WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
With a consistent effort on the glass and at the free-throw line, the North Allegheny Tigers won their second straight game in Section 1-6A play with a 65-47 victory over the Seneca Valley Raiders on Friday night at NASH. The Tigers outrebounded the Raiders, 33-23, including 10 offensive boards. Sophomore Khalil Dinkins provided a team-high eight rebounds,… More »
Senior Adia Brisker’s layup went through the hoop just before the buzzer to lift Penn Hills to a 32-31 Section 3-5A win at Oakland Catholic on Thursday night. The Indians inbounded the ball from the far side with 2.8 seconds left and down by one leading up to Brisker’s heroics. Scoring was at a premium throughout… More »
Heading into Thursday’s Section 2-6A match up between Peters Township and Mt. Lebanon, the two teams combined for only one section loss. Now both teams have combined for two, both for Mt. Lebanon, as the Indians went into the Blue Devils gym and came away with a convincing 64-36 win. PT controlled the game from… More »
The Moon boys basketball team is one of the top team’s in Class 5A in the WPIAL and the PIAA. The Tigers proved that on Tuesday night, coming away with a 69-64 win against previously undefeated in section play, Chartiers Valley, on the road in Section 2-5A action. Both team’s battled back-and-forth in the first… More »
Heading into Tuesday night’s Section 1-5A showdown between Woodland Hills and McKeesport, both teams were still looking to stay undefeated in section play. Both teams played their hearts out, but I don’t think anyone could predict what was about to unfold. Junior Deamontae Diggs scored 42 points and recorded 20 rebounds to break the McKeesport single… More »
The Fox Chapel boys basketball team only scored 48 points on Tuesday night, but it was enough to win comfortably at Norwin in Section 3-6A action, 48-39. The two teams were tied for second place in the section entering the game. The Foxes didn’t allow more than 11 points in any given quarter. Fox Chapel… More »
Butler’s standout junior Ethan Morton had the best night of his career, statistically. He finished with 51 points, eight rebounds and eight assists but would willingly take some of those points back if it meant a win for his team. Pine-Richland, who focused on stopping the other Golden Tornado on the court, did just enough of… More »
The Thomas Jefferson girls basketball team pulled away from host South Fayette in the middle quarter for a 59-51 Section 1-5A win on Monday night. The Jaguars and Lions were deadlocked at 17-17 after the first quarter. TJ was able to build a little bit of momentum in the second quarter, as they went into… More »
Megan Marecic averaged a double-double of 22 points and 13.3 rebounds in three contests for Seton Hill University She finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds in the win over Lock Haven University. The graduate student added 20 points and 12 rebounds in the win over Slippery Rock University. Marecic had 24 points and a… More »
Jake Biss was Shippensburg University’s leading scorer in a 2-1 week that included conference wins over Mercyhurst University and East Stroudsburg University. Biss averaged 17.3 points per game, 5.3 assists per game and shot 43 percent from the field (5 of 9), 56 percent from 3-point range and a perfect 7 of 7 from the… More »