WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Mt. Lebanon sophomore McKenzie Bushee blocked a layup attempt by Bethel Park’s Justina Mascaro with 10 seconds left in overtime to help the Blue Devils preserve a 63-61 victory over the Black Hawks in Section 4-AAAA play on Monday night. Bushee scored 24 points for the Blue Devils, 16 after halftime, and contributed several clutch baskets… More »
On Hall of Fame night at Bethel Park High School, the Black Hawks boys’ basketball team defeated the Upper St. Clair Panthers, 52-47, in a Section 4-AAAA contest on Friday. Bethel Park led wire to wire and staved off several USC attempts to overtake the Black Hawks in the game. Bethel Park jumped out to… More »
A furious fourth-quarter rally by Pine-Richland fell just short as the Rams were defeated in a wild PIAA title game, 49-41, to St. Joseph’s Prep from Hersheypark Stadium on Saturday night. It was the second consecutive state title for St. Joseph’s who beat Central Catholic last season for the Quad-A championship. The Rams trailed 42-21… More »
by Dave Floyd In the section opener for both teams, North Allegheny overwhelmed Shaler Friday night, using pressure defense and a frenetic pace to score an 86-53 home win. The Tigers forced 28 turnovers and put up 24 more shots than the Titans, never trailing en route to the victory. With the win, North Allegheny stayed… More »
The Seneca Valley Raiders stormed out of the gates for a big lead and grounded the Oakland Catholic Eagles on the road, 62-32, in the Section 3-AAAA opener and the Quad-A Girls’ Basketball game of the Week. Seneca Valley used a 14-0 run to start the contest and took firm hold of the game with… More »
North Allegheny rallied from a 14-point deficit and won it at the buzzer on a three pointer by Will Sandherr for a thrilling 53-50 victory at Mt. Lebanon on Tuesday night. The Tigers opened the non-section game with a 5-0 run, but trailed most of the night until Sandherr’s heroics in the waning seconds. Mt…. More »
The Pine-Richland Rams rallied from a 10-point fourth quarter deficit for a 28-17 victory over West Lawn Wilson in the PIAA semifinals on Saturday afternoon at Mansion Park in Altoona. Trailing 17-7 with 2:32 left in the third quarter, quarterback Ben DiNucci led the Rams back with three touchdown passes in the final stanza. DiNucci’s… More »
Pine-Richland’s Ben DiNucci became only the fourth quarterback in WPIAL history to reach 7,000 career yards and led the Rams to a 49-29 victory over the State College Little Lions in the quarterfinal round of the PIAA playoffs. The senior signal caller completed 17 of 27 passes for 247 yards and three touchdown passes. DiNucci… More »
Approaching the WPIAL championship game, Pine-Richland head coach Eric Kasperowicz said the title tilt with the Central Catholic Vikings would come down to defense. He couldn’t have been more accurate as the Rams defeated the reigning champion Vikings, 21-13, behind a rock solid defense for Pine-Richland’s first Class AAAA WPIAL crown and second overall WPIAL title…. More »
On Friday night, the Plum Mustangs defeated the Connellsville Falcons, 34-7, in a Foothills Conference contest. In the victory, junior Jake Chapla broke the Plum High School record for longest field goal with a 51-yard field goal in the second quarter. The previous long was 48 yards, achieved by Pat McAfee in 2005. McAfee is… More »