Chartiers-Houston advances
It was a rare matchup of 2,000-point scorers when Chartiers-Houston took on Leechburg in the WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinals.
What made the matchup even more out of the ordinary is that neither Leechburg’s Mikayla Lovelace nor ChartiersHouston’s Alexa Williamson was on the floor at the end of a close game.
After both players fouled out, Chartiers-Houston (18-5) was able to regroup and hold off the Blue Devils (19-5) and score a 52-45 win at West Allegheny.
Temple recruit Williamson netted a game-high 24 points and hauled in 16 rebounds. Lovelace racked up 22 points, 16 of which came in the second half.
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Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic 49, Ambridge 42: Butler transfer Kylee Lewandowski drilled four 3-pointers and led all scorers with 23 points, as the Trojanettes (20-3) picked up a come-from-behind victory in the 4A quarterfinals at Moon. The Bridgers (13-11) had a 22-14 first-half lead, but the Trojanettes outscored them in the second half, 3020.
Beaver 63, Belle Vernon 32: Seniors Bella Posset (17 points), Sydney Barney (16) and Paige Ziggas (12) led the way for the Bobcats (17-5), to advance to the 4A semifinals with a win against Belle Vernon (18-6) at CanonMcMillan.
Central Valley 62, Keystone Oaks 46: After scoring 19 points in the second and third quarters combined, Central Valley (17-5) had 24 in the fourth to pull away from Keystone Oaks (17-5) in the 4A quarterfinals at West Allegheny. Kaelyn Underwood scored 22 for the victors.
Blackhawk 60, Elizabeth Forward 57: Ava Haddox scored 10 of her 14 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to lead Blackhawk (19-2) to a double-overtime thriller in the 4A quarterfinals. Mackenzie Amalia paced the Cougars with 15 points. Bri Spirnak led all scorers with 24 for Elizabeth Forward (15-8). She scored 18 after halftime as the Warriors rallied for a 14- 6 fourth-quarter advantage to force overtime.
Vincentian 64, California 31: The Royals (21-1) opened a 14-5 first-quarter lead and never looked back in their 2A quarterfinal triumph at Northgate. Vincentian’s Caroline Elliott poured in 13 of her 20 points in the first half. Bailey Vig paced the Trojans (15-8) with 12 points.
Brentwood 51, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 31: The Spartans (17-6) prevailed in the 2A quarterfinals at Sewickley Academy and snapped OLSH’s 14-game win streak. Brentwood’s Anna Betz scored 13, followed by Natalie Murrio with 11. The Chargers (19-3) got 11 points from Haley Hamilton.
Serra Catholic 53, Greensburg Central Catholic 39: The 2A Section 3 rivals met for a third time with the same result. The Eagles (16-7) completed the season trifecta by downing the Centurions (1211) in the quarterfinals at Fox Chapel. Shannon Sullivan netted a season-high 13 points to go with seven rebounds for Serra Catholic.