ROUND BALL: Wolverines Clinch Playoff Berth; Riverside Downs Beaver Falls

Kaleb Servick and Aaron Lake combined for 46 points as Ellwood City easily dismissed New Brighton 81-50 on Friday night to clinch a WPIAL Class 3A playoff berth

Servick poured in 18 first half points as the Wolverines held a 44-20 advantage at halftime. Servick knocked home a third quarter 3-pointer en route to his game-high 26-point effort.

Lake finished with 21 rebounds (5 assists, 2 blocks) to go along with his 20 points.

Maykel Cuevas popped two 3-pointers as part of his 10-point effort. The Wolverines handed out 24 assists as a team.

Ellwood City improves to 10-8 Overall (6-3 Section 3A-1) and travel on Saturday to face Carlynton in a PBC HOF Classic at North Hills HS. Two of the Wolverines remaining three section contests are against fellow playoff teams (Mohawk, Aliquippa) [photos source: All Sports Photography]

RIVERSIDE DOWNS BEAVER FALLS 56-47

Cole Becker scored 25 points to lead Riverside to a 56-47 victory over Beaver Falls Friday night at Riverside.

McCartney Plassmeyer (15 points) and Logan Young (10 points) joined Becker in double figures for the Panthers.

Riverside led 25-22 at halftime and inched away from the Tigers to secure the nine point section victory that improved the Panthers regular season record to 13-5 (5-4 Section 3A-1). The Panthers next travel to play Aliquippa on Tuesday.