Ellwood City remained unbeaten in section play, one night after clinching an outright section championship, with a 65-52 victory over Beaver Falls on Tuesday.
Senior Steve Antuono led the charge with a game-high 24 points (10-12 FTs, two 3-pointers, six assists, two steals) while two fellow seniors, Alexander Roth (14 points, four rebounds, four assists) and Peyton O’Brien (13 points, two blocks), joined him in double figures.
Ellwood City led comfortably at halftime 29-15 and survived a second half surge by the visiting Tigers before free throws helped settle things down and help claim victory. Antuono connected on seven free throws in the 4th quarter as the Wolverines made 11 free throws in the final frame and finished 16-23 from the charity stripe for the game.
Sophomore Joseph Roth pulled down 14 rebounds to go along with his nine points for the Wolverines. Senior Caden Crizer chipped in with a 3-pointer and senior Milo Sesti rounded out the scoring with two free throws.
Jaren Brickner led Beaver Falls with 13 points in defeat.
Ellwood City (19-2 overall, 9-0 Section 1-3A) next travels to Laurel for their regular season finale before preparing for the upcoming WPIAL Playoffs. The Wolverines will be looking to defend its Class 3A WPIAL Crown.
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