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WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps From Wednesday, February 27th
February 27, 2013
Eye-brows were being raised on Semifinals Wednesday in Girls Class AAA where both the undefeated and top-seed Blackhawk Cougars along with the defending champion and #2-seed Hopewell Vikings were eliminated. Elizabeth Forward and South Park will be joined by Vincentian Academy and Serra Catholic girls and New Castle, Hampton, Beaver Falls and Burrell boys in playing for district gold on Saturday. Here are recaps from the Semifinals in Boys AAAA, Boys AA, Girls AAA and Girls A.A special thanks to Mike Azadian, Dennis Fischer, Sam Hall, Mike Krcil, Josh Rowntree, Melissa Carle, Bob Barrickman and Mark Schaas for their help on all of these recaps.WPIAL CLASS AAAA Semifinals:WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps From Tuesday, February 26th
Two top seeds felt the pain of losing just short of the expected goal of a trip to the championships. Both Mount Lebanon girls and Lincoln Park boys wore the golden crowns a year ago, now they get an early jump start on preparing for the PIAA state playoffs. Here are recaps from the Boys Class AAA, Boys Class A, Girls Class AAAA and Girls Class AA Semifinals played on Tuesday.A special thanks goes out to Mike Sackley, Lee Mohn, T.J. DiStefano, Bob Orkwis, Scott Briggs, Bob Gregg and Josh Rowntree for their help on these recaps.WPIAL BOYS CLASS AAA Semifinals:This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 02/25/2013
February 25, 2013
The Battle to the Bluff is about to begin, and the only place to follow the action of the start of the February Frenzy is here this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We start with the WPIAL Basketball Playoff Pairings Show and then follow-up with EVERY WPIAL boys and girls basketball postseason contest starting this weekend. We also have the final week of the regular season for boys and girls hoops in District 6, men's and women's college hoops along with D-6 scholastic wrestling and the WPIAL Class AA Individual Wrestling Sectionals and PIHL high school hockey, plus the PIHL Power Play Show, the WPIAL Roundball Report and Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle all this week here at MSAsports.net2013 WPIAL BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS Update – 02/24
February 24, 2013
The all Section 3 Final Four has been whittled to two in Quad A. The two teams that played for the WPIAL Class AAA championship a year ago will now play for the Class AAAA title here in 2013. Both New Castle and Hampton move on to Palumbo after Semifinals victories eliminated Seneca Valley and North Allegheny from the golden chase. Here are all four finals from Semifinals Wednesday in the 2013 WPIAL Boys Basketball Playoffs, plus the schedule for Championship Weekend at Duquesne University.WPIAL CLASS AAAA Semifinals:New Castle Red Hurricane 71 - Seneca Valley Raiders 46 (MSA)Hampton Talbots 66 - North Allegheny Tigers 62 (MSA)2013 WPIAL CLASS AAAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:Championship Saturday: City League & SWCAC Hoops and State Rifle
While there was plenty to focus in on Saturday including the WPIAL Class AA Wrestling Championships, the WPIAL Class AAA Wrestling Sectionals, the WPIAL Class AAA Diving Championships and the WPIAL Basketball Quarterfinals, there were other titles decided on the final weekend in February. Here is a brief recap of the Pittsburgh City League Basketball Championships, the SWCAC Basketball Championships ad the State Rifle Championships.2013 PITTSBURGH CITY LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP:Westinghouse Bulldogs 61 - Perry Commodores 52WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps From Friday, February 22nd
February 23, 2013
The top four seeds in Boys Class AAA, four of the top five in Boys Class A and four of the top five in Girls Class AA all advanced to the Semifinals on Friday. The lowest seed to reach the Final Four was #7 Gateway in Girls Class AAAA as they eliminated #2 North Allegheny. Here are recaps from Quarterfinals Friday played in the Boys AAA, Boys A, Girls AAAA and Girls AA brackets.A special thanks to Justin McKim, Mark Uriah, Mike Azadian, Terry Neary, Lee Mohn, Mike Sackley, Bob Gregg, Sam Hall, Josh Rowntree, Randy Gore, Scott Briggs, Matt Vandriak, Mark Schaas, Bob Barrickman, Bob Orkwis and Don Rebel for their help on these recaps. WPIAL CLASS AAA Quarterfinals:Scholastic Notebook – 02/22/2013
February 22, 2013
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February 21, 2013
History may have been made Saturday when four teams from the same section all advanced to the Semifinals. New Castle, North Allegheny, Hampton and Seneca Valley are all headed to the Final Four in Class AAAA with wins Saturday, plus seeds 2, 3 and 4 all lose in Class AA. Here are ALL the finals through the Quarterfinals round, plus the sites and times for Quarterfinals Saturday in AAAA and AA AND Semifinals Tuesday in AAA and A in the Battle to the Bluff.WPIAL CLASS AAAA Quarterfinals:New Castle Red Hurricane 87 - Gateway Gators 55 (MSA)Seneca Valley Raiders 44 - Upper St. Clair Panthers 34 (MSA)North Allegheny Tigers 79 - Fox Chapel Foxes 61 (MSA)WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps From Wednesday, February 20th
The Top Four teams in all eight postseason tournaments are moving on to the Quarterfinals, but it hasn't been smooth sailing for all the fifth, sixth and seventh seeds as a total of ten seeds from ten through twelve are moving on to the next round this weekend. Here are recaps from First Round games played in the Boys AAAA, Boys AA, Girls AAA and Girls A brackets.A special thanks to Lanfer Simpson, Jason Tennant, Dow Carnahan, Mike Krcil, Jim Frederick, Brian Mroziak, Steve Nagler, Randy Gore, Bob Orkwis, Justin McKim, Mike Azadian, Bob Gregg, Bob Barrickman, T.J. DiStefano, Chris Lackner, Mark Schaas, Melissa Carle, Johnny Lee, Dennis Fischer and Don Rebel for their help on these recaps!This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 02/19/2013
February 19, 2013
The Battle to the Bluff is about to begin, and the only place to follow the action of the start of the February Frenzy is here this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We start with the WPIAL Basketball Playoff Pairings Show and then follow-up with EVERY WPIAL boys and girls basketball postseason contest starting this weekend. We also have the final week of the regular season for boys and girls hoops in District 6, men's and women's college hoops along with D-6 scholastic wrestling and the WPIAL Class AA Individual Wrestling Sectionals and PIHL high school hockey, plus the PIHL Power Play Show, the WPIAL Roundball Report and Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle all this week here at MSAsports.netMonday, February 18th:WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps From Saturday, February 16th
February 16, 2013
Opening weekend of the 2013 WPIAL Basketball Playoffs came to and end with 24 games In Boys AAAA, Boys AA, Girls AAA and Girls A. Here are recaps from the Saturday afternoon action as the Preliminary Round concluded and the First Round hits the midway point.Thanks to Don Rebel, Mike Krcil, Jim Frederick, Sam Hall, T.J. DiStefano, Jordan Thompson, Josh Rowntree, Mike Sackley, Bob Gregg, Melissa Carle, Brian Mroziak, Bob Orkwis, Dennis Fischer, Jason Tennant, Mark Schaas, Mike Azadian, Bob Barrickman, Matt Vandriak and Alex Richert for their help on these recaps. WPIAL CLASS AAAA First Round:WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps From Friday, February 15th
Sound the trumpets, the 2013 WPIAL Basketball Playoffs are underway. 25 games got the ball rolling literally on the District 7 postseason Friday night with the focus on Boys Class AAA, Boys Class A, Girls Class AAAA and Girls Class AA. Once again this playoff season, MSA Sports will recap the nightly action…including these lid lifters from Friday night.Thanks to Don Rebel, Lanfer Simpson, Brandon Showers, Mark Uriah, Matt Vandriak, Scott Briggs, Terry Neary, Bob Gregg, Sam Hall, Mike Krcil, Bob Orkwis, Lee Mohn, Greg Kuntz, T.J. DiStefano, Jim Frederick, Melissa Carle, Johnny Lee and Bob Barrickman for their help on these recaps.WPIAL BOYS CLASS AAA Preliminary Round:Scholastic Notebook – 02/15/2013
February 15, 2013
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FINAL 2012-2013 WPIAL Boys Basketball Standings
February 12, 2013
Here are the final WPIAL boys basketball standings for the 2012-2013 regular season, including the final playoff clinchings. The standings will be updated daily throughout the rest of the regular season here on the MSA Sports Network. Don't forget weekly WPIAL boys roundball rankings are released each Tuesday and boys hoops talk every Wednesday during the WPIAL Roundball Report only here on the MSA Sports Network. Top FOUR teams in ALL sections qualify for the WPIAL playoffs: # - Clinched Section Title Outright & - Clinched Share of Section Title * - Clinched a WPIAL Playoff Spot x - Eliminated from Playoff Chase @ - Ineligible for WPIAL PlayoffsFINAL 2012-2013 WPIAL Girls Basketball Standings
Here are the FINAL WPIAL girls basketball standings for the 2012-2013 regular season, including the final playoff clinchings. The standings will be updated daily throughout the rest of the regular season here on the MSA Sports Network. Don't forget weekly WPIAL girls roundball rankings are released each Monday and girls hoops talk every Wednesday during the WPIAL Roundball Report only here on the MSA Sports Network. Top FOUR teams in ALL sections qualify for the WPIAL playoffs: # - Clinched Section Title Outright & - Clinched a Share of Section Title * - Clinched a WPIAL Playoff Spot x - Eliminated From Playoff Chase @ - Ineligible for WPIAL PlayoffsMSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Basketball Playoff Rankings 2013
February 11, 2013
Clarification alert. These are more seedings and rankings and there is a difference. The WPIAL does not rank the playoff teams from #1 through #16 and beyond. They rank the top four, then the next eight and start filing in the blanks from there which is not an easy task when you have upwards of 26 playoff teams.When putting this together, we looked at every team to discover quality wins. Strength of section, avoiding upset losses and recent program success also comes into play. So teams with average records but some stand out victories may beat out those teams that got fat and happy record wise on a less than stellar schedule. Plus don't forget the shuffling to avoid section teams from playing each other in the Preliminary Round or the First round.This Week on MSA Sports Network – 02/11/2013
The Battle to the Bluff is about to begin, and the only place to follow the action of the start of the February Frenzy is here this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We start with the WPIAL Basketball Playoff Pairings Show and then follow-up with EVERY WPIAL boys and girls basketball postseason contest starting this weekend. We also have the final week of the regular season for boys and girls hoops in District 6, men's and women's college hoops along with D-6 scholastic wrestling and the WPIAL Class AA Individual Wrestling Sectionals and PIHL high school hockey, plus the PIHL Power Play Show, the WPIAL Roundball Report and Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle all this week here at MSAsports.netMonday, February 11th:
