Nate Perry scored 36 points and added seven assists Tuesday night to help Hempfield earn its first section title since 2004 with a 69-54 victory against visiting Latrobe in boys' Class AAAA Section 1.

It was the fifth consecutive triumph for the Spartans (16-5, 10-2), who dropped a seven-point decision to Latrobe (13-8, 9-3) last month.

Zach Landers scored 22 points and Doug Johnson added 15 points for the Wildcats, who won the section title a season ago.

• C.J. Hester's 20 points helped West Mifflin (12-7, 7-5) reach the postseason for the sixth consecutive season with a 55-41 win at South Park (6-15, 2-10) in Class AAA Section 4.

• Valley (9-13, 5-7) earned a playoff berth by defeating host Kittanning (6-15, 0-12), 68-60, in Class AAA Section 1. Thomas Weremeychik scored a game-high 28 points for the Vikings.

• Class AAAA No. 4 Gateway (15-4, 10-2) gained a share of its first section championship since 2002 by defeating No. 5 McKeesport (14-6, 8-4), 60-42, in Section 2. Devon Cottrell led the host Gators with 21 points.

• Central Catholic (16-4, 10-2) earned a share of the Class AAAA Section 3 title with a 80-63 win against visiting Butler (16-4, 8-4). Lincoln Davis led the Vikings with 18 points.

• Class AAA No. 2 Chartiers Valley (21-1, 12-0) finished with an undefeated mark in Section 4 for the third consecutive season with a 88-56 rout of host Moon (12-10, 6-6). WPIAL scoring leader T.J. McConnell scored 29 points for the Colts, who have won 49 of their past 50 section contests.

• Washington (17-4, 13-1) earned its second consecutive Class AA Section 5 title after defeating visiting California (15-6, 9-5), 57-37. Bryan Thomas led the fourth-ranked Little Prexies with 16 points.

• North Catholic's 66-54 win at Carlynton gave the top-ranked Trojans (19-2, 13-1) the outright title in Class AA Section 4 and eliminated the Cougars (10-11, 7-7) from playoff contention. Ryan Lewis paced the Trojans with 18 points and 16 rebounds.

• No. 2 Oliver (15-4, 11-2) avenged an earlier loss to No. 3 Allderdice (11-6, 8-4) by defeating the visiting Dragons, 50-43. Delvan Murray scored a team-high 15 points for Oliver, including 11 of 13 free-throw attempts. The Bears have won 10 games in a row.

• The following players made four or more 3-pointers: Tanner Huffman, California, 5; Carmeron Chambers, Valley, 5; Fleming Davis, Westinghouse, 5; Kyle Rose, Bishop Canevin, 4; Kevin Bair, Cheswick Christian, 4; Seth Edwards, Highlands, 4; Brandon Camic, South Allegheny, 4.

• Six teams will advance to the playoffs in Class AAAA Section 2 after Penn Hills, Plum and Woodland Hills tied for fourth-place with 4-8 records. Penn Hills forced the deadlock after edging visiting Woodland Hills in overtime, 53-47. Angelica Blakeman scored 14 points for Penn Hills and made 5 of 6 free throws in overtime. Oakland Catholic, Fox Chapel and McKeesport also qualified.

• In a battle for the final playoff spot in Class AA Section 6, host Aliquippa (9-13, 7-5) edged rival Beaver Falls (7-15, 6-6), 41-40. Danyia Perry and Jaclyn Watkins scored 12 points apiece for the Quips.

• Class AA No. 4 Seton-LaSalle (17-5) overcame a six-point deficit with 51 seconds left in regulation and went on to defeat Class AAAA No. 3 Bethel Park (16-5) in overtime, 60-55. Katie Gattuso scored 18 points for the Rebels, while Danielle McNabb led the Black Hawks with 22.

• Inaya Stephenson surpassed 1,000 points for her career in Winchester Thurston's (14-7) 58-57 non-section win against visiting Westinghouse (14-7). Stephenson has scored 1,005 career points. Teammate Jimyse Brown scored her 1,000th point in the team's previous game.

• The following players made three or more 3-pointers: Jaime Tedesco, Serra, 5; Jaylee Patterson, South Allegheny, 5; Cassie Onesko, Brownsville, 4; Nikki Bills, McKeesport, 4; Taylor Minkus, Serra, 4; Katy Balko, Hempfield, 3; Angela Heintz, Seton-LaSalle, 3.

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