Mustangs fight for 65-59 victory
Laurel Highlands defeated Belle Vernon, 65-59, on Monday in non-section play.
Jason Capco scored a game-high 23 points for Belle Vernon. Teammate Phil Baldini scored 12 points, while Devin Hannan added 10.
LHs’ Nick Lancaster and Tyler Eadie led the Mustangs with 14 points each, while Jake Mansberry scored 11.
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Carmichaels lost a non-section game at home on Monday, 59-49, to visiting Chartiers-Houston.
Brandon Lawless led the Mikes with 15 points. Justin Newman scored 13 points, while teammate Ty Aeschbacher scored 11.
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The Geibel Catholic Gators won a non-section game, 62-53, at Jefferson-Morgan on Monday.
Geibel Catholic’s James Ewing shared game-high honors 22 points, while teammate Kyle Toth scored 20.
Rece Henneman led J-M with 22 points.
Girls basketball
The West Greene girls fell behind early Monday night, and couldn’t recover for a 54-34 non-section loss to visiting Washington.
Madison Raber led West Greene (11-10) with 10 points. Sarah Courtwright added nine points.
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Carmichaels defeated Bentworth, 50-40, on Monday in non-section play.
Amanda Brown scored 17 points with 13 rebounds, while Caroline Cree scored 13 points.
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Jefferson-Morgan defeated the Geibel Catholic , 44-39, on Monday.
Karly Judy scored a game-high 16 points for Geibel, with teammate Grace Nowicki adding 12.
J-M’s Erin Confortini scored a team-high 15 points.