Posts Tagged ‘Boys Basketball’

Big 56 Boys Basketball Leading Scorers (Via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

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Photo Credit @CharValleyHoops (Twitter) The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette released the WPIAL/City League basketball leading scorers through January 29, 2023, today. Here at the Big 56, we have consolidated the list for you to see the leaders in 6A and 5A Boys Basketball. To see the complete Post-Gazette article, click here: https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2023/02/01/wpial-city-league-boys-basketball-leading-scorers-2023-1/stories/202302010059 6A BOYS Adam Bilinsky (Norwin)… More »

Coming Up Tonight: 2/1/23

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BOYS BASKETBALL 5A SECTION 3 Franklin Regional (9-8, 3-3) at Kiski Area (9-9, 3-3) – 7:00 pm – High Top Sports Network This game was rescheduled from last night to tonight after Kiski Area had heating issues. Franklin Regional heads into tonight losers of 5 straight games. Kiski Area lost at Latrobe on Friday 70-61… More »

1/31/23 RECAP

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Photo Credit @MoonTigersBB (Twitter) BOYS BASKETBALL 6A SECTION 1 New Castle 64, Butler 49 New Castle (16-2, 6-1) used an 18-8 second quarter to get separation from Butler (13-5, 4-3) and finish off a 64-49 victory. Da’juan Young led New Castle with 22 points. Nick Wallace and Jonathan Anderson each had 18 points. Central Catholic… More »

Coming Up Tonight: 1/31/23

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Photo Credit of Will McBride BOYS BASKETBALL 6A SECTION 1 Butler (13-4, 4-2) at New Castle (15-2, 5-1) – 7:30 pm – WBUT Big game in Section 1-6A as New Castle tries to expand their 1-game lead for the section over Butler. New Castle has won 5 of the last 6 games. Butler has won… More »

Short-Handed USC Advances to State Semifinals

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With only six players available and led by a volunteer coach due to COVID-19, the Upper St. Clair boys basketball team showed the grittiest effort of the season, coming away with a 62-57 win against District 10 champion, Erie High School, in the Class 6A PIAA Quarterfinals. The Panthers (21-1) held a 26-24 lead at… More »

New Castle Wins Rubber Match for WPIAL Championship

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Saturday’s Class 5A boys basketball WPIAL Championship Game at North Allegheny was the third meeting of the season between No. 1 Chartiers Valley (22-4) and No. 2 New Castle (21-2). In all three games, the winning team won by double digits. New Castle took the rubber match and won their 14th WPIAL title with a… More »

USC Wins First Boys Basketball Title Since 2005

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It’s been 16 years since the Upper St. Clair boys basketball team has claimed the WPIAL title, but that all changed on Friday night when the top-seeded Panthers (20-1) held off No. 6 Pine-Richland (14-6), 56-53, at Peters Township’s AHN Arena in the Class 6A Championship Game. The Panthers held a seven point lead with… More »