Basketball

Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week for week ending Jan. 31, 2021
January 31, 2021
When Mallory Daly was in grades 1-3, she reached the team championship of the annual NFL Punt, Pass and Kick competition, earning a chance to show off her skills at halftime of a Steelers game at Heinz Field each year.

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Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week for Feb. 1, 2021
The Armstrong girls basketball program began its sixth season this year with an overall record of 56-55 in the regular season and 0-2 in the postseason.

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Laurel Highlands’ Rodney Gallagher sets up for a free throw late in the game against Thomas Jefferson on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021.
Basketball, wrestling and swimming broadcasts on tap this week on Trib HSSN
With Feb. 2 being Tuesday, HSSN is a lot like the old movie “Groundhog Day.” We go all out to cover high school sports day after day after day after day.

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Aquinas Academy sophomore Vinnie Cugini scored his 1,000th career point on Jan. 29, 2021, against Leechburg.
Aquinas Academy sophomore Vinnie Cugini makes WPIAL history
There weren’t many fans to witness it, but Aquinas Academy sophomore Vinnie Cugini made WPIAL history Friday night.

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Sewickley Academy senior Max Belt plays defense on Alex Matlak during a practice on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020.
Senior Max Belt has turned into a Swiss Army knife for Sewickley Academy
For the past four years, Sewickley Academy senior Max Belt has been a mainstay in the boys basketball playing rotation and always has provided coach Win Palmer with a steady perimeter-shooting presence. This season, the three-year starter has taken his game to a new level.

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Charters Valley’s Perri Page (11) wins a jump ball against Gateway’s Dynasty Shegog (21) during their game on Jan. 18, 2021.
Gateway girls gaining experience against top competition
The Gateway girls basketball team started its season with losses in its first six games, including its first four in Section 2-5A play.

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Haley Kostorick, a sophomore, leads the Shaler girls basketball team in assists.
Shaler girls basketball focused on limiting turnovers
Shaler girls basketball coach Cornelious Nesbit believes for the Titans to be successful, they need to value the ball and limit their opponents’ possessions.

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Shaler boys basketball coach Rob Niederberger has been juggling his lineup because of injuries and postponements.
Shaler boys basketball working to overcome personnel shuffles
Stopping and starting the basketball season hasn’t made for an easy personnel situation for Shaler coach Rob Niederberger.

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South Fayette’s Brandon Jakiela (22) looks to pass against Mars last season.
South Fayette basketball teams press on through stop-and-start season
Much like the fall high school sports season, the 2021 WPIAL basketball season has been a challenge.

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Chartiers Valley’s Brayden Reynolds celebrates a three-pointer against Fox Chapel on Jan. 9 at Fox Chapel Area High School.
Brayden Reynolds does it all for Chartiers Valley boys
A couple of weeks ago in a big Class 5A Section 1 showdown, Chartiers Valley senior Brayden Reynolds struggled against visiting New Castle from the field.

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Brentwood freshman guard Bobbie Wardzinski competes against Keystone Oaks on Jan. 19, 2021, at Brentwood.
Brentwood’s Mallory Daly, other freshmen make instant impact
Mallory Daly has had a major effect on the Brentwood girls basketball team.

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Rochester’s Alexis Robison scores in last year’s Class A WPIAL championship game.
High school roundup for Jan. 30, 2021: Rochester wins clash of champions
January 30, 2021
In a matchup of defending WPIAL champs, Rochester got 31 points from Alexis Robison and handed Bishop Canevin its first section loss since 2016 with a 78-35 win in a Section 1-A girls basketball game Saturday afternoon.

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Greensburg Salem breaks a huddle during Saturday’s season opener against Jeannette.
Greensburg Salem loses delayed season opener to Jeannette
Greensburg Salem boys basketball coach Mark Zahorchak glared through a doorway as his players ran onto the court.

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North Allegheny’s Mia Tuman (right) battles Penn-Trafford’s Olivia Pepple for possession Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at Penn-Trafford High School.
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 31, 2021
Class 6A

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OLSH’s Mark Pola and Springdale’s Ben Myford fight for a rebound Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2012 at Donald G. McGhee Fieldhouse.
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 31, 2021
Class 6A

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Franklin Regional’s Maria Brush plans to attend Seton Hill.
Franklin Regional’s Brush happy to continue basketball career
Maria Brush wants to be a physician’s assistant. That much was clear when she looked into pursuing a degree in her preferred field at Seton Hill.

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Hampton’s Sophia Kelly scores against Plum on Jan. 21. Kelly scored a team-high 18 points in Hampton’s 68-41 victory.
Hampton girls off to red-hot start after adopting up-tempo style
Not even a pandemic — or having to run pregame drills in the school cafeteria — can slow down the Hampton girls basketball team.

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Fox Chapel’s Jacob DeMotte looks for an opening in the McKeesport defense on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021.
Fox Chapel boys start to come together defensively during winning streak
After suffering back-to-back losses at the beginning of January, the Fox Chapel boys basketball team found its footing and earned four straight victories, including two key wins over Central Catholic and No. 1 Upper St. Clair.

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Rochester’s Corynne Hauser celebrates in the final seconds of the WPIAL Class A championship game against West Greene last season.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 30, 2021: Defending champs collide
On the final day of high school basketball in January, a pair of defending WPIAL girls basketball champions square off when Bishop Canevin visits Rochester on Saturday afternoon.

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Laurel Highlands’ Rodney Gallagher sets up for a free throw late in the game against Thomas Jefferson on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021.
Laurel Highlands too much for Thomas Jefferson
January 29, 2021
When preparing for the challenge of facing Rodney Gallagher and the high-powered Laurel Highlands offense, Thomas Jefferson coach Dom DeCicco is like most coaches.

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