Feb 9, 2007 By The 4 min read

LH girls defeat Yough; Lady Raiders’ upset bid falls short Laurel Highlands’ Maressa Guynn scored a game-high 13 points, including a perfect 5-of-5 mark from the foul line en route to a 46-37 Section 3-AAA win over host Yough in girls basketball action Thursday.

Yough held a slim 3-point first-quarter edge, but the Fillies worked their way back into the game with an impressive second half, which included a 16-point third-quarter explosion.

Ashley Haragos was next in the scoring column with eight points followed by Jackie Gaddis’ seven.

Gaddis tossed one in from beyond the three-point arc, as did teammate Heather Burton who added five points.

Allison Saccanni and Gina Moore each scored eight points a piece.

The Fillies finish the season at 5-11 in the section and 8-16 overall.

Kiski Area 64, Uniontown 63 – Lindsey Nies made two free throws with three seconds remaining to help playoff-bound Kiski Area foil host Uniontown’s upset bid in their Section 1-AAAA tussle.

The Lady Raiders, who rallied from a double-digit deficit, pulled to within 62-60 and then took the lead on a clutch play by Mallory Sanner with 13.6 seconds left. The freshman was fouled while sinking a driving basket and made the free throw to complete the three-point play and put Uniontown up 63-62.

The Lady Cavaliers (17-7, 9-5) called time out and then set up a play for Nies, who took a jump shot from the foul line. The Lady Raiders’ Cherese Hodge blocked the shot, but was whistled for a foul on the play, sending Nies to the line where she hit both shots.

Uniontown (9-13, 4-10) failed to get off a shot in the final three seconds and Kiski had the win.

The loss overshadowed two outstanding offensive performances by coach Jason Winfrey’s Lady Raiders. Lawren Davis ripped the nets for a game-high 25 points and Sanner followed with 21.

Nies scored 17 points and was one of three Lady Cavaliers in double figures. Lauren Butler and Tasha Reid followed with 15 and 13, respectively.

Uniontown wraps up its regular season with a 6 p.m. game at Ringgold on Saturday.

Mapletown 61, Cornell 25 – Brittany Buckhalter and Ashley Griffin each tossed in a game-high 12 points as Mapletown upended Cornell in a non-section contest.

Buckhalter scored on four field goals and shot 4-of-4 from the foul line, while Griffin hit only one field goal, but shot 10-of-14 from the stripe.

The Lady Maples jumped out to an early 26-3 first-quarter lead and never looked back as they extended their lead to 14-7 overall and 6-3 in the section.

Ashley Pacheco led Cornell with eight points.

Mapletown is back in action tonight at home against Jefferson-Morgan starting at 6 p.m.

Bentworth 39, Beth-Center 31 – Laura Shaffer scored a game-high 19 points, including her 1,000th career point on a foul shot with :39 remaining in the contest as Bentworth defeated host Beth-Center in a Section 5-AA clash.

Shaffer scored on six field goals and shot 5-of-8 from the charity stripe.

As a team, the Lady Bearcasts scored on 13 field goals and went 11-of-15 from the line, while B-C scored on 13 field goals and only shot 4-of-10 from the foul line.

Tonya Carroll led the Lady Bulldogs with 10 points.

McGuffey 56, Waynesburg Central 36 – Kylie Czulewicz recorded a game-high 14 points, including 3-of-4 from the stripe, while teammate Megan Wigman added 13 as McGuffey downed host Waynesburg Central in the final game of the season.

The Lady Raiders held a one-point edge after the first period, but McGuffey went on a 25-2 third quarter burst and on for the win.

Miatta Toothman paced Waynesburg with 10 points.

Waynesburg wraps up the season at 1-23.

Geibel Catholic 77, California 48 – A trio of Geibel Catholic players scored in double figures with Mia White leading the way with 14 points followed by Sarah Erdely with 11 and Leah Delmar’s 10.

Morgan Moluski led the Lady Trojans with 19 points. Kristina Wagner had 13 and Amanda McKula added 11.

California plays Carmichaels Saturday at 5:30 p.m.