High School Sports Scores:
Boys Basketball:
–Butler opened section-play with a 53-49 win over Seneca Valley. Braylon Littlejohn led the Golden Tornado with 16 points. Donovan Carney added 15.
Also in Class 6A Section 1: Central Catholic defeated Pine-Richland 63-36. New Castle defeated North Allegheny 59-49.
–Knoch-63 Freeport-60. James Snyder led the Knights with 15. Ben Lane had 16 for the Yellow Jackets.
–North Hills defeated Mars 75-42.
–Lincoln Park-87 North Catholic-71.
–Clarion-38 Karns City-31.
–Clarion-Limestone-63 AC Valley-36.
Girls Basketball:
–Hampton defeated Freeport 56-51.
–Mars-68 Fox Chapel-51. Olivia Donnelly led the Planets with 25.
Former Butler high school girls basketball coach Jonna Burke earned her 500th career win last night when Shady Side Academy defeated Apollo-Ridge, 66-34. Burke is only the third active coach to reach 500 wins. She is in her second season at Shady Side and 28th overall. In addition to Butler, Burke also coached at her alma mater, Bethel Park. Her career record is 500- 209.
Rifle:
–Butler-798 Armstrong-787.