WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Photo Credit: Will McBride BOYS BASKETBALL PIAA 5A FIRST ROUND Mars 61, Manheim Central 49 Mars (17-10) went on the road and picked up a big time victory in the PIAA 5A First Round taking out Manheim Central (22-7) 61-49 on Friday night at Manheim Township High School. Mars’ leading scorer Tasso Sfanos was held… More »
Photo Credit: Will McBride BOYS BASKETBALL PIAA 5A FIRST ROUND 7-7 Fox Chapel (15-11) at 3-1 Exeter (23-6) – 6 pm Fox Chapel was the No. 11 seed in the District 7 playoffs. They upset No. 6 Thomas Jefferson (62-45) in the WPIAL First Round and then fell to No. 3 North Hills (67-62) in… More »
The PIAA has released all matchups, sites and times for the first round of the PIAA Basketball Championships. For a complete list of all brackets, click here. Here are the Big 56 teams in the state playoffs: 6A Boys Basketball 3-7 Wilson (19-9) vs. 7-1 Central Catholic (16-9) at Gateway on Saturday, 3:30 pm 10-1… More »
Photo Credit: @ThompsonFoto12 BOYS BASKETBALL 6A WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIP Central Catholic 61, New Castle 52 Central Catholic (16-9) got a big night from Dante DePante and won their second ever WPIAL Championship with a 61-52 win over New Castle (22-3) on Saturday night at the Petersen Event Center. Things were very tight in the first half,… More »
BOYS BASKETBALL 6A WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIP #3 Central Catholic (15-9) vs. #1 New Castle (22-2) – 7 pm – TribLive HSSN, Lawrence County Sports Network & KDKA Central Catholic Central Catholic is looking for their second WPIAL Championship in school history with the first coming in 2008. They beat Baldwin (80-75, OT) and Upper St. Clair… More »
BOYS BASKETBALL 5A CHAMPIONSHIP Penn Hills 70, Peters Township 65 Penn Hills (21-3) trailed at the half but 5A’s top defense woke up in the second half holding Peters Township (22-4) to nine points in the third quarter and hit free throws late for a 70-65 win to capture their sixth WPIAL Championship and first… More »
BOYS BASKETBALL 5A BOYS WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIP #2 Penn Hills (20-3) vs. #1 Peters Township (22-3) – 9 pm – Petersen Event Center – TribLive HSSN, KDKA & WJPA Penn Hills Penn Hills is in search of their sixth WPIAL Championship, their last coming in 2018. They have won 17 of their last 18 games. They… More »
BOYS BASKETBALL 6A SEMIFINALS New Castle 58, Mt. Lebanon 41 A big second quarter was exactly what New Castle (24-2) needed as they cruised to a 58-41 win over Mt. Lebanon (16-8) 58-41 Tuesday night at North Allegheny High School The game was tied 7-7 after a quarter, when Isaiah Boice and Ralphie Blundo got… More »
Photo Credit: Will McBride BOYS BASKETBALL 5A BOYS SEMIFINALS Penn Hills 67, North Hills 51 Penn Hills’ (20-3) Lamire Redman connected on five three-pointers giving the North Hills (19-6) defense another thing to worry and Penn Hills defense continued to flex their muscles as they came away with the 67-51 win in the WPIAL Semifinals… More »
Photo Credit: Will McBride BOYS BASKETBALL 5A BOYS SEMIFINALS #3 North Hills (19-5) vs. #2 Penn Hills (19-3) – 12:00 pm – at Peters Township – TribLive HSSN North Hills has defeated Kiski Area (76-71) and Fox Chapel (67-62) to get to the WPIAL 5A Semifinals. This is North Hills’ second consecutive season in the… More »