Stout Defense Leads to Win

Written by Post-Gazette on Thursday, 19 February 2015 10:00 am.

Seeding suggested Fox Chapel likely would lose its first-round game.

An outstanding defensive effort proved otherwise.

Billy Urso scored a game-high 18 points and No. 12 Fox Chapel held No. 5 Pine-Richland to just eight first-half points on its way to a 49-35 win in a WPIAL Class AAAA game Wednesday at North Allegheny.

The Foxes (15-8) led, 18-8, at the half and 31-16 after three quarters.

Phil Jurkovec led the Rams (17-6) with 12 points.