Basketball
Alle-Kiski Valley basketball playoff preview capsules: Games of Feb. 21, 2020
February 20, 2020
Boys
Springdale boys looking to make WPIAL semifinals for first time since 1991
The No. 4-seeded Springdale Dynamos escaped from Shaler last Saturday night with a big WPIAL Class 2A first-round victory over No. 13 Sewickley Academy.
Butler, Ringgold boys step up in playoff opener to top Ambridge
February 19, 2020
“May-be next year!”
Belle Vernon boys shake off slow start, Derry in 1st-round victory
It took No. 6 Belle Vernon a little while to shake No. 11 Derry in the opening round of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs.
High school roundup for Feb. 19, 2020: After slow start, Blackhawk rolls Elizabeth Forward
Blackhawk was the only team in the Class 4A boys basketball field that won at least a share of its section title in the regular season but didn’t receive a first-round playoff bye.
Sheldon Cox leads New Castle to WPIAL 1st-round win against Mt. Pleasant
If he could’ve changed anything, Mt. Pleasant coach Allan Bilinskyh would’ve picked a gym with tighter rims.
East Allegheny girls cruise past Charleroi
The Charleroi Cougars girls basketball team has excelled this season in competitive, close games. East Allegheny made sure Wednesday night’s Class 3A first-round WPIAL matchup wouldn’t be one of those.
Decade’s best WPIAL finals: Girls basketball No. 4
There were a lot of changes to the WPIAL basketball championships over the last 10 years.
Freedom girls shut down Derry, earn first playoff win since 2015
For nearly 13 minutes, Derry struggled to make shots — or even get shots — against a physical, face-guarding Freedom team that prides itself on defense and soccer-like toughness.
Thanks to bye week, no changes in HSSN basketball power rankings
Consider this week’s Trib 10 a reminder of how the power rankings were last week when we concluded the regular season.
WPIAL basketball quarterfinals tip off in four brackets Thursday
After nearly a week of first-round games, the Path to the Pete moves on to Round 2.
Seton LaSalle girls get revenge on Deer Lakes
For the second year in a row, the Deer Lakes and Seton LaSalle girls basketball teams met in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs.
Alle-Kiski Valley basketball playoff preview capsules: Games of Feb. 20, 2020
Today’s games
A-K Valley girls basketball notebook: Scrimmages keep Fox Chapel sharp
When the Fox Chapel girls basketball team plays No. 1 Bethel Park on Friday in the WPIAL 6A quarterfinals at North Hills, 11 days will have passed since its regular-season finale, a 49-31 victory over Armstrong on Feb. 10.
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Freeport at full strength for rematch with Southmoreland
Coach Fred Soilis hopes playing at full strength will give his Freeport team a much better chance against unbeaten Southmoreland — and maybe even produce a different result.
Westmoreland County basketball playoff preview capsule: Games of Feb. 20, 2020
Thursday’s game
High school roundup for Feb. 18, 2020: Central Catholic boys clamp down on Penn-Trafford
Behind balanced scoring and strong team defense, No. 7 Central Catholic held off No. 10 Penn-Trafford for a 50-35 victory in a WPIAL Class 6A first-round game Tuesday night at Norwin.
Senior-led Bethel Park tops North Allegheny, celebrates 1st playoff win since 2016
The similarities to two years ago had crossed their minds — same gym, same playoff round — but Bethel Park’s seniors made sure the similarities ended there.
Decade’s best WPIAL finals: Boys basketball No. 5
There were a lot of changes to the WPIAL basketball championships over the last 10 years.
Cruse comes up big in clutch as California upsets Greensburg Central Catholic
February 18, 2020
Down five at halftime, the 12th-seeded California girls basketball team dialed up the intensity for a 36-35 victory over No. 5 Greensburg Central Catholic in the opening round of the WPIAL Class A playoffs Tuesday at Peters Township.
