3 WPIAL girls basketball teams headed to PIAA championship game

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Sunday, March 23, 2025 | 9:44 PM


When it comes to programs that have dominated their sports at the state playoff stage, few in history can compare to what the Archbishop Wood girls basketball program has been able to accomplish.

The Vikings have now reached the PIAA girls basketball championship game in 12 of the last 16 years, winning state gold nine times.

The District 12 dynasty won three consecutive years between 2010-12, repeated in 2016 and ’17 and has currently won four straight PIAA crowns.

For the second time in three years, Archbishop Wood will battle South Fayette in the 5A final.

The Lions join fellow district runner-up Shady Side Academy in Class 3A and WPIAL champion Upper St. Clair in 6A as the three teams from District 7 headed to Hershey to play for state gold.

Here are the sites and times for the PIAA finals at the GIANT Center, plus all the results from the first round through the semifinals of the 2025 PIAA girls basketball postseason.

Class 6A

Championship

Friday’s schedule

Upper St. Clair (23-6) vs. Perkiomen Valley (27-3) at the GIANT Center in Hershey at 6 p.m.

Semifinals

Upper St. Clair 53, Garnet Valley 49

Perkiomen Valley 52, Archbishop Carroll 45

Quarterfinals

Upper St. Clair 51, Haverford 35

Garnet Valley 49, Cardinal O’Hara 43 in double overtime

Perkiomen Valley 63, Hazleton 50

Archbishop Carroll 42, Central Dauphin 24

Second round

Upper St. Clair 46, Canon-McMillan 32

Haverford 44, Downingtown East 24

Garnet Valley 54, Altoona 38

Cardinal O’Hara 46, Dallastown 32

Perkiomen Valley 73, Lebanon 32

Hazleton 62, Bethlehem Liberty 48

Central Dauphin 39, Parkland 23

Archbishop Carroll 60, West Lawn Wilson 41

First round

Upper St. Clair 65, Manheim Township 37

Canon-McMillan 48, Allderdice 44

Haverford 52, Easton 50

Downingtown East 50, Red Lion 45

Altoona 49, Norwin 38

Garnet Valley 53, Mechanicsburg 23

Cardinal O’Hara 48, Central Bucks East 28

Dallastown 52, Abington 39

Perkiomen Valley 67, Central York 37

Lebanon 45, Conestoga 38

Hazleton 82, Cheltenham 49

Bethlehem Liberty 56, Palumbo Academy 18

Parkland 40, Downingtown West 30

Central Dauphin 38, Scranton 30

West Lawn Wilson 51, Upper Dublin 46

Archbishop Carroll 61, Council Rock South 42

Class 5A

Championship

Saturday’s schedule

South Fayette (28-2) vs. Archbishop Wood (22-7) at the GIANT Center in Hershey at 6 p.m.

Semifinals

South Fayette 50, Peters Township 36

Archbishop Wood 69, Crestwood 29

Quarterfinals

Peters Township 36, Cathedral Prep 25

South Fayette 70, Hollidaysburg 52

Crestwood 52, Strath Haven 47

Archbishop Wood 69, Bethlehem Catholic 36

Second round

Peters Township 57, Thomas Jefferson 53

Cathedral Prep 52, Middletown 40

South Fayette 70, West York 41

Hollidaysburg 51, York Suburban 37

Strath Haven 53, Radnor 44 in overtime

Crestwood 52, Freire Charter 45

Bethlehem Catholic 53, Gwynedd-Mercy 38

Archbishop Wood 58, Malvern Villa Maria Academy 32

First round

Peters Township 58, Conrad Weiser 25

Thomas Jefferson 55, Susquehannock 37

Middletown 52, Penn-Trafford 50

Cathedral Prep 61, Baldwin 55

South Fayette 56, Lower Dauphin 21

West York 54, Mars 44

Hollidaysburg 43, Indiana 34

York Suburban 47, Bethel Park 24

Radnor 48, Northern York 33

Strath Haven 66, Bangor 36

Freire Charter 37, Uni0nville 36

Crestwood 51, Manheim Central 39

Bethlehem Catholic 61, West Chester Rustin 40

Gwynedd-Mercy 61, Archbishop Ryan 15

Malvern Villa Maria Academy 54, Dallas 45

Archbishop Wood 70, Lower Moreland 25

Class 4A

Championship

Saturday’s schedule

Lansdale Catholic (23-5) vs. Neumann-Goretti (25-4) at the GIANT Center in Hershey at 12 p.m.

Semifinals

Lansdale Catholic 54, North Catholic 16

Neumann-Goretti 71, Audenried Charter 52

Quarterfinals

Lansdale Catholic 63, Oakland Catholic 29

North Catholic 51, Blackhawk 44

Neumann-Goretti 59, Scranton Prep 48

Audenried Charter 67, Northern Lebanon 27

Second round

Oakland Catholic 75, Elizabeth Forward 48

Lansdale Catholic 63, Forest Hills 25

Blackhawk 58, Clearfield 32

North Catholic 57, Harbor Creek 33

Neumann-Goretti 58, Wyomissing 45

Scranton Prep 74, Allentown Central Catholic 32

Northern Lebanon 47, Villa Joseph Marie 37

Audenreid Charter 61, Valley View 46

First round

Oakland Catholic 80, Slippery Rock 29

Elizabeth Forward 44, Fairview 35

Forest Hills 61, Lewisburg 51

Lansdale Catholic 52, Lancaster Catholic 48

Blackhawk 58, Franklin 16

Clearfield 63, Laurel Highlands 55

North Catholic 59, Penn Cambria 29

Harbor Creek 44, South Park 43 in overtime

Wyomissing 59, Nazareth Academy 43

Neumann-Goretti 76, Northwestern Lehigh 27

Scranton Prep 56, Delone Catholic 34

Allentown Central Catholic 52, Jersey Shore 49

Northern Lebanon 47, Central Columbia 42 in double overtime

Villa Joseph Marie 58, Carver Engineering & Science 30

Valley View 39, Palmerton 34

Audenreid Charter 72, Boiling Springs 36

Class 3A

Championship

Thursday’s schedule

Shady Side Academy (28-1) vs. Loyalsock Township (29-2) at the GIANT Center in Hershey at 6 p.m.

Semifinals

Shady Side Academy 43, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 29

Loyalsock Township 65, Imhotep Charter 46

Quarterfinals

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 47, Central Cambria 43

Shady Side Academy 46, Camp Hill Trinity 43

Imhotep Charter 55, Pequea Valley 25

Loyalsock Township 60, Dunmore 36

Second round

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 36, Greensburg Central Catholic 34

Central Cambria 56, Karns City 40

Shady Side Academy 46, Northwestern 44

Camp Hill Trinity 75, River Valley 59

Imhotep Charter 52, Hughesville 41

Pequea Valley 56, Schuylkill Haven 53

Loyalsock Township 54, West Catholic 35

Dunmore 65, Notre Dame-Green Pond 59

First round

Greensburg Central Catholic 61, Cambria Heights 31

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 53, Seneca 44

Central Cambria 60, Keystone Oaks 35

Karns City 44, Ellwood City 31

Shady Side Academy 51, Cranberry 23

Northwestern 58, Avonworth 31

River Valley 74, Towanda 30

Camp Hill Trinity 81, Martin Luther King 20

Imhotep Charter 63, Executive Education 27

Hughesville 56, Holy Redeemer 53

Pequea Valley 61, Masterman 39

Schuylkill Haven 51, Bodine 15

Loyalsock Township 53, Biglerville 20

West Catholic 62, New Hope-Solebury 50

Dunmore 66, Mount Carmel 25

Notre Dame-Green Pond 77, Mariana Bracetti Academy 11

Class 2A

Championship

Thursday’s schedule

Bishop McCort (26-4) vs. Berlin-Brothersvalley (26-2) at the GIANT Center in Hershey at 12 p.m.

Semifinals

Bishop McCort 55, Penns Manor 53

Berlin-Brothersvalley 41, Mountain View 38

Quarterfinals

Penns Manor 42, Redbank Valley 29

Bishop McCort 47, Kennedy Catholic 43

Mountain View 32, Williams Valley 14

Berlin-Brothersvalley 57, Marian Catholic 46

Second round

Penns Manor 52, Aliquippa 29

Redbank Valley 58, South Side 31

Kennedy Catholic 50, Neshannock 36

Bishop McCort 66, Winchester Thurston 39

Williams Valley 23, Shalom Christian Academy 18

Mountain View 45, Renaissance Academy 33

Marian Catholic 47, Elk Lake 45

Berlin-Brothersvalley 71, York Catholic 52

First round

Aliquippa 56, Chartiers-Houston 42

Penns Manor 65, Wilmington 51

South Side 39, Lakeview 38

Redbank Valley 76, Rochester 55

Neshannock 58, Everett 21

Kennedy Catholic 75, Fort Cherry 49

Winchester Thurston 57, Port Allegany 38

Bishop McCort 70, Eisenhower 34

Shalom Christian Academy 60, SLA Beeber 50

Williams Valley 49, Northeast Bradford 46

Renaissance Academy 50, Belmont Charter 35

Mountain View 50, Canton 32

Elk Lake 42, Muncy 35

Marian Catholic 76, MAST Charter II 11

York Catholic 58, Paul Robeson 18

Berlin-Brothersvalley 70, Bellwood-Antis 38

Class A

Championship

Friday’s schedule

Bishop Guilfoyle (29-2) vs. Linville Hill Christian (24-2) at the GIANT Center in Hershey at 12 p.m.

Semifinals

Bishop Guilfoyle 49, Bishop Carroll 42

Linville Hill Christian 60, Lourdes Regional 45

Quarterfinals

Bishop Carroll 60, Williamsburg 47

Bishop Guilfoyle 66, St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy 48

Linville Hill Christian 48, Greenwood 25

Lourdes Regional 54, Delco Christian 39

Second round

Williamsburg 47, Otto-Eldred 36

Bishop Carroll 54, Farrell 22

St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy 51, DuBois Central Catholic 42

Bishop Guilfoyle 62, Aquinas Academy 27

Linville Hill Christian 49, Sacred Heart Academy 35

Greenwood 51, Upper Bucks Christian 12

Lourdes Regional 65, Bethlehem Christian 23

Delco Christian 43, Northern Bedford 31

First round

Williamsburg 49, Union 31

Otto-Eldred 65, Geibel Catholic 45

Farrell 56, St. Joseph 53

Bishop Carroll 77, Coudersport 32

St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy 61, Clairton 46

DuBois Central Catholic 55, Bishop Canevin 14

Aquinas Academy 65, Fannett-Metal 22

Bishop Guilfoyle 62, Clarion-Limestone 19

Linville Hill Christian 67, Benton 50

Sacred Heart Academy 37, Lancaster Country Christian 32

Upper Bucks Christian 36, Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg 30

Greenwood 43, Millville 30

Lourdes Regional 51, Veritas Academy 36

Bethlehem Christian 49, Motivation 34

Delco Christian 67, New Covenant Christian 42

Northern Bedford 47, Mount Calvary Christian 35

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