Colts get 47th in row . . .

And win comes on very last shot

The streak is still alive. Chartiers Valley won its 47th consecutive game, but it wasn’t easy. Thomas Jefferson came closer than any other team to stopping the streak, but a buzzer--beating layup by Perri Page lifted the topranked Colts to a 42-41 win in Class 5A Section 1.

It was quite a comeback for Chartiers Valley (17-0, 10-0) and sophomore Page.

The Colts were clinging to a 40-36 lead with 1:57 remaining when her technical foul led to two free throws by Thomas Jefferson’s Graci Fairman. The Jaguars (11-6, 6-4) took a 41-40 lead with four seconds left when Maddy Trainer’s layup fell through.

Megan McConnell, however, took the ensuing inbounds pass the length of the court before dishing to Page, who finished with 13 points, for the winner.

Other top games

• Ashleigh Connor capped a 25-point performance with a coast-tocoast layup that fell through with two seconds remaining, as Class 6A No. 5 Mt. Lebanon (14-3, 9-1) handed top-ranked Bethel Park its first loss of the season, 52-51, in Section 2. Olivia Westphal and Maddie Dziezgowski each scored 17 for the Black Hawks (14-1, 9-1).

• Qitarah Hardison got her 11th consecutive double-double with 17 points and 18 rebounds for Monessen (12-5, 6-3) in its 54-51 overtime win against Avella (11-5, 5-2) in Class 1A Section 2.

Milestone

• Bella Long of PennTrafford (10-5, 6-4) hit the 1,000-point mark in a 15point burst in the second quarter of a 59-38 rout of Uniontown (4-13, 3-7) in Class 5A Section 3. Long finished with 23 points and now has 1,008 career points.

Star of the night

• Sydney Cook poured in 42 points, including her 1,000th, while leading New Brighton (6-9, 3-7) to a 56-47 win against StoRox (4-13, 3-7) in Class 2A Section 1. Cook was scoreless in the second quarter before erupting for 30 in the second half. Cook now has 1,024 career points.