Saturday basketball rundown: Lucas Stanley continues strong start, leads Union to overtime win; Mt. Lebanon girls take down Blackhawk; Clairton's Iyanna Wade scores 42

Lucas Stanley has had a memorable start to his senior season.

Friday, Stanley collected a triple-double to lead Union to a win.

And then on Saturday, this standout guard pumped in 35 points while leading the Scotties to an overtime victory.

Stanley’s huge point total allowed Union to defeat Blackhawk, 91-86, in the Ellwood City tournament.

It actually was the second 35-point performance in a row for Stanley, who had 35 points, 10 rebounds and 10 steals in a 64-58 win against Ellwood City.

Union (2-0) trailed by three points after three quarters before rallying to tie the score, 82-82, at the end of regulation. The Scotties then posted a 9-4 advantage in overtime.

Landon Eckert also had a big outing for Union, as he finished with 28 points. Maddox Thompson added 12 and Jamel Mitchell had 11.

Tyler Heckathorn (30 points and 13 rebounds) finished with a double-double for Blackhawk (1-1), while Justin Shanor chipped in with 28 points and freshman Marco Fusetti added 14.

Other boys games

• Josh Jackowski poured in 27 points and Cam Epps had 20 to lead host South Allegheny (2-0) to a 69-58 win against Belle Vernon (0-2) in the MVI Shootout. Trevor Kovatch paced Belle Vernon with 20 points and Zion Moore tacked on 19.

• Michael Santicola’s 17 points helped Moon (1-1) register a 63-56 win against Knoch (0-1) at Geneva College. Moon led, 27-21, at the half. Amir Turner added 13 points and Carter Tumulty and Caden Kopay had 12 apiece for Moon, while Jackson Bauman led Knoch with 18.

• Chartiers Valley (1-0) opened its season with a 79-40 win against visiting Freeport (0-1). Julian Semplice paced the Colts with 17 points while Jayden Davis and Luca Federico tacked on 14 points apiece. The Colts began the game on a 27-7 run. Freeport got 20 points from Michael Graczyk.

• Jacob Dunkle’s 20 points helped Trinity (1-0) capture a 50-47 overtime win at Canon-McMillan (0-1). Trinity outscored Canon-McMillan, 9-6, in the extra period. Jonah Williamson chipped in 12 points for Trinity, while Roman Koenemund led Canon-McMillan with 22 points.

• A day after scoring his 1,000th career point, Owen Dumbroski registered a team-best 23 points in helping Serra Catholic (2-0) take down McKeesport (0-1), 64-55, in the MVI Shootout. Serra outscored McKeesport, 24-11, in the first quarter. Lamont Perkins led McKeesport with 26 points.

• Ralphie Blundo knocked down four 3-pointers among his team-high 20 points to lead New Castle (1-0) to a 70-42 win against visiting Nazareth Prep (0-1). New Castle also got 16 points from freshman Kai Cox and 14 from Damian Harrison. Will Evans paced Nazareth Prep with 21.

• Ringgold, which won just four games last season, improved to 2-0 following a 68-60 win against Brownsville (0-2) in the MVI Shootout. Szyair Dungee led Ringgold with 18 points and Demetri Lowe added 16. Ringgold trailed by a point entering the fourth quarter before outscoring Brownsville, 22-13, in the final frame. Jaiden Praster led Brownsville with 21 points.

• AC Corfield scored 16 of his game-high 29 points in the second half to help South Side (1-1) grab a 75-73 win against Hopewell (1-1) in the South Side tournament. Carter Wilson chipped in 25 points for South Side, while Zach Kovell led Hopewell with 23.

Girls games

• In a showdown of defending WPIAL champions, Erica Gribble scored 27 points and Jayla Peterson added 25 to lead Greensburg Central Catholic (1-0) to a 64-44 win against North Catholic (0-1) in the North Allegheny tournament. Greensburg C.C. held a four-point halftime lead before outscoring the Trojanettes, 19-6, in the third quarter. Brady Wehner paced North Catholic with 12 points.

• Payton Collins made five 3-pointers and scored 21 points to lead Mt. Lebanon (1-0) to a 60-43 win against Blackhawk (0-1) in the North Allegheny tournament. The score was tied, 22-22, at the half before Mt. Lebanon held a 23-12 scoring edge in the third quarter. Elizabeth Twyman added 14 points for Mt. Lebanon, while Aubree Hupp led Blackhawk with 23.

• Canon-McMillan (1-0) used a strong fourth quarter to edge host Chartiers Valley (0-1), 43-40. The Big Macs trailed, 28-26, before outscoring Chartiers Valley, 17-12, in the fourth quarter. Faye Saunders led the Big Macs with 14 points. Rachel Boehm paced the Colts with 12 points.

• Ryan Oldaker scored a game-high 23 points and Juju Leroux contributed 15 to propel three-time defending WPIAL Class 5A champion South Fayette (1-0) to a season-opening 70-38 win against Altoona (0-1) in the North Allegheny tournament.

• Clairton star Iyanna Wade began her senior season by scoring 42 points while leading the Bears (1-0) to a 56-34 win against Gateway (0-1) in the Play 4 Mae tournament at Woodland Hills. A two-time WPIAL scoring champion, Wade now has 2,191 career points.

Clairton star Iyanna Wade. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)

• Rosalia Varlotta scored 17 points and Vange Balouris added 13 to vault host North Allegheny (1-0) to a 55-29 win against McKeesport (0-1) in the North Allegheny tournament. McKeesport was led by Emily Eisenberg’s 11 points.

• Karis Thomas scored 18 points and Cassie Sauer added 14 as defending WPIAL Class 3A champion Shady Side Academy (1-0) opened the season with a 56-19 win against Belle Vernon (0-1) in the Play 4 Mae tournament at Woodland Hills.

• Alayla Bivins scored a career-high 24 points and Oakland Catholic (1-0) rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit to beat Imhotep Charter (0-1). 49-44, in the Play 4 Mae tournament at Woodland Hills. The Eagles held a 30-14 scoring edge in the second half.

• Taylor Schumacher scored 26 points, including the 1,000th of her career, to lead McGuffey (2-0) to a 65-40 win against Avella (1-1) in the Avella tournament. The Highlanders also got 10 points from Lexi Ewig.

• Abby Cleary’s 19 points helped Montour (2-0) remain unbeaten courtesy of a 51-28 win against Quaker Valley (0-2) in the Montour tournament. Montour outscored Quaker Valley, 31-11, in the second half. Tiffany Miller added 11 points for Montour, while Mimi Thiero led the Quakers with 17.

Three stars

*** — Jayden Iorio, Laurel. Iorio scored 27 points and grabbed 20 rebounds to push host Laurel (2-0) to a 65-45 win against Perry (0-2) in the Laurel tournament.

** — John Anderson, Propel Montour. Anderson knocked down seven 3-pointers among his game-high 29 points, but visiting Propel Montour (0-1) fell to Burgettstown (1-0), 68-59.

* — Kaylee DeAngelo, Thomas Jefferson. DeAngelo (six 3-pointers) was deadly from behind the arc and scored a game-high 20 points to lead Thomas Jefferson (2-0) to a 76-19 win against Knoch (0-2) in the Montour tournament.

Hot from deep

Players with 3 or more 3-pointers: John Anderson, Propel Montour, 7; Kaylee DeAngelo, Thomas Jefferson, 6; Trevor Kovatch, Belle Vernon, 4; Gabe Raso, Central Valley, 4; Nic Cohen, Quaker Valley, 4; Szyair Dungee, Ringgold, 4; Marlo Mellish, Armstrong, 3; Brady Mayo, Beaver, 3; Bryce Speer, Burgettstown, 3; Amelia McMichael, Butler, 3; Cam Epps, South Allegheny, 3; Josh Jackowski, South Allegheny, 3.

Boys scores

Avella 62, Frazier 51

Beaver 73, Franklin 41

Burgettstown 68, Propel Montour 59

Butler 69, Obama 51

Central Valley 49, West Allegheny 45

Chartiers Valley 79, Freeport 40

Deer Lakes 48, Armstrong 32

Elizabeth Forward 77, Thomas Jefferson 69 (OT)

Ellwood City 66, Rochester 39

Jeannette 63, Brashear 36

Laurel 65, Perry 45