January 16, 2024 12:01 am
Weather forced the re-scheduling of many games in the two-county area, including our feature girls game between Trinity and Lincoln Park, co-leaders in 5A Section 4. Re-schedule day/dates are listed for those that have been determined.
Peters Township girls downed Canon-McMillan, protecting their #1 ranking and extending a 15-0 start. Boys action included Fort Cherry’s home win over Burgettstown. The Rangers took the lead with about two minutes to play in the opening quarter, then rolled to an 11-point lead at the half on the way to handing the Blue Devils their first section loss. Canon-McMillan’s loss at Mt. Lebanon drops the Big Macs two games back of the Blue Devils. Peters Township ran its current win streak to four straight, staying a game back of first place Thomas Jefferson.
Peters Township has won three straight heading to Bethel Park.
Tuesday Girls Basketball
6A-2 Peters Township 52, Canon-McMillan 42
5A-4 Lincoln Park at Trinity PPD to Tuesday, Jan. 23
Tuesday Boys Basketball
6A-2 Mt. Lebanon 64, Canon-McMillan 36
5A-1 Peters Township 74, Bethel Park 47
3A-4 Yough 56, Charleroi 34
2A-4 Fort Cherry 66, Burgettstown 41
5A-1 Trinity at Ringgold PPD to Wednesday
3A-4 Mount Pleasant at Wash High PPD to Saturday
3A-4 McGuffey at Waynesburg PPD to Wednesday, Jan. 24
2A-4 Carmichaels at Chartiers-Houston PPD to Wednesday
2A-4 Beth-Center at Frazier PPD to Wednesday
1A-1 Avella at Union PPD to Thursday
1A-2 California at Monessen PPD to Wednesday
1A-2 Jeff-Morgan at Geibel PPD to Monday
1A-2 Mapletown at West Greene PPD to Wednesday
January 17, 2024 4:43 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — JJ Starling scored 17 points, Judah Mintz had 14 points, nine rebounds and five assists and Syracuse beat Pittsburgh 69-58 for its second series victory in 17 days. It was Syracuse’s first win in Pittsburgh since a 72-49 victory on Feb. 26, 2020 — snapping a three-game losing streak. The Orange won the first meeting this season — at home — on Dec. 30. Syracuse had its 11-point halftime lead trimmed to 44-36 before scoring the next seven points to rebuild a double-digit advantage. Pitt missed seven straight shots during the Orange’s run. Starling sealed it for Syracuse on a wide open 3-pointer from the corner with 1:31 left for a 16-point lead.
January 17, 2024 4:44 am
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Kanye Clary scored 27 points, Ace Baldwin Jr. added 20 and Penn State beat No. 11 Wisconsin 87-83 for its first win over an AP Top 25 team under coach Mike Rhoades. AJ Storr scored 23 points and Steven Crowl added 17 for the Badgers, who had their six-game winning streak snapped after a sloppy start. Led by Baldwin, who drained a 3-pointer on his first shot, Penn State jumped out to a 12-2 lead to the delight of a loud crowd made up of mostly Penn State students. They had a reprieve from classes after a snowstorm hit Happy Valley early in the day. The fans got louder as the game progressed, and Penn State held its advantage for all but 3:24.
January 17, 2024 4:46 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh has interviewed with the Atlanta Falcons for their head coaching vacancy, his second interview in two days. The Falcons announced the interview with Harbaugh, who has interest in a return to the NFL after leading Michigan to the national championship. The Los Angeles Chargers announced Monday that Harbaugh had interviewed for their head coaching vacancy. Harbaugh was the San Francisco 49ers’ coach from 2011-14 before nine seasons at Michigan. The Falcons offered no details about the interview with Harbaugh. Harbaugh is the second high-profile candidate to talk with the Falcons this week, following the team’s interview with Bill Belichick on Monday.
January 16, 2024 1:57 pm
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers’ latest one-and-done playoff appearance is raising questions about Mike Tomlin’s future. The NFL’s longest tenured coach was in no mood to talk about it Monday night. Tomlin walked off the podium at his post-game news conference following a 31-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills when a reporter began with, “Mike, you have a year left on your contract.” The abrupt exit only heightened speculation about what’s next for Tomlin and the Steelers. He’s been in charge there for 17 seasons, making him the NFL’s longest tenured head coach after Bill Belichick parted with New England last week. He’s never had a losing season — an NFL record run — but this year was close.
January 16, 2024 4:46 am
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen threw three touchdown passes and scored on a franchise playoff-record 52-yard touchdown run, and the Buffalo Bills beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-17 in an AFC wild-card playoff game that was postponed a day because of a lake-effect blizzard. Allen threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Khalil Shakir with 6:27 remaining that restored a two-touchdown lead for Buffalo. The second-seeded Bills advance to host Patrick Mahomes and the No. 3 seed Kansas City Chiefs in the divisional round on Sunday night. The Steelers’ season ended after they surged into the playoffs with wins in their final three games behind longtime backup quarterback Mason Rudolph.
January 16, 2024 4:50 am
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns to lead the resurgent Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 32-9 wild-card playoff victory over Jalen Hurts and the defending NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles. The Bucs won for the sixth time in seven games to advance to a NFC divisional round matchup on the road next Sunday against the Detroit Lions. David Moore scored on a 44-yard reception in the first quarter. Rookie Trey Palmer broke the game open with a 56-yard catch-and-run for a TD that put the Bucs up 25-9 late in the third quarter. Mayfield also threw a 23-yard TD pass to Chris Godwin.
January 16, 2024 4:48 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored twice, Tristan Jarry stopped 22 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins ended the Seattle Kraken’s franchise-record nine-game winning streak with a 3-0 victory. Seattle, playing the fourth game of an East Coast road trip, mustered little against Pittsburgh as Jarry collected his fifth shutout of the season. Drew O’Connor also scored for the Penguins on Monday. The Kraken came in riding a month of occasionally spectacular play that’s vaulted them into the thick of the playoff chase in the loaded Western Conference as the season reaches its midpoint.
January 15, 2024 12:01 am
The girls took the hardwood spotlight Monday as teams finish their first trips through section play this week. McGuffey stayed within reach of the 3A Section 4 leader Waynesburg while keeping Charleroi from its first section win. Waynesburg kept Brownsville winless. Burgettstown leads 2A Section 2 despite an overall sub-.500 record. 2A Section 4 is going to be a battle to the finish with Chartiers-Houston, the unbeaten leader of the pack, won to stay a game up on Wash High. California pulled into a tie for third with a road win.
Monday Girls Basketball
(Class-Section)
4A-3 Laurel Highlands 64, Ringgold 18
3A-4 McGuffey 65, Charleroi 60
3A-4 Waynesburg 49, Brownsville 41
2A-2 Burgettstown 53, Carlynton 12
2A-4 Chartiers-Houston 50, Carmichaels 16
2A-4 Wash High 45, Beth-Center 31
2A-4 California 60, Frazier 56
1A-2 Geibel 55, Jeff-Morgan 48
N/C Linsly 61, Trinity 58 OT
1A-2 Mapletown at West Greene PPD
2A-2 Fort Cherry at Sto-Rox PPD TBD
Monday Wrestling
2A-1 Fort Cherry 43, West Greene 30
January 15, 2024 4:09 pm
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored twice, Tristan Jarry stopped 22 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins ended the Seattle Kraken’s franchise-record nine-game winning streak with a 3-0 victory. Seattle, playing the fourth game of an East Coast road trip, mustered little against Pittsburgh as Jarry collected his fifth shutout of the season. Drew O’Connor also scored for the Penguins on Monday. The Kraken came in riding a month of occasionally spectacular play that’s vaulted them into the thick of the playoff chase in the loaded Western Conference as the season reaches its midpoint.
