Basketball

Scholastic Notebook – 02/25/2011

February 25, 2011

Do some numbers crunching after the First Round of the WPIAL basketball playoffs and it's quite clear that Section 2 of Class AAA is a beast

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WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps for Friday, February 25th

Quarterfinals Friday saw most of the higher seeds advance in Boys AAA, Boys A, Girls AAAA and Girls AA. Most of them. Boys A #1-seed Rochester, Boys AAA #2-seed West Mifflin and Girls AA #2-seed Riverside all saw their district title teams get washed away in the second round. Here are recaps from ALL eight boys and eight girls contests on Quarterfinals Friday.

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WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps for Thursday, February 24th

February 24, 2011

Finally, some surprises. On the fourth day of the opening round of the WPIAL basketball playoffs, three double seed teams from girls Class AAA advanced to the second round with wins over the 3rd, 4th and 6th seeds. Plus, 2nd-seed in Mount Lebanon in boys Class AAAA needed double overtime to advance to Round Two.

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WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps for Wednesday, February 23rd

February 23, 2011

The trend of favorites moving on continued on the third day of the opening round of the 2011 WPIAL Basketball Playoffs. After a day's wait, 20 First Round games were played in Boys AAA and A and Girls AAAA and AA.

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WPIAL/City League Boys Basketball Standings

February 22, 2011

Here are the FINAL WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League boys basketball standings for the 2010-2011 season, plus the FINAL PLAYOFF CLINCHINGS for the 2011 WPIAL Boys Basketball Playoffs. 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.

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WPIAL/City League Girls Basketball Standings

Here are the FINAL WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League girls basketball standings for the 2010-2011, February 21st, plus ALL THE FINAL PLAYOFF CLINCHINGS for the 2011 WPIAL Girls Basketball Playoffs. 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.

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WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps for Saturday, February 19th

February 19, 2011

Opening weekend of the Battle to the Bluff, the 2011 edition of the WPIAL Basketball Playoffs continued with plenty of Saturday afternoon action. Preliminary and First Round action in Boys AAAA, Boys AA, Girls AAA and Girls A helped end the first two days of the district postseason. Here are recaps from ALL of the games...which were all heard here on the MSA Sports Network.

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WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps for Friday, February 18th

February 18, 2011

The curtain lifted Friday night on a new Battle to the Bluff, the 2011 edition of the WPIAL Basketball Playoffs. Preliminary and First Round action in Boys AAA, Boys A, Girls AAAA and Girls AA helped lift the curtain on the district postseason. Here are recaps from ALL of the game, which were all heard here on the MSA Sports Network.

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WPIAL POSTPONES TUESDAY BASKETBALL PLAYOFF GAMES

February 17, 2011

The WPIAL has pulled the plug on a busy night of 20 district basketball playoff games because of the snow/ice storm that hit Western Pennsylvania Monday evening. Here is the statement issued Tuesday morning by the WPIAL.

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Scholastic Notebook – WPIAL Boys Basketball Playoff Preview

The 2011 boys' hoops district postseason tips off Friday, February 18th and Saturday, February 19th with Preliminary Round and First Round action in all four classifications.

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Scholastic Notebook – WPIAL Girls Basketball Playoff Preview

The 2011 girls' roundball district postseason tips off Friday, February 18th and Saturday, February 19th with Preliminary Round and First Round action in all four classifications. Mount Lebanon in AAAA, New Castle in AAA, Jeannette in AA and Vincentian Academy in A are all set to try to successfully defend their crowns. Here is a preview of the WPIAL Girls Basketball Playoffs.

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Basketball Playoff Teams 2011

February 14, 2011

After ranking the top ten teams in each classification during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network SEEDS the 2011 WPIAL girls basketball playoff field. Seeding teams is different then ranking teams because the WPIAL avoids Preliminary and First Round matchups between teams in the same section. Thus the seedings don't equate into true rankings.

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Basketball Playoff Teams 2011

After ranking the top ten teams in each classification during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network SEEDS the 2011 WPIAL boys basketball playoff field. Seeding teams is different then ranking teams because the WPIAL avoids Preliminary and First Round matchups between teams in the same section. Thus the seedings don't equate into true rankings.

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FINAL WPIAL Boys Basketball Playoff Picture

February 12, 2011

The MSA Sports Stretch Run has come to an end as section play for all but a couple of WPIAL boys basketball teams is in the books. Here is a final rundown of the WPIAL boy's roundball playoff picture through Friday, February 11th.

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FINAL WPIAL Girls Basketball Playoff Picture

The MSA Sports Stretch Run is nearly over for almost all of the WPIAL girls basketball teams. All of the playoff spots have been filled in each of the four classifications. Here is a rundown of the final WPIAL girl's roundball playoff picture through Friday, February 11th.

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Basketball – 02/08/2011

February 8, 2011

Here is a rundown of the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL boys basketball teams for the Week of February 7th. Each Tuesday during the 10-11 season, MSA Sports will release a new Top Ten boys hoops rankings plus daily updated standings during the regular season here at msasports.net WPIAL CLASS AAAA TOP TEN: 1) SHALER TITANS (19-0) (Last Week #1)

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Basketball – 02/07/2011

February 7, 2011

Here is a rundown of the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL girls basketball teams for the week of February 7th. Each Monday during the 10-11 season, MSA Sports will release a new Top Ten girls hoops rankings plus daily updated standings during the regular season here at msasports.net WPIAL CLASS AAAA TOP TEN: 1) SHALER TITANS (17-2) (Last Week #1)

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Basketball – 02/01/2011

February 1, 2011

Here is a rundown of the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL boys basketball teams for the Week of January 31st. Each Tuesday during the 10-11 season, MSA Sports will release a new Top Ten boys hoops rankings plus daily updated standings during the regular season here at msasports.net WPIAL CLASS AAAA TOP TEN: 1) SHALER TITANS (17-0) (Last Week #1)

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Basketball – 01/31/2011

January 31, 2011

Here is a rundown of the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL girls basketball teams for the week of January 31st...including NEW #1 teams in both Class AAAA in Class AA. Each Monday during the 10-11 season, MSA Sports will release a new Top Ten girls hoops rankings plus daily updated standings during the regular season here at msasports.net WPIAL CLASS AAAA TOP TEN:

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Scholastic Notebook – 01/28/2011

January 28, 2011

Micah Mason's basketball scoring and shooting statistics are eye-opening and surreal in some games. But another offensive statistic associated with Mason has been overlooked, but also is extremely impressive with the junior guard at Highlands High School. Mason is averaging 8.3 assists a game.

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