No. 1 CV loses in opener

Chartiers Valley might end this season as the WPIAL Class 5A champions. Their start, however, has the Colts looking up at almost everyone else.

Megan McConnell scored a game-high 24 points and MacKenzie Wagner chipped in 17, but it wasn’t enough as top-ranked Chartiers Valley (01) dropped a 56-46 decision against Altoona in the North Allegheny Tipoff tournament. It is the fifth consecutive year in which the Colts began with a season-opening loss.

If last year is any indication, Chartiers Valley will rebound. A year ago it dropped an 18-point decision against Mt. Lebanon, but still won the WPIAL title.

Other games

Mt. Lebanon 65, Norwin 58: In a rematch of the 2017 WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinals, the No. 5-ranked Blue Devils (1-0) once again slipped past the Knights (0-1) as Jamey Napoleon scored five of her game-high 21 in overtime to help secure the win.

Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic 40, Villa Maria Academy 34: A year ago the Victors claimed the spoils with a win over the Trojanettes in the PIAA Class 4A quarterfinals, but North Catholic (1-0) came away with a little revenge as Tess Myers had 13 points and seven rebounds to turn the table in the season opener in the Oakland Catholic tournament.

Beaver 68, Thomas Jefferson 55: Robert Morris recruit Bella Posset scored 13 of her game-high 34 points in the fourth quarter, including 10 free throws, to help the Class 4A No. 3 Bobcats oust the Jaguars. Possett was 20 of 22 from the free-throw line.

East Allegheny 70, Allderdice 43: Amani Johnson led the WPIAL in scoring a season ago and the Kennesaw State recruit picked up right where she left off as she tallied 41 points for the Class 3A No. 3 Wildcats in a victory against Dragons.

Riverside 75, Sheango 41: Senior guard Sydney Wolf and her sophomore sister Marley combined for 60 of the Panthers’ 75 points and converted five 3-pointers to lead Class 3A No. 5 Riverside to an easy victory against Shenango. The duo had 37 of the team’s 48 first-half points.

Canon-McMillan 51, Chartiers-Houston 34: Tamara Mathis had a doubledouble with 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Izzy Allen pulled down 11 boards as the Class 5A Big Macs (1-0) ousted the Class 2A No. 1 Bucs.

Greensburg Salem 73, McGuffey 38: Junior guard Megan Kallock had a gamehigh 40 points, including 24 of 29 free throws, as the Golden Lions won their first opener since 2014.