6A Girls Basketball Quarterfinal Preview
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GIRLS BASKETBALL
6A GIRLS QUARTERFINALS
#6 Chartiers Valley (12-9) at #3 Mt. Lebanon (16-6) – 6 pm – TribLive HSSN
Chartiers Valley finished the regular season as the third-place finisher in Section 2-6A. They average 51.5 points per game (5th in 6A) and allow 49.9 points per game (6th in 6A). Chartiers Valley has won 2 games in a row following up a 3-game losing streak. They are led by Emma Reynolds who averages 15.0 points per game. Reynolds finished the regular season 7th in 6A in scoring. Lilah Turnball is coming off a 13-point performance in Chartiers Valley’s regular season finale. Ava Shazer had 11 points in that game.
Mt. Lebanon ended the regular season as the second-place team in Section 2-6A. They average 49.1 points per game (T-7th in 6A) and allow 43.1 points per game (3rd in 6A). Mt. Lebanon is 9-2 in their final 11 games of the regular season. Payton Collins is coming off a 12-point performance in Mt. Lebanon’s season finale. Chloe Desnain had 10 points in that game.
These teams met twice in the regular season with Mt. Lebanon sweeping the season series. They won 43-32 on the road on January 16 and won 37-31 at home on February 9.
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.
#7 Pine-Richland (11-11) at #2 North Allegheny (17-5) – 6 pm – North Allegheny Sports Network
Pine-Richland ended the regular season tied for third place in Section 1-6A. They average 47.8 points per game (9th in 6A) and allow 48.0 points per game (5th in 6A). Pine-Richland was 3-2 in their final five games including winning the last two. They are led by Madison Zavasky who averages 19.4 points per game. Zavasky finished the regular season 4th in 6A in scoring. Katie Pifer is coming off of an 11-point performance in Pine-Richland’s regular season finale. Zavasky had 16 points in that game.
North Allegheny finished the regular season the co-champions of Section 1-6A with Norwin. They average 55.3 points per game (3rd in 6A) and allow 44.5 points per game (4th in 6A). North Allegheny finished the regular season winners of 9 of their last 10 games. They are led by Jasmine Timmerson who averages 16.6 points per game. Timmerson finished the regular season 5th in 6A in scoring. Caroline Henderson is coming off a 12-point outing in North Allegheny’s regular season finale. Timmerson had 22 points in that game.
These two teams met twice in the regular season with North Allegheny taking both. The Tigers won 59-48 on January 6 at home and won 51-46 on January 30 on the road.
This game will be broadcasted live on the North Allegheny Sports Network. You can find the broadcast link on the broadcast schedule page under Multimedia.
#6 Baldwin (10-12) at #3 Norwin (19-3) – 6 pm – TribLive HSSN
Baldwin finished the regular season tied for fourth place in Section 2-6A. They average 49.1 points per game (T-7th in 6A) and allow 53.2 points per game (9th in 6A). Baldwin is 4-2 in their last six games. Mary Vargo is coming off of a 26-point performance in Baldwin’s regular season finale. Laci Bernatos had 19 points in that game and Katie Lucarelli had 17.
Norwin ended the regular season co-champions of Section 1-6A with North Allegheny. They average 51.9 points per game (4th in 6A) and allow 33.2 points per game (1st in 6A). Norwin has won 5 games in a row following a 2-game losing streak to the top 2 seeds in 6A. Kendall Berger is coming off of a 14-point performance in Norwin’s final regular season game.
This game will be broadcasted live on the TribLive High School Sports Network. You can find the broadcast link on the broadcast schedule under Multimedia.
#8 Peters Township (13-10) at #1 Upper St. Clair (19-2) – 7 pm – WJPA
Peters Township is coming off a 62-49 first round victory over Butler. They used a 22-12 second quarter to get a double digit lead at halftime and never looked back. Sami Bewick and Natalie Wetzel each had 17 points for Peters Township in the game. Peters Township averages 58.8 points per game (2nd in 6A) and allows 51.5 points per game (7th in 6A). They are led by Gemma Walker and Wetzel. Walker finished the regular season the 6A scoring champion while Walker finished 3rd in 6A in scoring.
Upper St. Clair finished the regular season as Section 2-6A champions. They average 60.4 points per game (1st in 6A) and allow 40.6 points per game (2nd in 6A). Upper St. Clair finished the regular season on a 13-game win streak. They are led by Rylee Kalocay who averages 19.6 points per game. Kalocay finished the regular season 2nd in 6A in scoring. Kate Robbins is coming off a 19-point performance in Upper St. Clair’s regular season finale. Mia Brown had 10 points in that game and Kalocay had 22.
This game will feature the top 3 scorers in 6A this season. These teams met twice in the regular season with Upper St. Clair winning both games. They won 73-56 on January 3 at Peters Township, then won 61-47 on January 26 at home.
This game will be broadcasted live on WJPA. You can find the broadcast link on the broadcast schedule page under Multimedia.