Basketball
High school girls basketball roundup for Dec. 10, 2021: Blackhawk sets school record for 3-pointers
December 10, 2021
Casey Nixon hit five 3-pointers and scored 17 points to lead Blackhawk to a 70-39 victory over Ellwood City (0-1) in the Montour tip-off tournament Friday night.
Guarded optimism for Penn-Trafford after season-opening win against GCC
Playing its first game without senior forward Ben Myers, who has been a staple in the lineup, Penn-Trafford had a different look to its boys basketball team in the season opener.
Greensburg Central Catholic girls hang on vs. Mt. Pleasant
Chris Skatell, in his coaching debut at Greensburg Central Catholic, beat longtime pal Scott Giacobbi of Latrobe on Friday night, and Skatell said the Centurions were fortunate to come out on top on the opening night of high school girls basketball.
Deer Lakes boys hold off pesky Moon at Highlands Tip-Off Tournament
Deer Lakes had the lead for all but about two minutes in the second half of its season opener Friday.
Starting 5: A-K Valley basketball teams, players and storylines to watch in 2021-22
December 9, 2021
Starting 5s
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class A girls basketball preseason breakdown
It has been a broken record for three straight years and counting. Rochester and West Greene dominate the rest of Class A in the regular season and district playoffs and reach the WPIAL finals. Then the page turns to the Rams getting the better of the Pioneers in the finals and taking home the gold while West Greene takes silver back to Greene County.
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class A boys basketball preseason breakdown
The Bishop Canevin boys basketball program finally won its first WPIAL championship last season and is the preseason favorite to repeat. But with plenty of talent back and some notable transfers around the classification, it won’t be easy for the Crusaders to win gold again.
Dozen new A-K Valley high school basketball coaches set for season to tip off
Rich Mull certainly wasn’t alone when he officially took over the head coaching duties of the Plum girls basketball team in August.
Starting 5: Westmoreland basketball teams, players and storylines to watch
Teams to watch
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball preseason breakdown
December 8, 2021
Neshannock girls basketball coach Luann Grybowski says her team has “unfinished business.”
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball preseason breakdown
December 7, 2021
West Allegheny became the poster boys of “anybody can win it” when it comes to the WPIAL basketball playoffs after taking the 2007 boys Class AAA crown as the No. 16 seed. Well, West A has company on that poster after No. 11 seed Ellwood City went on a shocking postseason run that earned the Wolverines their first district hoops title last winter.
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball preseason breakdown
After beating Mohawk twice in the regular season, North Catholic looked ready to be fitted for a WPIAL girls basketball crown for the 21st time. However, in a district title game eyebrow-raiser, the Warriors upset the Trojans, 54-48, to bring the first basketball championship back to Bessemer.
Standout sophomores have Yough boys basketball team ready to compete
December 6, 2021
It’s hard for Yough boys basketball coach Jim Nesser to hold back his excitement for the upcoming season.
Upsized roster boosts enthusiasm in Valley girls basketball program
There was an unfamiliar sight at a Valley High School girls practice last week — players.
Yough girls look to build on last year’s success
When Mike Gerdich took over the girls basketball program at Yough in 2017, he inherited a team that won one game and hadn’t won a section game in five seasons.
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball preseason breakdown
Last March, Beaver used a stingy defensive effort to hold down a talented Quaker Valley team in the Class 4A girls basketball finals, winning the program’s first WPIAL championship.
St. Joseph girls basketball team on the upswing
December 5, 2021
A good word to describe the St. Joseph girls basketball team is potential.
St. Joseph boys target return to playoffs despite loss of top scorer
Those who followed St. Joseph boys basketball the past four years were treated by Andrew Sullivan to some high-scoring performances, but his 1,000-plus point career ended last season.
Southmoreland boys basketball team shows signs of growth
Southmoreland mixed and matched its starting five last season as coach Frank Muccino and his staff sought to develop a baby-faced group.
Southmoreland girls basketball team has plenty of experience, talent to continue recent run of success
With 59 wins, a WPIAL runner-up, two WPIAL semifinal trips and a run to the PIAA second round highlighting a three-year run, the Southmoreland girls basketball team has big plans this winter for Year 4.
