WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
by: Don Rebel Something has to give in the boys 5A semifinals cat fight between No. 1 Moon and No. 4 Thomas Jefferson in a battle of 21-3 teams at Peters Township. The game can be heard on Trib HSSN. The Tigers sport Class 5A’s second-best defense, allowing 49.8 points per game. The Jaguars enter the final four with the… More »
by: Don Rebel Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Baldwin Highlanders Coach: Jeff Ackerman (fourth season) Record: 7-3 in Section 2-6A, 17-6 overall For complete story and interview, click here.
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network by: Don Rebel Here are the playoff openers in the 6A bracket: • No. 1 Mt. Lebanon (18-4) hosts No. 8 Pine-Richland (7-15) in a battle between the 2019 and 2017 champs. The visiting Blue Devils defeated the Rams on Dec. 8, 54-39. You can watch the game on Trib HSSN at 8… More »
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network BOYS BASKETBALL WPIAL 5A QUARTERFINALS #1 Moon 63, #8 Fox Chapel 50 Moon (21-3) Charlie Depner – 22 points Caden Schmit – 14 points Elijah Guillory – 12 points *led 20-9 at the end of the 1st quarter Fox Chapel (13-11) Jefferson Moorefield-Brown – 21 points Thomas Patterson –… More »
by: Don Rebel Despite splitting their two head-to-head matchups, the Panthers won the Section 3-5A title by two games over the Gators. In the first meeting in Murrysville, Gateway leaned on its defense to keep high-scoring Franklin Regional to 15 points below its season average to win 58-48. Seniors Taili Thompson scored 14 points and Alec Dunsmore added 12… More »
GIRLS BASKETBALL #17 Penn Hills 59, #16 Thomas Jefferson 43 Penn Hills starts, finishes strong in Class 5A win over Thomas Jefferson BOYS BASKETBALL #17 Woodland Hills 64, #16 Trinity 42 Woodland Hills (9-13) Amir Brown – 14 points Lamar Williams – 14 points Landon Akins – 12 points Jayden Hill – 11 points *Will… More »
FIRST TEAM PHOTO GALLERY
FIRST TEAM PHOTO GALLERY
BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS 6A 1. Lower Merion (21-1) District 1 2. Roman Catholic (18-2) District 12 3. Archbishop Wood (15-7) District 12 4. Chester (18-2) District 1 5. St. Joseph’s Prep (17-5) CLASS 5A 1. Imhotep Charter (19-3) District 12 2. Abington Heights (22-0) District 2 3. Archbishop Ryan (15-7) District 3 4. Moon (19-3)… More »
BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS 6A QUARTERFINALS – FRIDAY, FEB. 23, ALL TIMES TBD #8 Pine-Richland (7-15) at #1 Mt. Lebanon (18-4) #5 North Allegheny (11-11) at #4 Baldwin (16-6) #7 Canon-McMillan (10-12) vs. #2 Central Catholic (14-8) at TBD #6 Bulter (15-6) at #3 Upper St. Clair (17-5) Quarterfinals will be NEXT Friday, February 23rd. Semifinals… More »