Basketball

North Catholic’s Zack Rocco grabs a rebound between the Aliquippa defenders during semifinal WPIAL action Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 at North Allegheny High School.
WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball finals preview: Lincoln Park vs. North Catholic
February 27, 2019
Class 3A boys

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Brentwood’s Abby Wolf (1) battles Laurel’s Makenna Collins (21) during their WPIAL semifinal playoff game Feb. 25, 2019, at Moon.
WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball finals preview: OLSH vs. Brentwood
Class 2A girls

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Vincentian Academy’s Anthony Vargo dribbles between Monessen’s Jalen Brice (1) and Dawayne Howell (10) during their WPIAL playoff game Feb. 25, 2019, at Peters Township.
WPIAL Class A boys basketball finals preview: Vincentian Academy vs. Nazareth Prep
Class A boys

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Thomas Jefferson players celebrate as time expires in their WPIAL Class 5A girls semifinal victory over Oakland Catholic Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at North Allegheny High School.
Thomas Jefferson girls take down No. 2 Oakland Catholic, reach 1st title game since ’80
Jenna Clark and her Thomas Jefferson teammates we’re well aware that a Jaguars girls basketball team hadn’t made a WPIAL final since 1980, and they made it their mission to change that this season.

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Burrelli, Neshannock girls top Avonworth in Class 3A semifinals
Neshannock came into the WPIAL tournament as the perennial favorite to win the Class 3A crown.

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Highlands’ Johnny Crise grabs a rebound over Uniontown’s Bryant Grady during quarterfinal WPIAL action Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 at Norwin High School.
WPIAL basketball Top 10: Most playoff appearances
The Top 10

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Ligonier Valley’s Marrek Paola scores over West Shamokin defenders during the Heritage Conference championship game Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, at IUP.
Ligonier Valley squares off with Richland again in district title game
John Berger is hoping for an early birthday present.

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Penn Hills’ Adia Brisker scores past Oakland Catholic’s Sierra DeAngelo on Jan. 10 at Oakland Catholic.
Penn Hills basketball players earn all-section honors after trips to semifinals
Even though both the boys and girls basketball programs at Penn Hills had their WPIAL title dreams halted in the semifinal round, the Indians had numerous players receive personal accolades for their efforts during the regular season.

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Moon Area’s Donovan Johnson grabs a rebound over Penn Hill’s Tyree Spencer during semifinal WPIAL action Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019 at North Hills High School.
WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball preview: Mars vs. Moon
Class 5A boys

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WPIAL boys, girls basketball teams clinch berths in PIAA playoffs
While the Path to the Pete continues into the semifinals this week, the Road to Hershey will tip off next week.

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Moon Area’s Donovan Johnson grabs a rebound over Penn Hill’s Wes Kropp during semifinal WPIAL action Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019 at North Hills High School.
Johnson’s double-double guides No. 3 Moon past Penn Hills in Class 5A semifinals
February 26, 2019
Two years ago, a star basketball player transferred home to Moon, reunited with his childhood friends and led the Tigers’ run to the WPIAL finals.

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Mars’ Brandon Caruso battles Chartiers Valley’s Brayden Reynolds for a loose ball during their WPIAL Class 5A boys semifinal Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, at Fox Chapel High School.
Mars bests Chartiers Valley in physical WPIAL Class 5A semifinal
With momentum swinging on every second-half possession and fans from both teams screaming and shouting, Chartiers Valley’s 5-foot-9 guard Louis Kearney ran straight into Mars’ 6-foot-6 forward Michael Carmody as the third-quarter buzzer sounded.

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Serra Catholic’s Jayden Bristol drives against Sewickley Academy’s John DelVecchio in the WPIAL Class 2A semifinals Feb. 26, 2019, at Peters Township.
Serra Catholic takes down Sewickley Academy in Class 2A semifinals
Isiah Warfield did everything he could to lead his team back to the district championship game, but in the end, a lunar eclipse turned out the lights on Sewickley Academy’s title run.

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OLSH boys headed back to WPIAL title game, take down South Side in Class 2A semifinals
After losing to Sewickley Academy in the WPIAL finals the last two seasons, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is hoping to bring home the gold against a different opponent this time.

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Ligonier Valley boys advance to District 6 Class 3A final
EBENSBURG — It’ll be Ligonier Valley and Richland in a rematch of the District 6 Class 3A boys basketball championship this season after both posted victories Tuesday night in the semifinals.

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North Allegheny’s Katerina Balouris scores the winning basket next to Norwin’s Abby Best in the final seconds of their WPIAL Class 6A girls semifinal Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, at Fox Chapel High School.
Balouris’ score, steal in final seconds lift North Allegheny past Norwin in Class 6A semifinals
Norwin girls basketball coach Brian Brozeski played football at Penn State so he appreciated a gridiron analogy of Tuesday night’s playoff game.

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The Peters Township girls basketball team works out strategy during a timeout in a WPIAL Class 6A semifinal game against Bethel Park Feb. 26, 2019, at Canon-McMillan.
Peters Township girls top rival Bethel Park, earn return trip to WPIAL Class 6A final
The top-ranked Peters Township girls basketball team leads WPIAL Class 6A squads in scoring at nearly 70 points per game.

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Rochester’s Mckenzie Robison (l) celebrates with Jasmine Mack (13) and Corynne Hauser after beating Quigley Academy in the girls A semifinal WPIAL action Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019 at North Hills High School.
Rochester girls advance to 1st WPIAL title game after defeating Quigley Catholic
After battling neck-and-neck through the first three quarters of their WPIAL semifinal matchup, the Rochester girls basketball team exploded for 26 points in the fourth quarter to topple rival Quigley Catholic, 66-55, on Tuesday night at North Hills.

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Highlands’ Luke Cochran scores past Uniontown’s Bryant Grady during quarterfinal WPIAL action Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 at Norwin High School.
Alle-Kiski Valley area basketball playoff capsule for Feb. 27, 2019
Boys

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Central Catholic head boys basketball coach Chuck Crummie during the AAAA WPIAL championship game against Moon at AJ Palumbo Center Feb. 2008.
Longtime coach Chuck Crummie ‘hurt’ after Central Catholic fires him
Chuck Crummie will no longer coach on Chuck Crummie Court.

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