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The California (Coal Center, PA) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral non-conference game against Belle Vernon (PA) by a score of 56-43.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Belle Vernon----56
California----43
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Game Story

Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Belle Vernon topples California

December 7, 2023: Belle Vernon, PA 15012

In Thursday's non-league outing, the Belle Vernon Leopards (Belle Vernon, PA) basketball squad beat the visiting California Trojans (Coal Center, PA), by a count of 56-43.

The Leopards (1-1) will now prepare for their outing against Charleroi (Charleroi, PA). The Cougars go into the non-league outing with a 3-0 record. In their last outing, Charleroi defeated South Allegheny (McKeesport, PA), 55-46, in a non-league outing.

The Trojans now hold a 0-1 record. They play next when they host Chartiers-Houston for a WPIAL 2A 4 outing on Thursday, December 14. California will clash with a Buccaneers squad coming off a 44-35 non-league win over Burgettstown (Burgettstown, PA). The Buccaneers record now stands at 2-1.

Rankings & Records

Belle Vernon (23-24)

PAClass
42670
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
7-114-62-13-52-5.389.400599723

California (23-24)

PAClass
57283
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
10-137-54-43-53-4.435.5831,0351,086

Team Scoring Averages

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Belle Vernon
12.04.015.011.033.3
California
10.77.711.010.045.0

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Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Belle Vernon3-0California0-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/11/23Belle VernonCharleroi(W) 44-431/13/24CaliforniaCharleroi(L) 62-47
1/2/24UniontownBelle Vernon(W) 40-261/31/24UniontownCalifornia(L) 54-46
1/25/24Belle VernonUniontown(W) 42-30

Record Breakdown

Belle Vernon (23-24)

California (23-24)

7-11
Overall
10-13
4-6
League
7-5
2-4
Non-League
3-6
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
3-0
Common Opponent
0-2
2-1
Home
4-4
3-5
Away
3-5
2-5
Neutral
3-4
0-1
Playoff
0-1
7-11
In-State
10-13
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0