WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
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 »
The reigning WPIAL champion Chartiers Valley Colts used a 15-4 run in the fourth quarter to earn an important road victory at Upper St. Clair on Wednesday night, 49-41. In a tight ball game throughout, the Colts trailed entirely in the first half and led only briefly in the third quarter before a tide-turning run… More »
Defense was the name of the game on Monday night and Bethel Park’s defense proved to be the most smothering as the Black Hawks claimed a 50-42 win over the Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils in a Section 4-AAAA clash. Trailing 27-24 at intermission, Bethel Park nearly silenced Mt. Lebanon in the third quarter and limited… More »
Isaiah Zeise’s 3-pointer with 38 seconds remaining lifted North Allegheny to a thrilling 71-69 victory over the Pine-Richland Rams on Tuesday night. Pine-Richland had two chances to tie or win the game in the waning seconds, but Andrew Petcash missed a 3-point attempt with eight seconds remaining and a desperation perimeter jumper at the buzzer… More »
The North Allegheny girls’ basketball team won their fifth straight game with a 73-66 win over the Pine-Richland Rams in a Section 3-AAAA contest on Tuesday night. Pine-Richland led 22-21 midway through the second quarter, but the Tigers used a 15-6 half-ending run to take a 36-28 lead into halftime and seize command of the… More »
The Gateway boys’ basketball team raced to a double-digit lead in the first quarter and cruised past Penn Hills for a 58-44 triumph in the Section 2-AAAA opener. The busted out in the first quarter for a 22-12 advantage behind the strong play of senior guard Etholian Vennie who scored 12 first-half points and buried… More »
The WPIAL Class AAAA runners up from a year ago, the Penn Hills Indians, opened section play with an impressive 38-21 victory over the Gateway Gators on Friday night. Proving they again will be a top contender for a WPIAL title this season, the Indians defense silenced the Gators who connected for only six field… More »
The Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings won their second WPIAL Class AAAA championship in the last three years with a 24-17 triumph over the Penn-Trafford Warriors on Saturday afternoon at Heinz Field. Toledo recruit Ronnie Jones spearheaded the Vikings toward victory with 142 yards rushing and two touchdowns. It’s the fifth consecutive season that a team… More »
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