Feb. 12—With its 14-point lead shaved to five with just more than a minute to play, Latrobe had to buckle up and hold on down the stretch to win its playoff opener Thursday night ....
During Fox Chapel’s 60-58 win over Latrobe in the first round of the WPIALClass 5A playoffs Friday night at home, Jablon weathered many storms ... Latrobe (11-9) wasn’t bothered by the Foxes’ pressure early in the contest.
Girls... 10-Latrobe (11-8) at 7-Fox Chapel (14-8) ... Maggie Maiers, Latrobe; NinaKulikowski, Fox Chapel ... Latrobe finished third in Section 2, three games behind co-champions Indiana and Penn-Trafford ... Latrobe has given up more points that it has scored ... ....
Mars (9-13) at Latrobe (9-12) ...Austin Wroblewski, Mars; Ian DeCerb, Latrobe ... They already have a victory at Latrobe this season, winning 63-59 on Dec ... Latrobe has won three of its last four games.
The other team champions were the Latrobe girls (3A) and Mt ...Hempfield came in second with 295, and Latrobe was third with 254 ... Latrobe and Mt ... Norwin (1.41.86) came in second, and Latrobe (1.43.31) finished third.