5A Girls First Round Preview
GIRLS BASKETBALL
5A FIRST ROUND
#15 Kiski Area (9-12) vs. #2 Oakland Catholic (19-3) – at Fox Chapel – 6 pm – TribLive HSSN
Kiski Area ended the regular season tied for third place in Section 1-5A. They average 41.1 points per game (17th in 5A) and allow 44.0 points per game (9th in 5A). Kiski Area fell at Penn Hills 50-38 on February 8 to finish the season snapping a 4-game winning streak. Abbie Johns is coming off of an 18-point performance in their regular season finale against Penn Hills.
Oakland Catholic finished the regular season champions of Section 3-5A. They average 65.5 points per game (1st in 5A) and allow 42.2 points per game (7th in 5A). Oakland Catholic fell to North Catholic 64-54 on February 11 snapping a 17-game win streak. They are led by Alexa Washington who averages 15.6 points per game. Washington finished the regular season 10th in 5A in scoring. Rachel Haver is coming off of an 11-point performance in Oakland Catholic’s regular season finale.
This game will be broadcasted live on the TribLive High School Sports Network. You can find the broadcast link on the broadcast schedule page under Multimedia.
#13 Latrobe (14-8) at #4 Trinity (15-6) – 7 pm – LHTC
Latrobe finished the regular season as the fourth place finisher in Section 3-5A. They average 53.8 points per game (5th in 5A) and allow 50.1 points per game (15th in 5A). Latrobe fell to Penn-Trafford 51-45 in their regular season finale snapping a 3-game win streak. Camille Dominick and Elle Snyder are both coming off of 12-point performances in Latrobe’s last game. Josie Straigis had 10 points in that game.
Trinity ended the regular season as the second-place finisher in Section 4-5A. They average 53.2 points per game (6th in 5A) and allow 44.9 points per game (12th in 5A). Trinity has won 8 of their last 9 games with the only loss coming to top-seeded South Fayette.
This game will be broadcasted live on LHTC. You can find the broadcast link on the broadcast schedule page under Multimedia.
#12 Woodland Hills (11-11) at #5 Armstrong (19-3) – 7 pm – High Top Sports Network
Woodland Hills ended the regular season as second place finishers in Section 1-5A. They average 52.0 points per game (9th in 5A) and allow 50.7 points per game (16th in 5A). Woodland Hills defeated Gateway 72-40 on February 9 to end a 2-game losing streak. Hope Hawkins is coming off of a 27-point performance in Woodland Hills’ regular season finale. Kayla Walter had 17 points in that game.
Armstrong finished the regular season as Section 2-5A co-champions with Mars. They average 52.7 points per game (8th in 5A) and allow 37.2 points per game (1st in 5A). Armstrong won 8 of their last 9 games to finish the regular season. They are led by Emma Paul who averages 17.8 points per game. Paul finished the regular season 4th in 5A in scoring. Kyla Fitzgerald is coming off a 19-point performance in Armstrong’s season finale. Marina Grado had 12 points in that contest.
This game will be broadcasted live on High Top Sports Network. You can find the broadcast link on the broadcast schedule page under Multimedia.
#14 Penn Hills (10-11) at #3 McKeesport (18-4) – 7 pm
Penn Hills finished the regular season tied for third place in Section 1-5A. They average 42.0 points per game (16th in 5A) and allow 43.0 points per game (8th in 5A). Penn Hills fell to City League champions Obama Academy on February 13, 27-26 snapping a 3-game win streak. They are led by Hannah Pugliese who averages 17.4 points per game. Pugliese finished the regular season 6th in 5A in scoring.
McKeesport ended the regular season as second place finishers in Section 3-5A. They average 57.7 points per game (3rd in 5A) and allow 39.3 points per game (4th in 5A). McKeesport fell to second-seeded Oakland Catholic 60-54 on February 9 ending a 6-game winning streak. Rachael Manfredo is coming off a 23-point performance. Brooke Evans had 12 points in that game and Malina Boord had 10 points.
McKeesport and Penn Hills met in the season opener on December 2 at the Wright Automotive Tip-Off Tournament at North Allegheny High School. McKeesport came away with the 51-29 victory.
#9 Shaler (16-6) at #8 Penn-Trafford (15-7) – 8 pm – TribLive HSSN
Shaler ended the regular season tied for third place in Section 2-5A. They average 48.0 points per game (13th in 5A) and allow 37.8 points per game (3rd in 5A). Shaler has won 6 of their last 7 contests. Haley Kostorick and Bayleigh Pugh are each coming off of 10-point performances in Shaler’s regular season finale against Fox Chapel.
Penn-Trafford finished the regular season the third-place finisher in Section 3-5A. They average 50.7 points per game and allow 45.1 points per game (14th in 5A). Penn-Trafford is 2-3 in their last 5 games. They are led by Olivia Pepple who averages 17.3 points per game. Pepple finished the regular season 7th in 5A in scoring. Sarah Penrod is coming off of a 19-point performance in Franklin Regional’s last game.
This game will be broadcasted live on the TribLive High School Sports Network. You can find the broadcast link on our broadcast schedule page under Multimedia.
#10 Lincoln Park (18-4) vs. #7 Mars (15-5) – at Mt. Lebanon – 8 pm – TribLive HSSN
Lincoln Park finished the regular season in third place in Section 4-5A. They average 58.8 points per game (4th in 5A) and allow 41.9 points per game (5th in 5A). Lincoln Park has won 3 of their last 4 games. Aizlyn Thompson is coming off a 16-point performance in Lincoln Park’s final regular season game. Mikayla Newsome had 15 points in that game.
Mars ended the regular season as co-champions of Section 2-5A with Armstrong. They average 49.8 points per game (11th in 5A) and allow 42.1 points per game (6th in 5A). Mars is 2-3 in their last 5 games. Vita Vargo is coming off a 15-point performance in Mars’ regular season finale.
This game will be broadcasted live on the TribLive High School Sports Network. You can find the broadcast link on the broadcast schedule page under Multimedia.
#11 Hampton (14-8) vs. #6 Indiana (15-7) at Fox Chapel – 8 pm – TribLive HSSN & WDAD
Hampton ended the regular season tied for third place in Section 2-5A. They average 49.6 points per game (12th in 5A) and allow 45.0 points per game (13th in 5A). Hampton defeated Seneca Valley 42-32 on February 11 to snap a 3-game skid. They are led by Meghan Murray who averages 20.0 points per game. Murray finished the regular season as the 5A girls scoring champion. Claire Rodgers is coming off a 15-point performance in Hampton’s regular season finale. Murray had 14 points in that game.
Indiana finished the regular season champions of Section 1-5A. They average 53.1 points per game (7th in 5A) and allow 44.5 points per game (T-10th in 5A). Indiana fell to Plum, 58-52 on February 9 to snap a 3-game win streak. They are led by Katie Kovalchick who averages 16.4 points per game. Kovalchick finished the regular season 8th in 5A in scoring. Eve Fiala is coming off a 23-point performance in Indiana’s last game. Cassandra Boyer had 11 points in that game.
This game will be broadcasted live on the TribLive High School Sports Network and WDAD. You can find both broadcast links on the broadcast schedule page under Multimedia.
#16 Plum (13-10) at #1 South Fayette (20-2) – 8 pm – TribLive HSSN
Plum is coming off a 46-38 victory over Montour on Thursday in the WPIAL 5A Girls Preliminary Round. Pascale Olczak had 11 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks in the game. Plum did a great job holding Montour’s leading scorer to 8 points.
South Fayette ended the regular season the champions of Section 4-5A. They average 60.7 points per game (2nd in 5A) and allow 37.4 points per game (2nd in 5A). South Fayette enters the playoffs winners of 17 of their last 18 games. They are led by Maddie Webber who averages 17.5 points per game. Webber finished the regular season 5th in 5A in scoring. Lainey Yater is coming off of a 12-point performance in South Fayette’s regular season finale. Webber had 17 points in that game.
This game will be broadcasted live on the TribLive High School Sports Network. You can find the broadcast link on the broadcast schedule page under Multimedia.