WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The Franklin Regional boys basketball team was mere minutes away from a statement win against the top-ranked team in Class 5A on the road, Mars. The Planets had other plans, rallying from a 14-point fourth quarter deficit thanks to a 16-0 run to end the game for a 58-53 victory. The win keeps Mars in… More »
The Mars boys basketball had four players in double figures as the Planets took care of business on the road, defeating Shaler 79-53 in Section 3-5A action on Tuesday. It was a lot different than the first match-up of the season, when the Planets came away with a 68-62 win on Jan. 2. After trailing… More »
Back on December 17, Mars, the defending Class 5A PIAA champion, defeated Gateway, the defending WPIAL champion, 54-42. It was the first loss of the season for the Gators, who have responded well. Gateway hasn’t lost a section game since then, and got their revenge on Monday night at home, defeating the Planets, 48-39. The… More »
John Castello averaged a double-double of 20.0 points per game and 10.0 rebounds per game in a 2-0 week for the Raiders, as Shippensburg University won on the road at Millersville University for the first time in three seasons and then defeated Kutztown University by 15. Castello shot 55 percent from the field, including 50… More »
Franklin Regional held a 43-35 lead at Mars entering the fourth quarter, yet it still took a shot at the buzzer to lift the Panthers to a 52-51 Section 2-5A win on Thursday night. Down by one, senior Jordan Yaniga made the game-winning shot at the buzzer to hand the Planets its first section loss of… More »
Entering the first WPIAL section boys basketball game of the New Year, Shaler showed they have what it takes to compete with the best. For Mars, they showed they still are the best. The defending WPIAL Class 5A champions defeated the Titans on Wednesday, 68-62, for its 13th straight win against a WPIAL opponent dating… More »
Monday night’s section opener at Franklin Regional could’ve very well been classified as a trap game for top-ranked Mars. Thinking about their trip to Las Vegas this weekend, the Planets first needed to get past what could be their toughest section game of the season, and they did. Thanks to a late 13-0 run, Mars… More »
On Monday night, the Mars and Gateway girls basketball teams met on the same court for the first time since the Planets defeated the Gators in last year’s PIAA quarterfinal round. Gateway was coming off a WPIAL title and Mars went on to win the state title. The Planets got the last laugh again on… More »
Class 5A Northern Conference First-Team Photo Gallery
The WPIAL held its pairings meeting on Monday and with an expanded Class 5A from a year ago, had its work cut out for them. With three sections, the 16-team field will feature no byes and all eight first round matchups occurring tonight at the location of the higher seed. All games will kickoff at… More »