Derek Errett scored 26 points helping Fort Cherry rally past Karns City in the PIAA 2A boys first round Saturday afternoon. Blake Sweder added 14 as the Rangers fought back from an 8-point deficit early in the third quarter. Fort Cherry outscored the Gremlins 37-20 from that point on. The Trinity girls season ended Saturday night at Cathedral Prep. Trinity tied the game early in the third before the Ramblers scored 14 of the next 16 points and were never threatened again. Action moves to the second round including a trio of games on the WJPA Sports Network. We’ll have the Peters Township girls on Tuesday, plus South Fayette girls and Fort Cherry boys on Wednesday, all on WJPA-FM (95.3), online at wjpa.com and video available on subscription on the NFHS Network. Click PIAA Brackets
PIAA First Round
Saturday, March 9
5A Girls Cathedral Prep 53, Trinity 29 Listen/Watch Here
5A Girls South Fayette 48, Red Land 20
4A Girls Warren 71, Elizabeth-Forward 64
2A Boys Fort Cherry 61, Karns City 52 Listen/Watch Here
2A Boys Conemaugh Township 55, Bishop Canevin 47
6A Boys McDowell 61, Baldwin 45
6A Boys Upper St. Clair 57, Central Dauphin 53
6A Boys State College 65, Mt. Lebanon 58 OT
PIAA Second Round
Tuesday, March 12
6A Girls Peters Township vs. Spring-Ford, 5:15 pm at Bald Eagle Area, WJPA-FM (95.3) Listen/Watch Here
6A Girls Chartiers Valley vs. Norwin, 6 pm at Peters Township
3A Girls Seton-La Salle vs. Westmont-Hilltop, 6 pm at Hempfield
5A Boys Moon Area vs. York Suburban, 6 pm at Hollidaysburg
5A Boys Bethel Park vs. Fox Chapel, 7:30 pm at Peters Township
Wednesday, March 13
5A Girls South Fayette vs. Oakland Catholic, 5:45 pm at Peters Township, WJPA-FM (95.3) Listen/Watch Here
2A Boys Fort Cherry vs. Serra Catholic, 7:15 pm at Peters Township, WJPA-FM (95.3) Listen/Watch Here
6A Boys Upper St. Clair vs. State College, 5:30 pm at Pitt-Johnstown