Roundup of WPIAL teams in today's first round of the Pitt playoffs
Spring might be just around the corner, but it was still Winter time for Quaker Valley today.
Fondi made a layup with 2.4 seconds left in overtime to lift Quaker Valley to a 42-40 win against District 6 champion Richland in a PIAA Class AA first-round boys playoff game at Central Cambria. It was the only points scored in overtime.'
Fondi scored 17 points for Quaker Valley. Matt
Class AAAA
*New Castle 71, Bethel Park 64: Bethel Park trailed by only nine at halftime. Then New Castle led by 20 after three quarters. Malik Hooker scored 25 points and Stew Allen added 18 to propel the Red Hurricanes (27-0). Joe Mascaro poured in 38 points for the Black Hawks, who lost to the Red Hurricanes by 27 in the WPIAL quarterfinals.
*Hampton 58, Allderdice 43: The Talbots bounced back from the WPIAL loss to New Castle and defeated the City League champion Dragons. David Huber and Ryan Luther each had a big half for Hampton. Huber scored 13 of his 15 in the first half and Luther 12 of his 16 in the second half.
*North Allegheny 82, Altoona 57: The win sets up a second-round game against New Castle, just like last year. Cole Constantino had 16 points and the Tigers (22-4) took a 19-point halftime lead against the District 6 champion Mountain Lions (13-10) at Hollidaysburg.
*Erie McDowell 65, Kiski Area 46: The Cavaliers (17-7) were outscored by 14 points in the second quarter and could not recover in falling to the District 10 champion Trojans (23-3) at Gannon University. Joe Brungo and Michael Simmons scored 10 points apiece for the Cavaliers.
Class AA
*Beaver Falls 56, Central Martinsburg 44: The defending champion Tigers (19-7) jumped to a 14-point halftime lead and went on to eliminate the Dragons (16-7) at Altoona. Dan Stratton led the Tigers with 17 points.
* Seton-LaSalle 82, Penns Valley 51: Levi Masua (pictured) had 18 points, 12 rebounds, 5 blocks and 5 steals to vault the WPIAL champion Rebels (26-1) to their first PIAA victory since 2000 after coasting past the Rams (19-7) at Penn Hills.
*Greensburg C.C. 92 Bald Eagle Area 59: Brian Graytok's 25 points helped the WPIAL runner-up Centurions (23-3) amass their second-highest point total of the season in defeating the Eagles (20-6) at Hempfield.
* Aliquippa 60, Fairview 42: Jassir Jordan scored 21 points and the Quips (19-6) picked up their first PIAA win in five years by defeating the Tigers (22-4) at Gannon University.
* Summit Academy 75, Conemaugh Township 59: Propelled by a 27-point performance from Dasonte White, the Knights (17-6) advanced to the second round courtesy of the victory against the District 5 champion Indians (21-6) at Johnstown.
*West Middlesex 76, Neshannock 66: The Lancers (18-7) trailed by three points at the half and were eventually defeated by the District 10 champion Big Red (21-5) at Slippery Rock University.