WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Top-ranked North Allegheny trailed by four after three quarters against one of the top teams on the eastern side of the state, but they Lady Tigers persevered with a strong fourth for a 50-46 victory at Spring-Ford on Saturday afternoon. In a back-and-forth ballgame, the Lady Tigers outscored the Rams 13-5 in the final stanza… More »
In a battle between two top five teams in the WPIAL Class 6A rankings, the North Allegheny Tigers topped the Bethel Park Black Hawks on the road by a 57-43 decision. The contest was a rematch of last year’s WPIAL Class 6A title game at the Peterson Events Center and the final result was similar… More »
Atoning for an early season home loss to Shaler, the Tigers earned a measure of revenge and evened the season series with the Titans with a 64-52 road victory on Friday night. The win is North Allegheny’s third in a row and pulls the Tigers into sole possession of fourth place in the Section 1-6A… More »
For the second time this season, the North Allegheny girls’ basketball team defeated the Altoona Mountain Lions on Friday night by a 54-43 decision. Earlier in the season, the Tigers hosted the Mountain Lions and earned a hard-fought 45-44 win in the championship of the Wright Automotive Tip-Off Tournament. In the rematch in Altoona, the… More »
The North Allegheny boys’ basketball team used a big fourth quarter to capture its first section win over the season with a 54-41 decision over the Seneca Valley Raiders on Monday night. Leading 34-33 going into the fourth quarter, the Tigers outscored the Raiders 20-8 in the final stanza to seize their 20th consecutive win… More »
Senior Cole Mason’s bucket at the buzzer lifted the Central Catholic Vikings to a 50-48 win over the North Allegheny Tigers on Tuesday night. The last-second shot by Mason keeps Central Catholic undefeated in Section 1-6A action. Mason finished the night with nine points and 10 rebounds. Facing the first-place Vikings on the road, the… More »
North Allegheny girls’ basketball coach Spencer Stefko earned his 250th career coaching win on Monday night as the Lady Tigers topped the Seneca Valley Raiders, 65-35. Stefko, in his third year at North Allegheny, has had two other successful coaching stops at Chartiers Valley and Seton LaSalle before joining the Tigers and amassed 137 and 50… More »
The Butler Golden Tornado rallied from a 13-point deficit in the second half to escape North Allegheny with a 58-56 overtime win on Friday night. The Tigers, who were playing without starters Curtis Aiken and Zach Johnson, had Butler on the ropes for most of the night and played valiantly in a hard-fought contest. Butler was… More »
North Allegheny limited Pine-Richland to 20-percent shooting from the field and completely blanked the Rams in the fourth quarter en route to a 56-22 road victory in Section 1-6A action. The Rams scored only five points in the second half, all in the third quarter, and shot just 2 of 22 over the final 16… More »
Junior Mike Egnaczyk’s 3-pointer at the buzzer propelled the North Allegheny Tigers to a 56-53 victory over the previously undefeated Franklin Regional Panthers in the opening game of the Wright Automotive Holiday Tournament. In a back-and-forth fourth quarter, the Tigers tied the game at 53-53 on a Curtis Aiken bucket with less than two minutes… More »