Freeport's Jalen Brown drives to the hoop against South Fayette in a WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball playoff game Wednesday night at Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic. The Yellowjackets were eliminated, 48-45.

CRANBERRY TWP — Freeport trailed at the half but was feeling pretty good.

South Fayette was ahead at the break, but was feeling kind of lousy.

That pretty much summed up the way the WPIAL 4A first round boys basketball playoff game went Wednesday night at Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School.

Both teams went on big run. Both teams had large cushions and lost them. Both teams had a lead seven times.

But South Fayette had it last, ousting the Yellowjackets from the playoffs, 48-45.

“We were down by one at the half and we told them flat out that was probably the worst half we played all year,” said Freeport coach Mike Beale. “We felt good going into the second half.”

To learn more about this game, read Thursday's Butler Eagle.