WPIAL Basketball Teams That Have Qualified for PIAA Basketball Playoffs

By: Bruce Markey
Thursday, March 1, 2012 | 11:24 PM

The 2012 WPIAL Boys and Girls Basketball Playoffs conclude this weekend with eight championship games at the A.J. Palumbo Center at Duquesne University. Starting next week, 46 district teams hop on the Highway to Happy Valley with the start of the PIAA Boys and Girls Basketball state playoffs. Here are the teams that have qualified for the 'second chance' at gold and their seeding for those classifications that have played their title game.

WPIAL BOYS AAAA PIAA QUALIFIERS – 5:

Gateway Gators

Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings

Butler Golden Tornado

Shaler Titans

(If Gateway wins –  Seneca Valley is in)
(If Pgh Central Catholic wins – Peters Township is in)

WPIAL BOYS AAA PIAA QUALIFIERS – 6:

#1 – New Castle Red Hurricane

#2 – Hampton Talbots

#3 – Beaver Bobcats

#4 – Montour Spartans

#5 – Mars Fighting Planets

#6 – Central Valley Warriors

WPIAL BOYS AA PIAA QUALIFIERS – 7:

Beaver Falls Tigers

Monessen Greyhounds

Sto-Rox Vikings

Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions

Jeannette Jayhawks

Shady Side Academy Indians 

(If Monessen wins – Northgate is in)
(If Beaver Falls wins – Quaker Valley is in)

WPIAL BOYS A PIAA QUALIFIERS – 5:

#1 – Lincoln Park Leopards

#2 – Cornell Raiders

#3 – Vincentian Academy Royals

#4 – North Catholic Trojans

#5 – Sewickley Academy Panthers

WPIAL GIRLS AAAA PIAA QUALIFIERS – 5:

#1 – Mount Lebanon Blue Devils

#2 – Oakland Catholic Eagles

#3 – Upper St. Clair Panthers

#4 – Baldwin Highlanders

#5 – Pine-Richland Rams

WPIAL GIRLS AAA PIAA QUALIFIERS – 6:

Hopewell Vikings

South Park Eagles

Chartiers Valley Colts

Blackhawk Cougars

Elizabeth Forward Warriors

South Fayette Lions

WPIAL GIRLS AA PIAA QUALIFIERS – 7:

#1 – Seton-LaSalle Rebels

#2 – Bishop Canevin Crusaders

#3 – Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles

#4 – Steel Valley Ironmen

#5 – Beaver Falls Tigers

#6 – Avonworth Antelopes

#7 – Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions 

WPIAL GIRLS A PIAA QUALIFIERS – 5:

North Catholic Trojanettes

Vincentian Academy Royals

Riverview Raiders

Fort Cherry Rangers

(If North Catholic wins – St. Joseph is in)
(If Vincentian Academy wins – Winchester Thurston is in)