WPIAL 6A Girls Basketball Championship Preview
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 games. North Allegheny has defeated Pine-Richland (69-56) and Norwin (38-36) to get to the WPIAL Championship game. They are led by Jasmine Timmerson (17.0 ppg).
North Allegheny Projected Starters
#4 Kellie McConnell – Jr – Second-team all-section
#10 Caroline Henderson – Jr – Second-team all-section
#11 Jasmine Timmerson – Sr – First-team all-section
#14 Cam Phillips – Sr – Honorable mention all-section
#15 Lydia Betz – Jr – First-team all-section
Head Coach – Spencer Stefko
Upper St. Clair
Upper St. Clair is in the WPIAL Championship for the third consecutive season. They lost to Mt. Lebanon last season and North Allegheny two years ago. They got their revenge on Mt. Lebanon this year beating them twice in the regular season and in the semifinals. They are winners of 15 straight. Upper St. Clair led 6A in scoring averaging 60.3 points per game.They defeated Peters Township (60-43) and Mt. Lebanon (58-33) to get to the WPIAL Championship game. Upper St. Clair is led by Rylee Kalocay (19.6 ppg).
Upper St. Clair Projected Starters
#3 Rylee Kalocay – So – First-team all-section
#15 Kate Moore – Jr
#20 Paige Dellicarii – Sr – Honorable mention all-section
#42 Kate Robbins – Sr – First-team all-section
#44 Mia Brown – Sr – Second-team all-section
Head Coach – Pete Serio – Section 2-6A Coach of the Year