Brandon Bennett scored 19 points, including the go-ahead layup with less than a minute to play, to lead No. 17 Montour to a 53-52 victory over McKeesport in a WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball preliminary round game Thursday night.
Zane Schachter added 15 points and Robert Schmitt had 10 for the Spartans (9-14), who will meet No. 1 Chartiers Valley in the first round Tuesday. Lamont Perkins scored 14, Brian Jones finished with 12 and Darryl McCullough chipped in 11 for the No. 16 Tigers (10-12).
Allderdice 80, Brashear 46 – Keiylan Walden scored 21 points and Keith Taylor added 14 as Allderdice (16-7) rolled into the City League championship game. Mason Dick led Brashear (8-14) with 15 points. The Dragons will meet Obama Academy in the finals at 1 p.m. Sunday at Brashear. The Eagles (13-9) earned a 78-47 victory over Carrick (13-10) in the other semifinal.
Bentworth 61, West Greene 44 – Ben Hays connected for 31 points as No. 14 Bentworth (15-6) pulled away in the second half of a Class 2A preliminary round matchup. Ryan Moessner added 15 for the Bearcats, who will meet No. 3 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the first round Monday. Matt Wassil scored 15 points, Landen Hill added 12 and Will Shipman contributed 10 for No. 19 West Greene (7-14).
Brentwood 58, Beth-Center 41 – Deng Mu hit for 23 points and Xh’avier Nunez added 18 as No. 16 Brentwood (13-10) won in the Class 2A preliminary round. The Spartans will take on No. 1 Jeannette in Monday’s first round. Brayden Ozohonish scored 14 points and Parker Amos added 10 for No. 17 Beth-Center (12-11).
Cheswick Christian Academy 62, Pittsburgh Christian Academy 36 – Brady Rochkind had 26 points and 20 rebounds to lead Cheswick Christian to a SWCAC win. Joseph Rosio added 24 points and Sam Kostick had 12 for the Chargers, who finished their regular season 17-6 and 10-0 in the Greater Pittsburgh division. They will meet First Baptist Christian in the playoff quarterfinals Tuesday.
Ringgold 64, Laurel Highlands 39 – Takeo Tolliver and Dennis Hawkins scored 12 points each as No. 15 Ringgold (14-9) rolled in the Class 5A preliminary round. Demetri Lowe added 11 points for the Rams, who will face No. 2 Lincoln Park in the first round Tuesday. Luke Martin led No. 18 Laurel Highlands (13-9) with nine points.
Westmoreland Christian Academy 56, Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf 20 – Blake Tomson scored 14 points, Hunter Morrison added 12 and Titus Kail had 11 as Westmoreland Christian picked up a SWCAC win. TayVon Reed scored 18 to lead the Western PA School for the Deaf.
Girls basketball
Allderdice 68, Westinghouse 10 – Bailey White hit for 26 points and Rhyan Sledge followed with 15 as Allderdice (17-6) rolled past Westinghouse (12-8) in the City League semifinals. The Dragons will meet Obama Academy in the championship game at 7 p.m. Friday at Brashear. The Eagles (13-7) picked up a 49-17 win over Carrick (13-8) in the other semifinal.
Pittsburgh Christian Academy 52, Cheswick Christian Academy 34 – Gigi Weight scored 20 points and Gabby Serrapare added 19 for Pittsburgh Christian in a SWCAC win. Grace Kostick scored 16 and Phebe Kralik had 10 for Cheswick Christian.
Hockey
Avonworth 13, West Allegheny 1 – Jimmy Shields had a six-point night with two goals and four assists, Austin Dzadovsky had three goals and two assists, Luke Ermlich added two goals and two assists and Cooper Powell collected a goal and three assists for Avonworth (14-3-1) in Class A. Jack Figley scored for West Allegheny (9-10).
Blackhawk 5, Beaver 3 – Dominic Giocondi had a goal and two assists, Grant Shroads added a goal and an assist and Tyler Syka, Maddox Modro and Bryce Leiper also scored for Blackhawk (14-5) in Class A. Matt Hofer made 27 saves. Roman Guido had two goals and an assist and Evan Schmidt also scored for Beaver (7-11).
Cathedral Prep 10, Baldwin 0 – Chris Bruschi scored twice, Logan Morris and Brady Sack each had a goal and two assists and Matei Moga made 21 saves to lead Cathedral Prep (4-11-2) past Baldwin (4-14-1) in Class 2A.
Central Valley 6, McDowell 2 – Michael Crea had a goal and an assist and Maddox Pagley, Ben Meyer, Connor Svaranowic, Treyton Palocsik and Marshall Hosack also scored to lead Central Valley (6-10-2) to a Division 2 win. Dylan Payne scored twice for McDowell (5-12).
Connellsville 4, Knoch 2 – Santo Crucio had a goal and an assist and Logan Jenkins, Liam King and Connor Basinger also scored for Connellsville (15-4) in a Division 2 win. Tyson Voloch and Brayden Knauss scored for Knoch (13-5).
Pine-Richland 5, Mt. Lebanon 2 – Colten Andrighetti had a goal and three assists, Michael Desjardins and Noah Taggery each had a goal and an assist and Cullen Campbell and Mason Rudolph also scored to lead Pine-Richland (9-5-3) to a Class 3A win. Ben Kurta had a goal and an assist and William White also scored for Mt. Lebanon (3-12-3).
Plum 9, Wheeling Central Catholic 3 – AJ Leah scored a hat trick and added an assist, Liam McMahon had a goal and an assist and Colby Bartos dished out three assists to lead Plum (13-6) to a Class A victory. Maddox Ochap scored twice for Wheeling Central Catholic (1-17).
Ringgold 14, Wilmington 2 – Landon Vaccaro had a seven-point night with two goals and five assists, Bruce Santina and Nicholas Mahalko each collected three goals and two assists and Brady Lippert had a goal and four assists for Ringgold (13-4-1) in a Division 2 win. Owen Gaydosz and Ethan Sommers scored for Wilmington (7-10).
Seneca Valley 3, Thomas Jefferson 0 – John Sroka III had two goals and an assist, Luke Meyers also scored and Chris Nichols made 22 saves to lead Seneca Valley (17-0-1) to a Class 3A win. Ben Balducci made 35 saves for Thomas Jefferson (10-7-1).