Basketball

Scholastic Notebook – 12/23/2011

December 23, 2011

The New Castle boys basketball team is once again a major factor on the WPIAL basketball landscape. A former New Castle player is the one who has led the Red Hurricanes’ return to glory.

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FINAL 2011-2012 WPIAL Boys Basketball Standings

December 21, 2011

Here are the FINAL WPIAL boys basketball standings for the 2011-2012 season, INCLUDING THE FINAL PLAYOFF CLINCHINGS. The standings will be updated daily throughout the regular season here on the MSA Sports Network. Weekly WPIAL boys hoops rankings are released each Tuesday during the regular season and don't miss the WPIAL Roundball Report on Wednesday nights at 6:30pm here on MSA Sports..Top FOUR teams in ALL sections qualify for the WPIAL playoffs:# - Clinched Section Title Outright & - Clinched Share of Section Title * - Clinched a WPIAL Playoff Spot x - Eliminated from Playoff ChaseTEAM NAME - SECTION RECORD - OVERALL RECORDWPIAL CLASS AAAA: (SET WITH 17 PLAYOFF TEAMS)

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Basketball – 12/20/2011

December 20, 2011

Here are the latest MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL Boys Basketball rankings for the 2011-2012 regular season. Each Tuesday during the 11-12 regular season, MSA Sports will release a new Top Ten boys hoops rankings plus daily updated standings and numerous weekly broadcasts all here at MSAsports.netWPIAL CLASS AAAA TOP TEN:

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FINAL 2011-2012 WPIAL Girls Basketball Standings

Here are the latest WPIAL girls basketball standings for the 2011-2012 season, INCLUDING THE LATEST PLAYOFF CLINCHINGS. The standings will be updated daily throughout the regular season here on the MSA Sports Network. Weekly WPIAL girls roundball rankings are released each Monday during the regular season with various broadcasts each week sponsored by Carlow University.Top FOUR teams in ALL sections qualify for the WPIAL playoffs:# - Clinched Section Title Outright & - Clinched at Least a Share of Section Title * - Clinched a WPIAL Playoff Spot x - Eliminated From Playoff ChaseTEAM NAME - SECTION RECORD - OVERALL RECORDWPIAL CLASS AAAA: (SET WITH 17 PLAYOFF TEAMS)

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Basketball – 12/19/2011

December 19, 2011

Here are the latest MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL Girls Basketball rankings for the 2011-2012 regular season fopr the Week of December 19th...including a NEW #1 team in Class AAAA. Each Monday during the 11-12 regular season, MSA Sports will release a new Top Ten girls hoops rankings plus daily updated standings and various weekly broadcasts all here at MSAsports.net</p

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This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 12/19/2011

Compare your Christmas List with what we have to offer in these waning shopping days and we're sure you'll find some tasty stocking stuffers below this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have plenty of section and non-section WPIAL and District 6 boys and girls basketball, WPIAL and District 6 scholastic wrestling&nbs

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Basketball – 12/13/2011

December 13, 2011

Here are the first MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL Boys Basketball rankings for the 2011-2012 regular season. Each Tuesday during the 11-12 regular season, MSA Sports will release a new Top Ten boys hoops rankings plus daily updated standings and numerous weekly broadcasts all here at MSAsports.netWPIAL CLASS AAAA TOP TEN:

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Basketball – 12/12/2011

December 12, 2011

Here are the first MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL Girls Basketball rankings for the 2011-2012 regular season. Each Monday during the 11-12 regular season, MSA Sports will release a new Top Ten girls hoops rankings plus daily updated standings and various weekly broadcasts all here at MSAsports.netWPIAL CLASS AAAA TOP TEN:

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This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 12/12/2011

We have one last moment for the fall sports season as the high school football campaign finally comes to an end this week here on the MSA Sports Network.

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WPIAL Football and Boys Basketball Alignment Numbers

December 11, 2011

The WPIAL will put together its new conference/section alignments in January for the next two years based on these enrollment numbers. Schools that want to 'Play-Up' in classification must declare by Monday, December 12th at Noon. Football Enrollments:

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Scholastic Notebook – 12/09/2011

December 9, 2011

High school basketball starts in Pennsylvania tonight, and one of the storylines in the WPIAL is transfers.You can look in every classification in the WPIAL and you will see notable transfers. How good are some of the players? What kind of impact will they have on their new teams? We will start to get some answers to those questions tonight.

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2011-2012 WPIAL Boys Basketball Preview

The 2011-2012 WPIAL boys basketball season tips off on Friday, December 9th as Gateway, Montour, Monessen and Vincentian Academy prepare to defend their championships won back in March. Here is a look at some of the teams and players to watch for this season in each section in all four classifications.CLASS AAAA

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WPIAL Boys Basketball – 2010-2011 Season Review

December 7, 2011

2010-2011 turned out to be the season of the virgin winners in boys basketball. Three schools won WPIAL boys basketball championships for the first time in school history – Gateway in Class AAAA, Montour in Class AAA and Vincentian Academy in Class A. The only winner with a history of district titles was Monessen, as they captured their fifth boys basketball crown.

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WPIAL Girls Basketball – 2010-2011 Season Review

December 5, 2011

It was a golden start to a new decade for four WPIAL girls basketball teams last March when they captured district titles at the AJ Palumbo Center.

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This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 12/05/2011

We split our focus between the state high school football playoffs and the start of the winter high school sports season in this first full week of December here on the MSA Sports Network.

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Scholastic Notebook – 12/02/2011

December 2, 2011

If you look back at what made this a WPIAL championship season for the Montour football team, there were a number of factors. Having talented offensive players might be the primary reason.But another big reason might have been a change in personnel late in the season.

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This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 11/28/2011

November 28, 2011

We move from district high school football playoffs to state high school football playoffs as November turns to December this week on the MSA Sports Network.

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This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 11/21/2011

November 21, 2011

An autumn holiday week filled with high school football championship action, college gidiron postseason play and men's and women's college basketball goodies are a feast for all this week on the MSA Sports Network.

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This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 11/14/2011

November 14, 2011

The fall sports postseason for high school football shares center stage with the winter high school and college sports season this week on the MSA Sports Network.

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Scholastic Notebook – 11/11/2011

November 11, 2011

Hopewell’s Rushel Shell has a chance to break the state career rushing record in Friday night’s WPIAL Quarterfinals against Franklin Regional. That alone makes this game special.But Shell and a running back in a Franklin Regional uniform truly make this a playoff game for the ages.

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