Tag: Freeport
A-K Valley basketball playoff capsules: Games of Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019
February 19, 2019
Boys
No. 13 Quaker Valley girls upset No. 4 Freeport in Class 4A 1st round
February 18, 2019
It is often said that when the WPIAL playoffs begin, every team enters with a clean slate.
A-K Valley basketball playoff capsules: Games of Monday, Feb. 18, 2019
Class 4A
A-K Valley high school notebook: Deer Lakes boys basketball eager to continue run
Deer Lakes is no longer preoccupied with 1985.
Freeport girls draw 4th seed in Class 4A, will play Quaker Valley in opening round
February 12, 2019
Let the games begin. Eight Alle-Kiski Valley girls basketball teams discovered the who, where and when of their WPIAL-playoff fortunes Tuesday evening at the DoubleTree in Green Tree. andquot;This time of year is great,andquot; Freeport coach Fred Soilis said. andquot;WPIAL basketball is going on, and it goes right into the
Late-season success pays dividends for A-K Valley boys basketball teams
St. Joseph boys basketball coach Kelly Robinson wondered early Friday evening about the potential ramifications of the Spartans' game that night against Leechburg. A win and St. Joseph would win the outright Section 3-A championship and a better WPIAL playoff seed. A loss would mean a three-way tie for first
Breaking down the 2019 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs
Here is a breakdown of the 2019 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs: Class 6A Favorite: Last season's WPIAL runner-up, Peters Township made it through the regular season unscathed at 22-0, posting signature wins over Class 4A top seed North Catholic, defending PIAA Class 5A champion Mars and section rival Bethel Park,
Deer Lakes boys get better of rival Freeport in regular-season finale
Monday's regular-season finale between the Freeport and Deer Lakes boys basketball teams wasn't the traditional section matchup many had come to know, but that didn't quell the intensity or spirited atmosphere at Deer Lakes High School. In front of active and loud student sections and others who packed the gym,
No. 4 Freeport girls hold off Deer Lakes in final playoff tuneup
February 11, 2019
Freeport and Deer Lakes had their WPIAL playoff spots locked up weeks ago, so the former section rivals' meeting in their regular-season finale provided a last opportunity for postseason preparation. Situational basketball can loom large in the playoffs, and Freeport leaned on its defensive calling card when it needed one
