Erie East was fresh off its first district championship in the past 10 years. But a freshman helped ruin the Warriors' PIAA playoff experience.

Montour ninth-grader Devin Wilson scored 17 points, and the Spartans upset Erie East, 49-42, in a WPIAL Class AAA first-round game Friday night at Edinboro University.

Wilson, a 6-foot-2 guard, scored 13 of his points in the second half, when Montour (16-8) outscored Erie East, 36-27. Montour had 13 points in the first half.

Erie East, the District 10 champion, came into the game with a 23-2 record and was ranked No. 7 in the state.

Montour was 16 of 27 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter.

• Chartiers Valley 96, Erie Central Tech 66: Steve Burda scored a career-high 28 points, including six 3-pointers, as the WPIAL champion Colts (26-12) rolled to the easy win at Canon-McMillan. T.J. McConnell led with 31 points and moved into 11th place on the WPIAL's all-time scoring list with 2,239 points. Erie Central Tech (14-12) trailed at halftime, 57-36.

• Bradford 45, Trinity 43: Michael White was the hero for Bradford (22-2) at Pitt-Bradford as the Owls ruined Trinity's first PIAA playoff appearance. White scored 15 points and made a layup with two seconds left. Josh Valentic scored 12 points for Trintiy (15-6).

• Hampton 63, Huntingdon 41: Sophomore Brian Steele came off the bench and scored a career-high 20 points, including six 3-pointers, as the Talbots (22-3) cruised to a win at North Allegheny. Huntingdon (15-11) trailed at halftime, 37-19.

• West Allegheny 42, Hickory 41: Nick Herman's free throw with one second left gave West Allegheny (16-9) the win at Fox Chapel. Hickory (17-9) held West Allegheny's John O'Donnell to 10 points, nine below his average. It is only the second PIAA playoff win for West Allegheny.

• West Mifflin 81, Oliver 69: West Mifflin (15-8) trailed by one at halftime, but scored 56 points in the second half at Brashear. C.J. Hester had 25 points and 11 rebounds for West Mifflin, and Chuck Lawson added 15, including five 3-pointers. Evan Schell had six 3-pointers and 24 points for Oliver (21-5). West Mifflin is one of four teams from WPIAL Class AAA Section 4 to advance to the second round. The others are Chartiers Valley, Montour and West Allegheny.

• Sewickley Academy 67, Coudersport 37: WPIAL champion Sewickley Acaemy (23-2) jumped to a 21-point halftime lead and cruised to the easy win at North Hills. Senior guard Tom Droney scored 24 points and pulled down 12 rebounds. Carrington Motley came off the bench to score 17 points.

• Neshannock 63, DuBois Central Christian 50: DuBois Central held a one-point lead after three quarters, but Neshannock (17-8) went on a 22-7 run in the final quarter to pull out the win at Clarion University.

• Lincoln Park 89, Penns Manor 53: Chaquille Pratt had a gigantic game with 46 points and 17 rebounds as Lincoln Park (19-7) rolled over Penns Manor (19-6) at Chartiers Valley.

• Tussey Mountain 73, Cornell 50: Tussey Mountain dominated the Raiders (18-7) at Pitt-Johnstown and lifted its record to 23-3.

• Southern Fulton 48, Serra 43: Serra (20-4) saw its season end with the loss at Pitt-Johnstown. Southern Fulton is 23-4.

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