WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
#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 »
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 What if your coach told you that if you go undefeated, win your section, and finish the season 19-2, that you would be a #6 seed heading into the playoffs? That would make most players and coaches crazy. Well that is what happened to Hempfield, coming out of… More »
The Top Seeds: With a third consecutive undefeated regular season, there was little doubt that the New Castle Red Hurricanes would receive the top seed in the WPIAL Boys Quad-A bracket. The two-time reigning champions have not been tested for a full 32 minutes by a WPIAL opponent this season and have played inspired ball… More »
The Top Seeds: Winners of 19 games in a row, the North Allegheny Lady Tigers (20-1) received the top seed in the WPIAL Girls Class AAAA bracket. The Section 3 champions rolled through the regular season behind a stingy defense that creates turnovers and turns them into points. The Tigers top scorer is three-point specialist… More »
The playoff-bound Hempfield Spartans cruised past the Kiski Cavaliers for a 65-14 victory in a Section 1-AAAA contest on Thursday night.. After some brief sluggish play at the outset, Hempfield coach Aaron Epps called a timeout and the Spartans regained their form to top the Cavs for an easy victory. Hempfield jumped out to a… More »
In tonight’s Quad-A Network Girls Basketball broadcast, the Hempfield Spartans hope to bounce back from last night’s loss to Penn-Trafford with a road game against Section 1-AAAA foe Kiski Area. The Spartans dropped a 53-49 decision to the Warriors last night, but despite the loss Hempfield has still won five of its last seven games…. More »
Junior guard Amanda Batey poured in seven three-pointers and a career-high 24 points to lift the Norwin Knights over the Hempfield Spartans on Monday night, 71-67, in a Section 1-AAAA contest. It was the second time this season the Knights defeated the Spartans and helps Norwin keep pace with first place Penn-Trafford. While Batey had… More »
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