Basketball

Derry’s Ryan Bushey runs the ball past Mt. Pleasant defense on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020 at Mt. Pleasant Area High School.
Derry boys basketball deals with loss, focuses on playoffs
February 15, 2020
Misfortune has hit the Derry boys basketball team this season in waves.

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Brentwood’s John Milcic (11) pulls down a rebound during the WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinals Feb. 15, 2020, at Fox Chapel.
Brentwood boys basketball team edges Apollo-Ridge in WPIAL 1st round
Brentwood’s Chase Rosing may not have started the game, but that does not mean attending fans will forget his performance.

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Springdale boys survive Sewickley Academy rally, advance to quarterfinals
Springdale’s 57-49 win over Sewickley Academy on Saturday may not be featured prominently in the Dynamos’ season highlight tape.

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Oakland Catholic’s Cierra Christian and Gateway’s Jordan Edwards fight for the ball WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball final Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Petersen Events Center.
Decade’s best WPIAL finals: Girls basketball No. 6
There were a lot of changes to the WPIAL basketball championships over the last 10 years.

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Nazareth Prep’s Jaden Gales tries to corrall a ball while being pressured by Clairton’s Kenlein Ogletree (left) and Don Napper (right) during their WPIAL Class 1A first round matchup on Saturday, Feb 15., 2020.
Defending WPIAL champion Nazareth Prep fights back to edge Clairton boys
Defending WPIAL boys Class A champion Nazareth Prep trailed by as many as 12 points in the third quarter, then fought back to take a late lead and held on to defeat Clairton, 53-52, in a first-round playoff game Saturday at Thomas Jefferson.

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Eden Christian Academy’s Elijah Manges goes up for a shot against Greensburg Central Catholic during the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals Feb. 15, 2020, at Fox Chapel.
Battle-tested Eden Christian upsets Greensburg Central Catholic boys
Eden Christian coach Todd Aiken kept shouting “five out” to set up a play Saturday afternoon as his boys basketball team clung to the lead against favored Greensburg Central Catholic.

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The Obama Academy boys basketball team celebrates after defeating Allderdice for the City League title Feb. 15, 2020, at the Petersen Events Center.
Obama Academy boys win 1st City League title, knock off Allderdice
Allderdice’s City League boys basketball reign has ended.

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Geibel Catholic’s Ryan Anderson drives to the basket against Leechburg’s Connor McDermott during their WPIAL Class 1A first round matchup on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 at Thomas Jefferson High School.
No. 9 Geibel Catholic boys use an electric fourth quarter to earn first round victory over Leechburg
For the past three years, the Geibel boys basketball team qualified for the playoffs. But each time, the Gators lost in the first round.

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The Allderdice girls basketball team celebrates after winning the City League championship Feb. 15, 2020, at the Petersen Events Center.
Allderdice girls capture 3rd straight City League title
The Allderdice girls basketball team has relied on a balanced scoring attack this season.

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Basketball official Tyler Scott prepares to referee a game on Jan. 7, 2020, at Fox Chapel Area High School.
Dwindling number of high school officials part of troubling nationwide trend
As a high school basketball official in his early 20s, Joe Strednak wasn’t much older than the athletes on the court. Occasionally, someone would test his poise as the youngest ref on his crew.

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WPIAL basketball coverage by TribHSSN.
WPIAL’s 2nd-leading scorer exits early as Aliquippa defense stops Steel Valley
Aliquippa had a strategy for facing the WPIAL’s second-leading scorer: Trap Steel Valley’s Camden Polak whenever he touched the ball, keep it out of his hands if possible and make him work for every shot.

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New Castle’s Malik Hooker (23) and his teammates celebrate their 55-49 win in the WPIAL Boys Class AAAA basketball championship game against Hampton on March 1, 2014.
Decade’s best WPIAL finals: Boys basketball No. 7
February 14, 2020
There were a lot of changes to the WPIAL basketball championships over the past 10 years.

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South Allegheny’s Antonio Epps dribbles past Avonworth Jordan Kolenda.
South Allegheny boys hold off upset-minded Avonworth
South Allegheny’s Bryce Epps isn’t one to let his critics phase him.

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Carlynton overcomes foul trouble, beats Charleroi in overtime
Carlynton coach Mike Kozy wrote the word “team” on the board prior to Friday’s WPIAL Class AAA first-round game against Charleroi. He knew it was going to take a team effort if his Cougars wanted to advance.

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High school roundup for Feb. 14, 2020: Neshannock tops Washington in OT thriller
Preston Turk made a pair of free throws with 25 seconds left in overtime to lead Neshannock past Washington, 55-54, in a wild WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball first-round matchup Friday night.

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Lincoln Park’s Johnnie Bryant drives toward the net for a score against Deer Lakes on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, in a WPIAL first-round playoff game at Fox Chapel.
No. 1 Lincoln Park boys shake off sluggish start, cruise past Deer Lakes
WPIAL Class 3A No. 1 seed Lincoln Park is the defending PIAA champion for a reason, and Friday night in the first round of the district playoffs, the Leopards showed why.

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Shady Side Academy’s Mason Tomlin collides into North Catholic defender Hans Rottman on Friday night, Feb. 14, 2020 in WPIAL basketball playoffs at Fox Chapel High School.
Relentless North Catholic boys finish off Shady Side Academy
Shady Side Academy’s 17th consecutive WPIAL playoff trip was a short one in more ways than one.

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The Class 3A WPIAL playoff game between Beaver Falls and Southmoreland tips off Friday, Feb. 14, 2020.
Beaver Falls powers past Southmoreland in boys opening-round matchup
Momentum is an interesting aspect of sports. It’s hard to acquire, and it can be lost in a split second.

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Sydney McDonough led Riverview with 15 points Friday night.
Riverview girls rally past Burgettstown, end playoff losing streak
Despite a 10-point deficit at the end of the third quarter, the Riverview girls basketball team would not be denied its first WPIAL playoff victory since 2016.

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Brentwood’s C.J. Ziegler competes during the 2019-20 season.
Brentwood’s Ziegler reaches scoring milestone
C.J. Ziegler recently enlisted in an exclusive club at Brentwood.

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