Monday basketball rundown: Clairton star Iyanna Wade adds another exclusive milestone, becoming fourth girl to eclipse 3,000 career points in win over Ellis School

Clairton phenom Iyanna Wade keeps finding new ways to make history — and she might not be done just yet.

Needing only 11 points to become the fourth girls player in WPIAL history to join the 3,000-point club, Wade scored a game-high 32 to spark the Bears (17-4) to a 48-25 home win against Ellis School (8-9) in Monday’s regular-season finale. Already the leading scorer in school history, the 5-4 senior added another memorable moment to a career filled with them by banking in a layup off the glass to give Clairton a 15-10 lead in the second quarter.

“For it to be on senior night, it meant a lot,” Wade said. “It was probably my biggest achievement so far.”

Along with surpassing the 3,000-point plateau for her career, Wade finished the regular season with an average of 41.6 points per game to become the first player in WPIAL history to average 40 ppg in back-to-back seasons. Now up to 874 points on the year, Wade also has a chance to become the first player to tally 1,000 points in two consecutive seasons.

“I’m so over stimulated,” said Wade during a phone conversation after the game. “So many people want to take pictures with me and talk to me.”

Wade already holds the single-game WPIAL record of 65 points, but there is one more record that might just be too far away for her to reach — the WPIAL career scoring record of 3,364 points held by Monessen’s Gina Naccarato. Currently sitting at 3,021 points going into the postseason, Wade would need to score 344 points in the playoffs to eclipse Naccarato’s seemingly untouchable mark. In order to give herself a chance, she would likely need to lead the Bears all the way to the WPIAL and PIAA championship games.

It’s certainly a long shot, but if anybody can do it, it’s Wade.

“Right now, all the [individual] accomplishments are over with, and you know what I really want the most,” Wade said. “That’s my goal right now, taking the team on my back and getting down to the Petersen Events Center.”

And here it is … Clairton’s Iyanna Wade becomes the fourth girl in WPIAL history to score 3,000 career points, joining Monessen’s Gina Naccarato and Charel Allen and East Allegheny’s Brooke Stewart #HERstory (video from @ALyons2631 and @live_mvi) pic.twitter.com/WHsqxqNEJZ
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Other girls games

• Reigning WPIAL Class 3A champion Shady Side Academy completed an undefeated regular season while securing its fourth win over a Class 6A foe with a 57-48 triumph at Butler (11-10). Karis Thomas tallied a game-high 20 points for the Bulldogs (22-0), followed by 12 from Laila Banner and 11 from Cassie Sauer. Sydney Patterson scored a team-leading 16 points for the Golden Tornado, while Amelia McMichael contributed 15 in the defeat.

• Robert Morris recruit and PUP first-team all-star London Creach returned from a multi-game absence to help Oakland Catholic (19-3) eke out a narrow 57-56 win at Greensburg Central Catholic. Madi Pullman tallied a team-high 12 points for the Eagles, followed by 11 apiece from Creach and Josie Fontana and 10 from Alayla Bivins. Richmond recruit Erica Gribble led all scorers with 23 points for the Centurions (17-5).

• Anessa Donoghue led all scorers with 18 points and Payton Collins tacked on 11 for visiting Mt. Lebanon (13-9), helping the Blue Devils emerge with a nail-biting 48-45 win at Peters Township (19-3). Miami recruit Natalie Wetzel led the Indians with 14 points to go with 10 from Bri Morreale.

• Lynsey Bernotas led four players in double figures for Baldwin with 23 points in a 77-50 victory against visiting Elizabeth Forward (17-5). Mary Vargo added 13 for the Highlanders (14-8) along with 11 from Kelsey Meyer and 10 from Julianne Ott, while Michelle Jellison scored a team-high 18 points for the Warriors.

• Sadie Orie scored a game-high 24 points for Bethel Park (10-11), helping the Black Hawks pull away from host Keystone Oaks in the second half to snap the Golden Eagles’ 15-game win streak with a 59-40 road victory. Alayna Wagner and Hannah York each tallied a team-leading 12 points for Keystone Oaks (18-2).

• Brooke Cornali led a trio of double-digit scorers for host Fort Cherry (18-3), finishing with 19 points in a 57-43 win against visiting Rochester (9-12). Olivia Kemp tacked on 14 and Jazlyn Martino added 13 for the Rangers (18-3), while Kamryn Newman led the Rams with 15 points in the defeat.

• Aubree Hupp posted a double-double with 26 points and 12 rebounds for host Blackhawk (20-2), helping the Cougars cruise to a 64-48 win against North Allegheny (9-13). Mia Sheesley added 12 points in the win to go with 11 from Andrea Kinger.

Oakland Catholic’s London Creach, pictured during a game against Mt. Lebanon last season, returned from a multi-game absence to help the Eagles defeat Greensburg Central Catholic in Monday’s regular season finale. (Pam Panchak/Union Progress)

Boys games

• Trey Schachter paced five players in double figures with a team-high 18 points for Allderdice, helping the Dragons (13-9, 10-0) to a 73-54 home win against Carrick in a final tune-up before the City League semifinals on Wednesday. Asher Schwartz and Lukas Stead added 12 points apiece along with 11 from Markus Kuhn and 10 from Ryan Zuckerbraun, while TreShaun Beasley led all scorers with 20 points for the Raiders (13-9, 6-4) and Brayden Fisher finished with 17 in the loss.

• John Rehak converted a lob from Ike Moser for a game-winning basket at the buzzer, lifting host Fox Chapel to a 63-61 win against Avonworth (17-5). Asher White finished with a team-high 15 points to lead four players in double figures for the Foxes (16-6), while Rehak chipped in 12 along with 11 apiece from Grant Fenton and Moser. Rowan Carmichael led all scorers with 26 points for the Antelopes.

• Forrest Betz led three players in double figures for Brentwood with 30 points while surpassing 1,000 points for his career, but it wasn’t enough to take down Keystone Oaks (16-6) as the Golden Eagles held off a late rally by the Spartans (8-13) for a 65-61 win. Erond Jakupi led Keystone Oaks with 21 points in the win, aided by 13 points from Tulio Watts and 11 from Bruno Onate.

• Owen Dumbroski led all scorers with 29 points while Tyler Sapida added 16 and Mekhi Underwood chipped in with 11 for Serra Catholic (19-3) in a 78-59 victory at Winchester Thurston (15-7). Mike Hammerling tallied a team-high 28 points for the Bears to go with 16 from Matt Southers.

• Jason Fredericks scored a game-high 21 points and Jude Rottmann tacked on 20 for North Catholic (17-5), which outlasted visiting Central Catholic for a hard-fought 49-45 win. Owen Campfield finished with a team-leading 12 points for the Vikings (13-9).

Allderdice’s Trey Schachter scored a team-high 18 points in a 73-54 win over Carrick on Monday to keep the Dragons unbeaten in City League play heading into the postseason. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)

Three stars

*** — Tyler Heckathorn, Blackhawk. The 6-4 senior became the Cougars’ newest member of the 1,000-point club while matching teammate Justin Shanor with a game-high 19 points in a 76-49 win at New Brighton.

** — Greta O’Brien, Avonworth. The senior point guard poured in a game-high 29 points in a 63-41 home win against Fox Chapel while moving into second place on the school’s career scoring list with 1,515 career points.

* — Isaiah Jeter, Central Valley. Jeter etched his name into the record books with a night he’ll remember forever, scoring a school-record 46 points and capping it off with a buzzer-beating 3-point heave for a 63-61 overtime win against visiting Northgate.

Hot from deep

Players with 3 or more 3-pointers: Syzair Dungee, Ringgold, 5; Erond Jakupi, Keystone Oaks, 5; Sam Miller, Canon-McMillan, 5; Colton Straight, Montour, 5; Ty Blatz, West Allegheny, 4; Jonah Bublak, West Allegheny, 4; DeJuan Flenory, Beaver Falls, 4; Chatham Knight, Waynesburg, 4; Max Marzina, Baldwin, 4; Gia Richter, St. Joseph, 4; Patrick Weldon, Seton LaSalle, 4; Cartier Williams, Beaver Falls, 4; Talan Anderton, Neshannock, 3; Ralphie Blundo, New Castle, 3; Nic Cohen, Quaker Valley, 3; Cam Glenn, Penn Hills, 3; Gavin Guinn, Hampton, 3; Emma Obersteiner, Avonworth, 3; Greta O’Brien, Avonworth, 3; Nate Wesling, Baldwin, 3.