WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Third-seeded North Allegheny opened the second half with a 21-0 run en route to an 82-59 triumph over the sixth-seeded Hempfield Spartans in the WPIAL Class AAAA quarterfinals. The Tigers led 36-27 at the half and busted the game wide open with the devastating third quarter run. North Allegheny’s strengths, the full court press and… More »
#4 Bethel Park vs. #12 Hempfield The Hempfield Spartans raced out of the starting gate for an early lead and eliminated the defending Quad-A champion Bethel Park Black Hawks, 56-38, in the WPIAL quarterfinals. The Spartans fell to the Black Hawks at the Bethel Park Tip-Off tournament in the second game of the season, but… More »
The top-seeded North Allegheny Lady Tigers advanced to the WPIAL Class AAAA semifinals for the first time in a decade with a 50-42 win over the Shaler Titans on Friday night at North Hills High School. By earning their 21st consecutive win, the Lady Tigers will make the trek to the WPIAL’s final four for… More »
North Allegheny shook off a cold first half with 50 percent shooting in the second half and ran away from the Norwin Knights in the opening round of the WPIAL playoffs, 66-36, from Fox Chapel High School on Wednesday night. The Tigers connected on only 9 of 30 shot attempts in the first 16 minutes,… More »
#4 Bethel Park vs. #13 Seneca Valley In a closely contested WPIAL first round meeting, Bethel Park and Seneca Valley were tied 23-23 heading into the fourth quarter before the Black Hawks finally sprung loose for a 36-29 victory on Tuesday night. Senior Harper Zimmer lit the fire for the Black Hawks in the final… More »
For the last two years, the Hempfield Spartans have been stonewalled in the playoffs with losses to the Upper St. Clair Panthers, including an upset defeat in the first round a year ago. On Tuesday night in the WPIAL first round at Bethel Park, the Spartans finally obtained revenge against their playoff nemesis with a… More »
by: Steve Brodzinski – Pittsburgh Basketball Report Sitting there at half-time of the Bethel Park vs. Fox Chapel playoff game at North Hills High School on Saturday, I muttered to myself, “This is an ugly one.” And “ugly” is just how Bethel Park wanted it to be, as they went up against a Fox Chapel team… More »
By Patrick McKay The top-seeded Red Hurricanes found themselves in a peculiar position at halftime being tested by the 16th seeded Latrobe Wildcats. It was even stranger at the end of the first period as Latrobe managed to outscore New Castle 20-18 in the first stanza. It was a furious first half battle with lead… More »
#7 Penn-Trafford vs. #10 Plum Penn-Trafford overcame a 13-point, second half deficit and topped the Plum Mustangs, 46-43, in the opening round of the WPIAL Class AAAA Girls Basketball Playoffs. It’s the second straight year the Warriors have knocked off the Mustangs in the First Round and the sixth consecutive win for PT in the… More »
The Lady Tigers pounced on Latrobe early and invoked the mercy rule by the third quarter as top-seeded North Allegheny rolled to a 77-34 victory in round one of the WPIAL Class AAAA Playoffs. Latrobe played without its top scoring threat, sophomore Madison Kollar due to a leg injury suffered in Monday’s regular season finale,… More »