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ArmstrongNew Castle
River Hawks
61
Hurricanes
35

The New Castle (PA) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral conference game against Armstrong (Kittanning, PA) by a score of 61-35.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Armstrong----61
New Castle----35
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Game Story

Pennsylvania High School Basketball - New Castle overwhelmed by Armstrong

January 25, 2024: Kittanning, PA 16201

The Armstrong River Hawks basketball team scored 61 points and restricted the visiting New Castle Hurricanes to 35 in the River Hawks league victory on Thursday.

The River Hawks now sport a 10-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Mars for a WPIAL 5A 2 contest on Monday, January 29. Armstrong will battle a Fightin' Planets team coming off a 50-35 league win over Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh, PA). The Fightin' Planets record now stands at 9-8.

The Hurricanes (1-13) will now prepare for their contest against Shaler Area (Pittsburgh, PA). The Titans come into the WPIAL 5A 2 contest with a 4-13 record. In their last contest, Shaler Area was routed by North Hills (Pittsburgh, PA), 42-36, in a league contest.

Rankings & Records

Armstrong (23-24)

PAClass
5210
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
22-710-25-13-114-5.759.8331,5511,240

New Castle (23-24)

PAClass
544100
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
1-170-110-40-71-6.056.000542920

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Armstrong		11.012.018.317.053.5
New Castle		10.05.57.59.030.1

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Head-to-Head

  • Armstrong won on 1/2/2024
    1/2Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Armstrong----67
    New Castle----29

    The Armstrong (Kittanning, PA) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's neutral conference game against New Castle (PA) by a score of 67-29.

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  • Armstrong won on 1/25/2024
    1/25Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Armstrong----61
    New Castle----35

    The Armstrong (Kittanning, PA) varsity basketball team won Thursday's neutral conference game against New Castle (PA) by a score of 61-35.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Armstrong8-2New Castle0-9
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/14/23Shaler AreaArmstrong(L) 48-391/4/24Shaler AreaNew Castle(L) 52-33
1/18/24ArmstrongShaler Area(W) 40-371/29/24New CastleShaler Area(L) 50-14
12/18/23ArmstrongNorth Hills(L) 73-691/9/24New CastleNorth Hills(L) 49-16
1/22/24North HillsArmstrong(W) 50-352/1/24North HillsNew Castle(L) 55-21
1/4/24ArmstrongMars(W) 78-701/15/24MarsNew Castle(L) 62-46
1/29/24MarsArmstrong(W) 53-352/8/24New CastleMars(L) 59-32
1/8/24HamptonArmstrong(W) 55-4712/14/23HamptonNew Castle(L) 71-27
2/2/24ArmstrongHampton(W) 39-311/18/24HamptonNew Castle(L) 47-15
1/12/24ArmstrongFox Chapel(W) 74-491/23/24New CastleFox Chapel(L) 54-20
2/5/24Fox ChapelArmstrong(W) 58-39

Record Breakdown

Armstrong (23-24)

New Castle (23-24)
22-7
Overall
1-17
10-2
League
0-11
7-2
Non-League
1-4
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
8-2
Common Opponent
0-9
5-1
Home
0-4
3-1
Away
0-7
14-5
Neutral
1-6
5-3
Playoff
0-0
22-7
In-State
1-16
0-0
Out-of-State
0-1