2020-2021 News
TIGERS CAP 27-1 SEASON WITH PROGRAM’S FIRST PIAA CHAMPIONSHIP
The North Allegheny girls’ basketball team won its first-ever PIAA championship on Friday night with a 55-40 victory over the Spring Ford Rams in the Class 6A title game at the Giant Center in Hershey. The victory culminates a dazzling 27-1 season for the Tigers.
Appearing in the state championship game for the second time, and first since 2017, the Tigers led most of the night and trailed only once in the game, 3-2 in the first quarter on a 3-pointer by Spring Ford senior Emily Tiffan.
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NA ADVANCES TO PIAA CHAMPIONSHIP, CRUISES PAST CUMBERLAND VALLEY, 66-40
The North Allegheny girls’ basketball team punched its ticket to the PIAA Class 6A championship for the second time in program history, and first time since 2017, with a convincing 66-40 win over Cumberland Valley on Monday night.
In the PIAA semifinal matchup with the Eagles, the Tigers earned a mercy-rule win for the third consecutive playoff game. NA mercy-ruled Upper St. Clair in the WPIAL championship game and McDowell in the PIAA quarterfinals in the two games prior.
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TIGERS TAME TROJANS, ADVANCE TO PIAA SEMIFINALS
By Jared Barton
It didn’t take long for North Allegheny to assert its dominance in the PIAA playoffs, as the Tigers beat the McDowell Trojans 60-30 at North Allegheny High School Friday night.
NA took the early lead and never looked back, as the Tigers scored the first 13 points of the game before the Trojans found the net. Early contributions on both sides of the court from junior Emma Fischer and freshman Kellie McConnell were key for NA to take a 25-6 lead after one quarter of play.
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NA WINS 4TH WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN 5 YEARS, OVERWHELMS UPPER ST. CLAIR, 70-36
In convincing fashion, the North Allegheny girls’ basketball team won its fourth WPIAL Class 6A championship in five years with a 70-36 triumph over the Upper St. Clair Panthers on Saturday night at AHN Arena.
The victory was not only NA’s second consecutive WPIAL title but also marked the second time in four years that the Tigers have mercy-ruled an opponent in the championship game.
NA also mercy-ruled Peters Township in the 2018 WPIAL title tilt, 79-48.
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Boys Basketball Class 6A All-Section Teams Announced
First-Team Photo Gallery
2020-2021 Class 6A Boys Basketball All-Section Teams
| SECTION 1 | |||
| FIRST TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Joey Petcash | Pine-Richland | Guard | Senior |
| Luke Shanahan | Pine-Richland | Guard/Forward | Junior |
| Devin Carney | Butler | Guard | Junior |
| Cole Brooks | Seneca Valley | Guard | Senior |
| Khalil Dinkins | North Allegheny | Forward | Senior |
| Greg Habib | North Allegheny | Forward | Senior |
| Royce Parham | North Hills | Forward | Freshman |
| COACH OF THE YEAR | |||
| Dan DeRose | North Allegheny | ||
| SECOND TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Mattix Clement | Butler | Guard | Senior |
| Connor Lyzcek | Seneca Valley | Guard | Senior |
| Matt McDonough | North Allegheny | Guard | Senior |
| Alex Smith | North Hills | Guard | Junior |
| Robby Jones | North Allegheny | Guard | Junior |
| Joey Dudkowski | Pine-Richland | Guard/Forward | Junior |
| Luke Lawson | Seneca Valley | Forward | Sophomore |
| HONORABLE MENTION | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Matt Seidl | North Hills | Guard | Junior |
| Andrew Alexander | Pine-Richland | Guard | Junior |
| Madden Clement | Butler | Guard | Sophomore |
| Jack Christy | North Allegheny | Guard | Senior |
| David Leslie | Butler | Guard | Senior |
| SECTION 2 | |||
| FIRST TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Joey Starzynski | Baldwin | Guard | Senior |
| Luke Gensler | Upper St. Clair | Guard | Senior |
| David Pantelis | Upper St. Clair | Guard | Senior |
| Ethan Dahlem | Upper St. Clair | Guard | Senior |
| Dolan Waldo | Bethel Park | Forward | Junior |
| Jake Reinki | Mt. Lebanon | Forward | Senior |
| Luke Banbury | Upper St. Clair | Forward | Senior |
| COACH OF THE YEAR | |||
| Danny Holzer | Upper St. Clair | ||
| SECOND TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Connor Lavelle | Baldwin | Guard | Senior |
| Ben Guffey | Bethel Park | Guard | Sophomore |
| Jake Samosky | Canon-McMillan | Guard | Junior |
| Gavin Miller | Canon-McMillan | Guard | Junior |
| Evan Sentner | Mt. Lebanon | Guard | Senior |
| Zach D'Alesandro | Mt. Lebanon | Guard | Junior |
| Gavin Cole | Peters Township | Guard/Forward | Junior |
| HONORABLE MENTION | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| James Wesling | Baldwin | Guard | Sophomore |
| Bez Abdul | Baldwin | Guard | Sophomore |
| Anthony Watson | Bethel Park | Guard | Junior |
| Logan Wright | Bethel Park | Guard | Senior |
| Malachi Meredith | Canon-McMillan | Guard | Junior |
| Connor Gitzen | Baldwin | Forward | Junior |
| Max Blanc | Bethel Park | Forward | Junior |
| SECTION 3 | |||
| FIRST TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Christian Zilli | Hempfield | Guard | Senior |
| Michael Hosni | Hempfield | Guard | Senior |
| Dante Depante | Central Catholic | Guard | Sophomore |
| Josh Kapcin | Penn-Trafford | Guard | Guard |
| Eli Yofan | Fox Chapel | Guard | Junior |
| JP Dockey | Fox Chapel | Guard | Junior |
| Ty Bilinksy | Norwin | Guard | Senior |
| Adam Bilinksy | Norwin | Forward | Sophomore |
| COACH OF THE YEAR | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Zach Skrinjar | Fox Chapel | ||
| SECOND TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Joe Fiedor | Hempfield | Guard | Junior |
| Nick Crum | Penn-Trafford | Guard | Junior |
| Kent Baldauf | Fox Chapel | Guard | Senior |
| Sean Gordon | Hempfield | Forward | Junior |
| Ben Myers | Penn-Trafford | Forward | Junior |
| Russ Fenton | Fox Chapel | Forward | Junior |
| Matt Aulicino | Central Catholic | Forward/Center | Junior |
| HONORABLE MENTION | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Cade Cavanaugh | Greensburg Salem | Guard | Senior |
| Chase Vecchio | Penn-Trafford | Guard | Senior |
| Ben Thomas | Greensburg Salem | Guard | Junior |
| Michael Fleming | Norwin | Guard | Junior |
| NiHeim Lewis | Hempfield | Forward | Senior |
| Anderson Cynkar | Central Catholic | Forward | Senior |
| Jayden Walker | Norwin | Forward | Senior |