WEXFORD — When a team faces the No. 1 seed in the playoffs, everything has to go right.A bad shooting night could prove costly for an upset bid.Ringgold couldn’t find its offensive touch in the opening eight minutes and played catch up the rest of the way, as the Rams fell to top-seeded New ...
IMPERIAL — Monessen’s Devin Whitlock is a freshman ... but he doesn’t play like one.Teammate Dishon Howell is a senior, and he didn’t want his final game of his career with the Greyhounds to be Thursday night.The duo combined for 48 points, and Monessen used a strong, defensive effort ...
ROSS TWP. — Sometimes a tight, well-played basketball game comes down to one run, a couple plays, or a two-minute stretch.Belle Vernon boys, seeded No. 12, had an upset on their mind Wednesday night, but a late run in the fourth quarter by Highlands spoiled the bid and sent the Leopards home ...
MCMURRAY — When Billy DeShields plays like he did Wednesday night, Uniontown is tough to beat.The junior scored 29 points to lead the Red Raiders (19-3) to a 72-53 victory over Beaver Area (6-16) in the first round of the WPIAL Class AAAA playoffs at Peters Township High School."We wanted to ...
MONROEVILLE — The first words Luke Wyvratt uses to describe himself as a player, without hesitation, are hard worker.“I take a lot of pride in it,” said Wyvratt, a 6-3, old-fashioned junior low-post player for the Ringgold. “It has been in the shadows until this summer, which was when I ...
MONROEVILLE — Southmoreland boys basketball coach Frank Muccino summed up his team’s 54-34 playoff loss to Seton LaSalle on Saturday as, “Our inability to score at the rim, and we had the opportunities. We missed layups and then (Seton LaSalle) went down and made layups at the other end ...
