Basketball

Springdale’s Grace Gent steals the ball from Valley’s Desire Ingram during a scrimmage at Valley on Nov. 30, 2021.
Springdale girls remain in hunt for postseason berth
February 10, 2022
The Springdale girls basketball team knows this feeling all too well. It’s the uneasy feeling knowing its playoff season already has begun weeks before the WPIAL postseason bracket has been released.

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Hampton’s Biz Watson celebrates a Lady Talbots 3-pointer during their Section 2-5A game against Plum on Dec. 16, 2021.
WPIAL girls basketball clinching scenarios as of Feb. 9, 2022
February 9, 2022
Less than a week remains in section play in the WPIAL girls basketball regular season.

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Butler’s Braylon Littlejohn drives against Pine-Richland’s Andrew Alexander on Friday.
WPIAL boys basketball clinching scenarios as of Feb. 9, 2022
Less than a week remains in section play in the WPIAL boys basketball regular season.

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Beaver’s Payton List scores against Montour during a Section 2-4A game on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, at Beaver Area High School. List scored a game-high 23 points in the Bobcats’ 46-39 victory.
High school roundup for Feb. 9, 2022: Aquinas Academy’s Vinnie Cugini hits 2,000 points
Braylan Lovelace led four player in double figures with 25 points in Leechburg’s 79-68 victory over Aquinas Academy in Section 3-A boys basketball Wednesday night.

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Serra Catholic’s Chloe Pordash scores late in the second half of a 2020 state playoff game against Penns Manor.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 10, 2022: Head-to-head battle for section crown
For most of the district girls basketball teams, Thursday marks the end of the fight — the end of battling for section crowns, playoff positioning and postseason berths.

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North Hills’ Alex Smith brings the ball upcourt against North Allegheny on Jan. 7, 2022, in McCandless.
Trib 10: Top teams in power rankings tuning up for playoffs
Like sands in the hourglass, so go the dwindling days of the regular season.

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Deer Lakes’ Reese Hasley drives to the basket against Freeport during a Section 1-4A game on Dec. 20, 2022.
Deer Lakes girls basketball gets in playoff mode early
Nikki Fleming said she and her Deer Lakes girls basketball teammates didn’t know what to expect at the start of the season with a new coach and a new system in place.

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Latrobe’s Anna Rafferty pulls down a rebound against Woodland Hills on Jan. 20, 2022, at Greater Latrobe High School.
Westmoreland girls basketball notebook: Playoff participants set
Westmoreland County’s contributions to the WPIAL girls basketball playoff field are set.

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Fox Chapel’s Eli Yofan defends against Central Catholic’s Langston Moses during their Section 3-6A game on Jan. 18.
WPIAL boys basketball playoff clinching scenarios as of Feb. 8, 2022
Less than a week remains in section play in the WPIAL boys basketball regular season.

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Jonna Burke has the Shady Side Academy girls team on the verge of a playoff berth.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 9, 2022: Shady Side Academy on verge on playoffs
February 8, 2022
During the offseason, Jonna Burke surprised many in the WPIAL basketball bubble by leaving as head coach at her alma mater Bethel Park to take over the girls basketball program at Shady Side Academy.

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Knoch’s Ryan Lang plans to play at Allegheny next season.
Allegheny commit Ryan Lang having strong year for Knoch
Ryan Lang worked hard to transform his game, and now it has paid off.

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Woodland Hills’ Kayla Walter drives against Latrobe’s Bailey Watson during their game Jan. 20.
WPIAL girls basketball playoff clinching scenarios as of Feb. 7, 2022
February 7, 2022
Less than a week remains in section play in the WPIAL girls basketball regular season.

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Derry girls coach Gene Brisbane is down to seven players but has the Trojans in playoff contention.
Short-handed Derry perseveres through trying season
Down to seven players, a hobbled leading scorer and a section schedule wearing thin on opportunities, the Derry girls basketball team played on with flickering playoff hopes.

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Highlands’ Kalleigh Nerone scores past Freeport’s Morgan Croney during their game on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, at Highlands High School.
Highlands girls basketball team erupts for win vs. Freeport
The Highlands girls basketball team entered Monday’s Section 1-4A matchup with Freeport averaging 54.5 points, and its previous season high of 76 points came last week in a 22-point nonsection win over Keystone Oaks.

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Ellwood City’s Alexander Roth celebrates after making a 3-pointer during last year’s WPIAL Class 3A championship game against South Allegheny.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Feb. 7, 2022
They are the poster child of every darkhorse high school basketball team when the playoffs tip off.

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Winchester Thurston’s Jackson Juzang averages close to 26 points per game.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 7, 2022
As Jackson Juzang wraps up a marvelous high school basketball career at Winchester Thurston, he accomplished a personal achievement this past week. Now he’s focused on the team goal.

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Greensburg Salem’s 
Carissa Caldwell
Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Greensburg Salem’s Carissa Caldwell
Last season, the Greensburg Salem girls basketball team went 8-12, including a 2-10 record in section play.

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High school roundup for Feb. 6, 2022: Aliquippa knocks off Lincoln Park
February 6, 2022
Cameron Lindsay scored 19 points and Damar Freeman added 17 to lead Aliquippa to a 65-50 victory over Lincoln Park at the Hoops for a Cure showcase at Sewickley Academy on Sunday.

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Pine-Richland’s Andy Swartout lofts a shot at the final buzzer against Butler on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Pine.
WPIAL boys basketball playoff clinchings through Feb. 6, 2022
There is one week remaining in section play in the WPIAL boys basketball regular season.

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Upper St. Clair’s Mia Brown works past Bethel Park’s Emma Dziegowski during their Section 2-6A game Jan. 7.
WPIAL girls basketball playoff clinchings as of Feb. 6, 2022
One week remains in section play in the WPIAL girls basketball regular season.

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