Sewickley Academy star Tom Droney was unusually quiet offensively Tuesday night, scoring a season-low seven points.

But it was what Droney and his teammates did defensively that had not been seen in a PIAA boys' playoff game in the past six years.

The Panthers got defensive in a 41-19 win against District 9 runner-up Elk County Catholic in a PIAA second-round game at Clarion University.

The 19 points were the fewest scored by a boys' team in the PIAA playoffs since 2004.

The WPIAL champion Sewickley Academy (24-2), which owns the top defense in WPIAL Class A, limited Elk County Catholic (24-6) to 21 percent shooting (7 for 32). The Crusaders did not score in the second quarter and made just 3 of 14 field goals in the first half.

Tyler Palmer connected on five 3-pointers and scored a game-high 17 points for Sewickley Academy.

• Neshannock 62, Conemaugh Valley 41: The Lancers (18-8) advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time since 1993 by upsetting a district champion for the second game in a row, this time defeating District 6 winner Conemaugh Valley (23-4) at North Hills. Joey Fontana scored 12 of his 16 points in the first half for Neshannock. After an even first quarter, the Lancers outscored the Blue Jays, 38-14, over the next two quarters. Bobby Nittinger added 14 points for the Lancers, including three 3-pointers. Jason Preuss led the Blue Jays with 20 points.

• Lincoln Park 69, Southern Fulton 60: Chaquille Pratt's 32 points led Lincoln Park (20-7) to the win against District 5 champion Southern Fulton (23-5) at Hempfield. With Lincoln Park trailing, 42-41, in the third quarter, Kyle Taylor made a 3-pointer to give the Leopards the lead for good. Pratt, who scored 46 in Lincoln Park's first-round win, tallied 20 points in the first half. Devontae Watson finished with 10 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots. Ryan Harper led Indians with 22 points.

• Chartiers Valley 80, West Allegheny 59: T.J. McConnell scored 41 points as the WPIAL champion Colts (27-1) defeated Section 4 rival West Allegheny (16-10) at North Allegheny. It was the Colts' fourth win against the Indians this season. The Colts raced to a 53-27 halftime lead behind McConnell's 26 points. McConnell finished 15 of 23 from the field and made four 3-pointers. Wayne Capers added 12 points. Chartiers Valley shot 48 percent (28 for 58) overall. Colts forward Matt Noszka returned after missing the past two games with a knee injury and scored seven points. Ben Simmen led the Indians with 27 points.

• West Mifflin 63, Bradford 42: Junior guard C.J. Hester grabbed 26 rebounds and added 14 points to lead the Titans (16-8) to the win against District 9 champion Bradford (22-3) at Clarion University. West Mifflin outrebounded the Owls, 50-21. Leondre Cobbs tallied a game-high 20 points for the Titans. Matt White scored nine points for Bradford, which shot 27 percent (14 for 52) from the field.

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