WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
No. 1 Mars Planets (20-4) vs. No. 3 Franklin Regional Panthers (20-4) At Petersen Events Center, 9 p.m. Mars was a team that was destined to make the WPIAL Championship Game in the preseason. For the first time in school history, the Planets will be playing for a chance to be viewed as the best… More »
The top teams in boys basketball Class 5A throughout the season will be the ones competing in the WPIAL semifinals on Tuesday. The top three teams all advanced, along with the fifth seed with a minor upset over No. 4. Both semifinal games will be played at 8 p.m. Below are capsules on each game…. More »
The boys’ basketball Class 5A quarterfinal will have a mixture of familiarity with two of the match-ups featuring section rivals and one other one pitting two teams that have already played each other once before this season. All four games will take place on Friday Night at 8 p.m. Below are capsules on each game…. More »
Boys Class 5A First-Team Photo Gallery
The WPIAL playoff brackets that were revealed earlier this week gave us a look at the matchups that will start the Class 5A boys basketball playoffs. All first round games will be played on Tuesday, Feb. 20. The top three seeds — Mars, Highlands, and Franklin Regional — each received byes into the quarterfinals. The… More »
Revenge was on the minds of the Highland’s boys basketball team when they stepped on their home court Tuesday night against Franklin Regional. After suffering a 70-46 loss to the Panthers on Dec. 22, the Golden Rams got their revenge with an 87-68 win to pull to a first-place to with Franklin Regional. It was… More »
The Armstrong girls’ basketball team broke a deadlock tie with Franklin Regional heading into the fourth quarter for a 53-44 victory and sole possession of third place in Section 4-5A. The River Hawks and Panthers were tied 34-34 heading into the final eight minutes at Franklin Regional. A big key to closing out the game… More »
Franklin Regional pulled away in the second and third quarters to come away with a convincing 54-36 win at Gateway in Section 3-5A play on Monday night. The Panthers only led 10-9 after the first quarter, but outscored the Gators 15-5 in the second quarter to take a 25-14 lead into halftime. Their run didn’t… More »
Junior Mike Egnaczyk’s 3-pointer at the buzzer propelled the North Allegheny Tigers to a 56-53 victory over the previously undefeated Franklin Regional Panthers in the opening game of the Wright Automotive Holiday Tournament. In a back-and-forth fourth quarter, the Tigers tied the game at 53-53 on a Curtis Aiken bucket with less than two minutes… More »
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