount Pleasant 35-19 in the second half.
Ryleigh Drzal tossed in 14 points for the Lady Vikings (3-7, 3-13) who also got eight points from Morgan Gesinski.
Mapletown 39, Monessen 28 – Nicole Bacerra recorded a double-double with 12 points and 15 rebounds as the Lady Maples knocked off the visiting Lady Greyhounds in a Section 2-A clash.
Mapletown (1-7, 3-13) led 12-8 after the first quarter but Monessen (1-7, 3-9) surged to a 21-18 halftime advantage. The Lady Maples went back on top by outscoring the visitors 13-5 in the third quarter for a 31-26 lead and limited the Lady Greyhounds to just two points in the final frame to put the game away.
Treslee Weston also had a double-double for the Lady Maples with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
Na’Jaziah Carter scored 12 points and Madison Johnson had 10 to lead Monessen.
Norwin 56, Connellsville 26 – Kendall Berger had 17 points in the Lady Knights’ Section 2-AAAAAA win over the visiting Lady Falcons.
Lexi Heller followed with 10 points for Norwin (5-1, 9-5).
Elizabeth Painter tallied 10 points for Connellsville (0-6, 3-13).
South Park 47, Belle Vernon 27 – Hayley Bennett scored 17 in the Lady Eagles’ Section 3-AAAA win at Belle Vernon.
Nika Cantakos added 12 points for South Park (7-2, 10-4).
Emerson LaCarte was the top scorer for the Lady Leopards (5-4, 8-9) with eight points.
Washington 50, Waynesburg Central 46 – Olivia Woods scored 19 points as the Lady Prexies overcame a slot start to defeat the host Lady Raiders in a Section 3-AAA game.
Waynesburg led 13-7 after the first quarter and 21-16 at halftime before Washington (4-5, 7-10) rode a 20-6 edge in the third to a 36-27 advantage.
The Lady Raiders (3-4, 8-7) fought back in the fourth quarter but fell just short.
Faith Partozoti had 11 points for the Lady Prexies.
Peyton Cowell rang up a game-high 24 points for Waynesburg and Briena Coon contributed 12 points.
Seton LaSalle 60, Brownsville 50 – Tiara Curry dropped in 17 points and the Lady Rebels rode a big third quarter to a Section 3-AAA victory at Brownsville.
The Lady Falcons (2-5, 9-7) led 26-22 at halftime but Seton LaSalle (7-1, 11-4) outscored the hosts 19-9 in the third to go up 41-35 and hung on from there.
Addie Lonergan (15) and Amari Elliott (13) also reached double digits in scoring for the Lady Rebels.
Skyler Gates led all scorers with 23 points for Brownsville which also got 16 points from Ava Clark.
Ellis School 59, Frazier 53 – Taelor Spender scored 17 points as Ellis School rallied from a 13-point, first-quarter deficit to top the host Lady Commodores in a Section 4-AA game.
Frazier bolted out to a 28-15 advantage in the opening frame and led 33-25 at halftime and 46-40 after three quarters but Ellis finished strong with a 19-7 edge in the fourth to pull out the win.
Ellis (3-3, 6-6) also got 16 points from Angelina Jones and 13 from Selah Cyrus.
Allie Yaugh tossed in 15 points for the Lady Commodores (1-4, 5-10).
Boys basketball
Jefferson-Morgan 72, Beth-Center 40 – Jeremiah Robertson poured in a game-high 25 points as the host Rockets soared past the Bulldogs in a Section 3-AA game.
Jefferson-Morgan led 37-24 at halftime then pulled away with a 24-10 advantage in the third quarter to go up 61-34.
Jase Bedilion added 16 points for the Rockets (7-2, 11-5) who also got 13 points from Houston Guesman.
Brayden Hull tallied 12 points for Beth-Center (5-4, 8-8) which also got 10 points from Jason Zellie.
West Greene 61, Mapletown 33 – Lane Allison scored 21 points as the host Pioneers rolled past the Maples in a Section 3-AA game.
Parker Burns added 10 points for West Greene (7-2, 9-6) which jumped out to a 21-4 lead in the first quarter.
Lucas Stevenson paced Mapletown (0-9, 0-15) with 19 points.
Chartiers-Houston 55, Carmichaels 21 – Julius Buckington scored 10 points in the Bucs’ Section 3-AA victory at Carmichaels.
Nate Gregory followed with 16 points for C-H (7-1, 13-2).
Dayton Reynolds had five points for the Mikes (2-7, 3-12).
Hockey
Burrell 6, Connellsville 1 – Logan House had the only goal for the Falcons (9-5-1) in a PIHL Division 2 loss to Burrell (12-2-1).