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Central Catholic Shaler Area

Vikings

Titans

The Shaler Area (Pittsburgh, PA) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, PA) by a score of 65-52.

Game Details: Shaler

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Central Catholic	19	10	13	10	52
Shaler Area	15	16	12	22	65

Recap
Box Score
Matchup

Game Stats

Shaler Area (11-12)

Central Catholic

Scoring/Shooting: Points, Field Goals, and Three-Pointers

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	3FGM	3FGA	3FG%
	Team Totals	52	18	44	41	3	13	23
4	C. Scott, Jr. (Sr)	13	6	8	75	0	1	0
5	Lincoln Davis (Sr)	14	5	15	33	1	3	33
12	Joe Marchione (Jr)	2	0	1	0	0	1	0
15	Michael Anselmo (Sr)	8	2	9	22	0	3	0
22	Garret Vrbanic (Jr)	4	2	3	67	0	0	0
24	David Urso (Jr)	5	1	2	50	1	1	100
32	Sam Calhoun (Jr)	5	2	5	40	1	4	25
45	Matt Hoge (Sr)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0

Shaler Area

Scoring/Shooting: Points, Field Goals, and Three-Pointers

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	3FGM	3FGA	3FG%
	Team Totals	65	26	49	53	0	5	0
1	Zack Taylor (Sr)	5	1	2	50
5	Sean Gavin (Sr)	4	2	6	33	0	2	0
10	John Holtz (Sr)	9	3	8	38
12	Sean Bittner (Sr)	8	4	4	100
21	Brian Bittner (Sr)	15	6	7	86
23	Geno Thorpe (Jr)	24	10	19	53	0	1	0
31	Ryan Mincher (Sr)	0	0	3	0	0	2	0

Central Catholic

Scoring/Shooting: Two-Pointers and Free Throws

#	Athlete Name	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%
	Team Totals	15	31	48	13	22	59
2	C. Joiner (Sr)	0	0	0	0	2	0
4	C. Scott, Jr. (Sr)	6	7	86	1	2	50
5	Lincoln Davis (Sr)	4	12	33	3	8	38
12	Joe Marchione (Jr)	0	0	0	2	2	100
15	Michael Anselmo (Sr)	2	6	33	4	4	100
22	Garret Vrbanic (Jr)	2	3	67	0	0	0
24	David Urso (Jr)	0	1	0	2	2	100
32	Sam Calhoun (Jr)	1	1	100	0	0	0
45	Matt Hoge (Sr)	0	1	0	1	2	50

Shaler Area

Scoring/Shooting: Two-Pointers and Free Throws

#	Athlete Name	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%
	Team Totals	26	44	59	13	20	65
1	Zack Taylor (Sr)	1	2	50	3	4	75
5	Sean Gavin (Sr)	2	4	50
10	John Holtz (Sr)	3	8	38	3	6	50
12	Sean Bittner (Sr)	4	4	100
21	Brian Bittner (Sr)	6	7	86	3	4	75
23	Geno Thorpe (Jr)	10	18	56	4	6	67
31	Ryan Mincher (Sr)	0	1	0

Central Catholic

Rebounds, Assists, Steals and Turnovers

#	Athlete Name	Off Reb	Def Reb	Tot Reb	Asst	Stls	TO
	Team Totals	10	19	29	8	8	19
2	C. Joiner (Sr)	0	0	0	1	0	3
4	C. Scott, Jr. (Sr)	2	1	3	0	2	0
5	Lincoln Davis (Sr)	2	3	5	3	2	1
12	Joe Marchione (Jr)	0	1	1	0	1	0
15	Michael Anselmo (Sr)	1	0	1	3	0	4
22	Garret Vrbanic (Jr)	1	2	3	0	2	0
24	David Urso (Jr)	2	4	6	0	0	4
32	Sam Calhoun (Jr)	2	4	6	1	1	5
45	Matt Hoge (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	2

Shaler Area

Rebounds, Assists, Steals and Turnovers

#	Athlete Name	Off Reb	Def Reb	Tot Reb	Asst	Stls	TO
	Team Totals	9	20	29	11	14	14
0	Team Team (Sr)					1
1	Zack Taylor (Sr)		5	5	2	3	2
5	Sean Gavin (Sr)		1	1		2	2
10	John Holtz (Sr)	1	7	8	3	2	2
12	Sean Bittner (Sr)	4	1	5
21	Brian Bittner (Sr)	2	1	3		1	1
23	Geno Thorpe (Jr)		4	4	1	3	5
31	Ryan Mincher (Sr)	2	1	3	5	2	2

Central Catholic

Blocks, Deflections, Charges, and Fouls

#	Athlete Name	Blk Shts	PF
	Team Totals	3	21
2	C. Joiner (Sr)	0	3
3	Peter Kush (Sr)	0	1
4	C. Scott, Jr. (Sr)	3	2
5	Lincoln Davis (Sr)	0	5
15	Michael Anselmo (Sr)	0	3
22	Garret Vrbanic (Jr)	0	5
45	Matt Hoge (Sr)	0	2

Shaler Area

Blocks, Deflections, Charges, and Fouls

#	Athlete Name	Blk Shts	PF
	Team Totals	2	15
1	Zack Taylor (Sr)		2
5	Sean Gavin (Sr)		4
10	John Holtz (Sr)		2
21	Brian Bittner (Sr)	1	4
23	Geno Thorpe (Jr)		2
31	Ryan Mincher (Sr)	1	1

Game Story

Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Shaler Area prevails Central Catholic

January 27, 2012: Pittsburgh, PA 15209

Shaler Area Titans (Pittsburgh, PA) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Central Catholic Vikings (Pittsburgh, PA), 65-52 in a league bout.

With the win, Shaler Area upgrades its record to 16-2 on the season. The Titans travel to Lincoln Park Performing Arts (Midland, PA) to encounter the in a non-league bout on Sunday, January 29. The go into the bout with a record of 14-2. Lincoln Park Performing Arts won 94-67 in their recent league game against Western Beaver (Industry, PA)

With the defeat, Central Catholic moves to 9-9 on the year. The Vikings host Pine-Richland (Gibsonia, PA) to face the Rams in a WPIAL AAAA 3 game on Tuesday, January 31. The Rams enter the game with a record of 4-12. Pine-Richland won 75-66 in their recent league game against Butler (Butler, PA)

Rankings & Records

Central Catholic (11-12)

National	PA	Class
1,195	34	20

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
16-12	6-6	6-2	3-5	7-5	.571	.500	1,682	1,456

Shaler Area (11-12)

National	PA	Class
507	7	4

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
25-4	11-1	9-0	8-2	8-2	.862	.917	1,866	1,429

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Central Catholic	14.6	14.6	14.3	15.8	6.7	60.1
Shaler Area	15.3	16.0	16.8	16.1	6.0	64.3

Head-to-Head

Shaler Area won on 1/3/2012

1/3 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Shaler Area 15 12 24 21 72
Central Catholic 7 14 17 25 63

The Shaler Area (Pittsburgh, PA) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, PA) by a score of 72-63.
Box score
Shaler Area won on 1/27/2012

1/27 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Central Catholic 19 10 13 10 52
Shaler Area 15 16 12 22 65

The Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, PA) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Shaler Area (Pittsburgh, PA) by a score of 65-52.
Box score
Central Catholic won on 2/29/2012

2/29 @ 8p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Central Catholic 14 10 12 10 46
Shaler Area 8 12 8 16 44

The Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, PA) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's neutral playoff game against Shaler Area (Pittsburgh, PA) by a score of 46-44.
Box score

1/3 @ 7:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Shaler Area	15	12	24	21	72
Central Catholic	7	14	17	25	63

2/29 @ 8p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Central Catholic	14	10	12	10	46
Shaler Area	8	12	8	16	44

Team Stat Comparison

Central Catholic		Shaler Area
60.1	Points Per Game	64.3
33.7	Rebounds Per Game	26.9
12.8	Assists Per Game	14.1
11.1	Steals Per Game	12.9
3.7	Blocks Per Game	1.1

Team Leaders

Central Catholic		Shaler Area	National Avg.
#5 Lincoln Davis19.1	Points Per Game	#23 Geno Thorpe21.4	4.9
#4 Claude Scott, Jr.6.1	Rebounds Per Game	#10 John Holtz6.2	2.6
#15 Michael Anselmo3.6	Assists Per Game	#1 Zack Taylor3.1	1.0
#5 Lincoln Davis2.3	Steals Per Game	#23 Geno Thorpe2.3	.8
#4 Claude Scott, Jr.1.8	Blocks Per Game	#31 Ryan Mincher.3	.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Central Catholic	7-6		Shaler Area	11-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/16/11	Seneca Valley	Central Catholic	(W) 67-47	1/6/12	Seneca Valley	Shaler Area	(W) 72-48
1/20/12	Central Catholic	Seneca Valley	(L) 48-47	1/31/12	Shaler Area	Seneca Valley	(W) 62-60
12/23/11	North Hills	Central Catholic	(W) 62-38	1/10/12	Shaler Area	North Hills	(W) 69-52
1/24/12	Central Catholic	North Hills	(W) 62-47	2/3/12	North Hills	Shaler Area	(W) 79-46
1/7/12	Central Catholic	Pine-Richland	(L) 50-45	1/17/12	Pine-Richland	Shaler Area	(W) 61-38
1/31/12	Pine-Richland	Central Catholic	(W) 48-36	2/10/12	Shaler Area	Pine-Richland	(W) 66-42
1/10/12	North Allegheny	Central Catholic	(L) 73-72	12/16/11	Shaler Area	North Allegheny	(L) 75-69
2/3/12	Central Catholic	North Allegheny	(L) 68-59	1/20/12	North Allegheny	Shaler Area	(W) 59-41
1/13/12	Central Catholic	Butler	(W) 78-49	12/20/11	Butler	Shaler Area	(W) 68-40
2/7/12	Butler	Central Catholic	(W) 57-42	1/24/12	Shaler Area	Butler	(W) 69-52
3/3/12	Gateway	Central Catholic	(L) 49-39	3/14/12	Shaler Area	Gateway	(W) 62-49
3/10/12	State College	Central Catholic	(W) 57-43	1/14/12	Shaler Area	State College	(W) 50-41
3/14/12	Central Catholic	Cathedral Prep	(L) 50-49	3/17/12	Cathedral Prep	Shaler Area	(L) 52-49

Record Breakdown

Central Catholic (11-12)		Shaler Area (11-12)
16-12	Overall	25-4
6-6	League	11-1
4-0	Non-League	5-0
1-2	Head to Head	2-1
7-6	Common Opponent	11-2
6-2	Home	9-0
3-5	Away	8-2
7-5	Neutral	8-2
4-2	Playoff	5-2
12-8	In-State	23-3
4-4	Out-of-State	2-1