Saturday basketball rundown: Northgate edges Penn Hills in OT; Central Valley's Isaiah Jeter scores 38, Baldwin's Nate Wesling goes for 35

Northgate is a Class 2A school playing a demanding non-section schedule.

Each of the Flames’ first five games are against teams from larger classes, a gauntlet that began with a two-point loss to Class 6A Central Catholic on Friday night.

The Flames returned to the court 16 hours later on Saturday, and this time showed they’re a resilient bunch as they bounced back with an overtime win against Class 5A Penn Hills.

Tylan Daniels and Desmond Williams each scored 24 points to lead Northgate to a 75-73 win against Penn Hills in the Central Catholic tournament.

Kadenne Kemp chipped in 16 points for Northgate (1-1), which lost to Central Catholic, 51-49, a night earlier.

“Very impressive,” Northgate coach Cam Williams said. “We’re a small school. When I made this schedule, I wanted to make it tough. But when the preseason rankings came out, I didn’t know it was going to be this tough. This team is ranked and that team is ranked. But this is going to prepare us for the playoffs. We’re not a normal 2A school as far as talent and length.”

Daniels is 6 feet 6 and Kemp is 6-5. Those two helped Northgate go 18-8 and reach the WPIAL Class 2A semifinals a season ago.

Against Penn Hills, Daniels made two free throws late in overtime to put Northgate ahead, 74-73, and Desmond Williams (no relation to the coach) then went 1 of 2 from the line to extend the advantage to two.

Calix Clark led Penn Hills (0-2) with 20 points and Amon Hawthorne added 18. The Indians made six 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to rally back and force overtime.

Other boys games

• New Castle (3-0) went up by 19 points at the half and coasted to a 63-43 win against visiting South Allegheny (3-1) in the New Castle tournament. Kai Cox scored 17 points and Ralphie Blundo had 16 for New Castle, while Drew Cook led South Allegheny with 17.

• In the North Hills tournament, Allderdice (1-2) beat Hampton (1-2), 68-44, to capture its first win. The Dragons outscored Hampton, 28-5, in the first quarter. Asher Schwartz led Allderdice with 16 points and Ryan Zuckerbraun and Trey Schachter added 12 apiece.

• Carter Tumulty scored 26 points and Moon (3-1) went overtime to defeat host Central Catholic (1-1), 55-52, in the Central Catholic tournament. Central Catholic misfired on a halfcourt heave at the buzzer. Michael Santicola added 14 points for Moon, while Enzo Khalil led Central Catholic with 16.

• Matt Sebelia’s 20 points led a quartet of players scoring in double figures for host McKeesport (1-3), which claimed its first win, 61-60, against Woodland Hills (2-1). Scoop Smith led Woodland Hills with 23 points.

• Will Robertson’s bucket at the buzzer gave North Allegheny (2-1) a 53-51 win against Bishop Shanahan (0-3) in the State College tournament. Jon Jubeck and Carter Melzer paced North Allegheny with 16 points apiece.

• Jake Guillen poured in 33 points to propel Aquinas Academy (3-1) to an 86-77 win against South Park (2-1) in the Aquinas Academy tournament. South Park held a 36-35 lead at the half before the Crusaders outscored the Eagles, 44-23, in the third quarter. Luke Scarff led South Park with 28 points and Cooper Hochendoner chipped in 20.

• Caden Kaiser’s career-high 24 points lifted Fox Chapel (3-0) to a 72-41 win against Ambridge (1-3) in the Chartiers Valley tournament. Kaiser also had six rebounds and five assists. John Rehak added 12 points for the Foxes and Joey McGivney had 10.

• David Kwiat scored 20 points and Tony Perrotta had 18 as host Neshannock (2-0) rolled to a 64-38 win against Mohawk (2-1) in the Neshannock tournament. Bobby Fadden led Mohawk with 22 points.

• Mt. Lebanon (2-0) raced to a 19-point halftime lead and went on to defeat host North Hills (1-1), 78-66, in the North Hills tournament. Sam Deibert led the Blue Devils with 22 points and Nathan Schanbacher paced North Hills with 27 points.

• Tyler Robbins scored 23 points to help Upper St. Clair (3-0) roll to an 82-23 win against visiting Bethel Park (1-2) in the Upper St. Clair tournament. Kaamil Jackson and Dane York chipped in 11 points apiece for the Panthers, who held a 55-10 lead at the half.

Girls games

• Ella Sabatos poured in 29 points and Sadie Orie added 25 to push host Bethel Park (2-0) to a 79-75 win against Elizabeth Forward (1-2) in the Bethel Park tournament. The Black Hawks held a 25-12 scoring edge in the third quarter. Mia Sostaric led Elizabeth Forward with 25 points and Michelle Jellison had 20.

• Rylee Kalocay knocked down five 3-pointers and poured in 35 points to drive Upper St. Clair (2-1) to a 68-54 win at Baldwin (1-2). Upper St. Clair led by seven points at the half before outscoring Baldwin, 20-6, in the third quarter. Mary Vargo led Baldwin with 14 points.

• Natalie Wetzel’s 20 points vaulted Peters Township (3-0) to a 56-31 win against visiting Pine-Richland (0-3). Peters Township led, 34-11, at the half. The Indians also got 15 points from Bri Morreale, who drilled five 3-pointers for the second straight game, while Pine-Richland was led by Cait Gentile’s 20 points.

• Kimari Behrens registered a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds to help Trinity (3-0) remain unbeaten courtesy of a 58-34 win at Penn Hills (0-2). Milani Oliver led Penn Hills with a game-high 23 points.

• After falling behind by eight points through one quarter, Neshannock (3-0) rallied for a 53-46 win against General McLane (1-2) in the Lakeview tournament. Payton Newman paced the Lancers with 15 points and Jaidon Nogay added 12.

• Emma Reynolds scored 13 points and Ava Shazer and Rachel Boehm each tacked on 11 as Chartiers Valley (2-2) claimed a 43-38 win at North Allegheny (1-2). The Colts outscored North Allegheny, 13-6, in the fourth quarter. Natalie Kinross led North Allegheny with 13 points.

Three stars

*** — Isaiah Jeter, Central Valley. Jeter drilled eight 3-pointers and scored a game-high 38 points to lift Central Valley (4-0) to a 67-40 win against Nazareth Prep (1-2) in the Sewickley Academy tournament.

** — Nate Wesling, Baldwin. Wesling connected on seven 3-pointers among his 35 points to lead Baldwin (2-0) to a 73-49 win against visiting Altoona (0-2).

* — Mads Pevarnik, Hempfield. Pervanik pumped in a game-high 25 points as Hempfield (3-0) coasted to a 61-33 win against host Greensburg Salem (1-1) in the Greensburg Salem tournament.

Hot from deep

Players with 3 or more 3-pointers: Isaiah Jeter, Central Valley, 8; Nate Wesling, Peters Township, 7; Sam Miller, Canon-McMillan, 5; Liam Gallagher, Greensburg Central Catholic, 5; David Kwiat, Neshannock, 5; Bri Morreale, Peters Township, 5; Rylee Kalocay, Upper St. Clair, 5; Trey Schachter, Allderdice, 4; Niles Nuru, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, 4; Bella Urso, Fox Chapel, 4; Julia Antonacci, Indiana, 4; Jon Jubeck, North Allegheny, 4; Casey Davis, Seton LaSalle, 4; Addie Lonergan, Seton LaSalle, 4; Tyler Martin, Greensburg Salem, 3; Mads Pevarnik, Hempfield, 3; Addy Hutton, Indiana, 3; Bobby Fadden, Mohawk, 3; Carter Gould, Mt. Lebanon, 3; Ralphie Blundo, New Castle, 3; Nathan Schanbacher, North Hills, 3; Andrew Omasits, Seneca Valley, 3; Natalie Pascarella, Seton LaSalle, 3; Meredith Huzjak, Upper St. Clair, 3.

Boys scores

Allderdice 68, Hampton 44

Aquinas Academy 86, South Park 77

Baldwin 73, Altoona 49

Carrick 75, Brentwood 45

Central Valley 67, Nazareth Prep 40

Chartiers Valley 71, Plum 52

Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, Ohio 58, Seneca Valley 49

Eden Christian 59, Carlynton 55 (OT)

Fort Cherry 52, Jefferson-Morgan 45

Fox Chapel 72, Ambridge 41

Geibel 61, Freedom 50