WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The Hempfield Spartans used a 12-0 run to open the second half and pulled away from the Fox Chapel Foxes for a 54-44 win in the second round of the PIAA playoffs. The Spartans harassing defense prevented the Fox Chapel guards from consistently feeding Duke-recruit Erin Mathias. Mathias scored 18 points, but 12 of them… More »
Fox Chapel 48, McDowell 36 A strong second quarter and performance at the free-throw line helped the Fox Chapel Foxes oust the McDowell Trojans from the PIAA playoffs. The Foxes outscored the Trojans, 18-5, in the second period and held a 28-14 lead at the half. Fox Chapel connected on 23 of 26 free-throw attempts… More »
All-Section First Team Photo Gallery Coaches of the Year Second Team All-Section All-Section Honorable Mention
All-Section First Team Photo Gallery Coaches of the Year Second Team All-Section All-Section Honorable Mentions
The Penn-Trafford Warriors overcame a 15-point second half deficit to win their first ever WPIAL Class AAAA Championship, 56-45, over the Hempfield Spartans on Saturday night at the A.J. Palumbo Center. The Warriors trailed 40-25 late in the third quarter, and were down by 10 heading into the fourth, before 31-5 run capped an astonishing… More »
Senior Monica Burns scored a game-high 23 points and helped lift the Hempfield Spartans to a 60-44 win over the North Allegheny Lady Tigers in the WPIAL Semifinals on Tuesday night from Penn Hills High School. The loss snaps a 21-game winning streak for the top-seeded Lady Tigers and sets up an all Section 1… More »
by Patrick McKay Three teams from Section 3 return to the WPIAL Semi-Finals for the second consecutive season and prove deserving of their top 3 positions in the seeding. #1 New Castle, #2 Hampton and #3 North Allegheny all held the same three spots last season and made the semi’s with Hampton falling to New… More »
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 »
By: Steve Brodzinski – Pittsburgh Basketball Report The first round of the Class AAAA playoffs are in the books, and while both a #12 and #13 seed moved on to the second round, there were no real “upsets”. Teams have taken care of business, as eight teams have advanced to the quarterfinal round. Let’s… More »