Basketball

Kiski’s Isaiah Gonzales blocks the shot of Franklin Regional’s Max Leven on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, at Franklin Regional High School.
A-K Valley basketball playoff preview capsules for games of Feb. 17, 2023
February 16, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs

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Plum players celebrate with Camryn Rogers after she scored against Franklin Regional on Dec. 19, 2022.
                                Plum players celebrate with Camryn Rogers after she scored against Franklin Regional during their game on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, in Murrysville.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 16, 2023: WPIAL basketball playoffs tip off
February 15, 2023
The curtain rises Thursday on the 2023 Path to the Pete with one boys first-round game and three boys and two girls preliminary round games.

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New Castle’s DaJuan Young (2) chases a loose ball during the first half of New Castle’s 67-53 victory over Central Catholic on Feb. 3.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball State Rankings for Feb. 15, 2023
As the sands of the regular season hour glass disappear, it is district playoffs time around the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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Allderdice’s Sam Kelly celebrates after scoring against Obama Academy last season.
High school roundup for Feb. 15, 2023: Allderdice, Obama Academy reach City League finals
Ethan Amish poured in a game-high 23 points and defending champion Allderdice advanced to the City League championship with an 84-35 win over Perry. Sam Kelly and Logan Golle netted 12 each for the Dragons (19-3) and Jack Segall scored 10. Quinsean Reese had 12 points and Ahmad Arrington finished with 10 for Perry (5-15).

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Highlands’ Ava Nitowski drives past Knoch’s Hattie McGraw Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 at Knoch High School.
Senior grabs starting spot, makes impact in paint for Highlands girls
Ava Nitowski scored 14 points and added 11 rebounds Jan. 4 as the Highlands girls basketball team topped rival Freeport by 11.

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Plum’s Pascale Olczak celebrates after defeating Franklin Regional, 40-38, on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, in Murrysville.
A-K Valley basketball playoff preview capsules for games of Feb. 16, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs

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Yough’s Autumn Matthews drives past Charleroi’s Bella Carroto in the first quarter Monday, Jan. 30, 2023.
Westmoreland basketball playoff preview capsule for games of Feb. 16, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs

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Seton LaSalle head coach Mark Walsh talks with an official during a game against Aliquippa on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, at Aliquippa High School.
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Feb. 14, 2023
February 14, 2023
This season has been a see-saw for the Seton LaSalle boys basketball team.

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Bishop Canevin’s Shea Champine shoots a 3-pointer against North Catholic on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, at Bishop Canevin High School.
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 14, 2023
Bishop Canevin guard Shea Champine was asked about his unique first name. He said he asked his mother and she explained that she thought it was different and she liked it.

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South Fayette’s Elijah Hill grabs a rebound over Bethel Park’s Layton Cameron (left) and Benjamin Guffey during the Hoops for a Cure Tournament Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, at North Allegheny High School.
WPIAL brings back play-in games to determine state basketball playoff qualifiers
No more sitting and waiting.

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Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Feb. 12, 2023
February 13, 2023
There was a point during the regular season that the logjam atop Section 2-3A had little to no separation.

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Pine-Richland junior Madison Zavasky averaged 20.5 points per game over the first eight games of the 2022-23 season.
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 12, 2023
When Gabby Baldasare took over the Pine-Richland girls basketball program last summer, like most coaches, she had a learning curve to go through.

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Norwin’s Kendall Berger scores against Hempfield on Jan. 9.
Norwin girls lead Westmoreland County contingent into playoffs as No. 3 seed
For most of December and even late into January, the Norwin girls looked like the favorite to win WPIAL Class 6A.

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Bryce Robson and his Deer Lakes teammates will play Ellwood City in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs.
Handful of A-K Valley basketball teams get No. 5 seeds in WPIALs
The WPIAL boys and girls basketball “second season” now is set as the 12 brackets were revealed Monday afternoon.

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Fox Chapel’s Elsie Smith scores past Plum’s Pascale Olczak on Dec. 12, 2022.
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Fox Chapel’s Elsie Smith
After coming off a tough season, Fox Chapel’s girls basketball team has quite a lot to be proud of this winter, putting itself in the playoff chase.

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Seamus Riordan and his Shady Side Academy teammates face Knoch at 7:30 on Monday.
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Feb. 13, 2023
February 12, 2023
Hear ye, hear ye! The high school basketball postseason is upon us starting with the unveiling of the brackets this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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Plum’s Megan Marston drives against Franklin Regional’s Brooke Schirmer in December.
Plum girls basketball team excited to earn playoff spot
It was quite the roller-coaster final week of section play for the Plum girls basketball team.

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Gateway boys basketball coach Alvis Rogers makes a substitution of Tra Williams (3) during the first half of Gateway’s loss to Penn Hills Jan. 24.
With section championship behind them, Gateway boys eye WPIAL playoff goals
The Gateway boys basketball team again is a section champion, claiming its first such crown since 2017.

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Players and coaches from the Gateway boys basketball 2011 and 2012 WPIAL Quad-A championship teams reunited and were honored during Gateway’s game with Kiski Area on Feb. 3, 2023, at Gateway’s Furrie Sports Complex. From left, are Marvin Wright, Tony Maniccia, Henry York, Devon Cottrell, DJ Boyce, Devantae Butler, Shamari Thomas, Tommy Kromka, Nick Paolino and Verne Benson.
Gateway basketball alumni gather to celebrate WPIAL championship victories
The Gateway boys basketball program made it to the WPIAL Quad-A championship game three straight seasons from 2010-12 and won back-to-back titles in the final two years under the tutelage of the late Mitch Adams.

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Quaker Valley’s Joey Coyle is a junior on the 2022-23 boys basketball team.
Junior sharpshooter Joey Coyle helps keep Quaker Valley boys among WPIAL elite
Joey Coyle has helped maintain the winning tradition in the Quaker Valley boys basketball program.

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