WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
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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Heading into the Shaler at Franklin Regional boys basketball game on Tuesday night, both teams were tied for second place in the Section 3-5A standings. The Titans and Panthers were tied 43-43 entering the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s game. Franklin Regional broke both ties by outscoring Shaler, 14-6, to come away with a 57-49 win…. More »
The Franklin Regional girls basketball closed the game on a 13-4 run to defeat the visiting and defending PIAA Class 5A girls basketball champions, Mars, 54-45, Monday night in Section 2 action. The Panthers stand alone in second place after picking up its second win of the season against the Planets. In the first game… 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 »
It didn’t come as easy as the first meeting, but Gateway was able to hold off Franklin Regional, 50-46, on the road to take sole possession of first place in Section 2-5A on Thursday night. The Gators won the first meeting on 57-34 on Dec. 13. Momentum continued to shift throughout the game, with each… More »
Franklin Regional held a 43-35 lead at Mars entering the fourth quarter, yet it still took a shot at the buzzer to lift the Panthers to a 52-51 Section 2-5A win on Thursday night. Down by one, senior Jordan Yaniga made the game-winning shot at the buzzer to hand the Planets its first section loss of… More »
Monday night’s section opener at Franklin Regional could’ve very well been classified as a trap game for top-ranked Mars. Thinking about their trip to Las Vegas this weekend, the Planets first needed to get past what could be their toughest section game of the season, and they did. Thanks to a late 13-0 run, Mars… More »
They are only four games into the season, but the Franklin Regional boys basketball team have already won two early season tournaments. After going 2-0 in the Hempfield Tip-Off Tournament, the Panthers were able to defend their title in the Mike Rettger Memorial Tournament that they host on Tuesday and Wednesday. Facing their toughest opponent… More »