Driving to the hoop
Blue Devils outrun Oakland Catholic
Mt. Lebanon, Quaker Valley and Chartiers Valley girls all won Monday.
Mt. Lebanon will suit up for basketball games, as long as their opponent masks up.
The Blue Devils are not playing schools that do not wear masks, which Class 6A Section 2 rival Bethel Park does not. Those two teams initially were scheduled to play Monday night, but the Blue Devils instead took on another perennial playoff contender in 5A, Oakland Catholic.
Behind a game-high 18 points from Ashleigh Connor, the Blue Devils (2-0) picked up a 55-44 victory. Reagan Murdoch contributed 13 points and Morgan Palmer 12.
Halena Hill converted three 3-pointers and finished with 15 points for the Eagles (2-1).
Other top games
• Class 5A No. 1-ranked Chartiers Valley extended its win streak to 60 in a row after rolling by West Allegheny (0-1, 0-1), 69-18, in Section 1. Aislin Malcom had 14 points, while Perri Page and Marian Turnbull each scored 12 for the Colts (3-0, 2-0).
• Two free throws from Kelsey Wandera late in the fourth quarter helped Canon-McMillan (1-1, 1-1) secure a 37-36 Class 6A Section 2 triumph against Hempfield (0-1, 0-1).
• Moon (2-1, 1-0) built a 38-14 halftime lead en route to a 58-40 win against Lincoln Park (1-2, 0-2) in Class 5A Section 1. The Tigers’ Emma Theodorsson netted 19 points.
• A 20- point effort by Jasmyn Golden helped Penn Hills (2-0, 1-0) secure a 58-40 win against Gateway (0-2, 02) in Class 5A Section 4. The Gators were led by Alexis Margolis and Dynasty Shegog, who each scored 11 points.
• Bailey Garbee’s careerhigh 32 points to go with 8 rebounds and 7 assists paced Quaker Valley (1-1, 1-0) in its 63-51 victory against Blackhawk (1-1, 0-1) in Class 4A Section 2.
• Laurel got 16 points from Regan Atkins, Reese Bintrim 14 and Joselynn Fortuna 13, as the Spartans (2-0, 1-0) got by Freedom, 55-39, in Class 3A Section 1.
• Southmoreland (2-0, 1-0) saw three players reach double-figures as the Scotties rolled to a 53-40 Class 4A Section 3 triumph against Elizabeth Forward (0-1, 0-1). Sophomore Olivia Cernuto led all scorers with 19 points.
Star of the night
• Paige Julian poured in 30 points as Mohawk (4-0, 1-0) routed Riverside (0-1, 0-1), 80-17, in Class 3A Section 1.
Milestone
• East Allegheny’s Abby Henderson scored 15 points to lift her career total to 1,007, but her Wildcats (0-1, 0-1) fell to Brentwood (1-0, 10), 48-31, in Class 3A Section 3.