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Titans overwhelm Mustangs, 93-65

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Laurel Highlands' Patrick Mahoney goes up for two against West Mifflin's Philip Jackson during Tuesday evening's game at Laurel Highlands.

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Laurel Highlands' David Rusko goes up for two against West Mifflin's Antonio Hill during Tuesday evening's game at Laurel Highlands.

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Christine Pocratsky

Laurel Highlands’ Andrew Cavinee looks to pass against West Mifflin’s Daymon Parker on Dec. 23 at Laurel Highlands. The Mustangs play Montour tonight in WPIAL playoff action.

West Mifflin hit 16 3-pointers and exploded for 29 first-period points in defeating host Laurel Highlands, 93-65, in Section 4-AAA boys basketball action on Tuesday night.

Aaron Adams hit six of the undefeated Titans’ treys in tying for game-high honors with 26 points. Teammate Karlyn Garner had a pair of 3-pointers in also scoring 26. Josh Long, who made a trio of treys, added 15 points for West Mifflin (6-0, 4-0).

Tyler Eadie and Jake Swartz led the Mustangs (4-5, 1-2) with 18 points apiece. David Rusko chipped in with 11.

The Titans, who led 29-11, 51-33 and 66-50 at the breaks, impressed LH coach Rick Hauger.

“They’re extremely athletic, pressure you the whole game and are very well coached,” Hauger said. “They’re pretty disciplined in a fast-paced way. We tried to make them beat us from the outside and obviously they shot the ball tremendously.”

One bright spot on the night for Laurel Highlands was its JV team, which remained undefeated at 6-0 with a 68-44 win thanks in large part to Hudson Novak who scored a game-high 23 points.

Section 4-AAA

West Mifflin         29-22-15-27 — 93

Laurel Highlands 11-22-17-15 — 65

West Mifflin: Karlyn Garner 26, Aaron Adams 26, Josh Long 15. Laurel Highlands: Tyler Eadie 18, Jake Swartz 18, David Rusko 11. Records: West Mifflin (6-0, 4-0), Laurel Highlands (4-5, 1-2). JV game: Laurel Highlands 68 (Hudson Novak 23), West Mifflin 44 (Dwayne Carey 14, Jia Williamson 14). JV Records: Laurel Highlands (6-0).

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