WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The North Allegheny boys’ basketball team punched its ticket into the WPIAL playoffs with a 62-45 road win at Seneca Valley on Friday night. The Tigers earned the Section 1-6A victory on the strength of a stingy defense that didn’t allow many open looks and limited the Raiders to 34-percent shooting on the night. The… More »
The section title is out of reach for the Shaler boys basketball team, but a win compiled with a Franklin Regional loss on Tuesday night brought them to a second place tie with two section games to go. The Titans defeated Hampton, 57-49, at home in Section 3-5A action. Shaler led comfortably throughout the game… More »
The Pine-Richland boys basketball team knew they needed to play their best to come away with a win at Butler on Tuesday night. The Rams exceeded their expectations, knocking off the Golden Tornado for the second time this season, 95-76. Pine-Richland beat Butler 79-74 at home on Jan. 8 despite a 51-point effort from junior… More »
John Paul Kromka scored a career-high 27 points to go with five rebounds, three blocks and a pair of steals in University of Pitt-Johnstown’s 87-70 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference loss at Slippery Rock University on Wednesday. The freshman tied for a game-high with 20 points while grabbing three boards, dishing out two assists and a… More »
Senior Joe Pipilo became the latest student-athlete from the Big 56 Conference to record his 1,000th career point. The Chartiers Valley standout did so on Saturday in the Colts’ 55-39 win against Sewickley Academy in the PBC Hall of Fame Classic at Montour. Pipilo accomplished the feat in the fourth quarter in leading the team with 17… More »
Senior guard Anthony Tambellini knocked down a game-winning 3-pointer in the waning seconds to help Montour rally for a 57-53 win over North Allegheny on Saturday night at the Western PA Hall of Fame Classic. The Spartans ended the game on a 16-0 run to steal away a non-section win. Despite falling behind 20-13 in… More »
The Franklin Regional boys basketball team was mere minutes away from a statement win against the top-ranked team in Class 5A on the road, Mars. The Planets had other plans, rallying from a 14-point fourth quarter deficit thanks to a 16-0 run to end the game for a 58-53 victory. The win keeps Mars in… More »
Latrobe senior Bryce Butler and Woodland Hills senior Keandre Bowles both recorded their 1,000th point on Friday night. Butler did so in a with a 22-point performance in a 87-51 win for the Wildcats against Penn-Trafford. Butler reached the milestone on a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter, and currently stands at exactly 1,000 points. Just like Butler,… More »
The Mars boys basketball had four players in double figures as the Planets took care of business on the road, defeating Shaler 79-53 in Section 3-5A action on Tuesday. It was a lot different than the first match-up of the season, when the Planets came away with a 68-62 win on Jan. 2. After trailing… More »
After Trinity forced overtime at the buzzer, the Montour boys basketball team prevailed on the road for a 59-53 Section 2-5A win. The Spartans and Hillers have now split the season series with Trinity picking up a 61-58 win on Dec. 18. Montour now sits in third place in the section by themselves. Junior Dylan King’s… More »