2025-2026 Big 56 5A Girls Basketball All-Section Teams

FIRST TEAM PHOTO GALLERY

2025-2026 Class 5A Girls Basketball All-Section Teams

SECTION 1
FIRST TEAM
NAMESCHOOLPOSITIONGRADE
Lyla JablonFox ChapelGuardSenior
Nina KulikowskiFox ChapelGuardSophomore
Alyssa BridgesFranklin RegionalForwardSophomore
Milani OliverPenn HillsGuardSenior
Harmony McLeanPenn HillsGuardFreshman
Tamia WestPlumGuardJunior
Riley StephansPlumGuardSenior
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
COACH OF THE YEAR
Rich MullPlum
SECOND TEAM
NAMESCHOOLPOSITIONGRADE
Emily McKeeFox ChapelGuardJunior
Chloe PuckaFranklin RegionalGuardJunior
KC YanigaFranklin RegionalGuardSophomore
Malaya MiddletonPenn HillsGuardSophomore
Tori GlogowskiPlumGuardFreshman
Olivia GiertaltowskiShalerGuardJunior
Reese SmetankaShalerGuardJunior
SECTION 2
FIRST TEAM
NAMESCHOOLPOSITIONGRADE
Julia AntonacciIndianaGuardSenior
Addy HuttonIndianaGuardSenior
Gianna DeVitoKiski AreaForwardSenior
Jada BlanciakKiski AreaForwardJunior
Torrie DeStefanoPenn-TraffordGuardSenior
Isabella FontanaPenn-TraffordGuardJunior
Maggie MaiersLatrobeForwardJunior
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
COACH OF THE YEAR
Rick KlimchockGreensburg Salem
SECOND TEAM
NAMESCHOOLPOSITIONGRADE
Laken KuglerIndianaGuardSenior
Raya JohnsonPenn-TraffordGuardSophomore
Dannah SebeliaMcKeesportGuardFreshman
Brianna HavrillaLatrobeGuardSenior
Mya HeasleyGreensburg SalemGuardSenior
Morgan MaiersLatrobeForwardFreshman
Hanna WeishaarPenn-TraffordGuardSenior
SECTION 3
FIRST TEAM
NAMESCHOOLPOSITIONGRADE
Lailah WrightSouth FayetteGuardJunior
Haylie LamondeSouth FayetteGuardSenior
Ryan OldakerSouth FayetteGuardSenior
Juliette LerouxSouth FayetteGuardSenior
Alexis CashdollarMarsGuardSenior
Emma RupertoWest AlleghenyGuard/ForwardJunior
Alyssa DavisChartiers ValleyForwardSophomore
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
COACH OF THE YEAR
Bryan BennettSouth Fayette
SECOND TEAM
NAMESCHOOLPOSITIONGRADE
Kenzie RumbergerSouth FayetteGuardFreshman
Ella VierraSouth FayetteGuardSophomore
Tiffany MillerMontourGuardSenior
Ella SmithWest AlleghenyForwardSenior
Breana GubbaWest AlleghenyGuardSophomore
Cecilia ChristyMarsGuard/ForwardSenior
Maria DepnerMoonForwardSenior
SECTION 4
FIRST TEAM
NAMESCHOOLPOSITIONGRADE
Jules OttBaldwinGuardSenior
Lynsey BernotasBaldwinGuardJunior
Kat BoffBethel ParkGuardSenior
Riley McCabeThomas JeffersonGuardSenior
Maggie SpellThomas JeffersonGuardSenior
Sutton WilliamsonTrinityGuardJunior
Aierra JenkinsUniontownForwardSenior
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
COACH OF THE YEAR
Matt GouldThomas Jefferson
SECOND TEAM
NAMESCHOOLPOSITIONGRADE
Mikayla SheaAlbert GallatinGuardSenior
Laci BernotasBaldwinGuardSenior
Bri MorrealePeters TownshipGuardSenior
Taylor McColloughPeters TownshipGuardSophomore
Allie WilsonThomas JeffersonForwardJunior
Emily HritzThomas JeffersonGuardJunior
Bently LayhueTrinityGuardSenior

2025-2026 Big 56 6A Girls Basketball All-Section Teams

FIRST TEAM PHOTO GALLERY

2025-2026 Class 6A Girls Basketball All-Section Teams

SECTION 1
FIRST TEAM
NAMESCHOOLPOSITIONGRADE
Vange BalourisNorth AlleghenyGuardSenior
Zoe DevlinNorth HillsGuardSophomore
Mia LeDonnePine-RichlandGuardJunior
Cate GentilePine-RichlandForwardSenior
Rebekah ShafferPine-RichlandForwardSophomore
Natalie HamblySeneca ValleyGuardSenior
Reece McFaddenSeneca ValleyGuardSophomore
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
CO-COACH OF THE YEAR
Hailey ZeisePine-Richland
Dorothea EppsSeneca Valley
SECOND TEAM
NAMESCHOOLPOSITIONGRADE
Eva StutzButlerGuardJunior
Rae ShanahanNorth AlleghenyCenterSenior
Rosalia VarlottaNorth AlleghenyForwardJunior
Delaney AmatoNorth HillsGuardJunior
Zoe CookPine-RichlandGuardJunior
Brooke DuffordSeneca ValleyForwardSenior
Makayla CantySeneca ValleyGuardSenior
SECTION 2
FIRST TEAM
NAMESCHOOLPOSITIONGRADE
Ava ChristopherNorwinGuardSenior
Ryan PrunzikUpper St. ClairGuardSenior
Reagan FisherHempfieldGuardJunior
Saige MickensConnellsvilleGuardFreshman
Madison ClairCanon-McMillanGuard/ForwardSenior
Kat PolstyankoUpper St. ClairForwardSophomore
Lauren BorellaCanon-McMillanGuardSenior
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
COACH OF THE YEAR
John FontanaCanon-McMillan
SECOND TEAM
NAMESCHOOLPOSITIONGRADE
Elizabeth YarosikNorwinGuard/ForwardJunior
Guiliana GianikisNorwinGuardFreshman
Aubrey GraneyNorwinGuardSophomore
Ava ShipmanHempfieldGuardSenior
Gabby CocciaHempfieldForwardSenior
Sam MillerCanon-McMillanGuardSenior
Faye SaundersCanon-McMillanForwardJunior

PIAA Championships Recap: South Fayette Girls claims 1st PIAA title

GIRLS BASKETBALL

PIAA 6A CHAMPIONSHIP

(1-1) Perkiomen Valley 58, (7-1) Upper St. Clair 27

Upper St. Clair (23-7)

Rylee Kalocay – 10 points

PIAA 5A CHAMPIONSHIP

(7-2) South Fayette 45, (12-1) Archbishop Wood 37

South Fayette (29-2)

Juliette Leroux – 15 points, 7 rebounds

Ryan Oldaker – 10 points

Recap: PIAA Semifinals, Day 2

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BOYS BASKETBALL

PIAA 6A SEMIFINALS

(12-3) Roman Catholic 59, (7-1) Upper St. Clair 46

No stats reported

GIRLS BASKETBALL

PIAA 5A SEMIFINALS

(7-2) South Fayette 50, (7-1) Peters Township

South Fayette (28-2)

Lailah Wright – 14 points

Ryan Oldaker – 13 points

Peters Township (26-4)

Natalie Wetzel – 9 points

Taylor McCullough – 9 points

Recap: PIAA Semifinals, Day 1

BOYS BASKETBALL

PIAA 5A SEMIFINALS

(3-1) Hershey 66, (7-1) Chartiers Valley 50

Chartiers Valley (26-4)

Julian Semplice – 15 points

Jayden Davis – 14 points

GIRLS BASKETBALL

PIAA 6A SEMIFINALS

(7-1) Upper St. Clair 53, (1-2) Garnet Valley 49

Upper St. Clair (23-6)

Olivia Terlecki – 19 points

Rylee Kalocay – 13 points

Recap: PIAA Quarterfinals, Day 2

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BOYS BASKETBALL

PIAA 6A QUARTERFINALS

(7-1) Upper St. Clair 51, (10-1) McDowell 49 (OT)

Upper St. Clair (26-2)

Nico Gidas – 22 points

Tyler Robbins – 14 points

GIRLS BASKETBALL

PIAA 5A QUARTERFINALS

(7-1) Peters Township 35, (10-1) Cathedral Prep 25

Peters Township (26-3)

Natalie Wetzel – 14 points

(7-2) South Fayette 70, (6-1) Hollidaysburg 52

South Fayette (27-2)

Juliette Leroux – 21 points

Haylie Lamonde – 15 points

Lailah Wright – 11 points

What’s coming up: PIAA Quarterfinals, Day 1

by: Don Rebel

CHARTIERS VALLEY CONTINUES ON THE ROAD TO HERSHEY

The Chartiers Valley boys basketball team is on an unexpected golden ride this postseason.

The Colts finished in second place in Section 4-5A in the regular season but have more than made up for no section crown with a perfect 6-0 playoff record.

In each of those wins, they have been led by senior Jayden Davis.

He has capped off a scholastic career in which he eclipsed 2,000 points scored with a WPIAL championship and is now three wins from adding a PIAA title.

Thus far on the Road to Hershey, Davis has scored 33 points in wins over Cocalico and Montour.

Now Chartiers Valley (25-3) will take on District 6 champion Johnstown (26-1) at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Norwin.

The Trojans have ousted WPIAL teams in back-to-back state playoff games, beating Moon in the first round by seven points and defeating Latrobe in the second round by 26 points.

The three other 5A quarterfinals Friday are:

Hershey (22-3) vs. West York (22-6) at Northern York at 7 p.m.

Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast (18-7) vs. Upper Moreland (21-6) at Norristown at 6 p.m.

Penncrest (23-3) vs. Neumann-Goretti (16-11) at Norristown at 7:30 p.m.

FORD TOUGH

WPIAL 6A girls basketball champion Upper St. Clair has enjoyed some home cooking the first tow round of the PIAA playoffs.

The Panthers rolled past Manheim Township in a home game in the first round, 65-37.

Then they had to hop on a bus and travel a whole 6 miles to Peters Township to defeat section rival Canon-McMillan in the second round, 46-32.

In both games, Kent State commit Rylee Kalocay led the Panthers with 21 and 20 points.

Now Upper St. Clair (21-6) prepares to head on a bus and travel 149 miles to McConnellsburg High School, the site of its quarterfinal matchup against Haverford (23-5) at 6 p.m.

The Fords were the No. 5 team out of District 1 but have advanced with a two-point win over Easton and a 20-point victory over Downingtown East.

The other three girls 6A quarterfinals Friday are:

Garnet Valley (26-2) vs. Cardinal O’Hara (18-9) at Ridley at 6 p.m.

Perkiomen Valley (25-3) vs. Hazleton (28-0) at Bethlehem Liberty at 6 p.m.

Central Dauphin (18-8) vs. Archbishop Carroll (19-9) at Bethlehem Liberty at 7:30 p.m.

SPRING HAS SPRUNG

In years past, the first day of spring sports has had to deal with snow outs or chilled temperatures.

Not so in 2025.

Sunshine and 73 degrees marks the forecast for the first day of action in the 2025 baseball and softball seasons.

PIAA Second Round, Day 2

BOYS BASKETBALL

PIAA 6A SECOND ROUND

(7-1) Upper St. Clair 50, (3-3) Governor Mifflin 38

Upper St. Clair (25-2)

Jake Foster- 22 points

Tyler Robbins – 12 points

GIRLS BASKETBALL

PIAA 5A SECOND ROUND

(7-2) South Fayette 70, (3-3) West York Area 41

South Fayette (26-2)

Juliette Leroux – 20 points

Ryan Oldaker – 12 points

Haylie Lamonde – 11 points

Ella Vierra – 10 points

(7-1) Peters Township 57, (7-3) Thomas Jefferson 53

Peters Township (25-3)

Natalie Wetzel – 27 points

Bri Morreale – 13 points

Thomas Jefferson (22-6)

Kaylee DeAngelo – 17 points

Maggie Spell – 15 points

What’s coming up: PIAA Second Round, Day 2

by: Don Rebel

LONE CAT ON THE PROWL

As New Castle, Central Catholic and Mt. Lebanon all saw their seasons come to an end with PIAA Class 6A boys basketball first-round losses, WPIAL champion Uppers St. Clair was dominating in another playoff blowout.

After winning all three WPIAL playoff games by 20 points or more, the trend continued Saturday in the PIAA first round.

USC jumped out to a 21-4 lead after one quarter and guaranteed a mercy rule running clock for the entire second half when it led 45-10 at intermission.

The Panthers defense allowed four, six, seven and 13 points in each quarter to cruise, 67-30.

Senior forward Tyler Robbins led with 15 points while junior guard Jake Foster added 11 points for USC.

On Wednesday, Upper St. Clair (24-2) will play the No. 3 team from District 3, Governor Mifflin (20-8), at Altoona at 6:30 p.m.

In the first round, the Mustangs defeated Mt. Lebanon, 66-54. Andrew Galantomo led the way for GM with 22 points.

FOURTH TIME’S A CHARM?

They met twice in the girls basketball regular season and once in the district postseason and each time, Peters Township (24-3) has defeated Thomas Jefferson (22-5).

Could the fourth time be a charm for the Jaguars against the Indians?

WPIAL champion Peters Township has won the previous meetings against Thomas Jefferson, but the outcomes keep getting closer.

In December at TJ, the Indians won by 13 points. In the rematch at PT in early February, the Indians won by nine points.

The two met for a third time at Mt. Lebanon in the district semifinals and PT defeated TJ by only three points.

Now the fourth clash is set for Canon-McMillan on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Senior Natalie Wetzel scored 16 points as Peters Township crushed Conrad Weiser in the state playoff opener, 58-25.

Thomas Jefferson pulled away from Susquehannock in the first round, 55-37, thanks to 17 points from sophomore Kaylee DeAngelo and 16 from junior Maggie Spell.

One other WPIAL team remains alive in girls 5A basketball.

District 7 runner-up South Fayette (25-2) will battle West York (21-7) at Altoona at 5 p.m.

The Lions bounced back after falling to Peters in the WPIAL title game with a rout of Lower Dauphin, 56-21.

Junior Ryan Oldaker led South Fayette with 24 points.

Recap: PIAA Second Round, Day 1

BOYS BASKETBALL

PIAA 5A SECOND ROUND

(3-3) West York 75, (7-2) Peters Township 49

Peters Township (19-9)

Nick McCullough – 19 points

(7-1) Chartiers Valley 48, (7-3) Montour 38

Chartiers Valley (25-3)

Jayden Davis – 18 points

Montour (25-3)

Colton Straight – 14 points

Kaleb Platz – 12 points

Ama Sow – 10 points

(6-1) Greater Johnstown 67, (7-6) Latrobe 41

Latrobe (21-7)

John Wetzel – 16 points

Max Butler – 12 points

GIRLS BASKETBALL

PIAA 6A SECOND ROUND

(7-1) Upper St. Clair 46, (7-3) Canon-McMillan 32

Upper St. Clair (21-6)

Rylee Kalocay – 20 points

Meredith Huzjak – 10 points

Canon-McMillan (16-10)

Faye Saunders – 14 points