WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The Hempfield Spartans used a 12-0 run to open the second half and pulled away from the Fox Chapel Foxes for a 54-44 win in the second round of the PIAA playoffs. The Spartans harassing defense prevented the Fox Chapel guards from consistently feeding Duke-recruit Erin Mathias. Mathias scored 18 points, but 12 of them… More »
For the second straight game in the PIAA playoffs, North Allegheny led from start to finish as the Lady Tigers topped the District 6 champion State College Lady Lions on Tuesday night, 58-44, from Indiana High School. The win sets up a rematch with the Hempfield Spartans in the PIAA quarterfinals on Friday night. Against… More »
By: Steve Brodzinski – Pittsburgh Basketball Report They beat each other up during section play and in the playoffs but at the end of the day, New Castle, Hampton, and North Allegheny, all representing section 3 of Class AAAA are still alive in the PIAA playoffs. Receiving the #1, #2, and #3 seeds in the… More »
New Castle 71, Bethel Park 64 Prior to Saturday, the Red Hurricanes and Black Hawks met in the WPIAL quarterfinals and New Castle won by 27. In the rematch in the PIAA first round, the final score was much closer but the end result was the same as WPIAL champion New Castle topped Bethel Park,… More »
Fox Chapel 48, McDowell 36 A strong second quarter and performance at the free-throw line helped the Fox Chapel Foxes oust the McDowell Trojans from the PIAA playoffs. The Foxes outscored the Trojans, 18-5, in the second period and held a 28-14 lead at the half. Fox Chapel connected on 23 of 26 free-throw attempts… More »
Determined to bounce back from a disappointing loss to Hempfield in the WPIAL semifinals, the North Allegheny Lady Tigers punished the WPIAL champion Penn-Trafford Warriors, 64-39, on Friday night in the opening round of the PIAA playoffs. The Tigers led wire to wire, dictating the pace with a fiery defense and quick-footed transition game. The… More »
By: Steve Brodzinski – Pittsburgh Basketball Report New Castle, Hampton, Kiski Area, North Allegheny, Bethel Park, and city league champion Allderdice, will be representing the WPIAL in the Class Quad A PIAA Playoffs, and once again, we get to beat up on each other, before meeting with the powers from the east. In 2010, I… More »
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All-Section First Team Photo Gallery Coaches of the Year Second Team All-Section All-Section Honorable Mentions