Chartiers-Houston boys put five players into double figures as the Bucs snapped Fort Cherry’s eight-game winning streak, handing the Rangers their first section loss. The win keeps the Bucs hopes of sharing the section title intact through the weekend at least. Jack Lockran and Avery Molek led Chartiers-Houston, each with 20 points. Canon-McMillan claimed the fourth spot in 6A Section 2 with a home win. Despite losing Friday, Trinity and Avella have now clinched spots. McGuffey lost, and sits one win shy of clinching a berth. The following boys team have clinched playoff spots: 6A Canon-McMillan, 5A Peters Township, Trinity, 3A Wash High, 2A Fort Cherry, Burgettstown, Chartiers-Houston, 1A West Greene, Jeff-Morgan, California, Avella.
Canon-McMillan girls lost their fifth straight game in the section and now site on the brink of elimination. The Big Macs have to win twice plus gets lots of help from Baldwin and Bethel Park to qualify.
Friday–Boys Basketball
6A-2 Canon-McMillan 45, Hempfield 44
5A-4 Thomas Jefferson 56, Trinity 41
3A-4 Wash High 72, Waynesburg 28
3A-4 Brownsville 51, McGuffey 46
2A-4 Chartiers-Houston 86, Fort Cherry 68 Listen/Watch Here
2A-4 Burgettstown 59, Bentworth 44
2A-4 Frazier 42, Carmichaels 34
1A-1 Cornell 63, Avella 53
1A-2 California 51, Jeff-Morgan 47
1A-2 Monessen 66, West Greene 55
1A-2 Geibel 62, Mapletown 58 OT
Friday–Girls Basketball
6A-2 Baldwin 52, Canon-McMillan 48
N/C Charleroi 69, West Greene 46
N/C Beth-Center 46, Avella 38
N/C Mapletown at Turkeyfoot Valley PPD