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Highlights: Seton-LaSalle again perfect in section
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Vincentian Academy's Kiersten Elliott and North Catholic's Abby Goetz fight for the ball Thursday night at Marshall Middle School. Vincentian won, 50-33. -
North Catholic's Lauren Wolosik drives to the net against Vincentian Academy Thursday at Marshall Middle School.
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Another year, another perfect section record for Seton-LaSalle.
The Class AA No. 1 Rebels (20-1, 12-0) finished undefeated in section play for the third consecutive season by beating No. 2 Bishop Canevin (17-4, 10-2), 66-58, in Section 4.
Seton-LaSalle has 36 consecutive section wins, with its most recent section loss coming Feb. 15, 2010.
The host Rebels jumped out to an early 22-8 lead, but Erin Waskowiak scored 11 of her 13 points in the second quarter to help Bishop Canevin get within a point at halftime.
Seton-LaSalle led by four after three quarters and Naje Gibson scored eight of her 20 points in the final quarter to help the Rebels pull away.
Gibson also grabbled a team-high 12 rebounds, while Nicolete Newman added 14 points.
Carly Forse led Bishop Canevin with 17 points.
Other top girls games
• Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 22 of her 31 points in the first half to lead Class AAA No. 3 Hopewell (18-3, 9-3) to a 53-38 home win against No. 2 Central Valley (16-4, 8-4) in Section 2.
• Ciara Gregory hit a free throw with 28 seconds left to lift Jeannette (14-6, 11-1) to a 54-53 victory against host Greensburg Central Catholic (15-6, 10-2) in Class AA Section 3. Gregory finished with a game-high 29 points as the Jayhawks won the section title.
• Led by Lydya Dennis' 13 points, Uniontown (17-2, 11-1) won Class AAA Section 3 with a 44-41 victory against visiting Indiana (14-7, 9-3). The Red Raiders trailed by five midway through the fourth quarter, but used a 14-0 run to take the lead for good.
• Brenna Wise had 16 points and 13 rebounds to help Class A No. 1 Vincentian (21-0, 12-0) finish Section 2 play unbeaten with a 50-33 home win against No. 3 North Catholic (13-8, 10-2).
• Sydney Bordonaro scored 14 points to help Class AA No. 3 Burrell (19-2, 10-0) clinch Section 1 with a 43-32 road victory against No. 4 Deer Lakes (17-3, 8-2).
Milestone
• Sophomore Chassidy Omogrosso of Class AAA No. 1 Blackhawk (21-0, 12-0) scored 21 points to give her 1,015 in her career in a 73-48 win against visiting New Castle (8-14, 4-8) in Section 2.
Girls hot shots
• Players with four or more 3-pointers: Marissa Heaney, Union, 6; Ciara Gregory, Jeannette, 4; Celina DePietro, Bishop Canevin, 4; Katie Fischer, Ambridge, 4.
Latsko honored
• Peters Township girls soccer player Veronica Latsko was named the Gatorade Pennsylvania Player of the Year. It is the second consecutive year she won the award.
First Published February 8, 2013 12:00 am
