Tuesday basketball rundown: North Allegheny boys outlast Pine-Richland in triple overtime

Pine-Richland and North Allegheny are used to waging legendary battles on the football field, but the Rams and Tigers took their rivalry to the basketball court Tuesday night.

In one of the wildest and certainly one of the longest WPIAL games so far this season, North Allegheny emerged victorious in triple overtime after a 61-54 road victory. The Tigers (8-9, 3-4) kept their playoff hopes alive with the win, while Pine-Richland’s already slim postseason chances took a major hit.

Ty Iwanonkiw led North Allegheny with 19 points, while Joey Dopirak added 18 and Joe Marquis contributed with 11 for the Tigers. Emery Moye led all scorers with 22 points for the Rams (5-13, 1-6) to go with 14 from Owen Luellen.

Other boys games

• Royce Parham led North Hills with 26 points while Jake Pollaro chipped in with 16 and Zach Pollaro added 14 in a 63-62 home win against Moon (9-7, 4-3). The Indians (15-4, 6-1) withstood a furious fourth-quarter rally by the Tigers, who trailed in the fourth by 63-50 before scoring the game’s final 12 points. Elijah Guillory finished with a game-high 32 points for Moon.

• Peter Kramer led a barrage of 3-pointers from Hampton with six 3s as part of his team-leading 26 points in an 82-40 win at Indiana (6-12, 1-6). The Talbots (16-2, 7-0) made 14 3-pointers and also received 16 points from Eric Weeks, who converted four 3-pointers.

• Noah Barren led all scorers with 16 points along with 11 from Rob Thomas and 10 from Julian Dugger, as host Penn Hills (14-2, 7-0) used its stingy defense to lock down Armstrong (11-7, 2-5) in a 50-33 win. Cadin Olsen, a star quarterback for the River Hawks who recently surpassed 1,000 career points, finished with 14 points.

Girls games

• Nadia Davis led all scorers with 18 points and Lauren Borella added 10 to lead Canon-McMillan (5-12, 1-8) to its first section win of the season in a 48-41 triumph against visiting Bethel Park (6-11, 3-6). Ella Harmon finished with a team-high 11 points for the Black Hawks.

• Eriona Neal scored a game-high 17 points to go with 16 from Bailey Rieg and 12 from Alayna Wagner, powering Keystone Oaks (13-6, 5-2) to a 49-39 road win against Seton LaSalle (11-7, 3-4). Mallory Daly led the Rebels with 16 points.

Three stars

*** — Rachael Manfredo continued her stellar season with a game-high 31 points to help McKeesport earn a 71-38 home win against Albert Gallatin.

** — Joe DeMoss scored 32 points to lead four double-digit scorers for Serra Catholic in an 84-60 win against visiting Springdale.

* — Makhai Valentine kept up his torrid scoring pace with a 35-point effort for Steel Valley in an 86-80 win against Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.

Hot from deep

Players with 3 or more 3-pointers: Connor Oros, Seneca Valley, 6; Malina Boord, McKeesport, 4; Xavier Rigby, Rochester, 3.

Boys scores

Aliquippa 60, Sewickley Academy 31

Avonworth 78, East Allegheny 59

Baldwin 77, Canon-McMillan 68

Beaver 63, Blackhawk 39

Bethel Park 62, Trinity 53

Bishop Canevin 63, Propel Montour 8

Brownsville 50, Mount Pleasant 46

Burgettstown 69, Beth-Center 56

Carlynton 81, Western Beaver 41

Carmichaels 59, Bentworth 58

Central Catholic 55, Seneca Valley 43

Central Valley 73, Ambridge 43

Chartiers-Houston 70, Frazier 45

Deer Lakes 72, Burrell 52

Elizabeth Forward 61, Southmoreland 58

Ellwood City 63, Freedom 18

Fox Chapel 55, Plum 43

Gateway 67, Penn-Trafford 50

Greensburg Central Catholic 52, Jeannette 43

Hampton 82, Indiana 40

Highlands 78, Freeport 65

Imani Christian 74, St. Joseph 21

Knoch 59, Greensburg Salem 44

Laurel Highlands 81, Albert Gallatin 56

Leechburg 66, Clairton 55

Ligonier Valley 83, Valley 62

Mapletown 70, California 61

Mars 64, West Allegheny 34

McGuffey 54, Charleroi 43

McKeesport 69, Latrobe 64

Mohawk 69, Beaver Falls 52

Monessen 72, Jefferson-Morgan 40

Mt. Lebanon 49, Hempfield 30

Nazareth Prep 50, Eden Christian 47

Neighborhood Academy 68, Aquinas Academy 62

New Castle 64, Butler 49

Neshannock 74, Riverside 39

North Allegheny 61, Pine-Richland 54 (3OT)

North Catholic 80, Hopewell 39

Northgate 73, Shenango 67

North Hills 63, Moon 62

Penn Hills 50, Armstrong 33

Peters Township 90, Connellsville 42

Propel Braddock Hills 71, Winchester Thurston 57

Quaker Valley 60, West Mifflin 47

Rochester 79, Avella 39

Serra Catholic 84, Springdale 60

Seton LaSalle 58, Keystone Oaks 45

Shaler 53, Woodland Hills 44

South Allegheny 53, Montour 49

South Fayette 56, Chartiers Valley 34

South Park 64, Brentwood 59

South Side 55, Laurel 45

Steel Valley 85, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 80

Summit Academy 66, Hillel Academy 31

Thomas Jefferson 58, Ringgold 45

Union 81, Cornell 33

Uniontown 69, Belle Vernon 52

Upper St. Clair 63, Norwin 33

Yough 45, Washington 41

Girls scores

Canon-McMillan 48, Bethel Park 41

Connellsville 60, Ringgold 50

Keystone Oaks 49, Seton LaSalle 39

McKeesport 71, Albert Gallatin 38

Penn-Trafford 45, Montour 42

Union 51, Ellwood City 21

Waynesburg 50, Frazier 43

Woodland Hills 48, Penn Hills 26