High School Highlights: Beaver Falls extends section streak to 34
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Beaver Falls' Sheldon Jeter drives past Aliquippa's Zackary Hooks for two of his 24 points last night.
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Sheldon Jeter scored 24 points and Class AA fifth-ranked Beaver Falls extended its section winning streak to 34 last night with a 65-59 win against visiting Aliquippa in Section 6.
Beaver Falls trailed, 55-45, with seven minutes left to play, before rallying for the win. After tying the score, 57-57, with 2:21 left, the Tigers went ahead for good with 1:39 left.
Jeter, a sophomore, added 10 rebounds and four blocks for the Tigers (7-5, 6-0), who have defeated the Quips (6-5, 3-2) five consecutive times.
• Zach Landers scored 14 of his 18 points in the first half and host Latrobe (7-5, 5-1) forged a first-place tie in Class AAAA Section 1 with a 56-49 win against Hempfield (10-3, 5-1). Nate Perry paced Hempfield with 17 points.
• Tyler Scott's 27 points enabled Class AAAA No. 3 Gateway (8-2, 4-1) to earn a 64-52 win at McKeesport (10-4, 4-2) in Section 2. Devon Cottrell added 18 points, 10 rebounds and 6 blocks for the Gators.
• Nick Delisio scored 20 points and Michael Kupper added 18 to help host Center (9-3, 5-1) win its fourth in a row with a 63-46 triumph against Class AAA No. 5 Hopewell (9-5, 4-1) in Section 2.
• Tyler Trainor hit a jump shot with four seconds left to give host Seton-LaSalle (3-9, 2-4) a 62-60 victory against Bishop Canevin (6-8, 3-3) in Class AA Section 3.
• West Mifflin's C.J. Hester surpassed 1,000 points for his career in a 71-56 win for the Titans (8-4, 3-2) against visiting South Park (4-8, 1-4) in Class AAA Section 4. A junior, Hester scored a game-high 25 points.
• Giovanni Ellis scored 12 of his 31 points in the second quarter to help Class AA No. 4 Rochester (14-1, 6-0) hold onto the lead in Section 2 after an 83-56 rout of visiting New Brighton (7-6, 4-2).
• The following players made four or more 3-pointers: Anthony Thomas, Union, 7; John O'Donnell, West Allegheny, 6; T.J. McConnell, Chartiers Valley, 5; Tyler Rock, Frazier, 5; Michael Schilinski, McGuffey, 5; Jake Farquhar, Carlynton, 4; Ryan Laepple, Carlynton, 4; Jalen Madison, Monessen, 4; Brett Hoffman, Moon, 4; Luke D'Amico, Mount Pleasant, 4; Anthony Dallier, North Allegheny, 4; Mason Marion, Riverside, 4; Brian Giesler, Slippery Rock, 4; LeBren O'Neal, Valley, 4.
• Geena Shrader's two-point score with eight seconds left gave Class A No. 4 Monessen (8-1, 5-0) a 42-41 win against visiting California (7-5, 4-2) in Section 3. Shrader and Lauren Johnson led the Greyhounds with 11 points apiece.
• Taylor Verrico reached 1,000 points for her career in helping Class A No. 3 Quigley (10-2, 4-1) defeat host Sewickley Academy (3-5, 1-2), 70-47, in Section 1. Verrico scored 14 points and has 1,004 overall.
• The following players made three or more 3-pointers: Libby Gerstel, Brentwood, 8; Tessa Bonacci, Burgettstown, 3; Althea O'Brien, Eden Christian, 4; Morgan Moluski, California, 3; Anna Cree, Carmichaels, 3; Nicole Brenner, Norwin, 3; B.B. McCourt, Penn-Trafford, 3; Jackie Orr, Sewickley Academy, 3.
First Published January 20, 2010 12:37 am
