WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
GIRLS BASKETBALL 6A SECTION 1 Butler (10-10, 4-5) at Pine-Richland (9-11, 3-6) – 7:30 pm Butler enters tonight on a 3-game losing streak. Pine-Richland has dropped 4 of their last 5 games. Butler has already clinched a playoff spot. Pine-Richland clinches a playoff spot with a win or a Hempfield loss. Butler won the first… 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 »
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 »
GIRLS BASKETBALL 6A SECTION 1 Hempfield (8-11, 2-6) at Butler (10-9, 4-4) – 7:00 pm Hempfield comes into tonight having lost 7 of their last 8 games. Butler has lost 2 straight after winning 4 in a row. Hempfield can be eliminated with a loss and a Pine-Richland win at Norwin. Butler has clinched a… More »
Photo Credit: @CharValleyHoops BOYS BASKETBALL 6A SECTION 1 Seneca Valley 57, Pine-Richland 37 Seneca Valley (8-10, 3-5) picked up a big win Friday night against Pine-Richland (5-14, 1-7) 57-37. The win coupled with a North Allegheny loss now puts North Allegheny and Seneca Valley tied for the fourth and final playoff spot in Section 1-6A…. More »
Photo Credit: Will McBride BOYS BASKETBALL 6A SECTION 1 New Castle (16-2, 6-1) at Central Catholic (11-7, 5-2) – 7:30 pm The top two teams in Section 1-6A square off Friday night with New Castle being winners of 5 in a row and Central Catholic winning four of their last 5. A New Castle win… More »
Photo Credit @CharValleyHoops (Twitter) The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette released the WPIAL/City League basketball leading scorers through January 29, 2023, today. Here at the Big 56, we have consolidated the list for you to see the leaders in 6A and 5A Boys Basketball. To see the complete Post-Gazette article, click here: https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2023/02/01/wpial-city-league-boys-basketball-leading-scorers-2023-1/stories/202302010059 6A BOYS Adam Bilinsky (Norwin)… More »