WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
EVERY SECTION TITLE AND PLAYOFF-CLINCHING SCENARIO IN BOYS BASKETBALL by: Don Rebel For some WPIAL boys basketball teams on this final night of section play, it’s kind of like dancing the hokey pokey. If you win, you are in, and if you lose, you are out. That’s what Friday is about. Section championships and some… More »
GIRLS BASKETBALL SECTION 1-6A Butler 50, North Allegheny 41 Butler (11-9, 6-4) Amelia McMichael – 26 points North Allegheny (9-11, 5-5) Leah Skweres – 10 points Rosalia Varlotta – 10 points Seneca Valley 50, Pine-Richland 45 Seneca Valley (15-5, 10-0) Gracie Cato – 27 points (4 three-pointers) Pine-Richland (7-14, 6-4) Cate Gentile – 18 points… More »
by: Don Rebel PLAYOFF SCENARIOS FOR GIRLS BASKETBALL SECTION HOPEFULS AND BUBBLE TEAMS Thursday marks the final busy night of WPIAL girls basketball section play with some titles and postseason berths still up for grabs. The section titles in Section 3 and 4 in Class 5A were decided Monday and the Section 1 title will… More »
BOYS BASKETBALL SECTION 1-5A Franklin Regional 72, Albert Gallatin 39 Franklin Regional (11-10, 6-7) Jonah Johnston – 19 points Connor Crossey – 17 points (5 three-pointers) Albert Gallatin (7-13, 2-11) Darrin Ford – 13 points NON-SECTION Armstrong 53, Freeport 36 Armstrong (7-14) Jacob Szep – 21 points Penn-Trafford 63, Trinity 60 Penn-Trafford (12-9) Bradyen Stone… More »
Photo Credit: @lebohoops BOYS BASKETBALL SECTION 1-6A Butler 47, Pine-Richland 46 Butler (14-6, 7-6) Tayt Lucas – 15 points (game-winning layup at buzzer) Stainton Forbes – 14 points Andrew Gettinger – 10 points Pine-Richland (6-13, -48) Grant Spacciapolli – 14 points Alex Kastner – 11 points Emery Moye – 10 points New Castle 58, Fox… More »
by: Don Rebel STAKES HIGH AS REGULAR SEASON WINDS DOWN The final week of the regular season in WPIAL basketball begins with a bang with several key games for both a section crown and a postseason berth in girls basketball. There are two games with first place at stake that could determine either an outright… More »
Photo Credit: @MoonTigersBB BOYS BASKETBALL SECTION 1-6A Fox Chapel New Castle Seneca Valley Butler SECTION 2-6A Upper St. Clair Imani Christian Central Catholic Mt. Lebanon Norwin SECTION 1-5A Uniontown (Section Champions) Latrobe Gateway Penn-Trafford SECTION 2-5A Kiski Area Penn Hills Hampton SECTION 3-5A Baldwin (Section Champions) South Fayette Peters Township SECTION 4-5A Montour (Section Champions)… More »
GIRLS BASKETBALL SECTION 2-6A Norwin 52, Mt. Lebanon 43 Norwin (11-6, 7-1) Ava Christopher – 15 points Kendall Berger – 14 points Averi Brozeski – 11 points Mt. Lebanon (11-8, 4-4) Payton Collins – 17 points Upper St. Clair 67, Connellsville 38 Upper St. Clair (13-5, 6-2) Riley Kalocay – 21 points Ekaterina Polstyanko –… More »
by: Don Rebel UPPER ST. CLAIR IN POSITION TO FINISH OFF SECTION TITLE RACE While it appears the chase for the section title in Section 1-6A boys basketball is going to come down to the last night of section play, the lights could be turned out Thursday on the race for a championship in Section… More »
GIRLS BASKETBALL SECTION 1-5A Plum 47, Armstrong 32 Plum (6-11, 4-5) Serena Carnahan – 16 points Tamia West – 16 points Armstrong (3-14, 2-8) Marlo Mellish – 16 points NON-SECTION Greensburg Salem 53, Gateway 20 Greensburg Salem (11-8) Mya Heasley – 14 points Blessing Gantt – 11 points Vienna Jevicky – 10 points Hempfield 58,… More »