HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL:
Mars 71, Thomas Jefferson 48 – Zach Schlegel scored 19 points, Tasso Sfanos added 13, Chris Dvorak followed with 12, and Austin Campbell netted 10 to lead No. 3 Mars (21-2) to a 71-48 win over No. 14 Thomas Jefferson (8-15) in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. The Planets will play No. 6 Gateway in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
New Castle 85, West Mifflin 52 – Mike Wells scored 25 points, Isiah Boice had 20, and Ralphie Blundo added 10 to lead No. 2 New Castle (21-1) past No. 15 West Mifflin (10-12) in a Class 5A first-round game. New Castle will face No. 10 Shaler in the quarterfinals Thursday. Shai Newby scored 17 points, Jordan Lucas-Johnson had 13, and Nolan Stephenson added 10 for West Mifflin.
Ellwood City 72, Summit Academy 42 – Joseph Roth recorded a double-double (18 points, 13 rebounds) and Alexander Roth scored 23 points to lead top-seeded Ellwood City (21-2) to a victory in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs. Caden Crizer added 12 points and Steve Antuono finished with 10 for the Wolverines, who will play No. 8 Avonworth in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Kylee Davenport recorded a double-double (25 points, 11 rebounds) for No. 16 Summit Academy (7-9).
WPIAL High School Basketball Playoffs:
–The Butler boys will host Norwin tonight at 7pm in the Class 6A First Round. Hear the game on WBUT beginning at 6:50pm.
–The Mars girls will travel to Latrobe in the 5A First Round. Tip-off is 7pm.
–The Freeport girls will travel to Beaver tonight in the 4A First Round. Tip-off is also at 7pm.
HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY:
South Fayette 4, Butler 3 (SO) — Tyler Brandebura scored the tying goal in the final minute of the third period and South Fayette (14-3) went on to win in a shootout in Class 2A. Joey Trinkala had a goal and an assist, and Jack Yoos also scored. Brody Simko scored twice and Parker Worsley had a goal and an assist for Butler (6-12).
Mars 10, West Allegheny 3 – Sam Steigerwald scored a hat trick and had an assist while Luke Raymond, Ethan Lipchin and Jacob Lestitian each scored two goals and Ryan Mitchell added another as Mars (5-13) beat West Allegheny (0-18) in Class 2A play. Brayden Bates and Luke Gyergyo scored for West Allegheny.
North Allegheny 2, Seneca Valley 1 – Connor Chi and Nate Spak each scored a goal for North Allegheny (16-2-1) in a Class 3A win. Tobias McKee scored the lone goal for Seneca Valley (11-7-1-1).
Plum 2, Freeport 1 – David Westbrook and John Hanlon scored for Plum (7-9-2) in a Class A win over Freeport (8-8-1).
