Freshmen Julian Batts led the Hawks with 21 points and senior Demetrius Cox added 20 as Jeannette handed the Trojans of California their first section loss since losing to Frazier on January 10.

California drops to 3-4 in section (8-7 overall) and the road doesn't get any smoother as their next game is against GCC on January 24.

Jeannette keeps pace in the top 3 with a 5-2 section record (9-4 overall) and will travel to (1-6) Beth Center on January 24 before returning home to host Frazier on January 27 with a shot at redemption from a one point loss to Frazier back on January 3.

Dede has breezed into the top 10 at mrpafootball.com. No shocker there. The results can be seen here, from that voting. But once again he needs your votes to make it into the next round, the Final Five.

Voting has already begun for the Final Five, and you can access that ballot directly by clicking here, get your votes in now though because the voting ends on Feb. 1.

The results from the Final Five will be posted at mrpafootball.com on Feb. 2.

The awards will be presented in February to the best high school football players in Pennsylvania. There will be two awards presented; one for the Small School Mr. Pennsylvania, which will consist of class A and AA players, and one for the Big School Mr. Pennsylvania, which will consist of class AAA and AAAA players.

 The players will be chosen by football fans, sportswriters/ sportscasters, and coaches from around the state. Fans will be able to nominate and vote for their favorite players, and the media panel from major media markets as well as coaches from across the state will be nominating and voting for the outstanding players. The fans, the media, and the coaches will each represent 1/3 of the vote.

Jeannette's Ciara Gregory pounds out 30 points to lead the Lady Jays over visiting Greensburg Central Catholic by a final score of 67-64. The win forces GCC to share the top spot in section 3 with the Lady Jays, each with 5-1 records.

Rounding out the scoring for the Lady Jays:

• Dominique Hall - 17
• Monique Redman - 8
• Sydney Pecoraro - 6
• Delaney Cortazzo - 4
• Nicole Hall - 2

Next up for Jeannette: Jan. 19 vs Southmoreland at home, tip off set for 7:30

In front of a packed house and OSU's new head football coach Urban Meyers, Jeannette struggled to seal the deal as Greensburg Central Catholic outscored the Hawks 24-14 in the fourth period to retain the top spot in section 4 with a dramatic 68-65 final over the Hawks. The Centurions remain undefeated in section at 5-0 while the Hawks drop to 4-2.

Next up: Jeannette will host California Jan. 20 with a 7:30 tip off.