WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Photo Credit: Will McBride The end of the regular season Big 56 Basketball Reports are here! You can find standings, playoff schedules and offensive and defensive rankings for the all the playoff teams by clicking below! 6A Boys Basketball 5A Boys Basketball
BOYS BASKETBALL 6A SECTION 1 Central Catholic 59, North Allegheny 42 Central Catholic (13-8, 7-3) used a defensive second and third quarter to get revenge on North Allegheny (8-12, 3-7) 59-42 at home on Friday night. North Allegheny had won the previous matchup this season. Central Catholic finishes in second place in Section 1-6A. Randy… More »
Photo Credit: Will McBride BOYS BASKETBALL 6A SECTION 1 Butler (14-6, 5-4) at Pine-Richland (5-15, 1-8) – 7:30 pm – WBUT Butler has dropped 3 of their last 5 games. Pine-Richland has lost 4 of their last 5. Butler has already clinched a playoff berth. Butler won the first meeting 86-73 on January 17. This… More »
GIRLS BASKETBALL 5A SECTION 1 Penn Hills 50, Kiski Area 38 Penn Hills (9-10, 6-6) punched their ticket for to the WPIAL playoffs with a 50-38 victory over Kiski Area (9-12, 6-6) on Wednesday. Penn Hills used great first half defense only allowing 11 points in the first 16 minutes. Penn Hills will finish in… More »
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network *All records are section records only 6A SECTION 1 Norwin (8-1): Clinched a playoff berth. Can clinch a share of the section title with a win at Seneca Valley on Thursday. Can win the section title outright with a win on Thursday and a North Allegheny loss at Hempfield… More »
Photo Credit: Will McBride *All records are section records only 6A SECTION 1 New Castle (8-1): Clinched section title outright Central Catholic (6-3): Clinched playoff berth Butler (5-4): Clinched playoff berth Seneca Valley (4-5): Clinched playoff berth 6A SECTION 2 Upper St. Clair (8-1): Clinched share of section title. Can clinch section title outright with… More »
GIRLS BASKETBALL 5A SECTION 1 Kiski Area (9-11, 6-5) at Penn Hills (8-10, 5-6) – 7:30 pm Kiski Area has won 4 games in a row. Penn Hills enters the night winners of 3 of their last 4 contests. Kiski Area is in third place and has already clinched a playoff berth. Penn Hills can… More »
BOYS BASKETBALL 6A SECTION 1 Central Catholic 65, Butler 43 Central Catholic (12-8, 6-3) used a 28-11 second quarter to jump on Butler (14-6, 5-4) to pull out the road victory Tuesday night. Both teams had already clinched a playoff berth coming in. Debaba Tshiebwe led Central Catholic with 16 points. Dante DePante added 14… More »
BOYS BASKETBALL 6A SECTION 1 Central Catholic (11-8, 5-3) at Butler (14-5, 5-3) – 7:30 pm – WBUT Central Catholic fell to New Castle on Friday 67-53 snapping a 3-game winning streak. Butler has won 2 of their last 3 games. Both teams are tied for second place in the section and have both clinched… More »
GIRLS BASKETBALL 6A SECTION 1 Hempfield 59, Butler 49 Hempfield (9-11, 3-6) picked up a big section win at Butler (9-11, 3-6) 59-49 to keep their playoff hopes alive for the time being. The Hempfield win coupled with Pine-Richland’s loss puts Hempfield and Pine-Richland tied for the final playoff spot in Section 1-6A. Butler has… More »