Basketball, Monday/Tuesday, Jan. 13-14

January 14, 2025 3:00 pm

Most teams first trip through section play will end Monday/Tuesday, though a handful of weather-forced cancellations will take place later in the season. Tuesday night, we’ll get our first look at the top-ranked Peters Township girls team as they host Bethel Park in the opening game of a girls/boys doubleheader. Airtime is 5:50 pm on WJPA-AM (1450) and online. Here’s the two-day schedule with notes of interest.

Tuesday, Jan. 14
Girls
6A Canon-McMillan 59, Connellsville 22, Big Macs alone in 3rd place
5A Peters Township 55, Bethel Park 35, #1 Indians now 13-1
1A Serra Catholic 68, West Greene 50, Pioneers fall into tie for 4th place with Bishop Canevin

Boys
6ACanon-McMillan 65, Connellsville 54, first section win for Big Macs
5A Peters Township 61, Bethel Park 60 OT, Indians share 1st place with South Fayette & Baldwin
5A Trinity 67, Ringgold 63, Trinity moves into tie for final playoff spot
3A Wash High 57, McGuffey 55, Highlanders tied for 2nd place, WHS tied for 4th
3A Ligonier Valley 56, Charleroi 52, Cougars fall into tie for 3rd place with Brownsville
3A Waynesburg 87, Mt. Pleasant 67, Raiders in 2nd, a game back of Southmoreland
2A Bentworth 56, Frazier 37, Bearcats sit two games out of playoffs
2A Riverview 50, California 47, Trojans are winless in the section
2A Chartiers-Houston 55, Jeff-Morgan 38
2A Fort Cherry 60, Carmichaels 41
2A West Greene 59, Beth-Center 55
Bucs alone in 1st place. Rangers, Rockets & Pioneers tied for 2nd. Beth-Center sits in 5th, followed by Carmichaels
2A Burgettstown 77, Mapletown 50, Blue Devils first victory, Maples remain winless in section play
1A Beaver County Christian 60, Avella 46, Eagles now in 4th place

Monday, Jan. 13
Girls
5A Trinity 73, Uniontown 18
4A Mt. Pleasant 51, Ringgold 32, Rams remain winless in section
3A Waynesburg 55, Charleroi 33
3A Seton-La Salle 54, McGuffey 38, Rebels take two game lead on Highlanders
3A Keystone Oaks 65, Wash High 32, Little Prexies fall two games back of final playoff spot
2A Burgettstown 43, Carlynton 22, Blue Devils move into tie for final playoff spot
2A Fort Cherry 50, South Side Beaver 45, Rangers rally from 12 points down with six minutes to play to take sole possession of first place
2A Chartiers-Houston 48, Bentworth 21, Bucs alone atop standings, Bearcats drop two games back
2A Beth-Center 45, California 28, Bulldogs stay within one game of CHHS
2A Carmichaels 38, Jeff-Morgan 32, First section win for Mikes
1A West Greene 72, Avella 41, Eagles fall two games back of Pioneers for 4th place
1A Bishop Canevin 53, Mapletown 26, Maples remain winless in section