WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Facing an opponent that wouldn’t have qualified for the postseason in a normal season, No. 12 Franklin Regional came alive in the fourth quarter to upend visiting No. 21 Armstrong, 49-43 in the Class 5A WPIAL Preliminary Round. After scoring only three points in the third quarter, the Panthers scored nearly half of their whole… More »
David Pantelis scored 17 points and No. 1 Upper St. Clair (10-1, 3-0) used a 21-8 surge in the second quarter to defeated Bethel Park on the road in Section 2-6A. Porter Rauch added 13 points and Luke Banbury had 12. Ben Guffey hit six 3-pointers and scored 20 points for Bethel Park (4-8, 1-2)…. More »
Photo Credit Will McBride By Jonathan Spina Friday night pitted the defending WPIAL 6A champion North Allegheny Tigers against the defending WPIAL Class 5A champion Chartiers Valley Colts. It was the Tigers who were able to come out victorious with a hard fought 61-59 victory at Chartiers Valley High School. For full recap, click here.
Highlands used a big second quarter to jump out to a double digit lead and were able to hold off Plum’s late rally for a 53-50 road section win. The Golden Rams improve to 10-1 overall and 6-1 in the section. Sophomore Jimmy Kunst led Highlands with 21 points. Fellow sophomore Chandler Thimons chipped in… More »
In what was deemed the Game of the Year in WPIAL Boys Basketball thus far, top-ranked New Castle in Class 5A went into previously undefeated Chartiers Valley, convincingly winning, 73-45. The Red Hurricane jumped out to a 19-6 lead after the first quarter and never looked back. New Castle spread the wealth around with five… More »
Jimmy Kunst hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to lift the Golden Rams to a 52-51 section win at Mars on Friday night. For the full recap, click here.
The North Allegheny boys’ basketball team rallied from 16-point deficit in the second half for an 83-77 victory against neighborhood rival Pine-Richland on Friday night. The win kept the Tigers undefeated in Section 1-6A action and snapped a nine-game losing streak in the head-to-head series with the Rams. It was the first win against Pine-Richland… More »
It may have only been a non-section game, but Wednesday’s 64-62 overtime win for Chartiers Valley at Lincoln Park will be a night senior Brayden Reynolds will never forget. In the win, Reynolds eclipsed the 1,000 point plateau in his high school career, and topped it off with a game-winning 3-pointer in overtime with a… More »
Shorthanded Shaler made the most of their section opener at Seneca Valley, coming away with a 39-38 overtime win. The Titans jumped out to a 13-6 lead at the end of the first and hung onto a four point lead at the half. Shaler still maintained a two point lead heading into the final quarter…. More »
The defending Class 5A WPIAL champion Laurel Highlands were playing in its first game of the season, while McKeesport was trying to pick up its second win in as many nights. The Tigers were able to do so thanks to three free throws by Brison Kisan with 0.3 seconds left to lift McKeesport to a… More »