Basketball
Westmoreland high school basketball playoff capsules: Games of Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019
February 19, 2019
Boys basketball
WPIAL schedules Aliquippa/Lincoln Park doubleheader at New Castle
Lincoln Park and Aliquippa, the WPIAL’s top seeds in Class 3A boys basketball, can’t meet until the finals.
Shaler defeats McKeesport, celebrates 1st playoff win since ’12
It’s been awhile since this kind of celebration was heard inside Shaler’s locker room.
No. 4 Woodland Hills holds off No. 13 West Allegheny in Class 5A 1st-round victory
February 18, 2019
It was a throwback to a matchup several decades before, be it Michigan State against Indiana or the Celtics facing the Lakers.
Elizabeth Forward girls fend off Knoch to advance
With less than two minutes remaining, No. 5 Elizabeth Forward led No. 12 Knoch by just two, and the Knights seemingly had momentum.
High school roundup for Feb. 18, 2019: Montour, Chartiers Valley earn playoff wins
The Montour boys basketball team buckled down on the defensive end Monday night to earn a spot in the WPIAL quarterfinals.
No. 13 Quaker Valley girls upset No. 4 Freeport in Class 4A 1st round
It is often said that when the WPIAL playoffs begin, every team enters with a clean slate.
McKeesport’s pressure rattles Greensburg Salem girls in 1st-round win
With leading scorer Jhayla Bray spending most of the first half on the bench with foul trouble, McKeesport’s defense started strong and built a double-digit lead Monday night against Greensburg Salem.
Keystone Oaks gets defensive in Class 4A 1st-round win over Belle Vernon
Two long runs and 12 Belle Vernon turnovers in a span of two quarters helped Keystone Oaks advance to the WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball quarterfinals.
Experience pays for Franklin Regional in playoff win over Thomas Jefferson
In WPIAL basketball, playoff experience knows no bounds.
Southmoreland girls lean on defense to hold off Apollo-Ridge
All conscious thought left Bailey Kuhns’ mind as she saw Apollo-Ridge’s Rylee Eaton break into the clear for a potential go-ahead layup in the final minute of Southmoreland’s first playoff game in more than a decade.
Westmoreland basketball playoff preview capsules for Wednesday’s games
Boys
A-K Valley basketball playoff capsules for games of Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019
Boys
Veteran, championship-winning boys basketball coaches to lead P-T vs. PT on Tuesday night
Ten years ago, one coach was hoisting WPIAL gold. Sixteen years ago, the other coach was winning a district championship.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week: Lincoln Park’s Keeno Holmes
Keeno Holmes
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week: Beaver Falls Tigers
The Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week returned to the playoffs last week and picked up a win to advance to Round 2 — the Beaver Falls Tigers.
Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings for week of Feb. 18, 2019
Many of the ranked boys basketball teams across the commonwealth enjoyed a hard week of practice with few if any games as the postseason began.
DeRubbo leads Trinity girls past Penn-Trafford in WPIAL Class 5A 1st round
The Trinity girls basketball team lost four of its final six games to end the regular season.
Fox Chapel feels it after 1st quarter, beats Seneca Valley
Fox Chapel missed 10 of its first 11 shots Tuesday night, a dismal start that could have doomed the team’s playoff hopes, but then suddenly, they almost couldn’t miss.
High school roundup for Feb. 19, 2019: Canon-McMillan rallies past North Allegheny
The Canon-McMillan boys basketball team trailed by 10 points after three quarters of a WPIAL Class 6A first-round playoff game against North Allegheny.
