Basketball
Girls basketball games and WPIAL team wrestling playoffs make for Monday madness
January 26, 2020
Monday begins the stretch run of the WPIAL basketball season as two weeks left in section play.
WPIAL Girls Basketball Player of the Week — Week ending Jan. 26
After winning a combined seven games the three previous seasons, New Brighton is in the hunt for a playoff spot, tied for fifth place in Section 1-2A. The Lions are one game out of a playoff spot heading into the final two weeks of the regular season.
High school roundup for Jan. 26, 2020: Highlands tops Allderdice
In a rare Sunday boys basketball game, Highlands earned a 70-52 win over Allderdice (13-4) at the Pittsburgh Basketball Club Classic at Montour.
Norwin girls defeat Hempfield in Shootout at Seton Hill
Norwin plans to play in front of big crowds and in potentially foreign gyms with large courts as a season of high expectations continues toward the WPIAL and PIAA postseason.
Hannah Potter makes surprise comeback for Kiski Area girls basketball
When Hannah Potter suffered a broken wrist in Kiski Area girls basketball’s opener, she and others thought her season would be lost because of the nature of the injury and the recovery time needed.
High school roundup for Jan. 25, 2020: Bethel Park girls top Woodland Hills in tournament finale
Bethel Park, Class 6A’s No. 2 team girls basketball team, got out to a hot start and never looked back in a nonsection victory over Class 5A No. 2 Woodland Hills, 58-40, on Saturday in the finale of the Joey Fabus Memorial Classic at Bethel Park.
Trib WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 25, 2020
January 25, 2020
WPIAL rankings
Kiski Area’s Potter returns to lineup after recovery from wrist injury
Hannah Potter is back.
High school roundup for Jan. 24, 2020: Butler’s Ethan Morton scores 2,000th point
Butler’s Ethan Morton joined an elite group of WPIAL basketball greats Friday night, scoring the 2,000th point of his career.
Big third quarter the difference as North Catholic beats Seton LaSalle
January 24, 2020
The showdown for first place in Section 2-3A was tight in the first half, as North Catholic led Seton LaSalle by five at the break.
Brayden Reynolds, Chartiers Valley slam Thomas Jefferson
Brayden Reynolds had never dunked in a game before.
No. 1 Fox Chapel handles Hempfield, clinches playoff berth
Fox Chapel made it official Friday night.
Mars uses ‘Max Effort’ to get past section foe Franklin Regional
It was Military Appreciation Night at Franklin Regional, and players from both teams, the Panthers and Mars, wore T-shirts in pregame warm-ups emblazoned with the words, “Max Effort,” across the chest.
Uniontown survives scare from Belle Vernon
After a 27-point beating at the hands of Uniontown Jan. 3, the Belle Vernon Area boys basketball team wanted nothing more than another shot at the Red Raiders.
Latrobe knocks off Penn-Trafford again
It hasn’t been a great season for the Latrobe boys basketball team.
Plum’s Matolcsy brings toughness from gridiron to court
Plum junior Max Matolcsy is no stranger to contact.
Surging Norwin girls basketball team finds right balance
The Norwin girls basketball team was the top scoring offense in WPIAL Class 6A through 14 games, and the Knights ranked second in scoring average against.
WPIAL playoff spot remains in reach for Franklin Regional girls basketball team
“Young” is the word encircling the Franklin Regional girls basketball program this season.
College floor, atmosphere attract teams for ‘Shootout at Seton Hill’
Each March for the past few years, when teams get their section schedules for the following WPIAL season, Allen Deep begins to plan out his list of high school basketball showcase events.
High school roundup for Jan. 23, 2020: Mohawk’s Karly McCutcheon sets school 3-point record for second straight game
In a span of a few days this week, Mohawk senior Karly McCutcheon left no doubt that she’s one of the top long-range shooters in WPIAL girls basketball.
