Basketball

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
February 23, 2019
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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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
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Serra Catholic’s Khalil Smith (3) goes to the hoop against Sto-Rox’s Marcus Upshaw (13) and Jamil Williams (2) during their WPIAL Class 2A playoff game Feb. 22, 2019, at Peters Township.
Moon, Lawson lead No. 2 Serra Catholic past Sto-Rox in Class 2A quarterfinals
Second-seeded Serra Catholic used its size to its advantage Friday night as it earned its first trip to the WPIAL semifinals in nine years with a 71-61 victory over No. 7 Sto-Rox in a Class 2A quarterfinal game at Peters Township.

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Mt. Lebanon’s Ashleigh Connor (15) looks to get by Norwin’s Jayla Wehner (5) during a WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinal game Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 at Fox Chapel.
High school roundup for Feb. 22, 2019: No. 1 OLSH cruises past Shenango in quarterfinals
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart looked every bit like the No. 1 seed in the WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball playoffs Friday night.

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Jeannette’s Jackson Pruitt (background) battles for the ball against Sewickley Academy’s Isiah Warfield in the WPIAL class 2A quarterfinal playoffs on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 at Canon-McMillan High School.
Sewickley Academy maintains mastery of Jeannette, reaches semifinals
Sewickley Academy led from start-to-finish in dispatching Jeannette from the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs Friday night at Canon-McMillan, but the Panthers weren’t skating to victory.

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Norwin’s Jessica Kolesar (2) competes during a WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinal game Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 at Fox Chapel.
Defense leads Norwin girls past Mt. Lebanon, rematch with North Allegheny awaits
Norwin girls basketball coach Brian Brozeski walked down the hallway outside of the Knights locker room Friday night when out of nowhere a loud roar emerged from the locker room as the door closed. Brozeski smiled.

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The Chartiers Valley boys basketball team defeated Woodland Hills in a WPIAL Class 5A playoff game Feb. 22, 2019, at Mt. Lebanon.
Chartiers Valley slows WPIAL’s top scorer in quarterfinal win over Woodland Hills
Chartiers Valley threw an ever-changing zone defense at Woodland Hills star Keandre Bowles, hoping to hold the WPIAL’s leading scorer well below his 29-point average.

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Top-seeded Peters Township girls roll past Fox Chapel in Class 6A quarterfinals
The Peters Township girls basketball team averaged 70 points a game in the regular-season, built an undefeated record and ascended to No. 1 rankings in both the WPIAL and state.

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Balanced scoring leads Quigley Catholic girls past GCC in Class A quarterfinals
Greensburg Central Catholic kicked off its WPIAL Class A girls basketball quarterfinal contest piping out, knocking down its first four shots.

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North Allegheny’s Rachel Martingale scores past Upper St. Clair’s Emily Rocco during WPIAL playoff action Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 at West Allegheny High School.
No. 2 North Allegheny gets defensive to upend Upper St. Clair in Class 6A quarterfinals
The offense was cold for North Allegheny’s girls basketball team Friday night.

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Brashear boys look to dethrone 4-time defending City League champion Allderdice
When longtime rivals Allderdice and Brashear take to the court Saturday afternoon and play for the City League boys basketball championship, there will be no secrets or surprises, just straight-up basketball.

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Allderdice girls ready to defend City League title against rival Obama Academy
When Allderdice third-year coach Ellen Guillard walks her team onto the hardwood floor of Pitt’s Petersen Events Center Saturday to face Obama Academy in the City League girls basketball championship game, things will have come full circle for her and the Dragons.

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No. 1 Lincoln Park scores first 14 points in victory over Beaver Falls
February 21, 2019
Lincoln Park’s Keeno Holmes made a 3-pointer on the opening possession and Isaiah Smith added another seconds later as the Leopards scored the first 14 points in Thursday night’s 82-54 victory over Beaver Falls in a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal at New Castle.

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The Seton LaSalle boys basketball team huddles during a WPIAL playoff game against Washington on Feb. 21, 2019, at Canon-McMillan.
Seton LaSalle rolls past Washington in Class 3A quarterfinals
Both Seton LaSalle and Washington were shorthanded entering Thursday’s WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball quarterfinal game at Canon-McMillan.

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North Catholic’s Ryan Feczko (11) goes up for a shot during a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal game against Deer Lakes Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 at North Allegheny.
DeGregorio, Paschall combine for 64 points to lead North Catholic past Deer Lakes
North Catholic knew it needed to adjust to the physicality of Deer Lakes after getting hit hard early by the Lancers’ offensive rebounding.

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No. 1 Vincentian boys slip past upset-minded Leechburg
Down by 17 points to the defending WPIAL champion and No. 1 seed Vincentian, Leechburg worked its way back to a tie with 3 minutes, 6 seconds to go.

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The Serra Catholic and OLSH girls basketball teams tip off their WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinal game Feb. 21, 2019, at Canon-McMillan.
No. 4 OLSH girls use 2nd-quarter surge to topple No. 5 Serra Catholic
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart used a run in the second quarter to take control after a back-and-forth opening frame en route to a 56-40 victory over No. 5-seeded Serra Catholic in a WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball quarterfinal Thursday at Canon-McMillan.

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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 North Allegheny High School.
Monessen boys repel St. Joseph rally, reach WPIAL semifinals
The St. Joseph and Monessen boys basketball teams met Thursday at West Allegheny with a spot in the WPIAL 1A semifinals and a trip to the PIAA tournament on the line.

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