A-K Valley high school basketball playoff preview capsules for Feb. 24, 2024
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Friday, February 23, 2024 | 2:44 PM
Shaler’s Sam Himrod fouls Fox Chapel’s Alex Betandourt-Jones Friday, Feb. 9, 2024 at Fox Chapel Area High School.
WPIAL basketball playoffs
Boys
Class 5A
Consolation tournament
12-Kiski Area (16-8) at 8-Fox Chapel (13-11)
Noon Saturday
Winner plays: Winner of 7-Gateway (17-7)/11-Bethel Park (12-12) in fifth-place game Wednesday (time, site TBD)
Players to watch: Colin Keller, Kiski Area; Jefferson Moorefield-Brown, Fox Chapel
Layup lines: Kiski Area dropped a 73-57 decision to Thomas Jefferson in the quarterfinals. Colin Keller had 14 points, and Noah Thimons added 12. Leading scorer Isaiah Gonzalez was held to 10. … Fox Chapel lost 63-50 to Moon on Thursday. Jefferson Moorefield-Brown had 21 points for the Foxes. The winner will qualify for the PIAA tournament. The losing team drops into the seventh-place game.
Bill Hartlep is the TribLive sports editor. A Pittsburgh native and Point Park graduate, he joined the Trib in 2004, covering high school sports. He held various editing roles before assuming his current position in 2019. He can be reached at bhartlep@triblive.com.
Tags: Fox Chapel, Kiski Area
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