WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
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 »
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 »
GIRLS BASKETBALL 6A SECTION 1 North Allegheny 56, Butler 29 North Allegheny (13-4, 7-1) jumped all over Butler in the first half, taking a 39-11 lead into halftime and coasted to a 56-29 win over Butler (10-9, 4-4). The win keeps North Allegheny tied at the top of the standings while Butler still sits in… More »
GIRLS BASKETBALL 6A SECTION 1 North Allegheny (12-4, 6-1) at Butler (10-8, 4-3) – 7:30 pm North Allegheny comes into tonight winning 8 of their last 9 contests. Butler fell 60-22 to Norwin on Monday snapping a 4-game winning streak. North Allegheny is trying to keep pace with Norwin at the top of Section 1-6A… 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 »
Photo Credit @MoonTigersBB (Twitter) BOYS BASKETBALL 6A SECTION 1 New Castle 64, Butler 49 New Castle (16-2, 6-1) used an 18-8 second quarter to get separation from Butler (13-5, 4-3) and finish off a 64-49 victory. Da’juan Young led New Castle with 22 points. Nick Wallace and Jonathan Anderson each had 18 points. Central Catholic… More »
First Team Photo Gallery
Saturday’s Class 5A boys basketball WPIAL Championship Game at North Allegheny was the third meeting of the season between No. 1 Chartiers Valley (22-4) and No. 2 New Castle (21-2). In all three games, the winning team won by double digits. New Castle took the rubber match and won their 14th WPIAL title with a… More »
First-Team Photo Gallery