WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
BOYS BASKETBALL 5A BOYS BASKETBALL FIRST ROUND Mars 76, Bethel Park 40 7th-seeded Mars (15-8) made a big time statement to the rest of 5A as they were able to jump out to a 23-9 lead after a quarter of play and get the running clock going in the second half en route to a… More »
Before we get into the full swing of playoff basketball, it is time to look at the final Big 56 scoring leaders of the season! Stats brought to you from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. For the entire scoring list click here: https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2023/02/16/wpial-city-league-boys-basketball-2023-final-regular-season-scoring-leaders/stories/202302160097 BOYS BASKETBALL LEADING SCORERS 6A BOYS Braylon Littlejohn (Butler) – 21.2 PPG Adam Bilinsky… More »
Photo Credit: Will McBride BOYS BASKETBALL 5A BOYS FIRST ROUND #10 Bethel Park (13-8) vs. #7 Mars (14-8) – at North Hills – 6 pm – TribLive High School Sports Network Bethel Park finished the regular season as third place finishers in Section 1-5A. They average 64.1 points per games (5th in 5A) and allow… More »
Photo Credit: Will McBride The end of the regular season Big 56 Basketball Reports are here! You can find standings, playoff schedules and offensive and defensive rankings for the all the playoff teams by clicking below! 6A Boys Basketball 5A Boys Basketball
BOYS BASKETBALL 6A SECTION 1 Central Catholic 59, North Allegheny 42 Central Catholic (13-8, 7-3) used a defensive second and third quarter to get revenge on North Allegheny (8-12, 3-7) 59-42 at home on Friday night. North Allegheny had won the previous matchup this season. Central Catholic finishes in second place in Section 1-6A. Randy… More »
Photo Credit: Will McBride BOYS BASKETBALL 6A SECTION 1 Butler (14-6, 5-4) at Pine-Richland (5-15, 1-8) – 7:30 pm – WBUT Butler has dropped 3 of their last 5 games. Pine-Richland has lost 4 of their last 5. Butler has already clinched a playoff berth. Butler won the first meeting 86-73 on January 17. This… More »
GIRLS BASKETBALL 6A SECTION 1 North Allegheny 75, Hempfield 62 North Allegheny (16-4, 9-1) used a 25-point first quarter to build a double-digit lead that they would never give away defeating Hempfield (9-12, 3-7) 75-62. The win gave North Allegheny a share of the section title with Norwin. It is North Allegheny’s 11th straight year… More »
Picture Credit: @CharValleyHoops With the regular season coming to a close, it is time to revisit the Big 56 scoring leaders! Stats brought to you from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. For the entire scoring list click here: https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2023/02/08/leading-scorers-for-wpial-city-league-boys-basketball-through-jan-15-2023/stories/202302080093 6A BOYS Braylon Littlejohn (Butler) – 21.1 PPG Adam Bilinsky (Norwin) – 20.0 PPG Harry Sowers (Hempfield) –… More »
GIRLS BASKETBALL 6A SECTION 1 Butler (10-10, 4-5) at Pine-Richland (9-11, 3-6) – 7:30 pm Butler enters tonight on a 3-game losing streak. Pine-Richland has dropped 4 of their last 5 games. Butler has already clinched a playoff spot. Pine-Richland clinches a playoff spot with a win or a Hempfield loss. Butler won the first… More »
Photo Credit: Will McBride *All records are section records only 6A SECTION 1 New Castle (8-1): Clinched section title outright Central Catholic (6-3): Clinched playoff berth Butler (5-4): Clinched playoff berth Seneca Valley (4-5): Clinched playoff berth 6A SECTION 2 Upper St. Clair (8-1): Clinched share of section title. Can clinch section title outright with… More »