Latrobe girls, boys sweep Norwin; other basketball results Friday
Written by: Westmoreland Sports Network
December 23, 2017
Tags: Reed Fenton Bryce Butler Josh Ratesic Reed Hipps Braden Brose Sean Kelly Jake Rosenburg Nate Leopold Mike Secosky Anthony Johnson Tre Cunningham Joel LoNigro Laura Graytok Jayla Wehner
Local boys & girls basketball results from Friday, December 22nd 2017:
BOYS SCORES
Latrobe 66 Norwin 40 - WATCH BROADCAST
>> Latrobe outscored Norwin in every quarter to win a Section 3-6A contest at "The Castle" by a final of 66-40. The Wildcats led 20-13 after the first quarter and extended the lead to 32-21 at halftime. Latrobe held a 34-19 scoring edge in the second half. Reed Fenton put in a game-high 23 points for the Wildcats (5-2, 2-1) with teammate Bryce Butler tossing in 17. Josh Ratesic's 21 points were most on the Knights (4-3, 0-2).
Woodland Hills 61 Hempfield 59 - WATCH BROADCAST
>> Hempfield played tough at home against first place Woodland Hills but just fell short losing to the Wolverines 61-59 in Section 3-6A action. The Spartans (3-5, 1-2) trailed just 25-22 at halftime and outscored Woodland Hills 24-18 in the final quarter to nearly pull off the upset but the Wolverines hit several key free throws in the final minutes of the game. Reed Hipps exploded for 25 points on seven 3-pointers for Hempfield with Braden Brose adding 16 points.
Penn-Trafford 72 Plum 63
>> Penn-Trafford got off to a great start to earn a Section 3-6A road win at Plum 72-63. The Warriors (3-4, 1-1) jumped out in front 23-14 after the first quarter and 44-33 at halftime. Sean Kelly paced Penn-Trafford with 19 points.
Franklin Regional 70 Highlands 46
>> Undefeated Franklin Regional used a big fourth quarter to bury Highlands 70-46 in Section 3-5A action. The Panthers were ahead by just 10 points, 48-38, after three quarters. But in the fourth, Franklin Regional went on a 22-8 run to put the game on ice. Jake Rosenberg and Nate Leopold each scored 14 points for the Panthers (6-0, 1-0).
Deer Lakes 64 Mt. Pleasant 26
>> Deer Lakes outscored Mt. Pleasant in every quarter en route to a 64-26 victory at home over the Vikings in a Section 1-4A match up. Mt. Pleasant railed 30-8 at the halftime break. Mike Secosky's eight points led the Vikings (0-7, 0-2).
Jeannette 80 Springdale 40
>> Jeannette stormed out to a big lead at halftime to route Springdale at home 80-40 in Section 1-2A play. The Jayhawks built up a 39-14 lead at the halftime break then outscored the Dynamos 25-16 in the third quarter to put the game away. Anthony Johnson poured in 20 points for Jeannette (3-1, 2-0). Tre Cunningham came in with 17 points.
Serra Catholic 64 Greensburg Central Catholic 40 - LISTEN BROADCAST
>> Serra Catholic used a big fourth quarter to pull away from Greensburg Central Catholic in a 64-40 Section 1-2A win. The Eagles were ahead 31-18 at halftime then put in 22 points in the third quarter. Joel LoNigro finished with 15 points to lead the Centurions (1-7, 1-2).
GIRLS SCORES
Latrobe 60 Norwin 45 - WATCH BROADCAST
>> Latrobe trailed at halftime but scored 35 second half points to pull away from Norwin 60-45 and earn a huge victory in Section 2-6A. Olivia Gribble's buzzer-beating 3-pointer put the Knights in front 28-25 going into halftime but the Wildcats outscored Norwin 35-17 in the final two quarters. Laura Graytok poured in a game-high 23 points for Latrobe (5-0, 2-0) which beat Norwin for the first time since 2007 - a span of 20 games. Jayla Wehner had 14 points for the Knights (1-4, 1-1).