WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Photo Credit: Will McBride BOYS BASKETBALL PIAA 6A QUARTERFINALS Reading 72, New Castle 48 Reading (30-1) jumped out to a 13-point lead at halftime and used a huge third quarter to pull away from New Castle (24-4) 72-48 on Saturday afternoon at Altoona High School. Ruben Rodriguez led Reading with 27 points. Myles Grey had… More »
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network BOYS BASKETBALL PIAA 5A QUARTERFINALS Exeter 75, Peters Township 72 (OT) Peters Township (24-5) was down eight points at the half. Stormed back in the second half to force overtime, but ultimately fell to Exeter (26-6) 75-72 at Bald Eagle High School on Friday night. Zyion Paschall led Exeter… More »
Photo Credit: @phbasketball (Twitter) BOYS BASKETBALL PIAA 5A QUARTERFINALS 7-2 Peters Township (24-4) vs. 3-1 Exeter (25-6) – at Bald Eagle HS – 6 pm – WJPA Peters Township Peters Township has defeated Milton Hershey (60-53) and Lampeter Strasburg (58-56) in the PIAA playoffs. It has been a very balanced effort for the Indians throughout… More »
BOYS BASKETBALL PIAA 6A SECOND ROUND State College 57, Central Catholic 47 In a very competitive matchup, State College (25-2) outscored Central Catholic (17-10) 24-16 in the fourth quarter to separate themselves and win the game 57-47 on Wednesday night at Central Cambria High School. Braeden Shrewsberry led State College with 26 points while Ryan… More »
Photo Credit: @phbasketball (Twitter) BOYS BASKETBALL PIAA 6A SECOND ROUND 7-2 New Castle (23-3) vs. 1-4 Downingtown West (20-7) – at Bald Eagle HS – 5:30 pm – Lawrence County SportsNet How they got here: New Castle were the champions of Section 1-6A. They were the top seed in the WPIAL playoffs. They got to… More »
BOYS BASKETBALL PIAA 5A SECOND ROUND Penn Hills 50, Hershey 42 Things were tight all night between these two teams but Penn Hills (23-3) outscored Hershey (20-8) 19-11 in the fourth quarter to pull away with a 50-42 win on Tuesday night at Altoona High School. Daemar Kelly had 15 points for Penn Hills. Michai… More »
Photo Credit: Will McBride BOYS BASKETBALL PIAA 5A SECOND ROUND 7-2 Peters Township (23-4) vs. 3-7 Lampeter Strasburg (20-7) – at Altoona – 5:30 pm How they got here: Peters Township won Section 1-5A. Was the top seed in the WPIAL tournament, went 3-1 in the WPIAL playoffs where their one loss came in the… More »
Photo Credit: ThompsonFoto12 (Twitter) GIRLS BASKETBALL PIAA 5A FIRST ROUND Mechanicsburg 47, Woodland Hills 44 (OT) Woodland Hills (13-14) magical postseason run came to an end on Saturday afternoon as they fell on the road in overtime to Mechanicsburg (20-7) 47-44. Woodland Hills was up by eight at halftime, trailed by four heading into the… More »
Photo Credit: @PCC_Hoops (Twitter) BOYS BASKETBALL PIAA 6A FIRST ROUND Central Catholic 50, Wilson 28 Central Catholic’s (17-9) defense showed up in a big way as Wilson (19-10) never scored double figures in a quarter and Central Catholic got to the PIAA Second Round with a 50-28 victory on Saturday afternoon at Gateway High School…. More »
Photo Credit: ThompsonFoto12 (Twitter) GIRLS BASKETBALL PIAA 5A FIRST ROUND 7-7 Penn-Trafford (17-9) at 3-1 Greencastle-Antrim (23-2) – 4 pm Penn-Trafford was the No. 8 seed in the District 7 playoffs. They beat No. 9 Shaler (29-28) in the WPIAL First Round before falling to top-seeded South Fayette (70-49) in the WPIAL Quarterfinals. Penn-Trafford then… More »