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Boys Class 5A WPIAL Playoff First Round Preview
The WPIAL playoff brackets that were revealed earlier this week gave us a look at the matchups that will start the Class 5A boys basketball playoffs. All first round games will be played on Tuesday, Feb. 20. The top three seeds — Mars, Highlands, and Franklin Regional — each received byes into the quarterfinals. The… More »
Girls Class 5A WPIAL Playoff First Round Preview
The 16-team field in the girls basketball Class 5A bracket will feature every team playing in the first round and the top four seeds receiving a bye. Below are capsules on each first round matchup that will take place on Friday. No. 1 Trinity Hillers (19-3) vs. No. 16 Plum Mustangs (6-16) At West Allegheny,… More »
Mars Avenges Section Loss to Clinch Share Of Section Title
The Mars girls’ basketball team avenged an earlier season home loss to Hampton by defeating the Talbots 59-52 on Thursday Night to clinch a share of the section title. Hampton defeated Mars 54-52 back on Jan. 15 to give the Planets their lone section loss of the season. The rivals both finished the section season… More »
Moon Boys Knock Off Top-Ranked Mars
It didn’t seem like any team in Class 5A was going to contest the Mars boys basketball team, until Friday night. In its biggest game of the season, Moon was able to stifle its Section 2-5A opponent with a 58-43 win at home. The Tigers handed the Planets their lone section loss of the season… More »
Defense Leads Mars to Section Win At Armstrong
The Mars girls’ basketball team won its sixth straight game on Thursday by continuing to play stellar defense, defeating Armstrong on the road, 43-33. This was the third straight game the Planets held their opponents to under 35 points. Mars jumped out to an early 13-5 lead in the first quarter that they held on… More »
Robby Carmody rescues Mars Against West Allegheny
Mars senior Robby Carmody recorded 23 points in the fourth quarter, including 10 in the final minute to send the game into overtime, where the Planets came away with a 78-70 win at West Allegheny. Mars outscored West Allegheny 11-3 in overtime to stay undefeated and in first place in Section 2-5A, and gave them a… More »
Hampton Girls Basketball Wins Battle Against Mars
Both Hampton and Mars entered the final game of the first round of section play in girls basketball undefeated, but it was Hampton who remained that status with a 54-52 road win on Monday night. The Talbots jumped out to a 28-20 halftime lead, and were able to play ahead throughout the game to come… More »
Top-ranked Mars Knocks Off No. 2 Moon
Tuesday night pitted the top two teams in Class 5A, as well as the top two teams in Section 2 when Moon traveled to Mars. Mars remained the No. 1 team and undefeated within the WPIAL with a 72-64 win. Notre Dame commit Robby Carmody stole the show, finishing with a game-high 27 points. Carmody got… More »
Mars Hits Century Mark In Win Against West Allegheny
The Mars boys basketball team have been a scoring machine thus far this season, and they were finally able to hit the century mark in their 100-57 Class 5A Section 2 win against West Allegheny. Through eight games this season, the Planets are averaging 81.7 points per game. Mars scored at least 23 points in… More »