Wolverines claim at least share of Section 3 title with victory

Woodland Hills traditionally has had problems in its rivalry with Penn Hills.

For the most part, it has been a one-sided affair with the Indians holding more than a 2-to-1 advantage over the Wolverines.

None of that mattered Tuesday. It was just Woodland Hills’ time.

Amante Britt scored a game-high 27 points and Keandre Bowles added in 20 and pulled in 10 rebounds for good measure as the Wolverines (18-3, 11-2) pulled out a 66-56 home win against Class 6A No. 4-ranked Penn Hills (18-3, 10-3) to capture at least a share of the Section 3 title, its first section crown since 2012.

“It’s big for our program because the kids who have been playing in this program have been working hard year after year,” Woodland Hills coach Odell Miller said. “We went to the [WPIAL] semis last year and we’re trying to make a run and, anytime you can beat one of the top three teams in our section is big.”

Woodland Hills can clinch the section outright with a victory Friday against PennTrafford.

More top boys games

In the battle for third place in Class 6A Section 3, Carson Cohen scored 23 of his 31 points in the first half and Dom McGriff chipped in 24 as Fox Chapel (16-4, 10-

Basketball highlights

3) rolled past Latrobe (14-6, 9-4), 75-65.

Robby Carmody scored a game-high 33 points to lead three players in double figures as Class 5A No. 1 Mars (16-4, 10-1) clinched at least a share of the Section 2 title with a 69-53 victory against Chartiers Valley (7-12, 4-7). The Colts loss, coupled with Hampton’s 61-56 win against Knoch, eliminates Chartiers Valley from the WPIAL playoffs and ends the Colts’ 24-year postseason streak.

Nico Cagliuso scored a game-high 22 points and Tyler Walker added 14 to help Class 4A No. 5 Central Valley (13-6, 9-4) defeat No. 4 Ambridge (12-8, 8-5), 61-59.

Stars of the night

New Brighton sophomore Sydney Cook hit three 3-pointers and scored 42 of her team’s 47 points in a 4947 loss to Aliquippa. Monday she scored all 18 of the Lions’ points in a 64-18 loss to Chartiers-Houston to account for 60 of her team’s past 65 points (92.3 percent).

Mount Pleasant sophomore Blaine Gartley scored 25 points, including seven 3-pointers, in the Vikings’ 67-32 victory against Peters Township. He also hit 10 3s in the JV game and was 17 for 20 from beyond the arc in the two contests.