WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
No. 1 Mars Planets (23-1) vs. No. 3 Moon Tigers (22-1) At Petersen Events Center, 9 PM Tonight’s matchup shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, as these teams were two of the best from the start of the season. They are also familiar with this stage. Mars is the defending Class 5A WPIAL champions, defeated Franklin Regional a year ago, 54-44. Moon found themselves in that position two years ago,… More »
The North and the South have controlled the highest classification all season long. The two sections will clash again with one putting contender to win the WPIAL title. Both games will be at 8 p.m. on a neutral court. No. 1 Pine-Richland Rams (21-2) vs. No. 5 Butler Golden Tornado (19-4) At Fox Chapel With just about a quarter to go in its quarterfinal game, top-seed Pine-Richland needed a… More »
There was only one minor upset in the quarterfinals in Class 5A last Friday with No. 5 Chartiers Valley topping No. 4 Woodlands Hills. The top three seeds who received byes had no problem dusting off the rust after a long layoff to come away with easy wins. Both semifinal games tonight will be played… More »
The last set of teams for Class 6A boys basketball will finally get on the court for a meaningful game today, ending their nearly two week layoff from the regular season. All games will be played in the afternoon on a neutral court No. 1 Pine-Richland Rams (20-2) vs. No. 9 Peters Township Indians (16-7) At North Hills, 3 PM It’s been awhile since Pine-Richland has suffered a defeat. The undefeated… More »
After being off for almost two weeks, the remaining Class 5A boys teams that received byes in the first round will finally hit the court tonight in the quarterfinals. The eight remaining teams will with a chance to keep their WPIAL title hops alive and also earn a berth in the PIAA playoffs. All games… More »
The top boys basketball classification begin the WPIAL playoffs tonight. The 12-team bracket will feature byes for the top four teams. The top four seeds are Pine-Richland, Latrobe, Mt. Lebanon and Upper St. Clair, respectively. All games will start at 8 p.m. at a neutral site. No. 5 Butler Golden Tornado (17-4) vs. No. 12 Connellsville Falcons (8-14) At Canon-McMillan Butler could have easily received a first round… More »
The WPIAL basketball playoffs get revved up today, including the start of the Class 5A boys basketball playoffs. The 13 team field will feature byes for the top three seeds, Mars, Penn Hills, and Moon, respectively. All games will begin at 8 p.m. and will be played on a neutral court. No. 4 Woodland Hills Wolverines (17-5) vs. No. 13 West Allegheny Indians (9-13) At Mt. Lebanon West Allegheny tying… More »
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The Mt. Lebanon boys basketball team became the second Class 6A WPIAL team to knock off City League powerhouse, Allderdice, on Saturday night. The Blue Devils defeated the Dragons in a low-scoring affair, 52-50. Upper St. Clair used the same formula when they defeated Allderdice, 58-51, back on Jan. 16. Mt. Lebanon was able to… More »