The Lady Tigers didn’t win it, but they put up a 60-55 fight and held the lead for much of the game. These photos were taken of the Beaver Falls team during the game.
Also, video highlights were posted after the game; click here to view the video.
Junior Nick Miller was a first-team selection on the All-Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Team.
Miller averaged over 19 points, four rebounds and four assists a game. He is a Beaver Falls graduate.
Last year, Beaver Falls won the section title and the WPIAL as Sheldon Jeter impressed everyone who saw him.
The Vanderbilt coaching staff was among those impressed and this year he’s starting for the Commodores in Nashville.
However, the loss of Jeter to graduation didn’t stop the Tigers string of section titles.
Beaver Falls went undefeated in section play (and against all Class AA competition) and finished with a 19-3 record.
Beaver Falls continues on its roll, staying unbeaten against Class AA opposition, using a total team approach and balanced scoring. This past week, though, the spotlight shown on one Tiger as Drew Cook scored 27 points in a 72-47 win over Laurel.
That scoring explosion allowed Cook to pass the 1,000-point mark for his career and he added 16 more on Friday in a win over Riverside. Cook now has 1,032 points in his career as Beaver Falls heads down the regular season stretch.
Penn State Beaver junior point guard Nick Miller was named the Men's Basketball Player of the Week by both the United States Collegiate Athletic Association and the Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference.
Miller, a Beaver Falls graduate, scored his 1,000th career point while averaging 21.0 points as Penn State Beaver went 4-0 last week.
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