FINAL WPIAL Boys Basketball Playoff Picture

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Saturday, February 12, 2011 | 12:00 AM


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.

The top FOUR teams in each section qualify for the WPIAL playoffs. If there is a tie for the final playoff spots and head-to-head does not break the tie, then all of the tied teams make it to the postseason.

WPIAL CLASS AAAA – 17 TEAMS:

SECTION 1:

* Connellsville (12-2) has clinched the section championship

* Norwin (10-4), Penn-Trafford (9-5) and Latrobe (8-6) have all clinched playoff spots

SECTION 2:

* Gateway (10-2) has clinched the section championship

* Franklin Regional (7-5) has clinched a playoff spot

* Woodland Hills (6-6), Penn Hills (6-6) and Plum (6-6) all finished tied for the final two playoff spots. The head-to-head tiebreaker goes to Woodland Hills so they finish 3rd since they were 3-1, Penn Hills 2-2 and Plum 1-3. You revert back to head-to-head and Penn Hills and Plum split so they are both in the playoffs

SECTION 3:

* Shaler (11-1) has clinched the section championship

* North Allegheny (10-2), Butler (6-6) and Pine-Richland (6-6) have all clinched playoff spots

SECTION 4:

* Mount Lebanon (13-1) has clinched the section championship

* Chartiers Valley (10-4), Upper St. Clair (10-4) and Moon (7-7) have all clinched playoff spots

WPIAL CLASS AAA – 20 TEAMS:

SECTION 1:

* Highlands (12-2) has clinched the section championship

* Mars (11-3), Hampton (10-4) and Valley (8-6) have all clinched playoff spots

SECTION 2:

* Blackhawk (10-2) and New Castle (10-2) have clinched a share of the section championship

* Central Valley (7-5) and West Allegheny (6-6) have clinched playoff spots

SECTION 3:

* Uniontown (11-1) and Greensburg-Salem (11-1) have clinched a share of the section championship

* Mount Pleasant (6-6) and Southmoreland (6-6) have clinched playoff spots

SECTION 4:

* West Mifflin (11-1) has clinched the section championship

* Thomas Jefferson (10-2), South Park (7-5) and Keystone Oaks (6-6) have all clinched playoff spots

SECTION 5:

* South Fayette (12-0) has clinched the section championship

* Montour (10-2), Ringgold (7-5) and Trinity (7-5) have all clinched playoff spots

WPIAL CLASS AA – 25 TEAMS:

SECTION 1:

* Shady Side Academy (11-1) has clinched the section championship

* Ford City (8-4), Springdale (8-4) and Riverview (7-5) have all clinched playoff spots

SECTION 2:

* Summit Academy (10-2) and Neshannock (10-2) have clinched a share of the section championship

* Riverside (7-5) and Ellwood City (7-5) have clinched playoff spots

SECTION 3:

* Monessen (12-0) has clinched the section championship

* Wilkinsburg (10-2), Bishop Canevin (7-5) and Steel Valley (6-6) have clinched playoff spots

SECTION 4:

* Greensburg Central Catholic (12-0) has clinched the section championship

* Jeannette (10-2), Brownsville (6-6), California (5-7) and Charleroi (5-7) have all clinched playoff spots

SECTION 5:

* Sto-Rox (10-0) has clinched the section championship

* Carlynton (6-4), Burgettstown (6-4) and Fort Cherry (5-5) have all clinched playoff spots

SECTION 6:

* Beaver Falls (12-0) has clinched the section championship

* Quaker Valley (10-2), Aliquippa (6-6) and Northgate (6-6) have all clinched playoff spots

WPIAL CLASS A – 17 TEAMS:

SECTION 1:

* Rochester (10-0) has clinched the section championship

* Lincoln Park (7-3), Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (6-4) and Cornell (5-5) have all clinched playoff spots

SECTION 2:

* Vincentian Academy (9-1) and North Catholic (9-1) have clinched a share of the section championship

* Sewickley Academy (5-5) and Quigley (5-5) have clinched playoff spots

SECTION 3:

* Avella (8-2) and Carmichaels (8-2) have clinched a share of the section championship

* Bentworth (7-3) and Jefferson-Morgan (5-5) have clinched playoff spots

SECTION 4:

* Serra Catholic (8-2) and St. Joseph (8-2) have clinched a share of the section championship

* Clairton (6-4) has clinched a playoff spot

* Leechburg (4-6) and Geibel (4-6) finished tied for the final playoff spot and were each 1-1 in the head-to-head tiebreaker, so they both clinch a playoff spot

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