MONROEVILLE, Pa. — Piling up a big lead out of the gate, WPIAL runner-up Lincoln Park raced to an easy win over D9 runner-up Brockway in an opening-round Class AA game at Gateway High School Saturday afternoon.
The Leopards (23-4) led 27-4 at the end of the first quarter, 46-11 by halftime and enacted the PIAA’s Mercy Rule running clock in the third quarter as they built their lead to 61-15 after three quarters.
Lincoln Park’s Division I prospect Nelly Cummings scored 19 points, Nick Aloi finished with 14 points and Zay Craft added 11 points.
Hunter Miller and Jarrett Esposito each scored six points for Brockway, which fell to 12-14.
Lincoln Park plays WPIAL fifth seed Washington Wednesday.
LINCOLN PARK 69, BROCKWAY 22
Score by Quarters
Brockway 4 7 4 7 – 22
Lincoln Park 27 19 15 8 – 69
BROCKWAY – 22
Quenton Jackson 1 0-0 2, Corey Carr 0 0-0 0, Andrew Trunzo 0 0-0 0, Noah Vokes 0 0-0 0, Hunter Miller 3 0-0 6, Jake Wineberg 1 0-0 2, Jarrett Esposito 2 2-2 6, Hunter Antonuccio 0 1-2 1, Zane Puhala 0 0-0 0, Jesse Johnson 0 0-0 0, Carter Adams 1 0-0 2, Timmy Brosky 0 0-0 0, Quade Lundberg 1 1-2 3. Totals: 9 4-6 22.
LINCOLN PARK – 69
Nelly Cummings 8 2-2 19, Nick Aloi 6 2-2 14, Zay Craft 4 1-2 11, Dermontti Welling 4 0-0 8, Keeno Holmes 0 0-0 0, Evan Brown 0 0-0 0, Thomas Melonja 1 0-0 3, Nick Antonucci 1 1-2 3, Desmond Soanes 0 1-4 1. Totals: 26 9-15 69.
THREE-POINTERS – Lincoln Park 6 (Holmes 2, Craft 2, Cummings, Melonja).
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