Opponents set as 36 WPIAL girls basketball teams prepare for PIAA tournament

By: Don Rebel
Sunday, March 2, 2025 | 4:33 PM

A year ago, the streak of WPIAL teams winning at least one PIAA girls basketball championship hit six years in a row.

In fact, in this century, District 7 girls basketball teams have only failed twice to win a state championship.

It last happened in 2017 when three WPIAL teams reached Hershey, but lost in the first year of six classifications.

It also happened in 2008 when two District 7 teams fell in the PIAA championship game.

Keeping the streak alive last year was Blackhawk, which was the WPIAL Class 4A runner-up in 2024 as the Cougars are this season.

With 36 WPIAL teams participating, will the district streak of state champions continue this winter?

Here is the schedule for western side of the bracket in the opening round of the 2025 PIAA girls basketball postseason.

Class 6A

First round

Friday’s schedule

Manheim Township (19-9) at Upper St. Clair (19-6) at 6 p.m.

Canon-McMillan (15-9) at Allderdice (20-5) at 7 p.m.

Haverford (21-5) at Easton (20-6) at 7:30 p.m.

Downingtown East (22-4) at Red Lion (26-3) at 7 p.m.

Norwin (15-8) at Altoona (22-2) at 7 p.m.

Mechanicsburg (24-2) at Garnet Valley (24-2) at 7 p.m.

Cardinal O’Hara (16-9) at Central Bucks East (20-6) at 7 p.m.

Abington (15-12) at Dallastown (27-2) at 7 p.m.

Class 5A

First round

Saturday’s schedule

Conrad Weiser (17-9) at Peters Township (23-3) at 1 p.m.

Susquehannock (16-9) at Thomas Jefferson (21-5) at 1 p.m.

Penn-Trafford (25-1) at Middletown (22-3) at 1 p.m.

Baldwin (16-10) vs. Cathedral Prep (16-7) at Hagerty Family Sports Center in Erie at 1 p.m.

Lower Dauphin (16-10) at South Fayette (24-2) at 2 p.m.

Mars (15-11) at West York (20-7) at 1 p.m.

Indiana (19-7) at Hollidaysburg (23-3) at 3 p.m.

Bethel Park (12-14) at York Suburban (23-2) at 5 p.m.

Class 4A

First round

Saturday’s schedule

Slippery Rock (18-7) at Oakland Catholic (23-3) at 1 p.m.

Elizabeth Forward (19-7) at Fairview (20-4) at 1 p.m.

Lewisburg (19-6) at Forest Hills (16-8) at 5 p.m.

Lansdale Catholic (19-5) at Lancaster Catholic (22-4) at 2:30 p.m.

Franklin (16-9) at Blackhawk (23-3) at 1 p.m.

Laurel Highlands (19-6) at Clearfield (18-5) at 1 p.m.

Penn Cambria (12-11) at North Catholic (22-4) at 1 p.m.

South Park (17-7) at Harbor Creek (21-4) at 1 p.m.

Class 3A

First round

Friday’s schedule

Cambria Heights (19-8) vs. Greensburg Central Catholic (21-5) at Southmoreland at 7 p.m.

Seneca (17-6) vs. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (22-4) at Sewickley Academy at 7 p.m.

Keystone Oaks (20-4) at Central Cambria (17-8) at 7 p.m.

Ellwood City (15-10) vs. Karns City (22-3) at Moniteau at 7 p.m.

Cranberry (17-6) vs. Shady Side Academy (24-1) at Fox Chapel at 6 p.m.

Avonworth (18-8) at Northwestern (24-0) at 7 p.m.

Towanda (16-10) at River Valley (25-1) at 6 p.m.

Martin Luther King (11-9) at Camp Hill Trinity (19-5) at 7 p.m.

Class 2A

First round

Friday’s schedule

Chartiers-Houston (20-6) at Aliquippa (21-4) at 7 p.m.

Wilmington (21-4) at Penns Manor (22-5) at 7 p.m.

South Side (19-7) at Lakeview (16-9) at 7 p.m.

Rochester (12-13) at Redbank Valley (20-6) at 7 p.m.

Everett (16-8) at Neshannock (23-3) at 7 p.m.

Fort Cherry (20-5) at Kennedy Catholic (18-5) at 7 p.m.

Winchester Thurston (22-4) at Port Allegany (18-6) at 6 p.m.

Eisenhower (17-8) at Bishop McCort (22-4) at 7 p.m.

Class A

First round

Saturday’s schedule

Williamsburg (20-6) at Union (24-0) at 1 p.m.

Geibel Catholic (22-3) at Otto-Eldred (22-5) at 2 p.m.

St. Joseph (18-8) at Farrell (7-14) at 1 p.m.

Coudersport (19-8) at Bishop Carroll (18-7) at 3 p.m.

St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy (24-2) at Clairton (19-4) at 1 p.m.

Bishop Canevin (13-11) at DuBois Central Catholic (24-2) at 1 p.m.

Fannett-Metal (10-12) vs. Aquinas Academy (16-8) at Peters Township at 2:30 p.m.

Clarion-Limestone (15-9) at Bishop Guilfoyle (25-2) at 3 p.m.