New Castle rallies, 74-58
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Micah Mason helped Highlands pull off another stunner.
Well, at least for a half.
Highlands surprisingly led No. 1 seed New Castle at halftime, but the heavily-favored Red Hurricanes rebounded to defeat the Golden Rams, 74-58, Tuesday night in a WPIAL Class AAA first-round playoff game at North Allegheny.
In his final game, Mason made six 3-pointers and scored 30 points.
Mason had 20 points in the first half when the Golden Rams (9-15) took a 36-35 lead.
New Castle (23-0) then outscored Highlands, 21-7, in the third quarter to break it open.
Corey Eggleston scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half for New Castle. Anthony Richards added five 3-pointers and 17 points.
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First Published February 22, 2012 12:00 am
