Coming to a close

McMURRAY — One of Jefferson-Morgan’s finest boys basketball seasons came to a close in the second round of the PIAA Class 2A tournament Wednesday night. The Rockets were trying to become the first team in program history to win two state playoff games but WPIAL runner-up Jeannette made it clear early on in a season of goals set and met, J-M would come up short of reaching this final one. Markus McGowan poured in 13 of his game-high 26 points in the first quarter, including three of his four 3-pointers, as the Jayhawks raced to an early 19-point lead on their way to a convincing 68-36 victory at Peters Township High School’s AHN Arena. Jeannette improved to 24-2 and advanced to Saturday’s...