WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The Gateway girls’ basketball team fended off a comeback attempt by Oakland Catholic to pick up a 37-35 Section 2-5A win and take control of second place in the section with one game remaining. The Gators have now split the season series with the Eagles, who are in third place in the section. Both teams… More »
The Mars girls’ basketball team won its sixth straight game on Thursday by continuing to play stellar defense, defeating Armstrong on the road, 43-33. This was the third straight game the Planets held their opponents to under 35 points. Mars jumped out to an early 13-5 lead in the first quarter that they held on… More »
Through three quarters, the Canon-McMillan at Bethel Park Boys Basketball game on Tuesday night had the makings of a blowout, favoring the home team. That didn’t phase the Big Macs as they stormed back for a 58-57 victory. Canon-McMillan trailed by as many as 21 points in the second half and entered the fourth quarter… More »
Entering Tuesday night’s games, it was a safe bet that the section title race for boys basketball in Section 1-6A was going to come down to the final day between Butler, Central Catholic, and Pine-Richland. The Rams made sure that it will remain a three-team race until the very end with a 78-65 win at… More »
It wasn’t a win or go home scenario, but Tuesday night’s Section 2-5A boys basketball game between Chartiers Valley and Hampton went a long way to who can get that fourth and final playoff spot in the section. At home, the Talbots got the inside track to extend their season with a 60-49 win against… More »
Jess Bowen, a North Hills graduate, averaged 5.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game last week for Grove City College. She had eight points and 10 rebounds in last Wednesday’s win over Waynesburg University. Saturday, she collected 13 rebounds against Washington & Jefferson College, helping Grove City amass a 50-24 rebound edge. Bowen,… More »
The Thomas Jefferson girls’ basketball team only scored in three quarters but it was enough to come away with a 45-42 win at Oakland Catholic on Monday night to take sole possession of first place in Section 2-5A. Oakland Catholic took a 24-7 lead into halftime and held Thomas Jefferson scoreless in the second quarter…. More »
The winner of Monday night’s Bethel Park at Mt. Lebanon’s Section 3-6A girls basketball game would have the inside track to second place with an outside shot at still claiming a piece of the section title. The Black Hawks’ defense made sure that would be them, defeating the Blue Devils, 49-38. Bethel held Mt. Lebanon… More »
In a battle between two top five teams in the WPIAL Class 6A rankings, the North Allegheny Tigers topped the Bethel Park Black Hawks on the road by a 57-43 decision. The contest was a rematch of last year’s WPIAL Class 6A title game at the Peterson Events Center and the final result was similar… More »
The Central Catholic boys’ basketball team only netted two points in the overtime session on Saturday night, but it was enough to win 47-45 at Moon in the PBC Legends Classic. The Vikings held the Tigers without a point in the extra period, knocking their point per game allowed average down to 54.3. The matchup… More »