Basketball

Peters’ Taylor McCullough drives past South Fayette’s Lailah Wright during the WPIAL Class 5A championship game Friday.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls high school basketball rankings for March 4, 2025
March 4, 2025
The transition from the district postseason to the state playoffs was a rough one for the top girls basketball teams across Pennsylvania.

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South Allegheny’s Josh Jackowski fights for a rebound with Aliquippa’s Marques Council during the WPIAL Class 3A championship game Saturday.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school boys basketball rankings for March 4, 2025
The elite boys basketball teams across the state finished their district playoffs strong, for the most part, and now move on to the Road to Hershey.

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Peters Township celebrates with Brianna Morreale after she hit a 3-pointer to take the lead over South Fayette during the WPIAL Class 5A championship game Friday.
WPIAL girls basketball postseason rewind: Second seeds come up big in playoffs
March 3, 2025
The answer is Geibel Catholic.

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New Castle’s Ralphie Blundo defends on Upper St. Clair’s Tyler Robbins during the 6A boys WPIAL championship Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 at Petersen Events Center.
WPIAL boys basketball postseason rewind: Only Upper St. Clair completes repeat bid
Five WPIAL boys basketball champions from a year ago qualified for the district postseason this season, although three of them had moved up to higher classifications.

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Neighborhood Academy’s Courtney Wallace drives past Serra Catholic’s Owen Dumbroski during the WPIAL Class A championship game Thursday	at Petersen Events Center.
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for March 3, 2025
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Courtney Wallace Jr.

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Erica Gribble shoots a 3-pointer against Shady Side Academy on Jan. 9 in Fox Chapel.
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for March 3, 2025
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Erica Gribble

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Jeannette’s Jayce Powell grabs a rebound over Union’s Jamel Mitchell during the WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball championship Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 at Petersen Events Center.
Jeannette looks to ride defense, rebounding in PIAA tournament
Jeannette had just won its second WPIAL championship and first since 2008, but the players weren’t tired. Far from it, in fact.

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Peters celebrates beating South Fayette during the WPIAL Class 5A championship Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 at Petersen Events Center.
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for March 2, 2025
March 2, 2025
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week: Peters Township

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Belle Vernon’s Trevor Kovatch scores past North Catholic’s Jason Fredericks during the WPIAL Class 4A championship Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025 at Petersen Events Center.
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for March 2, 2025
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Belle Vernon

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Knoch’s Teegan Finucan (center) attempts a shot amidst pressure from Avonworth’s Noah Quinn (left) and Noah Goetz (right) in the WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, at Avonworth.
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 3, 2025
The Path to the Pete is complete and now it’s time to March on the Road to Hershey with the tip off of the state basketball playoffs this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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Penn-Trafford’s Torrie DeStefano (right) and her teammates tip off the PIAA playoffs Saturday at Middletown.
Westmoreland basketball notebook: PIAA sites revealed for local teams
The PIAA announced first-round times and sites for the state tournaments, which begin Friday and Saturday across the commonwealth.

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Aliquippa’s Yaree Carter (left) and Neshannock’s Nina Medure (right) fight for a loose ball during the 2025 WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball championship game on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Petersen Events Center.
Opponents set as 36 WPIAL girls basketball teams prepare for PIAA tournament
A year ago, the streak of WPIAL teams winning at least one PIAA girls basketball championship hit six years in a row.

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Chartiers Valley’s Julian Semplice scores past Peters Township’s Jayden Greco during the WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball championship Saturday, March 1, 2025 at Petersen Events Center.
36 WPIAL teams learn matchups for 2025 PIAA boys basketball championships
Last season was historic for District 7.

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Riverview’s Lily Bauer (25) fights for a rebound against Rochester’s Tia Yellock on Feb. 18.
Senior duo helps young players, leads Riverview girls to another playoff season
The Riverview girls basketball team had made the WPIAL playoffs seven straight years heading into the 2024-25 season, tied for the longest streak in the A-K Valley. After making the jump to Class 2A, the Raiders were looking to make it eight straight postseason appearances.

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North Allegheny senior guard Leah Skweres competes during the 2024-25 season.
NA girls basketball looks ahead after rough season
On paper, the North Allegheny girls basketball team had its worst season in 37 years.

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Gateway girls basketball coach Curtis Williams exits the floor following a 2023 game against Penn Hills.
Coach remains positive after winless season for Gateway girls
Building a team is a process that takes time. For Gateway girls basketball coach Curtis Williams, the process included some growing pains this past year.

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Sewickley Academy’s Mamadou Kane and Nolan Donnelly block the shot of Jeannette’s Jayce Powell during a WPIAL Class 2A semifinal Feb. 24.
Sewickley Academy playoff run stops just short of WPIAL finals
Sewickley Academy’s boys basketball team rolled through the first two rounds of the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs, defeating No. 15 Bentworth and No. 7 Chartiers-Houston.

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Quaker Valley’s Mimi Theiro scores against OLSH on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Leetsdale.
Mimi Thiero makes big impact during productive season for Quaker Valley girls
Mimi Thiero ended her junior basketball season at Quaker Valley with some spectacular credentials.

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Quaker Valley’s Dominic Cox-Giles celebrates after hittinga 3-pointer against Avonworth on Friday, Jan. 3, 2024, in Leetsdale.
Quaker Valley boys pleased with progress during playoff season
The Quaker Valley boys basketball team took a 15-7 record and No. 10 seed into the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs.

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Penn-Trafford junior Zach Feldman (35) goes up for two during against Uniontown on Feb. 24.
Zach Feldman emerges as game changer for Penn-Trafford boys
When Penn-Trafford boys basketball coach Doug Kelly was watching junior forward Zach Feldman play in the summer, he did not realize how athletic the 6-foot-4 forward was.

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