Bishop Canevin was poised to pull an upset against undefeated Union in the WPIAL Class 1A quarterfinals Thursday night.
But the host Scotties put an immediate stop to that idea by putting a stop to the Canevin offense. Union overcame a halftime deficit and shut out the Crusaders in the second half for a 38-16 victory.
Top-seeded Union (23-0) trailed 16-15 at the half, but turned it up a notch with a perfect defensive performance in the second half. The Scotties outscored the visitors 11-0 in the third quarter and were never threatened after that.
Miera Gunn was the top scorer for Union with 12 points. Gunn was the only double-figure scorer in the game. She also pulled down six rebounds. Kylie Fruehstorfer was second in scoring for Union with eight points and six rebounds.
The ninth-seed Crusaders (12-10) were led by Kya Cooley with eight points. Only three players scored points for Canevin, which was held to five field goals.
Other Class 1A games
Clairton 71, St. Joseph 44: Iyanna Wade netted 30 points to lead the No. 3 Bears (18-4) to an easy victory against the No. 6 Spartans (16-8) at Clairton. Clairton’s Karma Fuqua added 18 with Jamiya Childs contributing 15. Gia Richter led St. Joseph with 17. Clairton led 34-15 at halftime.
Geibel Catholic 60, West Greene 48: The No. 2 Gators (23-1) went on an 18-4 run in the second quarter to erase a 15-14 deficit in a quarterfinal at Geibel. Emma Larkin led Geibel with 20 points, followed by Mallory Clemmer with 16 and Ava Henderson with 13. Kendra Tharp of West Greene (16-8) was the high scorer with 31.
Aquinas Academy 64, Serra Catholic 45: No. 5 Aquinas Academy (15-7) pulled a mild upset by winning at No. 4 Serra (12-11). Tess Duer poured in 27 points for Aquinas. Elliot Keverline added 15. Bella Dumbroski led the Eagles with 20 in a losing cause. Aquinas led 32-23 at halftime after going on a 23-8 run in the second quarter.
Class 6A
Canon-McMillan 58, Butler 41: Appearing in the playoffs for the first time in seven years, the No. 4 seeded Big Macs (14-8) came back from an early disadvantage to claim a quarterfinal home win. The Big Macs outscored the fifth-seeded Golden Tornado (11-10) in each of the last three quarters. Madison Clair led Canon-McMillan in scoring with 16 points. Sam Miller added 13, hitting three 3-point shots. Cameryn Booher was the high scorer for Butler with 12. Butler led 13-8 after one quarter before the Big Macs took control with a 15-4 second-quarter run.
Class 4A
North Catholic 41, South Park 25: Leading by two points at halftime, No. 3 seed North Catholic (21-3) used a 22-3 third-quarter run to pull away from No. 6 South Park at Moon in the quarterfinals. Brady Wehner led the Trojans with 18 points. Bella Stromberg was the top scorer for the losing Eagles (17-6) with nine points. North Catholic led 13-11 at halftime.
Blackhawk 59, Laurel Highlands 32: Aubree Hupp’s 27 points paced the No. 1 Cougars (22-2) to an impressive win against the No. 8 Mustangs (17-6) at Peters Township. Andrea Kinger added 13. Mia Sheesley chipped in with 12 for Blackhawk. Miya Harris led Laurel Highlands with 13 points. Blackhawk outscored Laurel Highlands, 23-7, in the fourth quarter. Blackhawk is riding a 15-game winning streak.
Elizabeth Forward 63, Beaver 52: The No. 4 Warriors (19-5) eliminated the No. 5 Bobcats (17-6) at Montour. Elizabeth Forward led 33-16 at halftime and withstood a 19-7 Beaver run in the third quarter. Mia Sostaric led EF with 19 points. Chloe Zombek added 13 for the Warriors. Ava Wright with 19 points and Annsley Baker with 17 were the leading scorers for Beaver.
First Published: February 21, 2025, 2:55 a.m.
Updated: February 21, 2025, 3:06 a.m.
