High school roundup for Jan. 22, 2024: Meghan Murray becomes Hampton’s all-time leading scorer in win over Mars

By: Tribune-Review
Monday, January 22, 2024 | 11:24 PM

Meghan Murray finished with a career-high 38 points to become Hampton’s all-time leading scorer in a 54-42 victory over Mars in Section 2-5A girls basketball Monday night.

Murray has 1,414 career points, passing Ali Collins, who set the record at 1,383 in 2018. Murray was 13 of 14 from the free-throw line for the Talbots (10-6, 6-2) and made two 3-pointers, including a buzzer-beater from the logo at the end of the first quarter. Alexis Cashdollar scored 12 and Carmella McDole had 10 for Mars (8-7, 4-3).

Armstrong 50, North Hills 35 – Emma Paul drained five 3-pointers and finished with 24 points to help Armstrong (13-4, 6-2) hand North Hills (9-1, 6-1) its first Section 2-5A loss of the year. Gianna Sturdivant scored 12 points for North Hills.

Belle Vernon 50, Ringgold 20 – Caroline Lee scored 10 points to lead Belle Vernon (8-9, 4-4) in a Section 3-4A win. Lanoya Alford paced Ringgold (3-12, 0-8) with seven points.

Bentworth 54, Frazier 47 – Aubrie Logan (22 points, 10 rebounds) and Kayla O’Dell (11 points, 12 rebounds) each recorded a double-double and Amber Sallee finished with 14 points as Bentworth (4-12, 1-7) defeated Frazier (5-11, 2-6) in Section 4-2A. Allie Yauch and Malana Burton each scored 17 points and Chloe Harger added 12 for the Commodores.

Bishop Canevin 54, Riverview 44 – Amari Elliott scored 16 points and Kyla Cooley added 10 for Bishop Canevin (3-10) in a nonsection win. Katerina Tsambis scored 15 and Lola Abraham added 10 for Riverview (11-5).

Burrell 48, Jeannette 22 – Casey Brancato scored 18 points and Julianna Fisher added 12 to lead Burrell (12-3) to a nonsection win. Navarah Smith led Jeannette (6-7-1) with 16 points.

California 45, Carmichaels 38 – Rakiyah Porter scored 21 points and Hayley Gibson added 13 to push California (8-8, 5-3) to a Section 4-2A win. Megan Voithfer scored eight points for Carmichaels (2-13, 1-6).

Carlynton 43, East Allegheny 18 – Carlee Hughes scored 17 points and Jocelyn Griffin hit for 15 as Carlynton (5-10) rolled to a nonsection win. Ronniya Lawrence had 11 to lead East Allegheny (0-16).

Charleroi 69, Geibel 50 – Bella Carroto scored 26 points to power Charleroi (7-8) to a nonsection win. Riley Jones added 17 and Ella Sypolt had 14. Emma Larkin scored 38 points for Geibel (11-4), hitting the 1,000-point mark for her career.

Chartiers-Houston 51, Beth-Center 36 – Ava Capozzoli scored 21 points to lead Chartiers-Houston (12-4, 8-0) to a Section 4-2A win. Lauren Brown scored 11 points for Beth-Center (7-9, 4-4).

Chartiers Valley 41, Canon-McMillan 38 – Emma Reynolds scored 18 points and Rachel Boehm added 11 to push Chartiers Valley (13-2, 6-1) to a Section 2-6A win. Lauren Borella led Canon-McMillan (10-7, 3-5) with 14 points and Nadia Davis had 13.

Clairton 60, Ellis School 11 – Iyanna Wade scored 42 points to lead Clairton (13-2, 5-2) to a Section 3-2A win. Angelina Jones led Ellis School (6-10, 1-6) with eight points.

Derry 48, Valley 2 – Samantha Gruska scored 12 points and Rachelle Marinchek added 11 to lead Derry (5-11, 2-6) past Valley (0-16, 0-8) in Section 1-4A.

Elizabeth Forward 68, Uniontown 18 – Alyssa Terza led Elizabeth Forward (14-2, 7-0) with 18 points and Michelle Jellison added 16 in a Section 3-4A win. Akira Dade scored 10 points for Uniontown (5-10, 2-5).

Freedom 81, Shenango 22 – Shaye Bailey went off for 40 points, Olivia Henderson dropped 20 and MacKenzie Mohrbacher added 11 as Freedom (8-8, 6-2) coasted to a Section 1-2A win. Amara DeFrank led Shenango (3-13, 1-7) with nine points.

Greensburg Central Catholic 84, Steel Valley 20 – Erica Gribble put up 20 points, Mya Morgan followed with 19, Cara Dupilka scored 13 and Avery Davis finished with 12 as Greensburg Central Catholic (12-4, 8-0) dominated Steel Valley (0-16, 0-8) in Section 3-2A.

Hopewell 51, Ambridge 14 – Caylee Sunday scored 27 points and tied a school single-game record with eight 3-pointers to lead Hopewell (8-7, 3-2) to a Section 2-4A win over Ambridge (2-14, 0-5).

Laurel Highlands 84, Southmoreland 18 – Miya Harris led Laurel Highlands (14-1, 7-1) with 24 points, Ayrianna Sumpter followed with 16 and Aierra Jenkins added 15 in a Section 3-4A win over Southmoreland (1-14, 1-6).

Lincoln Park 71, Quaker Valley 37 – J’La Kizart scored 18 points and Maddie Syka and Abbi Jannuzi added 14 apiece to lead Lincoln Park (15-0) to a nonsection win. Mimi Thiero led Quaker Valley (2-13) with 25 points.

McGuffey 60, Jefferson-Morgan 19 – Taylor Schumacher dropped 18 points, Ashlyn Moore produced 17 and Faith Ealy added 14 to lead McGuffey (13-3, 3-2) to a nonsection win over Jefferson-Morgan (2-14, 0-5).

Moon 59, Central Valley 31 – Jaedin Griggs put up 23 points and Leiana Rucker finished with 10 for Moon (11-5) in a nonsection win over Central Valley (5-9).

Mt. Lebanon 47, Bethel Park 34 – Payton Collins scored 17 points and Clare Cramer added 11 to push Mt. Lebanon (9-8, 5-3) to a Section 2-6A win. Ella Sabatos led Bethel Park (4-12, 1-7) with 11 points and Sadie Orie had nine.

North Catholic 66, Freeport 35 – Alayna Rocco led all scorers with 25 points and Lauren Mihm added 15 to lead North Catholic (10-4, 8-0) to a Section 1-4A victory. Morgan Croney put up 13 and Tessa Keller had nine points for Freeport (7-10. 3-5).

Oakland Catholic 83, Connellsville 25 – London Creach led with 21 points, Kaylee DeAngelo followed with 19, Alayla Bivins added 15 and Josie Fontana had 11 for Oakland Catholic (17-0, 8-0) in a Section 3-5A win. Bailey Liska scored eight points for Connellsville (3-12, 0-8).

Penn-Trafford 57, Albert Gallatin 28 – Kamryn Pieper led Penn-Trafford (11-5, 5-3) with 15 points and Lauren Marton followed with 14 in a Section 3-5A win. Mya Glisan scored 10 for Albert Gallatin (4-12, 1-7).

Pine-Richland 45, Montour 38 – Madison Zavasky and Catherine Gentile each scored 16 points to lead Pine-Richland (4-10) to a nonsection win. Tiffany Miller scored 16 for Montour (6-9).

Plum 57, Franklin Regional 47 – Megan Marston and Riley Stephans each scored 14 points and Serena Carnahan added 12 for Plum (11-5, 7-1) in a Section 1-5A win. Madison DeRiggi led all scorers with 17 points and Olivia Orndorff had 14 for Franklin Regional (3-13, 3-5).

Rochester 57, Sewickley Academy 27 – Marque Taylor scored 16 points, Tia Yellock had 12 and Kamryn Newman and Aleaya Mercier added 11 points apiece for Rochester (10-5, 7-1) in a Section 1-2A win. Libby Eannarino led Sewickley Academy (5-9, 2-5) with 18 points.

Serra Catholic 66, Springdale 18 – Bri Battles scored 16 points to pace Serra Catholic (12-3, 6-1) in a Section 3-2A win over Springdale (6-11, 2-4). Cara Leahy led the Dynamos with seven points.

South Fayette 57, Indiana 34 – Juliette Leroux scored 14 points and Haylie Lamonde and Erica Hall added 12 points apiece to lead South Fayette (9-6) to a nonsection win. Cassandra Boyer scored nine points for Indiana (11-3).

South Park 53, Mt. Pleasant 39 – Nika Contakos scored 11 points and Addy Kerr chipped in 10 as South Park (10-5, 5-1) defeated Mt. Pleasant (10-5, 3-3) in nonsection play. Grace Arrigo had 14 and Morgan Gesinski followed with 10 for the Vikings.

St. Joseph 59, Deer Lakes 22 – Gia Richter scored 17 points and Julie Spinelli added 13 to lead St. Joseph (14-2) to a nonsection win. Sophia Laurenza led Deer Lakes (4-12) with eight.

Union 57, Riverside 17 – Kelly Cleaver and Kylie Fruehstorfer scored 18 points apiece and Mia Preuhs added eight for Union (12-5) in a nonsection win over Riverside (3-10).

Yough 63, Ligonier Valley 46 – Autumn Matthews hit for 34 points and Carly Fitzgibbons added 14 to lead Yough (8-7) to a nonsection win. Marlee Miller scored 12 and Abby Springer had 10 for Ligonier Valley (4-11).

Boys basketball

Allderdice 90, Brashear 64 – Logan Golle hit for 40 points, Asher Schwartz and Ma’ayan Kohai scored 12 apiece and Azerick Jetter finished with 10 as Allderdice (12-2, 5-0) defeated Brashear (5-8, 2-2) in the City League. Titus Gillet put up 25 points, Garett White added 13 and Mike Lee had 12 for the Bulls.

Avonworth 60, West Mifflin 30 – Anthony Arlia scored 11 points and Rowan Carmichael followed with 10 as Avonworth (11-4, 5-0) beat West Mifflin (8-6, 2-3) in Section 4-4A.

Berlin-Brothersvalley 67, Latrobe 61 – Pace Prosser led all scorers with 36 points, Craig Jarvis added 16 and Hayden Hutzell finished with 12 as Berlin-Brothersvalley beat Latrobe (8-8) in nonsection play. Max Butler and John Wetzel each scored 22 for the Wildcats.

Burrell 69, Valley 45 – Macky Bennis scored 27 points and Ryan Croushore and Tucker Bitar each added 14 to lead Burrell (10-3, 5-2) to a Section 3-3A win. Mickael Allen scored 16 and Tayshawn Hawkins had 10 for Valley (4-9, 2-4).

Butler 70, Hempfield 52 – Braylon Littlejohn and Tayt Lucas scored 17 points apiece and Donovan Carney added 16 to lead Butler (11-2) to a nonsection win. Max Williams led Hempfield (3-13) with 14 points and Aaron Woodley had 12.

Chartiers-Houston 53, Burgettstown 35 – Nate Gregory posted 22 points and Justus Buckingham finished with 12 as Chartiers-Houston (11-5, 4-3) rolled to a Section 4-2A win. James Leuice scored 18 points and Zack Schrockman added 10 for Burgettstown (12-5, 5-2).

Fort Cherry 85, Beth-Center 41 – Derek Errett scored 28 points, Shane Cornali had 14 and Blake Sweder added 12 to lead Fort Cherry (11-4, 6-0) to a Section 4-2A win. Santino Revi scored 11 points for Beth-Center (4-11, 2-4).

Frazier 63, Bentworth 46 – In Section 4-2A, Dalian McManus put up 25 points, Brock Alekson added 13 points and 12 rebounds, and Brennan Stewart followed with 12 points and 15 boards in a win for Frazier (9-7, 4-3). Ben Hays paced Bentworth (3-11, 2-5) with 11 points.

Jefferson-Morgan 70, Geibel 50 – Dayten Marion scored 19 points and John Woodward added 15 for Jefferson-Morgan (10-6, 3-2) in a Section 2-A win. Tommy Kolenick led all scorers with 24 points, Gary Tarbuck added 12 and Steven Neighbors followed with 10 for Geibel (0-16, 0-5).

Monessen 57, Brownsville 53 – Tyvaughn Kershaw scored 14 points, Devontae Robinson followed with 13, and Tim Kershaw and Darryl Ray each scored 11 as Monessen (12-1, 5-0) beat Brownsville (6-11, 1-7) in nonsection play. Trenton Wible put up 16 points and Rylan Johnson added 13 for the Falcons.

Neighborhood Academy 68, Summit Academy 28 – Courtney Wallace scored 21 points, Kedron Gilmore added 19 and Shamar Simpson had 11 to lead Neighborhood Academy (12-4, 4-1) to a Section 3-A win over Summit Academy (3-6, 1-3).

North Allegheny 62, Seneca Valley 53 – Joey Dopirak scored 19 points, Joe Marquis and Anthony Sciote added 14 points apiece and Ty Iwanokiw had 12 to push North Allegheny (6-9, 3-2) to a Section 1-6A win. Tyler Pepin scored 23 points and Owen Congdon had 18 for Seneca Valley (5-12, 1-4).

Obama Academy 45, Carrick 41 – Noron Jackson produced 15 points and Torien Perkins netted 12 for Obama Academy (4-8, 3-1) in a City League win. Brayden Fisher scored 14 points to pace Carrick (5-9, 2-3).

Perry 60, Westinghouse 48 – Terry Whittle and Javon Diamond each scored 13 points to lead Perry (2-10, 1-4) to a City League win. Keith Johnson added 11 points and Jordan Roldan finished with 10. Terrell Wofford scored 23 and Jakai Collins added 13 for Westinghouse (1-7, 1-4).

Plum 61, Eden Christian 54 – Max Grice recorded a double-double with 15 points and 16 rebounds, Will Beckner added 13 points and Owen Proskin finished with 11 as Plum (6-9) beat Eden Christian (5-8) in nonsection play. Nathan Garrett scored 15, Luke Genbert had 12 and Grayson Reickek chipped in 10 for the Warriors.

Propel Andrew Street 54, Trinity Christian 44 (OT) – Tadj Cohen scored 14 points and Maurice Lowry and Darryl McCullough each added 10 to lead Propel Andrew Street. Will Nelson scored 12 and Graham Hughes added 11 for Trinity Christian.

Sewickley Academy 67, South Side 55 – Lucas Grimsley dropped 23 points, Nolan Donnelly finished with 22 and True Robinson scored 10 as Sewickley Academy (8-5, 1-3) defeated South Side (6-9, 1-4) in Section 1-2A. Andrew Corfield led all scorers with 26 points while Carter Wilson and Brody Almashy each produced 10 for the Rams.

West Allegheny 59, Canon-McMillan 58 – Brandon Bell put up 17 points and pulled in 13 rebounds, Justin Manns scored 18 points and Brady Miller hit for 14 in a nonsection win for West Allegheny (11-6). Evan Morris and Roman Koenemund each posted 10 points for Canon-Mac (7-9).

Wrestling

Belle Vernon 45, Yough 15 – Austin Hoffman (182) and Perry Riggle (285) recorded pins and Luke Bryer (220) won by decision to lead Belle Vernon (4-2, 3-2) to a Section 2-2A win over Yough (1-10, 1-4).

Hockey

Beaver 10, Hampton 2 – Roman Guido had a six-point game with two goals and four assists, Zack Masters had a hat trick and added an assist, and Trevor Schmidt scored twice to lead Beaver (7-7-2) in Class A. Sean Sullivan and Sam Modlin scored for Hampton (4-11).

Blackhawk 3, Avonworth 1 – Finn Conolon scored twice, Daniel Ostrom added a goal and Evan Kennelly made 31 saves to lead Blackhawk (9-2-1) to a Class A win. Conner Ralston scored for Avonworth (13-3).

Bishop Canevin 6, Wilmington 2 – Ryan Saginaw had a hat trick and Eion Tiernan, Brian Kalanish and Ben Ondrejko also scored as Bishop Canevin (14-0) won a Varsity D2 matchup. Brody Young and Drake Davis were the goal scorers for Wilmington (2-11).

Indiana 4, Butler 2 – Phil Bell scored twice and Ash Lockard and Landin Wilson each had a goal and an assist for Indiana (12-1-1) in a Class A win. Andrew Roskovski and Kian Fries scored for Butler (8-9).

McDowell 2, West Allegheny 1 – Jacob Baniewicz’s second goal of the game broke a 1-1 tie in the third period and led McDowell (4-9-2) to a Class A win. John Wineland scored for West Allegheny (2-14). Dillon Martin made 36 saves for McDowell. Danny Lewis stopped 27 shots for West Allegheny.

Moon 14, Westmont Hilltop 0 – Josh Hatton recorded a hat trick and Noah Driscoll scored a pair as Moon (9-7) blanked Westmont Hilltop (0-17) in Class A.

Norwin 6, Bishop McCort 3 – Mason Hohman scored a hat trick and Dom Costantino and Alex Thomas each had a goal and two assists for Norwin (9-5-2) in a Class 2A win. Sammy Treager scored twice for Bishop McCort (5-9-1).

Quaker Valley 7, Montour 0 – Jace Vasbinder and Max Morovich scored a pair of goals apiece while Charlie Pyle, Ben McHenry and Colin York each tacked on a goal as Quaker Valley (13-0-1) blanked Montour (5-13) in Class A. Landon Buterbaugh stopped all 24 shots he faced for the shutout.

South Fayette 4, Penn-Trafford 3 (OT) – Nathaniel Keller’s second goal of the game was the overtime winner as South Fayette (11-1-2) won in Class 2A. Robert Chiappetta had a goal and three assists and Tyler Brandebura added a goal and an assist. Bryce Kropczynski and Gavin Paterson each had a goal and an assist for Penn-Trafford (6-6-3).

Thomas Jefferson 5, Armstrong 4 – Jake Stock scored with less than two minutes left in the third to lift Thomas Jefferson (12-2) over Armstrong (3-11) in Class 2A. Lucas Blose, Roman Fluhme, Andrew Oliver and Nick Best also scored for the Jaguars. Jason Rullo scored twice while Jonas Miller and Adam Hooks each added a goal for Armstrong.

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