Basketball

Seton LaSalle’s Mallory Daly drives on OLSH’s Mia Grisafi during WPIAL Class 2A semifinal action Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, at Peters Township High School.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 11, 2022: Shenango-Seton LaSalle to clash on court
March 11, 2022
Nine months ago, the two schools met for WPIAL gold. Now Shenango battles Seton LaSalle with a spot in the PIAA girls basketball quarterfinals at stake.

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The Blackhawk girls basketball team celebrates after time expires in the WPIAL Class 4A championship game against Knoch on March 5 at Petersen Events Center.
Trib 10: After WPIAL finals, new teams take top spots in power rankings
March 10, 2022
All year long, the North Hills boys and Chartiers Valley girls basketball programs sat atop the weekly Trib 10 power rankings.

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Rodney Gallagher and his Laurel Highlands teammates face Highlands in the PIAA playoffs on Friday.
Alle-Kiski Valley PIAA playoff capsule: Highlands vs. Laurel Highlands, Friday, March 11, 2022
Friday’s game

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Wil Dunda and his Quaker Valley teammates face Belle Vernon in the PIAA playoffs Friday.
Westmoreland PIAA playoff capsule: Belle Vernon vs. Quaker Valley, Friday, March 11, 2022
Friday’s game

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South Fayette’s Erica Hall battles Chartiers Valley’s Helene Cowan for a loose ball during the WPIAL Class 5A championship game on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Petersen Events Center.
PIAA girls basketball sites, times set for 2nd round playoff games
Section foes South Fayette and Moon will meet for the third time this season Saturday in a PIAA second-round playoff game at Peters Township.

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Shady Side Academy’s Eli Teslovich steals the ball from South Allegheny’s Mike Michalski during their game on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, in Fox Chapel.
PIAA announces playoff sites, times for boys basketball 2nd round
Peters Township will host a clash of champions Saturday when WPIAL champion Fox Chapel faces City League champion Allderdice in the PIAA boys basketball playoffs.

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Penn Hills’ Noah Barren drives to the basket against Gateway’s Ryan Greggerson during their Section 3-5A game Jan. 11.
Penn Hills road warriors savor upset win in state playoffs
Penn Hills coach Chris Giles dismissed the idea that the PIAA should try to tailor the Class 5A state playoff brackets to limit travel.

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Ellwood City’s Alexander Roth celebrates after making a 3-pointer during the 2021 WPIAL Class 3A championship game against South Allegheny.
High school roundup for March 9, 2022: Ellwood City knocks off No. 1 Franklin, earns rematch with Avonworth
March 9, 2022
Alexander Roth scored 27 points, Steve Antuono added 20, and Ellwood City bounced back from an upset loss in the WPIAL playoffs to knock off District 10 champion Franklin, the top-ranked Class 3A team in the state, 65-63 in the first round of the PIAA playoffs Wednesday night.

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Tyree Turner (right) reacts with teammates Dylan Parsons (10) and Ryan Appleby after his buzzer-beating layup beat Conemaugh Township, 62-60, on Wednesday night in a PIAA first-round playoff game in Davidsville.
Greensburg Central Catholic boys advance on Turner’s buzzer-beating layup
DAVIDSVILLE — Greensburg Central Catholic was hooting on the way to hollering with a 19-point lead early in the fourth quarter.

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Knoch’s Karlee Buterbaugh grabs a rebound from St. Marys’ Isabelle Caskey during a PIAA Class 4A first-round game Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at Knoch High School.
Knoch girls win 1st PIAA playoff game in program history
Three was the magic number for the Knoch girls basketball team in its PIAA Class 4A first-round home game Wednesday evening against District 9 champion St. Marys.

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Blackhawk’s Alena Fusetti drives between Knoch’s Nina Shaw and Maddie Boyer during the WPIAL Class 4A championship game on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Petersen Events Center.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 9, 2022: More PIAA opening round matchups
The opening round of the PIAA basketball postseason is set to conclude Wednesday.

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Penn Hills’ Jaden Dugger dunks against Gateway on Jan. 11.
High school roundup for March 8, 2022: Penn Hills knocks off undefeated District 3 champ
Jaden Dugger scored 18 points and Penn Hills, the seventh-place team out of the WPIAL, rolled to a 62-39 victory over undefeated District 3 champion Lampeter Strasburg in the first round of the PIAA Class 5A boys basketball playoffs Tuesday night.

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Deer Lakes comeback bid falls short vs. Penn Cambria in PIAA 1st-round matchup
March 8, 2022
Down by 16 at the end of the first quarter and 13 at the half, Deer Lakes came back to take a brief lead in the third period.

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Belle Vernon’s Quinton Martin drives past Obama Academy’s Xzavier Rodgers in a PIAA Class 4A playoff game Tuesday, March 8, 2022.
Short-handed Belle Vernon advances, gets coach Salvino his 700th career win
After doing postgame interviews, Joe Salvino was sprayed with water as soon as he opened the door to the Belle Vernon locker room. His players surprised him with an onslaught of hydration.

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Highlands opens PIAA playoffs with rout of Brashear
Brashear scored the first two points of Tuesday night’s PIAA Class 5A first-round game at Highlands.

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Fox Chapel’s Colin Kwiatkowski goes up for a dunk during the WPIAL Class 6A championship game against North Hills on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Petersen Events Center.
A-K Valley PIAA basketball playoff capsules: Games for Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Boys

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Upper St. Clair’s Rylee Kalocay battles North Allegheny’s Lydia Betz for a loose ball during their WPIAL Class 6A semifinal Feb. 26.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 8, 2022: PIAA basketball playoffs tip off
March 7, 2022
The Road to Hershey opens up Tuesday, a lot sooner this year than in past years.

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Bishop Canevin celebrates beating Aquinas Academy in the WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship game Saturday at Petersen Events Center.
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week for March 7, 2022
In each of its five previous WPIAL girls basketball championship runs since 2013, Bishop Canevin had high expectations, with teams that were always seeded in the top four.

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Laurel Highlands’ Rodney Gallagher scores against New Castle’s Mike Wells during the WPIAL Class 5A championship game Friday at Petersen Events Center.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for March 7, 2022
No two gold strikes are alike.

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Justin Brannagan and his Deer Lakes teammates face Penn Cambria in the PIAA playoffs Tuesday.
Alle-Kiski Valley PIAA basketball playoff preview: Games of Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Tuesday’s games

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