Basketball

Jeannette’s Jackson Pruitt sets up a shot on the net as Greensburg Central Catholic applies defensive pressure on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019 during WPIAL basketball at Jeannette.
Jeannette boys basketball team awarded No. 3 seed for WPIAL playoffs
February 11, 2020
One of the hottest teams since Christmas was the Jeannette boys basketball squad.

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Southmoreland’s Olivia Cernuto (10) looks for a pass to teammates Gracie Spadaro on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 in WPIAL basketball against Elizabeth Forward at Southmoreland High School.
Southmoreland girls nab No. 2 seed in WPIAL Class 4A postseason
Southmoreland cut down the nets Monday night.

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Highlands’ Korry Myers goes in for a layup during the Golden Rams’ matchup with Knoch on Jan. 28, 2020.
Highlands, Knoch take top 2 seeds for WPIAL Class 4A bracket
After jockeying back and forth this season atop the WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball rankings, Highlands and Knoch claimed the top two spots in the tournament when the WPIAL revealed the brackets Tuesday night at the annual pairings meeting in Green Tree.

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Reese Hasley and Deer Lakes got the No. 9 seed in Class 3A and will face Seton LaSalle in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs next Wednesday.
Knoch draws highest seed among A-K Valley girls basketball playoff teams
Last year at this time, Knoch girls basketball coach Chris Andreassi and the Knights faithful were still exhaling from a WPIAL Section 1-4A playoff chase that went down to the final day of the regular season.

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Bethel Park’s Olivia Westphal drives to the basket past Mt. Lebanon’s Brooke Collins during their game Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, at Bethel Park High School.
Breaking down the 2020 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs
Here is a breakdown of the 2019-20 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs:

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Butler’s Ethan Morton scores between Pine-Richland defenders Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, at Pine-Richland High School. Christopher Horner | Tribune-Review
Breaking down the 2020 WPIAL boys basketball playoffs
Here is a breakdown of the 2020 WPIAL boys basketball playoffs:

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North Catholic’s Emma Pospisil drives past Freeport’s Melaina Dezort during their game Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, at Freeport Middle School.
WPIAL releases 2019-20 basketball playoff pairings
The North Catholic girls basketball team has grown accustomed to hoisting the WPIAL championship trophy.

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Butler’s Raine Gratzmiller drives to the basket against Pine-Richland’s Levi Wentz during their game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, at Pine-Richland High School.
Live: Trib HSSN reveals the WPIAL basketball playoff pairings
It’s time for the postseason, and Trib HSSN has you covered as the WPIAL girls and boys basketball playoff pairings are announced Tuesday night.

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Nina Shaw and the Knoch girls will try to end an 11-year playoff victory drought. The Knights last won a playoff game in February 2009.
George Guido: A-K Valley teams set to make run in basketball playoffs
The 108th WPIAL basketball tournament is set to start this weekend with seven boys and seven girls teams from the Alle-Kiski Valley qualifying. Brackets are available on tribhssn.triblive.com.

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Seton LaSalle’s Daniel Boehme (23) competes against Carlynton on Feb. 4, 2020, at Seton LaSalle.
Seton LaSalle boys bolstered by all-senior starting lineup
Veteran coach Mark Walsh is a staunch Seton LaSalle advocate, and is fully committed to the boys basketball program.

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North Catholic’s Isaac DeGregorio scored 28 points Monday night.
High school roundup for Feb. 10, 2020: North Catholic picks up pair of statement wins
Teams all over the WPIAL used Monday night as a chance to tune up for the playoffs or wrap up the season with a nonsection matchup.

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WPIAL basketball brackets unveiled, team rifle finals set for Tuesday
February 10, 2020
The Path to the Pete officially begins Tuesday as the WPIAL unveils brackets to the six boys and six girls basketball playoff tournaments.

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The Vincentian boys team celebrates with the WPIAL trophy after beating Union in the 1-A boys WPIAL final at Petersen Events Center.
Decade’s best WPIAL finals: Boys basketball No. 9
There were a lot of changes to the WPIAL basketball championships over the last 10 years.

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Lincoln Park’s Johnnie Bryant takes a shot against Aliquippa on Dec. 17, 2019, in Midland.
Fox Chapel, Lincoln Park, Vincentian all fall from No. 1 in HSSN boys state rankings.
There was some shuffling and a couple of changes at the top of the classes but not a whole lot of exiting and entering in this week’s Trib HSSN weekly boys basketball state rankings as the regular season concludes.

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Freeport senior Sidney Shemanski scored a team-best 20 points in a 57-38 win over Deer Lakes on Monday.
Freeport girls honor seniors, tune up for playoffs with win over Deer Lakes
Former and most likely future section foes met Monday in a nonsection tuneup for the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs.

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Penn-Trafford’s Chase Vecchio secures the ball from Fox Chapel’s Will Livingston on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020 in WPIAL basketball at Penn-Trafford High School.
Fox Chapel learns from loss to Upper St. Clair as postseason approaches
For a majority of this season, the Fox Chapel boys basketball team produced a spotless record.

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Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: Week ending Feb. 8, 2020
In a school year in which the football team played its first WPIAL playoff game in 40 years and the girls basketball team took a perfect record into the final night of the season, the Southmoreland boys basketball team has a message: Don’t forget about us.

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Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Week ending Feb. 8, 2020
As Santa Claus was checking his list one final time before his big day, he may have noticed the Jeannette boys basketball team was on the naughty side.

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South Park’s Kierra Moelber pressures Seton LaSalle’s Chloe Lestitian during their game Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, at Seton LaSalle High School.
Seton LaSalle girls ‘hungry’ to get back on track as playoffs start
It wasn’t the finish the Seton LaSalle girls basketball team anticipated.

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Butler’s Ethan Morton celebrates after scoring against North Allegheny Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at North Allegheny High School. Morton scored 21 points in Butler’s 61-51 win.
WPIAL bracketology: Chris Harlan, Don Rebel predict 2020 boys basketball playoff pairings
February 9, 2020
It’s that time of year, WPIAL bracketology 2020.

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