WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Photo Credit: @phbasketball (Twitter) BOYS BASKETBALL PIAA 5A QUARTERFINALS 7-2 Peters Township (24-4) vs. 3-1 Exeter (25-6) – at Bald Eagle HS – 6 pm – WJPA Peters Township Peters Township has defeated Milton Hershey (60-53) and Lampeter Strasburg (58-56) in the PIAA playoffs. It has been a very balanced effort for the Indians throughout… More »
BOYS BASKETBALL PIAA 5A SECOND ROUND Penn Hills 50, Hershey 42 Things were tight all night between these two teams but Penn Hills (23-3) outscored Hershey (20-8) 19-11 in the fourth quarter to pull away with a 50-42 win on Tuesday night at Altoona High School. Daemar Kelly had 15 points for Penn Hills. Michai… More »
Photo Credit: Will McBride BOYS BASKETBALL PIAA 5A SECOND ROUND 7-2 Peters Township (23-4) vs. 3-7 Lampeter Strasburg (20-7) – at Altoona – 5:30 pm How they got here: Peters Township won Section 1-5A. Was the top seed in the WPIAL tournament, went 3-1 in the WPIAL playoffs where their one loss came in the… More »
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network GIRLS BASKETBALL PIAA 6A FIRST ROUND North Allegheny 76, Manheim Township 53 After a tight first quarter, North Allegheny (21-5) outscored Manheim Township (17-11) 22-8 in the second quarter and rolled to a 76-53 victory at North Allegheny High School on Friday night. Kellie McConnell and Jasmine Timmerson each… More »
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network GIRLS BASKETBALL PIAA 6A FIRST ROUND 10-1 McDowell (19-6) at 7-2 Upper St. Clair (21-3) – 6 pm McDowell was the top seed in the District 10 playoffs. They defeated No. 2 Erie (51-40) in the District 10 Championship Game. They then defeated District 8 Champion Allderdice (60-26) in… More »
The PIAA has released all matchups, sites and times for the first round of the PIAA Basketball Championships. For a complete list of all brackets, click here. Here are the Big 56 teams in the state playoffs: 6A Boys Basketball 3-7 Wilson (19-9) vs. 7-1 Central Catholic (16-9) at Gateway on Saturday, 3:30 pm 10-1… More »
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network by: Randy Gore On the strength of a career-best 30-point performance from senior guard Jasmine Timmerson, the North Allegheny girls’ basketball team rolled to a 71-45 triumph over Upper St. Clair in the WPIAL Class 6A championship game at the Petersen Events Center. Its the third WPIAL crown for the… More »
GIRLS BASKETBALL 6A WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIP #2 North Allegheny (19-5) vs. #1 Upper St. Clair (21-2) – 7 pm – TribLive HSSN & North Allegheny Sports Network North Allegheny North Allegheny won back-to-back WPIAL Championships in 2020-2021 before falling in the semifinals to Upper St. Clair last season. They have won 11 of their last 12… More »
GIRLS BASKETBALL 6A GIRLS SEMIFINALS #4 Mt. Lebanon (17-6) vs. #1 Upper St. Clair (20-2) – at Bethel Park – 6 pm – TribLive HSSN Mt. Lebanon is coming off of an epic 47-46 comeback win over Chartiers Valley to get to the WPIAL 6A Semifinals. This is the defending champions fourth consecutive season in… More »
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network GIRLS BASKETBALL 6A GIRLS QUARTERFINALS Mt. Lebanon 47, Chartiers Valley 46 Payton Collins hit a free throw with .4 seconds left in the game and 4th-seeded Mt. Lebanon (17-6) came back from 16 down in the fourth quarter to defeat 5th-seeded Chartiers Valley (12-10) 47-46 at Mt. Lebanon High… More »