WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Before an electric crowd at North Allegheny High School, the third-ranked NA Tigers outlasted the second-ranked Hampton Talbots on Friday night, 68-62, for an important Section 3-AAAA victory. In the first meeting between these section rivals, the Talbots earned a 62-61 overtime win without the services of Pitt-recruit Ryan Luther who was out with an… More »
By: Steve Brodzinski, Pittsburgh Basketball Report In the WPIAL’s largest classification, Quad-A, there are no nights off. Certain programs seem to re-load with talent year after year. To find success at this level is very difficult, but to add longevity to that success is very uncommon. Fox Chapel’s 6’3” senior shooting guard Matt D’Amico has… More »
by: Aaron Modrak, Hawk Eye The Bethel Park Black Hawks took on Upper St. Clair for a greatly anticipated Quad-A Section 4 match-up on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Bethel Park came into Tuesday’s game with a two-game losing streak against Cannon-McMillan and Mt. Lebanon. With the Storm Squad in full effect, Bethel Park defeated USC, 72-48…. More »
The North Allegheny Tigers clinched a playoff spot out of Section 3-AAAA on Friday night with an 80-65 victory over the Seneca Valley Raiders in the MSA Sports & Quad-A Conference Boys Basketball Game of the Week. The Tigers jumped to a 43-26 lead by halftime and held off the Raiders comeback efforts in the second… More »
Senior Joe Mancini buried a single game school record 11 three-pointers to lead North Allegheny to a 76-44 victory over the Shaler Titans on Tuesday night in a Section 3-AAAA contest. Mancini tallied 37 points and nearly outshot the entire Shaler team, dropping in 11 of 17 from beyond the arc. The Titans totaled just 15… More »
The last time the New Castle Red Hurricanes lost a game it was to Lower Merion in the 2013 PIAA semifinals. Avenging that defeat, New Castle extended its regular season winning streak to 60 in a row with a 62-59 victory over the Aces in double overtime at the Kobe Bryant Classic on Saturday night…. More »
The Norwin Knights won their sixth in a row on Tuesday night, and third straight in Section 1-AAAA, with a 55-37 triumph over the visiting Penn-Trafford Warriors in the MSA Sports & Quad-A Conference Boys Basketball Game of the Week. With Norwin leading 14-10 in the second quarter, the Knights grabbed command of the game with… More »
In game one of our Quad-A Game of the Week doubleheader, the Lady Warriors of Penn-Trafford battle the Norwin Knights with the top spot in Section 1-AAAA on the line. Penn-Trafford is 7-4 overall and 6-0 in section play while Norwin sits at 6-4 overall and 4-0 within the section. Both teams have earned a… More »
Central Catholic turned a close game at halftime into a landslide victory as the Vikings topped the Gateway Gators on Friday night, 84-60, in the MSA Sports & Quad-A Conference Boys Basketball Game of the Week. Central Catholic led 34-31 at intermission and jumped on the Gators with a 14-0 run to start the second… More »
Fresh off an overtime victory on Wednesday night, the Gateway Gators (9-3) visit the Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings (7-5) tonight in the MSA Sports & Quad-A Conference Boys’ Basketball Game of the Week. The Gators remained undefeated in Section 2-AAAA with a dramatic 58-56 overtime win over Fox Chapel two nights ago. Gateway, now 5-0… More »