Girls' Basketball News

North Allegheny traveled to Seneca Valley High School on Thursday night to take on the Raiders in their Section 1-6A opener. In a tightly contested matchup, the Tigers just couldn’t hit the big shots late and fell to the Raiders 44-41.

In a balanced scoring first quarter, North Allegheny jumped out to a 14-9 lead after one. The second quarter was more of the same as the Tigers would outscore Seneca Valley 11-7 in the frame and lead 25-16 at halftime.

Seneca Valley came out with a ton of energy in the third quarter and started to hit their shots. They outscored the Tigers 15-5 in the period and NA trailed 31-30 going into the fourth quarter. Things went back and forth in the final frame. Trailing 39-38 with a minute to go, Vange Balouris hit a massive three-pointer to put the Tigers up 41-39. Balouris’ three-pointer was answered by Seneca Valley’s Natalie Hambly to give the Raiders the 42-41 lead. Seneca Valley would hit two free-throws down the stretch and NA couldn’t get a three to fall on the final possession and ultimately fell 44-41.

Balouris led North Allegheny with 18 points. Natalie Kinross added 10 points.

North Allegheny falls to 1-5 overall and 0-1 in Section 1-6A. Seneca Valley improves to 5-3 overall and 1-0 in the section. The Tigers are off until after Christmas. They will return December 27 when they host Knoch at noon. This is part of the NA/Wright Automotive Holiday Tournament and will be broadcast on the North Allegheny Sports Network.

Girls Basketball Summary vs. Seneca Valley, 12-19-24

GAME SUMMARY
SCORE BY QUARTERS	1	2	3	4	FINAL
North Allegheny	14	11	5	11	41
Seneca Valley	9	7	15	13	44