Burgettstown committed 16 first-half turnovers and never recovered, losing to Homer-Center, 50-18, in the first round of the PIAA 2A Girls playoffs Tuesday night. The Blue Devils were down one late in the first quarter but allowed a 13-0 run to open the second, and another 13-0 spurt to close the half. Waynesburg’s girls lost at Chestnut Ridge, ending their season.
Three more Washington County teams, plus another from Greene County, step into the PIAA basketball spotlight Wednesday with Fort Cherry and Wash High boys, Trinity and West Greene girls playing first-round games. Only Fort Cherry plays at home. Click for PIAA brackets.
PIAA Basketball First Round
Wednesday, March 9
1A Girls West Greene vs. Portage, 6 pm at Mount Aloysius College
2A Boys West Middlesex at Fort Cherry, 7 pm
3A Boys Wash High at Chestnut Ridge, 6:45 pm — WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here
5A Girls Trinity at Gettysburg, 5:45 pm — WJPA-FM (95.3) or Listen Here
PIAA Basketball Second Round
Friday, March 11
6A Girls Mt. Lebanon vs. Bethel Park, 6:45 pm — WJPA-FM (95.3) or Listen Here