Mimi Thiero scored 29 points to lead Quaker Valley to a 37-36 victory over Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in a spirited battle for second place in Section 1-3A girls basketball Thursday night.
Thiero scored with just under four minutes left to give the Quakers (11-6, 8-2) the lead for good at 31-30. After making two more baskets, Thiero fouled out with Quaker Valley clinging to a 36-33 lead with 1:36 to play.
Keira Watson made a foul shot to make it 37-33. The Chargers went 1 for 4 from the free-throw line in the final 30 seconds of the game.
Lola Garner scored 13 points to lead OLSH (12-5, 6-4).
Aquinas Academy 53, Springdale 8 – Tess Duer scored 20 points, Elliot Keverline had 16 and Carly Bezila added 10 to lead Aquinas Academy (13-2, 9-0) to a Section 1-A win over Springdale (3-13, 2-7).
Avonworth 47, Deer Lakes 13 – Meg Obersteiner hit four 3-pointers for 12 points and Julia Nardozzi made three 3s and finished with 11 points to lead Avonworth (8-8, 7-3) past Deer Lakes (9-7, 6-4) in Section 2-3A.
Beaver Falls 47, Riverside 44 – Taylor Pullen scored 18 points, Dreaven Haskins had 12 and Calasia Cannon added 10 to push Beaver Falls (16-0, 10-0) to a Section 1-3A win. Addison Drake and Emma Meyer scored 13 points apiece for Riverside (12-5, 6-4).
Bentworth 43, Jefferson-Morgan 38 – Bella Moyer scored 15 points and Jesse Laskey added 10 to lead Bentworth (8-9, 3-3) to a Section 3-2A win. Bailey Cervone scored 13 points for Jefferson-Morgan (8-10, 1-5).
Blackhawk 62, Hopewell 29 – Aubree Hupp led Blackhawk (16-0, 9-0) with 26 points and Mia Zachewicz and Gracen Sehn followed with 10 points apiece in a Section 2-4A win over Hopewell (3-12, 2-6).
Burgettstown 54, Northgate 11 – Paige Klodowski scored 19 points and Marlee Martin and Savanna Rush added 10 points apiece for Burgettstown (14-4, 5-1) in a Section 2-2A win over Northgate (4-11, 1-5).
Burrell 70, Derry 11 – Chase Coury scored 16 points and Kendall Coury added 12 for Burrell (12-4, 6-2) in a Section 1-4A victory. Eliana Murawski led Derry (3-12, 1-7) with six points.
Butler 53, North Hills 43 – Jordan Ryan led with 19 points, Emily Hoffer had 11 and Payton Kamerer added 10 to push Butler (9-8, 2-4) to a Section 1-6A win. Delaney Amato scored 16 points and Zoe Devlin had 15 for North Hills (6-9, 3-3).
Canon-McMillan 48, Upper St. Clair 35 – Madison Clair scored 20 points and Faye Saunders added 11 to lead Canon-McMillan (13-4, 4-2) in a matchup of top teams in Section 2-6A. Kat Polstyanko scored 15 and Ryan Prunzik had 10 for Upper St. Clair (8-8, 3-3).
Chartiers-Houston 53, Beth-Center 32 – Ava Kolovich and MacKenzie Walsh hit for 17 points apiece as Chartiers-Houston (14-2, 6-0) picked up a Section 3-2A win. Violet Trump led Beth-Center (7-9, 3-3) with 10.
Chartiers Valley 48, Moon 37 – Alyssa Davis scored 21 points to lead Chartiers Valley (7-12, 6-3) past Moon (6-10, 2-6) in Section 3-5A.
Elizabeth Forward 54, Mt. Pleasant 28 – Kaelynn Settles scored 15 points and Mia Sostaric and Addison Wach added 11 points apiece to lead Elizabeth Forward (13-4, 9-1) to a Section 3-4A win over Mt. Pleasant (7-10, 4-6).
Ellwood City 51, New Brighton 34 – Carah Kreitzer led with 17 points and Jadyn Allwine and Teegan Patterson added 13 points apiece for Ellwood City (3-15, 2-8) in a Section 1-3A win. Me’Keira Bailey scored 13 points and Ka’mya Gilmore had 12 for New Brighton (0-16, 0-10).
Fort Cherry 45, Carlynton 7 – Allison Litman and Brooke Cornali scored nine points apiece to lead Fort Cherry (12-5, 6-0) to a Section 2-2A win over Carlynton (5-12, 0-7).
Geibel Catholic 65, Bishop Canevin 30 – Mallory Clemmer (28) and Emma Larkin (17) combined for 45 points to lead Geibel Catholic (17-0, 10-0) to a Section 2-A win. Kya Cooley led Bishop Canevin (6-10, 5-5) with 16 points.
Greensburg Central Catholic 71, South Allegheny 10 – Erica Gribble scored 26 points and Jayla Peterson contributed 14 to send Greensburg Central Catholic (12-5, 9-1) to a Section 2-3A win over South Allegheny (4-14, 3-7).
Hampton 43, Central Valley 30 – Claire Scholtz scored 12 points for Hampton (12-5, 6-3) in a Section 2-4A win. Emma Brown scored 17 points for Central Valley (3-12, 2-6).
Hempfield 40, Mt. Lebanon 23 – Reagan Fisher scored 14 points, Gabby Coccia added 12 and Hempfield (11-6, 2-4) pulled away in the fourth quarter of a Section 2-6A win. Anessa Donoghue led Mt. Lebanon (4-11, 2-4) with 11 points.
Latrobe 55, McKeesport 40 – Morgan and Maggie Maiers scored 18 points each to lead Latrobe (9-5, 6-3) to a Section 2-5A win. Dannah Sebella scored 17 points and Adriana Allison had 12 for McKeesport (9-9, 2-7).
Laurel Highlands 50, Southmoreland 24 – Taylor Schwertlfeger scored 16 points, Haven Harris added 14 and Chloe Price had 11 to power Laurel Highlands (6-12, 4-6) to a Section 3-4A win over Southmoreland (1-17, 0-10).
Lincoln Park 61, New Castle 27 – Led by 14 points from Maddi Jannuzi, 13 from Ashtyn Michael and 12 from Brooke Certo, Lincoln Park (9-8) won a nonsection matchup with New Castle (0-17).
McGuffey 59, Charleroi 21 – Eliana Janovich scored 18 points and Hailey Rogers chipped in 11 to help McGuffey (11-7, 6-2) to a Section 3-3A win. Eden Smith scored 10 for Charleroi (5-12, 1-8).
Monessen 41, Mapletown 25 – Madison Johnson scored 18 points and Jaidyn Rankin added 12 to lead Monessen (6-9, 5-5) to a Section 2-A win. Chloe McClead scored nine points for Mapletown (2-16, 1-9).
Neshannock 70, Laurel 24 – Jaidon Nogay scored 17 points, Payton Newman put up 15 and Nina Medure chipped in 10 for Neshannock (13-3, 6-0) in a Section 1-2A victory. Addison Eury led Laurel (9-9, 1-5) with eight points.
Norwin 60, Connellsville 29 – Guiliana Giannikis scored 14 points, Nia O’Barto and Elizabeth Yarosik had 12 points apiece and Aubrey Graney added 11 to lead Norwin (13-2, 5-1) to a Section 2-6A win. Saige Mickens scored 12 points for Connellsville (5-12, 1-5).
Pine-Richland 49, Woodland Hills 22 – Cate Gentile scored 16 points and Mia LeDonne added nine for Pine-Richland (11-7, 5-1) in a Section 1-6A win over Woodland Hills (0-14, 0-6).
Plum 60, Shaler 29 – Riley Stephans connected on four 3-pointers and finished with 29 points and Tamia West followed with 16 points to help Plum (13-3, 8-1) avenge a December loss in Section 1-5A. Olivia Gieraltowski scored 10 for Shaler (10-8, 5-3).
Ringgold 50, Yough 43 – Alayna Macioce scored 13 points to lead Ringgold (8-8, 5-5) to a Section 3-4A win. Carly Fitzgibbons scored 17 points and Evelyn Gates had 12 for Yough (7-11, 1-9).
Rochester 67, Freedom 16 – Kamryn Newman led with 19 points and Tia Yellock followed with 14 for Rochester (9-7, 4-2) in a Section 1-2A win. MacKenzie Mohrbacher scored 10 points for Freedom (3-13, 0-6).
Seneca Valley 50, North Allegheny 34 – Reece McFadden scored 19 points and Natalie Hambly added 10 to lead Seneca Valley (10-5, 6-0) to a Section 1-6A win. Vange Balouris scored 15 points and Rae Shanahan had 13 for North Allegheny (7-9, 2-4).
Serra Catholic 73, Avella 20 – Bella Dumbroski scored 26 points to lead four players in double figures for Serra Catholic (10-5, 9-1) in a Section 2-A win over Avella (4-14, 1-9). Abby Genes added 15, Lexi Pearce 13 and Niki Sfanos 12 for the Eagles.
Seton LaSalle 57, Brownsville 21 – Ava Maroney scored 17 points and Addie Dears added 10 to lead Seton LaSalle (12-6, 9-0) to a Section 3-3A win. Ava Clark scored 14 points for Brownsville (5-13, 0-9).
South Fayette 69, Montour 32 – Haylie Lamonde scored 17 points to lead four players in double figures for South Fayette (17-1, 9-0) in a Section 3-5A win. Ryan Oldaker added 14, Lailah Wright 13 and Juliette Leroux 12 for the Lions. Tiffany Miller led Montour (12-5, 4-5) with 13 points.
St. Joseph 61, Eden Christian 24 – Bella Bartolovic led St. Joseph (12-6, 8-4) with 30 points and Kasey Cienik followed with 15 in a Section 1-A win. Hannah Wallace scored 14 points for Eden Christian (7-7, 4-6).
Sto-Rox 47, Mohawk 38 – Rae Johnston scored 12 points, Kamiyah Thompson had 11 and Dani Reel added 10 to push Sto-Rox (7-8, 4-6) to a Section 1-3A win. Addy Moskal scored 18 points and Jayde Harman had 10 for Mohawk (7-10, 4-6).
Thomas Jefferson 84, Albert Gallatin 19 – Maggie Spell led with 20 points, Riley McCabe followed with 12, Giulianna Mendal and Leah Lockhart had 11 points apiece and Emma Altavilla added 10 for Thomas Jefferson (15-2, 8-0) in a Section 4-5A win. Mikayla Shea scored 10 points for Albert Gallatin (0-14, 0-8).
Union 42, Sewickley Academy 33 – Olivia Benedict scored 15 points and Maggie Joseph added 13 to lead Union (14-4, 8-2) to a Section 1-A win. Mikeala Mbandi scored 16 points and Emma Ennarino had 10 for Sewickley Academy (9-8, 6-4).
Waynesburg 38, Washington 32 – Tess Pauley scored 11 points to lead Waynesburg (14-2, 6-2) to a Section 3-3A win over Washington (9-8, 4-5).
West Allegheny 54, Mars 43 – Emma Ruperto scored 21 points and Ella Smith had 13 to lead West Allegheny (12-4, 7-2) to a Section 3-5A win. Alexis Cashdollar scored 20 points and Karmella Vigliotti had 15 for Mars (5-11, 2-6).
Boys basketball
Aquinas Academy 84, Summit Academy 73 – Sam Duer scored 25 points and Jonah Burchill hit four 3-pointers and finished with 22 points to lead Aquinas Academy (7-8, 4-2) to a Section 1-A win. Claytion Frissora also hit four 3s and scored 12 points and Ian Patterson added 10 points in the win. Demetrous Crosby scored 26 points, Ky’zir made five 3s and totaled 22 points and Khalil Ollie added 12 points for Summit Academy (8-7, 2-4).
Blackhawk 66, Beaver County Christian 31 – Marco Fusetti put up 20 points, Carter Davis added 14 and Grant Huston chipped in 10 for Blackhawk (6-12) in a nonsection win. Ethan Schmidt scored 10 to lead Beaver County Christian (4-10).
Cornerstone Christian Prep 35, Westmoreland Christian 27 – Joe Ferguson scored 12 points and Eleazar Garcia-Gomez chipped in 10 to lead Cornerstone Christian in the Southwestern Christian Athletic Conference. Dante Ditch scored 10 to lead Westmoreland Christian.
Imani Christian 65, Connellsville 34 – Led by 18 points from Deston Hubbard and 11 each from Kieshaun Demus and Nahjir Norris, Imani Christian (5-11, 5-4) picked up a Section 2-6A win. Lucas Harwood scored nine points to lead Connellsville (4-13, 0-10).
Jefferson-Morgan 61, Waynesburg 44 – Jeremiah Robertson scored 35 points to lead Jefferson-Morgan (15-1) to a nonsection win. Ace Litwinovich scored 13 points and Austin Surber had 11 for Waynesburg (5-10).
Propel Montour 67, Redeemer Lutheran 35 – Ty Ty Hawkins scored 14 points, Mar-Jai Porch followed with 12 and Thomas Pinno had 11 to lead Propel Montour past Redeemer Lutheran.
Sewickley Academy 68, Winchester Thurston 23 – Lucas Grimsley scored 14 points and Mamadou Kane added 13 as Sewickley Academy (14-0, 9-0) defeated Winchester Thurston (11-4, 5-3) in Section 2-2A.
Hockey
Armstrong 5, Latrobe 2 – Jason Rullo scored twice, Josh Rullo and Jake Graff each had a goal and an assist and Kazimir Duncan also scored for Armstrong (13-2) in a Class 2A win. Josh Matthews and Garek McMahen scored for Latrobe (7-8-1).
Avonworth 13, Greensburg Salem 2 – Joey Moore had a hat trick and added an assist, Linus Jesionowski added two goals and an assist and Cooper Powell and Jack Sutch added two goals apiece for Avonworth (11-2-1) in a Class A win. Jake Fink had a goal and an assist and Jeremiah Faulk also scored for Greensburg Salem (6-9-2).
Beaver 7, Freeport 0 – Danny Cogis collected two goals and three assists, Colin Justice had two goals and two assists and Sammy Mecchia added two goals and one assist as Beaver (6-9) defeated Freeport (2-11-1) in Class A. Killian Whitworth-Swiontek made 28 saves to earn the shutout.
Burrell 3, Neshannock 0 – Thomas Kilgour, Jacob Rose and Dom Gladish scored and Seth Munda made 17 saves to lead Burrell (10-4-3) to a shutout win over first-place Neshannock (12-3) in Division 2.
Hempfield 8, Bethel Park 0 – Nino DiPietro scored a hat trick and Evan Saltzgiver made 27 saves to lead Hempfield (14-2) past Bethel Park (9-5-1) in Class 2A. Mats Martz had a goal and two assists, Colby Herron and Nick Crupie added a goal and an assist and Guerin Gardner and Jonathan Holtzman also scored in the win.
Mars 4, Chartiers Valley 3 (OT) – Xavier Bossola had two goals and two assists, including the overtime winner, to lead Mars (13-0-2) in a matchup of the top two teams in Class A Gold. Shay Clark and Alex Frengel also scored and Carter Gallagher made 36 saves in the win. Ryan Viola, Darien Strosnider and Joey Deangelis scored for Chartiers Valley (12-1-3).
Morgantown 15, Elizabeth Forward 4 – Brooks Nelson piled up five goals and two assists and Cooper Hellen had three goals and two assists to lead Morgantown (10-3-1) to a Division 2 win. Cam Thompson scored twice for Elizabeth Forward (3-10).
North Allegheny 3, Central Catholic 1 – Anthony Lucas and Joey Mitchell each had a goal and an assist and Kyle Imm also scored to send North Allegheny (9-4-3) to a Class 3A win. Matteo Misiti scored for Central Catholic (9-5-2).
Penn-Trafford 4, Baldwin 1 – Anthony Eboli had a goal and an assist, Jacob Kennelly, Max Tamborski and Nico Castelli also scored and Carson Weishorn made 38 saves to lead Penn-Trafford (14-2) to a Class 2A win. Jeremiah Hunt scored and Preston Kossler made 39 saves for Baldwin (4-13-1).
Quaker Valley 5, Blackhawk 1 – Jace Vasbinder scored a hat trick and Charlie Pyle and Kieran Cane each had a goal and an assist to lead Quaker Valley (14-1-1) to a Class A win. Bryce Leiper scored for Blackhawk (11-5).
Thomas Jefferson 1, Mt. Lebanon 0 – Michael Burns scored in the second period and Ben Balducci made 26 saves to lead Thomas Jefferson (8-6-1) to a Class 3A win. Sam Shinn made 27 saves for Mt. Lebanon (2-9-3).
Wilmington 8, Deer Lakes 3 – Brody Young scored a hat trick, Anthony Popovich added two goals and an assist and Jacob Otto had a goal and two assists to power Wilmington (5-8) to a Division 2 win. Max Redinger scored twice and Brayden Wilhelm added a goal and an assist for Deer Lakes (8-8).