PITTSBURGH —
New Castle dialed up some long-distance service Saturday night.
The calls proved to be golden.
The Red Hurricane rode its 3-point shooting to its second-straight WPIAL title in a 68-53 over Hampton at Duquesne University’s A.J. Palumbo Center.
New Castle (26-0) beat the Talbots for last year’s Class AAA championship. This year’s title came in Class AAAA. It marked the first time a WPIAL team captured two-straight undefeated district championships. Also, it’s the first time a District 7 champion has repeated after moving up a classification.
The ’Canes drained 12 3-pointers in the contest. The team hit five in the pivotal second quarter. Anthony Richards swished three in a row from downtown as New Castle stormed to a 36-22 halftime advantage.
In the third quarter, Antonio Rudolph connected for a pair of treys, while Malik Hooker delivered a long-distance dagger late in the frame as the ’Canes extended their lead to 52-32.
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Brandon Domenick, Antonio Rudolph and Anthony Richards joke around with the Class AAAA WPIAL championship trophy.
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Malik Hooker hugs Shawn Anderson following New Castle's WPIAL title victory over Hampton. Erica Galvin
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Junior guard Anthony Richards was smoking in the first half, knocking down four three-pointers to give the 'Canes a 36-22 lead at the half. Erica Galvin
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'Canes breeze to second straight WPIAL title
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South Side man faces gun, drug charges
A South Side man was arrested on gun and drug charges following a traffic stop on the city’s North Hill. Martel Lamar Webb, 19, of 199 Hamilton St. had been wanted by police on charges in a domestic assault case in May when police caught up with him.
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Bomb threat locks down jail
The Lawrence County jail was locked down Tuesday afternoon because of an apparent bomb scare.
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A New Castle woman was arrested and charged with the assault of a year-old child in Scott Township. Nicole Martin, 26, of New Castle was arraigned before District Judge David Rishel on a charge of simple assault. She was lodged in the Lawrence County jail on $1,000 bond.
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