Basketball

Penn Hills’ Amoni Blackwell steals the ball from Franklin Regional’s Jordan Yaniga during quarterfinal WPIAL action Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 at Norwin High School.
High school sports broadcasts scheduled this week on Trib HSSN
February 24, 2019
The Path to the Pete winds down with a golden week in the pool, on the mats and on the hardwood during Championship Week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings for week of Feb. 24, 2019
There was little change again in the Trib HSSN weekly girls basketball state rankings through district first round and quarterfinals action last week.

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Mt. Lebanon boys start fast in win over Fox Chapel
February 23, 2019
For the final three-and-a-half quarters, Fox Chapel and Mt. Lebanon were even on the scoreboard.

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Paola leads Ligonier Valley boys past Central Cambria
Luckily for Ligonier Valley, free-throw shooting didn’t figure in the outcome of the top-seeded Rams’ 75-55 boys basketball victory Saturday over visiting Central Cambria in a District 6 Class 3A quarterfinal.

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Franklin Regional’s Jordan Yaniga defends on Penn Hills’ Amoni Blackwell. Yaniga scored a team-high 17 points.
Defense leads Penn Hills girls past Franklin Regional
Penn Hills has been one of the top defensive girls basketball teams in the WPIAL all season.

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Chartiers Valley girls basketball coach Tim McConnell talks with his team during their game against Trinity on Feb. 23, 2019, at Canon-McMillan.
High school roundup for Feb. 23, 2019: Butler takes down Upper St. Clair in quarterfinals
After a sub-par performance in the opening round of the WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball playoffs, Butler’s Ethan Morton more than made up for it in the quarterfinals.

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Canon McMillan’s Luke Palma scores past Latrobe’s Bryce Butler during quarterfinal WPIAL action Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 at Norwin High School.
Canon-McMillan cruises to upset victory over No. 2 Latrobe
Veteran Canon-McMillan coach Rick Bell had a few defensive strategies lined up for Latrobe, but it took him some time to decide which one to open with in Saturday afternoon’s playoff game.

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WPIAL basketball coverage by TribHSSN.
Last second putback helps top-seeded Pine-Richland survive Peters Township’s upset bid
After Pine-Richland coach Jeff Ackermann finished his instructions for an inbounds play during a time out with the score tied and five seconds remaining, Colin Luellen reminded everyone to go hard for the rebound if there was a missed shot.

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Allderdice High School’s Girls Basketball team celebrates their championship win over Obama High School at the Petersen Event Center in Oakland, on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019.
Allderdice girls top Obama Academy, defend City League title
Watching a 21-point first-half lead evaporate over the course of 12 minutes of basketball, Allderdice girls basketball coach Ellen Guillard looked calm, cool and collected on the outside, but she was a nervous wreck on the inside.

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No. 2 South Park girls rally back to defeat Deer Lakes in Class 3A quarterfinals
For much of Saturday afternoon, Deer Lakes appeared headed toward its first WPIAL girls semifinal appearance since 1991.

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Monessen’s Dishon Howell scores over St. Joseph’s Daniel Fabregas during their WPIAL Class A quarterfinal Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, at West Allegheny High School.
Monessen boys set to take on No. 1 Vincentian in Class A semifinals
WPIAL boys basketball playoff preview

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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.
Team effort guides No. 5 Highlands past No. 4 Uniontown in Class 4A quarterfinals
As dynamic as Luke Cochran and Johnny Crise are, Highlands operates at a higher level when it gets a group effort.

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No. 3 Quaker Valley boys hold off Knoch in Class 4A quarterfinal victory
With his team down 15 points with five and a half minutes remaining, Knoch coach Ron McNabb didn’t see any panic in his players’ eyes.

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Brentwood girls basketball players celebrate after the Spartans won the section title Feb. 4, 2019.
Brentwood girls basketball enters WPIAL playoffs on hot streak
The Brentwood girls basketball team ended the regular season on an 11-game winning streak.

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Freeport’s Sidney Shemanski saves the ball as Quaker Valley’s Amy Wilson and Sophia Besterman during WPIAL playoff action Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 at North Allegheny High School.
Quaker Valley girls remain alive for PIAA berth
The Quaker Valley girls basketball pulled off one playoff upset last week but fell short of a second Thursday night.

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Alexa Seigh (right), one of two seniors on Plum, averaged 5.0 points, was second on the team in assists and tied for first in steals.
Plum girls basketball team looks ahead to promising future
Plum girls basketball coach Steve Elsier saw growth in his young team from his inaugural season with the program last year to this recently concluded campaign.

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Allderdice High School’s Boys Basketball Team celebrate after their championship game win against Brashear High School at the Petersen Event Center in Oakland, on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019.
Allderdice boys claim 6th straight City League basketball title
Allderdice boys basketball coach Buddy Valinsky felt pretty confident about his team winning the City League boys basketball title. He walked out of the Dragons locker room wearing a brand new Nike hat with “City League Champions” embroidered on it.

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Penn Hills’ Wes Kropp (3) pulls down a rebound during a WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal game Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 at Fox Chapel.
Kropp lifts No. 2 Penn Hills to Class 5A quarterfinal win over Montour
February 22, 2019
With the game up for grabs early in the second half, Penn Hills needed a lift.

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WPIAL basketball coverage by TribHSSN.
Michael Carmody’s double-double carries No. 1 Mars past Shaler in Class 5A quarterfinals
Michael Carmody’s future in college athletics is likely as an offensive lineman in football, but Friday night he showed he can do plenty of damage on a basketball court with his 6-foot-7, 270-pound frame.

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Highlands’ Kaeleb Radeshak fouls Freeport’s Garret Schaffhauser Friday, Jan. 25, 2019 at Freeport Middle School.
A-K Valley basketball preview capsules: Games of Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019
Boys basketball

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