WPIAL girls basketball postseason rewind: Second seeds come up big in playoffs

By: Don Rebel
Monday, March 3, 2025 | 8:30 PM

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The answer is Geibel Catholic.

The question: Which was the only No. 2 seed not to win a 2025 WPIAL girls basketball championship?

The power of No. 2 prevailed in a golden way in the district girls hoops postseason as five second seeds captured WPIAL titles.

The top of the right side of the bracket was the right spot to win it all for Upper St. Clair in 6A, Peters Township in 5A, Oakland Catholic in 4A, Greensburg Central Catholic in 3A and Aliquippa in 2A.

Only top-seeded Union in Class A bucked the trend as the Scotties won a third straight championship.

Here is a recap of the 2025 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs with results and leading scorers.

Class 6A

Championship game

Upper St. Clair 45, Norwin 40 (Rylee Kalocay – 13)

Semifinals

Norwin 42, Canon-McMillan 26 (Kendall Berger – 18)

Upper St. Clair 55, Mt. Lebanon 39 (Rylee Kalocay – 19)

Quarterfinals

Norwin 52, North Allegheny 30 (Bella Furno – 18)

Canon-McMillan 58, Butler 41 (Madison Clair – 16)

Upper St. Clair 43, Pine-Richland 22 (Rylee Kalocay – 22)

Mt. Lebanon 47, Seneca Valley 45 in overtime (Cali Green – 19)

Class 5A

Championship game

Peters Township 40, South Fayette 36 (Natalie Wetzel – 13)

Semifinals

South Fayette 67, Mars 32 (Lailah Wright – 16)

Peters Township 46, Thomas Jefferson 43 (Natalie Wetzel – 15)

Quarterfinals

South Fayette 67, Baldwin 31 (Haylie Lamonde – 21)

Mars 55, Bethel Park 42 (Cecilia Christy – 20)

Peters Township 51, Indiana 32 (Natalie Wetzel & Taylor McCullough – 14)

Thomas Jefferson 65, Penn-Trafford 60 in overtime (Maggie Spell – 21)

First round

South Fayette 57, Greensburg Salem 30 (Kaylie Lamonde – 19)

Baldwin 73, Chartiers Valley 72 (Julianne Ott – 30)

Mars 44, Shaler 23 (Cecilia Christy – 13)

Bethel Park 46, Franklin Regional 45 (Ella Sabatos – 16)

Peters Township 66, Fox Chapel 58 (Bri Morreale – 21)

Indiana 44, Moon 39 (Addy Hutton & Emily Betsinger – 11)

Penn-Trafford 63, Plum 46 (Bella Klobucar – 14)

Thomas Jefferson 68, Latrobe 47 (Kaylee D’Angelo – 20)

Class 4A

Championship game

Oakland Catholic 52, Blackhawk 50 (London Creech – 12)

Semifinals

Blackhawk 57, Elizabeth Forward 51 (Aubree Hupp – 22)

Oakland Catholic 57, North Catholic 29 (Josie Fontana – 16)

Quarterfinals

Blackhawk 59, Laurel Highlands 32 (Aubree Hupp – 27)

Elizabeth Forward 63, Beaver 52 (Mia Sosteric – 19)

Oakland Catholic 66, Central Valley 29 (Josie Fontana – 16)

North Catholic 59, South Park 32 (Brady Wehner – 18)

First round

Blackhawk 60, Yough 12 (Aubree Hupp – 24)

Laurel Highlands 61, Knoch 43 (Miya Harris – 16)

Elizabeth Forward 69, Hopewell 42 (Mia Sosteric – 17)

Beaver 62, Freeport 28 (Ava Wright – 19)

Oakland Catholic 64, Hampton 14 (Alayna Bivens – 16)

Central Valley 55, Belle Vernon 46 (Nyah Hayes – 16)

North Catholic 62, Mt. Pleasant 23 (Sam Weir – 14)

South Park 40, Burrell 24 (Brooke Paylo – 16)

Preliminary round

Yough 53, Highlands 47 (Hailey Bock – 13)

Class 3A

Championship game

Greensburg Central Catholic 56, Shady Side Academy 51 (Erica Gribble – 31)

Semifinals

Shady Side Academy 69, Ellwood City 33 (Karis Thomas – 46)

Greensburg Central Catholic 41, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 18 (Erica Gribble – 16)

Quarterfinals

Shady Side Academy 55, Riverside 20 (Karis Thomas – 19)

Ellwood City 40, Keystone Oaks 37 (Caitlin Kreitzer – 13)

Greensburg Central Catholic 56, Quaker Valley 47 (Erica Gribble – 22)

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 50, Avonworth 44 (Claudia Ierullo – 22)

First round

Shady Side Academy – Bye

Riverside 56, Deer Lakes 26 (Emma Meyer – 23)

Keystone Oaks 56, Ligonier Valley 31 (Laney Wagner – 11)

Ellwood City 49, Seton LaSalle 41 (Delaney Sturgeon – 28)

Greensburg Central Catholic 66, Brownsville 31 (Erica Gribble – 27)

Quaker Valley 39, McGuffey 35 (Mimi Thiero – 25)

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 56, South Allegheny 8 (Claudia Ierullo – 15)

Avonworth 67, Beaver Falls 35 (Greta O’Brien – 33)

Class 2A

Championship game

Aliquippa 54, Neshannock 51 (Aunesty Johnson – 17)

Semifinals

Neshannock 55, South Side 50 (Payton Newman – 27)

Aliquippa 50, Winchester Thurston 43 (Denim Odom – 17)

Quarterfinals

Neshannock 66, Laurel 49 (Payton Newman – 28)

South Side 48, Fort Cherry 32 (Ariel Polechor – 14)

Aliquippa 56, Rochester 25 (Carla Brown – 20)

Winchester Thurston 40, Chartiers-Houston 27 (Sky Still – 12)

First round

Neshannock 58, Apollo-Ridge 18 (Payton Newman – 16)

Laurel 44, Beth-Center 32 (Malee Hill – 16)

South Side 54, Ellis School 16 (Bailey Strnisa – 13)

Fort Cherry 59, California 29 (Julie Klose – 16)

Aliquippa 79, Carmichaels 6 (Carla Brown – 33)

Rochester 57, Riverview 53 (Tia Yellock – 27)

Winchester Thurston 62, Burgettstown 28 (Sky Still – 13)

Chartiers-Houston 51, Brentwood 28 (Ava Kolovich – 13)

Preliminary round

Apollo-Ridge 70, Bentworth 46 (Madison Hughely – 19)

Class A

Championship game

Union 51, Clairton 40 (Kylie Fruestrofer – 12)

Semifinals

Union 47, Aquinas Academy 45 in overtime (Kylie Fruestrofer – 16)

Clairton 52, Geibel Catholic 32 (Iyanna Wade – 22)

Quarterfinals

Union 38, Bishop Canevin 16 (Mierra Gunn – 12)

Aquinas Academy 64, Serra Catholic 45 (Tess Duer – 27)

Geibel Catholic 60, West Greene 48 (Emma Larkin – 20)

Clairton 71, St. Joseph 44 (Iyanna Wade – 30)

First round

Union, Geibel Catholic, Clairton, Serra Catholic, Aquinas Academy – Byes

Bishop Canevin 45, Springdale 12 (Isabella Sysak – 19)

West Greene 59, Eden Christian Academy 29 (Kendra Tharp – 19)

St. Joseph 61, Sewickley Academy 13 (Gia Richter – 21)