Basketball

Peters’ Isabella Mills grabs a rebound over Norwin’s Cassie Cole during PIAA second action at Keystone Oaks High School.
Peters Township’s trip to Hershey was 6 years in the making
March 21, 2019
When Peters Township girls basketball coach Bert Kendall took over the program in the 2013-14 season, the Indians were coming off a winless campaign in Section 2-4A and only managed to win six games.

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Deer Lakes’ Julia Hollibaugh fights for a rebound with Carlynton’s Haley Williams Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 at Deer Lakes’ High School.
Cager Classic All-Star Basketball Game offers final chance for teammates to share court
March 20, 2019
Deer Lakes’ Julia Hollibaugh walked off the floor a few weeks ago after the Lancers’ WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal loss to South Park with her high school basketball career in limbo.

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Moon boys, Peters Township girls stand atop Trib 10 power rankings
Every Wednesday during the 2018-19 WPIAL basketball season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases Power Rankings during the WPIAL Roundball Report at 6:30 p.m.

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Vincentian Academy’s Nate Cullo looks to get past Monessen’s Darnel Howell during their WPIAL playoff game Feb. 25, 2019, at Peters Township.
Vincentian Academy boys ready for PIAA finals matchup against Sankofa Freedom Academy
When the ball goes up in the air at Hershey’s Giant Center at 2 p.m. Thursday for the start of the PIAA Class A boys championship game, a team from the North Hills and the other from North Philly will add to the state’s already rich sports rivalry between East and West.

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WPIAL basketball coverage by TribHSSN.
OLSH boys fall short to Bishop Guilfoyle in PIAA Class 2A semifinals
March 19, 2019
Losing a tooth wasn’t going to stop the path to Hershey for Bishop Guilfoyle’s Luke Ruggery.

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North Catholic girls take down Mifflinburg to reach PIAA championship game
LORETTO — North Catholic has played the wicked step-mother to many opposing girls’ basketball teams’ Cinderella dreams over the years.

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Peters Township girls rally past Upper Dublin in overtime to reach PIAA title game
March 18, 2019
WINGATE — Peters Township’s Jordan Bisignani didn’t have much time to process the moment when she heaved a desperation half-court shot at the buzzer of a PIAA Class 6A semifinal.

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Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Thomas Jefferson Jaguars
The Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week missed out on district gold when losing in the WPIAL finals, but now it is two wins away from state gold — the Thomas Jefferson Jaguars.

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Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week: Chartiers Valley’s Mackenzie Wagner
Mackenzie Wagner

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Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings for week of March 17, 2019
Last week, there were zero changes to the Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings after the first round of the PIAA playoffs.

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Moon’s Mars’ Brandon Caruso scores past Moon’s Jioni Smith during the 5A boys WPIAL Championship at Petersen Events Center.
5 things to watch in the PIAA basketball semifinals
Moon and Mars combined for a dramatic WPIAL boys basketball championship earlier this month.

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Monessen’s Devin Whitlock (3) celebrates next to DaWayne Howell as time expires in a PIAA Class A second round state playoff game against Bishop Carroll Tuesday, Mar. 12, 2019, at Greensburg Salem High School.
No surprises for PIAA Class A semifinalists Monessen, Vincentian Academy
March 17, 2019
The last time Monessen and Vincentian Academy faced one another, a trip to the WPIAL Class A championship game was on the line.

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Boys PIAA playoff preview capsule: Monessen vs. Vincentian
PIAA basketball playoffs

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Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week: Moon’s Donovan Johnson
Donovan Johnson

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Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week: Vincentian Academy Royals
The Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week reached the title game in the WPIAL Class A playoffs and is one win away from playing for state gold in the PIAA finals — the Vincentian Academy Royals.

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Peters’ Makenna Marisa drives past Norwin’s Brianna Zajicek during PIAA second action at Keystone Oaks High School.
High school sports broadcasts scheduled this week on Trib HSSN
Both the Road to Hershey and the PIHL Penguins Cup hockey playoffs conclude this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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Monessen’s Marquell Smith faces Vincentian in the PIAA Class A semifinals Monday.
Westmoreland high school lookahead: Week of March 18, 2019
Highlights of the week ahead in Westmoreland County high school sports:

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Girls basketball rankings for week of March 17, 2019
The Road to Hershey has shuffled the deck with three rounds in the book and two more coming this week.

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Chartiers Valley’s Megan McConnell shoots a three-pointer to end the first half of the WPIAL Class 5A championship game against Thomas Jefferson Saturday, Mar. 2, 2019, at Petersen Events Center.
PIAA girls basketball sites, times: Chartiers Valley, Thomas Jefferson rematch Tuesday
WPIAL champion Chartiers Valley and runner-up Thomas Jefferson will rematch at 7 p.m., Tuesday in a PIAA Class 5A semifinal at Peters Township.

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OLSH uses 3rd quarter surge to top Ridgway in PIAA quarterfinals
The Our Lady of the Scared Heart boys basketball team has been playing with emotion all season. The Chargers found themselves in a fast-paced, up-and-down the floor game against District 9 champ Ridgway, and it hit a fever pitch in the final seconds of the first half.

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