Tag: Vincentian Academy

No. 1 Vincentian boys slip past upset-minded Leechburg

February 21, 2019

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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A-K Valley basketball playoff capsules: Games of Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019

February 20, 2019

Boys

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New Castle hosting marquee boys basketball playoff doubleheader Thursday night

It will be a Section 1-3A convention of sorts Thursday for a WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball doubleheader to kick off quarterfinals weekend.

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Short-handed Leechburg girls no match for perennial power Vincentian

February 19, 2019

Unaccustomed to entering the playoffs with a sub-.500 record, 11-time WPIAL champion Vincentian showed why it shouldn’t be forgotten at playoff time.

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A-K Valley basketball playoff capsules for games of Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019

February 18, 2019

Boys

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5 things to watch in the opening round of the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs

February 13, 2019

The 2019 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs opening round is an extended one. It begins Friday and continues through Wednesday. There are opening-round games in five of the six classes, with the exception being Class 6A. Only eight teams qualified, so they all go straight to the quarterfinals. Here are five

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WPIAL releases basketball playoff pairings

February 12, 2019

The Pine-Richland boys basketball team has reached the WPIAL championship game in the largest classification the past three seasons. The Rams have expectations of returning this year after compiling a 20-2 record in the regular season. On Tuesday night, the Rams were awarded the No. 1 seed for the 2019

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No. 2 Vincentian Academy earns 3rd straight section title by topping No. 1 Cornell

February 8, 2019

Vincentian Academy's boys basketball team won its third consecutive Section 1-A title in appropriate fashion -- on its claustrophobic court where opponents can't seem to win. No. 2 Vincentian Academy kept its lengthy home winning streak alive Friday when it beat No 1. Cornell, 70-59, for the section championship. The

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Brentwood girls use hot perimeter shooting to defeat Vincentian Academy

January 15, 2019

The Brentwood and Vincentian Academy girls basketball teams put on a shooting clinic Tuesday night in a nonsection game at Brentwood. The two girls teams combined for 19 field goals from 3-point range, as the Spartans rallied past the visitors 53-50 thanks to a 17-9 offensive surge in the game's

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High school roundup for Dec. 26, 2018: Belle Vernon tops Southmoreland in OT

December 26, 2018

Mitch Pohlot had 24 points, and Larry Calloway added 21 as Belle Vernon defeated Southmoreland, 84-80, in overtime at the Charleroi tournament Wednesday night. Jake Haney scored 13 points, and Cameron Nusser added 12 for the Leopards (2-6). Riley Comforti scored 28 points to lead Southmoreland (3-5). Ringgold 69, Yough

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