WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
By Don Rebel Senior Matt Bilyak only scored four points on Friday, but his layup with under a minute remaining in the fourth quarter proved to be the difference as Pittsburgh Central Catholic edged North Allegheny in a Quad-A Section 3 contest at Alumni Hall in Oakland 47-44. With the score tied 44-44 and the… More »
Seniors Abby Gonzales and Taylor Lake both eclipsed the 1,000 point mark for their careers in a 56-32 triumph over the Butler Golden Tornado on Tuesday night. Gonzales finished with nine points on the night and poured in a 3-pointer early in the second half to hit exactly 1,000 for her career. Lake scored a… More »
It was a game of runs on Monday night and Mt. Lebanon’s 23-3 run in the middle quarters helped the host Blue Devils to an important 44-38 victory over the Bethel Park Black Hawks. The lead changed hands only three times but the extended runs kept the game close throughout in an exciting Section 4-AAAA… More »
Eerily similar to their first meeting on December 18, the Plum Mustangs used a late-game surge to pull away from the Gateway Gators for a 46-34 triumph in a Section 2-AAAA contest on Thursday night. In their duel one month ago, senior Jack Marold sparked a momentum turning run with four 3-pointers en route to… More »
In a battle between two teams vying for playoff positioning in Section 2-AAAA, the Gateway Gators grabbed sole possession for fourth place with a 47-38 win over the Plum Mustangs on Tuesday night. The victory completes a season sweep of the Mustangs and effectively gives Gateway a two-game lead over Plum in the standings because… More »
Plum senior James Edwards was honored recently for scoring the 1,000th point of his high school basketball career. Edwards is a two-time 1st Team All-Section honoree and has signed a letter of intent to play at the Air Force Academy next year. Edwards and the Mustangs defeated McKeesport on Tuesday night, 64-53, to improve to… More »
The Penn-Trafford Warriors used a 20-0 run in the second quarter to vault past the Norwin Knights on Wednesday night, 79-54, in a Section 1-AAAA contest. The run was led in part by the shooting of 3-point specialist Sean Stinelli who scored a game-high 27 points and poured in five long-distance treys. For his efforts,… More »
The reigning WPIAL champion Norwin Knights kept their unblemished record intact to improve to 15-0 with a 63-38 win over the Penn-Trafford Warriors. In the recent history in this Section 1-AAAA rivalry, Penn-Trafford had won 9 of the previous 10 meetings entering last night’s contest. However, the Knights lived up to their lofty status as… More »
The Pine-Richland Rams won their fifth straight game on Friday night, and third in a row in section play, with a 58-44 triumph over the North Hills Indians in the Quad-A Boys Basketball Game of the Week. It also marked the second straight season the Rams picked up a Section 3-AAAA beat the Indians on… More »
The Peters Township Indians won their seventh game in a row with a 52-35 home triumph over the Upper St. Clair Panthers in a Section 4-AAAA game on Thursday night. USC’s feisty defense held Peters Township stars Madison Kerr and Alyssa Konopka to a combined 13 points, but the Indians speed and depth was too… More »