Basketball
PIAA announces sites, times for 2nd-round girls basketball games
March 8, 2020
The PIAA announced sites and times for second-round basketball playoff games Sunday.
PIAA announces sites, times for 2nd-round boys basketball games
The PIAA announced sites and times for second-round basketball playoff games Sunday.
PIAA basketball roundup: South Allegheny boys down Franklin
South Allegheny blew open a close game with a big third quarter on their way to a 62-40 win over Franklin on Saturday afternoon at North Allegheny in a PIAA Class 3A boys first round game.
Lincoln Park’s Andre Wilder delays knee surgery with PIAA 1st-round win
March 7, 2020
Andre Wilder is trying to postpone knee surgery one win at a time.
Behind DeGregorio’s big 1st half, North Catholic boys rout Westmont Hilltop
After bowing out in the opening round of the past two PIAA playoffs, North Catholic’s boys weren’t taking any chances Saturday.
North Catholic girls stave off upset bid from Freeport in PIAA 1st round
Freeport, leading for more than half the game, appeared poised to pull off one of the biggest PIAA upsets in many years Saturday afternoon at Kiski Area High School.
Carlynton boys outlast Ligonier Valley in PIAA Class 3A first round
JOHNSTOWN — Carlynton and Ligonier Valley found another gear during a wild fourth quarter Saturday that saw the Cougars outlast the Rams, 85-81, in a first-round PIAA Class 3A boys basketball game at Johnstown High School.
Aliquippa rallies past Sharon in PIAA 1st round
Basketball is a game of adjustments. Usually, the team that makes the right in-game adjustments will be the team that ends the game victorious.
Same old story: Butler rallies late, beats Central Dauphin in overtime
The WPIAL boys Class 6A champion refuses to go off script as its Hollywood season continues for at least another show.
Southmoreland makes PIAA girls basketball playoffs debut to remember
Having never been to the PIAA girls basketball playoffs, Southmoreland wasn’t quite sure what was in store Saturday afternoon in its state tournament debut.
Back from injury, Josh Russell’s 3-pointers lift USC over Allderdice in PIAA 1st round
Upper St. Clair’s unofficial team motto was: “Let’s get Russ in uniform one more time.”
High school roundup for March 7, 2020: Cornell cruises past Saltsburg
The Cornell boys basketball team bounced back in a big way on Friday night.
First round of PIAA basketball playoffs continues Saturday
March 6, 2020
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.
Serra Catholic girls bow out of PIAA postseason
After suffering losses in the district playoffs, both Serra Catholic and Penns Manor returned to the floor in search of a bounce back effort in the PIAA Class 2A playoffs Friday evening.
Slow start for Bethel Park, but strong finish lifts Black Hawks to PIAA 2nd round
While Peters Township was not exactly the most neutral site for a PIAA Class 6A girls basketball first-round game between Bethel Park and Governor Mifflin, the rims more than neutralized both offenses in the first half.
Hickory ousts New Castle from PIAA playoffs
One word kept sounding over a standing room only crowd at Slippery Rock University’s Morrow Field House on Friday night.
Crise leads Highlands past Harbor Creek in 1st round of PIAA Class 4A playoffs
Harbor Creek’s strategy is to keep the score low and pull out a close decision.
Belle Vernon earns long-awaited PIAA tournament victory
For the first time since 1981, the Belle Vernon boys basketball team will play in a PIAA second-round game.
Everett takes down Riverview girls in PIAA 1st round
JOHNSTOWN — The difference in Friday night’s PIAA Class 2A first-round game between Riverview and Everett was in the shooting.
WPIAL champion Laurel Highlands bounced from PIAA tournament in 1st round
Laurel Highlands had grown accustomed to winning close games, almost to the point of expecting them to happen.
