WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network BOYS BASKETBALL WPIAL 5A SEMIFINALS #1 Moon 67, #4 Thomas Jefferson 65 Moon gets past Thomas Jefferson in star-studded semifinal #2 Franklin Regional 69, #3 Shaler 40 Franklin Regional boys roll over Shaler in WPIAL semifinals GIRLS BASKETBALL WPIAL 6A SEMIFINALS #1 Norwin 63, #5 Chartiers Valley 47 Norwin… More »
by: Don Rebel Something has to give in the boys 5A semifinals cat fight between No. 1 Moon and No. 4 Thomas Jefferson in a battle of 21-3 teams at Peters Township. The game can be heard on Trib HSSN. The Tigers sport Class 5A’s second-best defense, allowing 49.8 points per game. The Jaguars enter the final four with the… More »
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network by: Don Rebel Here are the playoff openers in the 6A bracket: • No. 1 Mt. Lebanon (18-4) hosts No. 8 Pine-Richland (7-15) in a battle between the 2019 and 2017 champs. The visiting Blue Devils defeated the Rams on Dec. 8, 54-39. You can watch the game on Trib HSSN at 8… More »
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network BOYS BASKETBALL WPIAL 5A QUARTERFINALS #1 Moon 63, #8 Fox Chapel 50 Moon (21-3) Charlie Depner – 22 points Caden Schmit – 14 points Elijah Guillory – 12 points *led 20-9 at the end of the 1st quarter Fox Chapel (13-11) Jefferson Moorefield-Brown – 21 points Thomas Patterson –… More »
by: Don Rebel Despite splitting their two head-to-head matchups, the Panthers won the Section 3-5A title by two games over the Gators. In the first meeting in Murrysville, Gateway leaned on its defense to keep high-scoring Franklin Regional to 15 points below its season average to win 58-48. Seniors Taili Thompson scored 14 points and Alec Dunsmore added 12… More »
GIRLS BASKETBALL WPIAL 5A FIRST ROUND #1 Oakland Catholic 55, #17 Penn Hills 48 Oakland Catholic (23-0) London Creach – 17 points Raygen Hintemeyer – 12 points (4 three-pointers) Kaylee DeAngelo – 11 points Penn Hills (12-12) Hannah Pugliese – 13 points Milani Oliver – 13 points Cara Crawford – 12 points #8 North Hills… More »
GIRLS BASKETBALL #17 Penn Hills 59, #16 Thomas Jefferson 43 Penn Hills starts, finishes strong in Class 5A win over Thomas Jefferson BOYS BASKETBALL #17 Woodland Hills 64, #16 Trinity 42 Woodland Hills (9-13) Amir Brown – 14 points Lamar Williams – 14 points Landon Akins – 12 points Jayden Hill – 11 points *Will… More »
FIRST TEAM PHOTO GALLERY
FIRST TEAM PHOTO GALLERY
BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS 6A 1. Lower Merion (21-1) District 1 2. Roman Catholic (18-2) District 12 3. Archbishop Wood (15-7) District 12 4. Chester (18-2) District 1 5. St. Joseph’s Prep (17-5) CLASS 5A 1. Imhotep Charter (19-3) District 12 2. Abington Heights (22-0) District 2 3. Archbishop Ryan (15-7) District 3 4. Moon (19-3)… More »