Basketball

Lincoln Park’s Meleek Thomas drives past Neumann Goretti’s Bruce Smith to score the winning basket in the final seconds during the 2023 PIAA Class 4A championship game.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 20, 230: Basketball teams hit road for holiday tournaments
December 19, 2023
Several district basketball teams are singing “I’ll be home for Christmas,” as they hit the road for some holiday tournament action.

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High school roundup for Dec. 19, 2023: Montour boys fend off North Hills comeback bid
Jake Wolfe scored 20 points and Montour held off a fourth-quarter charge to defeat North Hills, 68-66, in nonsection boys basketball Tuesday night.

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Opening tip-off between Upper St. Clair and Moon on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023.
With Rylee Kalocay back, Upper St. Clair girls pull away from Moon
Due to an illness, Upper St. Clair was without star guard Rylee Kalocay on Monday as the Panthers lost big to Norwin.

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Indiana pulls away from Kiski Area girls in 2nd quarter to win section opener
The Kiski Area girls basketball team hoped to stop a two-game losing skid, which included a one-point loss to Mars last Friday, as it opened Section 1-5A play Tuesday against defending section champion Indiana.

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Tyree Turner keeps the ball away from Penn-Trafford defender Ian Temple while teammate Franco Alvarez (40) supports Dec. 1.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 19, 2023: Resurgent South Park to face tough test from Seton LaSalle
December 18, 2023
With less than a week to go before the big guy hits town jingling and jangling, it’s a rather light slate of district boys basketball section games this week.

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Southmoreland senior Bea Pawlikowsky
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Southmoreland’s Bea Pawlikowsky
It takes a lot of time and energy to keep up with playing a sport in high school for four years.

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Leechburg senior Olivia Vigna
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Leechburg’s Olivia Vigna
As a 5-foot-11 freshman, Olivia Vigna was going to be a focus of the Leechburg girls basketball team right from the start of her varsity career.

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The Shenango student section cheers on the Wildcats during the WPIAL Class 2A championship game against Freedom on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Petersen Events Center.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Dec. 18, 2023: Class 2A girls basketball finalists square off
December 17, 2023
For all you last minute shoppers, the WPIAL has a great stocking stuffer for district girls basketball fans with a Monday rematch of this past season’s Class 2A district championship game.

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Fox Chapel’s Liam Wiseman celebrates with teammates after scoring against South Fayette during their game on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, at Alpha Complex.
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Dec. 18, 2023
‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through the house, basketball balls were bouncing and pucks were flying high as we bring you a few more days of winter scholastic sports before the holidays this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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Mt. Lebanon’s Riley Farabaugh
High school roundup for Dec. 16, 2023: Mt. Lebanon drops Aliquippa
December 16, 2023
Riley Farabaugh scored 19 points to lead Mt. Lebanon to a 55-44 boys basketball victory over Aliquippa at the Clash at North Allegheny on Saturday.

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Burrell’s Macky Bennis (left) and Colter Christie (right) helped their team rise from unranked to No. 2 in Class 3A this week.
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Dec. 17, 2023
Class 6A

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The Greensburg Salem girls basketball team rose from unranked to No. 4 in Class 4A this week.
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Dec. 17, 2023
Class 6A

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Norwin notebook: Dylan McCullough sparks Knights
Dylan McCullough sank a career-high five 3-pointers for a personal-best 19 points as the Norwin boys basketball team evened its record at 2-2 with a 63-58 win over Latrobe at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Showcase on Dec. 9 at Jeannette.

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Butler’s Braylon Littlejohn scores past Franklin Regional defenders on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, in Murrysville.
Braylon Littlejohn leads Butler to road win at raucous Franklin Regional
December 15, 2023
These are the moments Braylon Littlejohn dreams of.

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Jeannette basketball players huddle up before Friday night’s Section 3-2A game against Serra Catholic.
Brown leads Jeannette boys to win against Serra Catholic
Kymone Brown didn’t score in the first quarter Friday night, so coach Adrian Batts pulled the Jeannette sophomore guard aside.

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Burrell’s Macky Bennis shoots a contested jumpshot over Shady Side Academy’s Seamus Riordan on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, at Burrell High School.
Burrell boys clamp down on Shady Side, win section opener
The beginning of Section 3-3A play was a tough, low-scoring affair between Shady Side Academy and host Burrell.

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Shaler’s Kaden Orga drives past Hampton’s Robert Coll last season.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 16, 2023: Showcase to honor late coaching great
District basketball lost a true great earlier this year with the passing of coach Harry Jenkins in May at the age of 75.

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Aliquippa’s QaLil Goode drives to the basket against Beaver Falls on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, at Aliquippa.
Just like Revis, state champion Aliquippa football players try to transition quickly to hoops
Aliquippa basketball coach Nick Lackovich, with a laugh, pointed out that sophomore Qalil Goode was doing his best Darrelle Revis impression.

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Mt. Pleasant’s Dom Giallonardo works on hitting drills while at practice on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Mt. Pleasant High School.
Mt. Pleasant basketball games to benefit Dom Giallonardo scholarships
Mt. Pleasant is hosting a basketball tripleheader Friday night to raise money for a scholarship in the name of late Vikings’ baseball and basketball player Dom Giallonardo.

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Greensburg Salem’s girls basketball players huddle before Thursday night’s Section 1-4A opener at Derry.
Defensive-minded Greensburg Salem dominates Derry in section opener
December 14, 2023
Greensburg Salem continued to show how much defense is wired into its grid by smothering another opponent in the Section 1-4A girls basketball opener.

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