Pa. Boys | La Salle wins on layup at the buzzer

Joe Migliarese's layup at the buzzer gave host

La Salle

a 45-43 Catholic League Northern Division basketball win over

Archbishop Ryan

last night.

Frank Pierson's only three points of the game, on a jumper with 15 seconds left, forced a tie.

The Raiders got the ball back, missed a layup, and also missed a putback, giving Migliarese his chance.

Bicentennial.

Five players reached double figures as

Girard College

's fastbreak offense was clicking in a 105-55 win over visiting

MaST Charter

.

John Johnson's hot hand carried the Cavaliers (7-2) early, scoring 15 of his game-high 26 points in the first quarter.

Girard College led, 39-14, at the end of the first quarter and upped that lead to 62-34 by halftime.

Other double-digit contributions came from Torrell Candelaria (16), Trevor Peeples (14), Omar Ford-Bey and Andre Rivers (11 apiece), and Mark Thomas (10).

Suburban One American.

T.J. Klinger scored 14 points to lead

Methacton

to a 59-49 win at

Quakertown

. The Panthers' Dalton Nice led all scorers with 16 points.

Suburban One National.

Jaymes Miller scored 10 points to lead

Abington

to a 44-30 win over visiting

Neshaminy

. Nine other players scored for the Galloping Ghosts.

Josh Jarrell, a 5-foot-10 senior guard, finished off a three-point play late in the fourth quarter to lead

Bensalem

to a 57-51 win at

Truman

. Nick Christian led the Owls with 12 points, while Jarrell and Tim Howe finished with 11 apiece.

Jimmy Jefferson scored 10 of his 16 points in the second half of

Pennridge's

41-38 win over visiting

Central Bucks South

.

Suburban One Continental.

Host

Central Bucks East

went on a 21-10 run in the third quarter to earn a 74-63 win over

Council Rock South

. Tim McLaughlin scored 10 of his 14 points in that quarter. Teammates Pat McLaughlin and Keith Milnazik each shared high scoring honors for the Patriots with 15 points.

Pioneer Athletic.

Zach Wise scored 16 points to help host

Phoenixville

hold off a late rally and beat

Boyertown

, 54-49. The Phantoms hit 16 of their 24 free-throw attempts. Boyertown outscored Phoenixville, 24-13, in the final quarter to chip away at a 41-25 third-quarter lead. In the final two minutes, Jesse Daywalt scored all four of his points from the free-throw line to keep Phoenixville ahead.

Nonleague.

Pat Sharr's 200th career three-pointer, one of his two in the game, highlighted

West-Mont Christian

's 55-25 win over visiting

Lehigh Christian

.

Mike Blake pinned Alex Lewandowski in 1 minute, 40 seconds at 125 pounds to give

Chestnut Hill Academy

the lead for good in a 44-24 nonleague wrestling win at

Roman Catholic

.