WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Photo Credit: ThompsonFoto12 (Twitter) GIRLS BASKETBALL PIAA 5A FIRST ROUND 7-7 Penn-Trafford (17-9) at 3-1 Greencastle-Antrim (23-2) – 4 pm Penn-Trafford was the No. 8 seed in the District 7 playoffs. They beat No. 9 Shaler (29-28) in the WPIAL First Round before falling to top-seeded South Fayette (70-49) in the WPIAL Quarterfinals. Penn-Trafford then… More »
Photo Credit: @ThompsonFoto12 (Twitter) BOYS BASKETBALL PIAA 6A FIRST ROUND 10-1 Erie (16-9) at 7-2 New Castle (22-3) – 3 pm – Lawrence County Sportsnet Erie was the No. 2 seed in the District 10 playoffs. They defeated No. 1 McDowell (47-45) to win the District 10 Championship. Erie then took down City League Champions… More »
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network GIRLS BASKETBALL PIAA 6A FIRST ROUND North Allegheny 76, Manheim Township 53 After a tight first quarter, North Allegheny (21-5) outscored Manheim Township (17-11) 22-8 in the second quarter and rolled to a 76-53 victory at North Allegheny High School on Friday night. Kellie McConnell and Jasmine Timmerson each… More »
Photo Credit: Will McBride BOYS BASKETBALL PIAA 5A FIRST ROUND Mars 61, Manheim Central 49 Mars (17-10) went on the road and picked up a big time victory in the PIAA 5A First Round taking out Manheim Central (22-7) 61-49 on Friday night at Manheim Township High School. Mars’ leading scorer Tasso Sfanos was held… More »
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network GIRLS BASKETBALL PIAA 6A FIRST ROUND 10-1 McDowell (19-6) at 7-2 Upper St. Clair (21-3) – 6 pm McDowell was the top seed in the District 10 playoffs. They defeated No. 2 Erie (51-40) in the District 10 Championship Game. They then defeated District 8 Champion Allderdice (60-26) in… More »
Photo Credit: Will McBride BOYS BASKETBALL PIAA 5A FIRST ROUND 7-7 Fox Chapel (15-11) at 3-1 Exeter (23-6) – 6 pm Fox Chapel was the No. 11 seed in the District 7 playoffs. They upset No. 6 Thomas Jefferson (62-45) in the WPIAL First Round and then fell to No. 3 North Hills (67-62) in… More »
The PIAA has released all matchups, sites and times for the first round of the PIAA Basketball Championships. For a complete list of all brackets, click here. Here are the Big 56 teams in the state playoffs: 6A Boys Basketball 3-7 Wilson (19-9) vs. 7-1 Central Catholic (16-9) at Gateway on Saturday, 3:30 pm 10-1… More »
We are extending the date for advertisements and congratulatory messages in the Big 56 Basketball All-Conference Program book to Monday, March 6th at 3:00 pm. Also, the last day to purchase tickets will be March 9th.
Photo Credit: @ThompsonFoto12 BOYS BASKETBALL 6A WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIP Central Catholic 61, New Castle 52 Central Catholic (16-9) got a big night from Dante DePante and won their second ever WPIAL Championship with a 61-52 win over New Castle (22-3) on Saturday night at the Petersen Event Center. Things were very tight in the first half,… More »
Photo Credit: @ThompsonFoto12 GIRLS BASKETBALL 5A WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIP South Fayette 64, Oakland Catholic 49 South Fayette (24-2) had rolled through the postseason up to the WPIAL Championship. Oakland Catholic (22-4) gave them everything they could handle but the team who had been there before found a way to pull out the 64-49 championship victory, giving… More »