WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Photo Credit: @ThompsonFoto12 GIRLS BASKETBALL 5A WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIP South Fayette 64, Oakland Catholic 49 South Fayette (24-2) had rolled through the postseason up to the WPIAL Championship. Oakland Catholic (22-4) gave them everything they could handle but the team who had been there before found a way to pull out the 64-49 championship victory, giving… More »
GIRLS BASKETBALL 5A WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIP #2 Oakland Catholic (22-3) vs. #1 South Fayette (23-2) – 5 pm – TribLive HSSN Oakland Catholic Oakland Catholic is in search of their seventh WPIAL Championship and their first since 2006. They have beaten Kiski Area (53-16), Mars (63-42) and McKeesport (58-51) to get to the WPIAL Championship game…. More »
GIRLS BASKETBALL 5A SEMIFINALS Oakland Catholic 58, McKeesport 51 Oakland Catholic (22-3) found themselves in unfamiliar territory Tuesday night when they trailed McKeesport (20-5) by seven after a quarter of play. They were able to turn things around and come away with a 58-51 semifinal victory at Gateway High School. After trailing to end the… More »
GIRLS BASKETBALL 6A GIRLS QUARTERFINALS Oakland Catholic 63, Mars 42 Oakland Catholic (21-3) couldn’t have scripted a better start and rolled into the semifinals with a 63-42 win over Mars (16-7) Friday night at North Allegheny High School. Oakland Catholic could not miss in the first quarter and they’re defense was great as well creating… More »
Photo Credit: Will McBride GIRLS BASKETBALL 5A GIRLS FIRST ROUND Oakland Catholic 53, Kiski Area 16 2nd-seeded Oakland Catholic (20-3) wasted no time jumping all over 15th-seeded Kiski Area (9-13) as they got out to a double digit lead five minutes into the game, and coasted to a 53-16 first round win on Tuesday night… More »
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GIRLS BASKETBALL 5A FIRST ROUND #15 Kiski Area (9-12) vs. #2 Oakland Catholic (19-3) – at Fox Chapel – 6 pm – TribLive HSSN Kiski Area ended the regular season tied for third place in Section 1-5A. They average 41.1 points per game (17th in 5A) and allow 44.0 points per game (9th in 5A)…. 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-girls-basketball-2022-2023-final-regular-season-scoring-leaders/stories/202302160095 GIRLS BASKETBALL SCORING LEADERS 6A GIRLS Gemma Walker (Peters Township) – 20.1 PPG Rylee… More »
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network 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 Girls Basketball 5A Girls Basketball
Photo Credit: Will McBride BOYS BASKETBALL 5A SECTION 1 Thomas Jefferson 71, Bethel Park 53 Thomas Jefferson (15-7, 8-2) had a 4-point lead at halftime but used a 26-11 third quarter to separate themselves from Bethel Park (15-7, 7-3) and finish off a 71-53 win. Both teams had already clinched playoff berths. Evan Berger had… More »