Seeds set for 73 WPIAL basketball teams headed to state tournament

By: Don Rebel
Friday, March 3, 2023 | 11:08 PM

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The WPIAL consolation “play-in” games have now all been played.

With the Path to the Pete complete, the focus turns to the Road to Hershey and the start of the PIAA basketball postseason next weekend.

The state basketball playoffs tip off Friday, March 10 and Saturday, March 11.

Here is a look at the seeding for the 36 District 7 boys teams and 37 WPIAL girls schools that have clinched a berth in the PIAA postseason.

Boys 6A

3 teams

1 – Central Catholic Vikings

2 – New Castle Red Hurricanes

3 – Upper St. Clair Panthers

Boys 5A

7 teams

1 – Penn Hills Indians

2 – Peters Township Indians

3 – North Hills Indians

4 – Gateway Gators

5 – South Fayette Lions

6 – Mars Fightin’ Planets

7 – Fox Chapel Foxes

Boys 4A

7 teams

1 – Lincoln Park Leopards

2 – North Catholic Trojans

3 – Laurel Highlands Mustangs

4 – Highlands Golden Rams

5 – Hampton Talbots

6 – Uniontown Red Raiders

7 – South Allegheny Gladiators

Boys 3A

7 teams

1 – Deer Lakes Lancers

2 – Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers

3 – Steel Valley Ironmen

4 – Neshannock Lancers

5 – Seton LaSalle Rebels

6 – Shady Side Academy Bulldogs

7 – Yough Cougars

Boys 2A

7 teams

1 – Aliquippa Quips

2 – Northgate Flames

3 – Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions

4 – Bishop Canevin Crusaders

5 – Eden Christian Academy Warriors

6 – Clairton Bears

7 – Serra Catholic Eagles

Boys A

5 teams

1 – Imani Christian Saints

2 – Union Scotties

3 – Carlynton Cougars

4 – Geibel Catholic Gators

5 – Neighborhood Academy Bulldogs

Girls 6A

4 teams

1 – North Allegheny Tigers

2 – Upper St. Clair Panthers

3 – Norwin Knights

4 – Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils

Girls 5A

7 teams

1 – South Fayette Lions

2 – Oakland Catholic Eagles

3 – McKeesport Tigers

4 – Woodland Hills Wolverines

5 – Trinity Hillers

6 – Mars Fightin’ Planets

7 – Penn-Trafford Warriors

Girls 4A

6 teams

1 – North Catholic Trojanettes

2 – Blackhawk Cougars

3 – Quaker Valley Quakers

4 – Highlands Golden Rams

5 – Knoch Knights

6 – Beaver Bobcats

Girls 3A

7 teams

1 – Avonworth Antelopes

2 – Laurel Spartans

3 – Shady Side Academy Bulldogs

4 – Neshannock Lancers

5 – Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers

6 – Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles

7 – Waynesburg Central Raiders

Girls 2A

8 teams

1 – Shenango Wildcats

2 – Freedom Bulldogs

3 – Burgettstown Blue Devils

4 – Aliquippa Quips

5 – Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions

6 – Serra Catholic Eagles

7 – Brentwood Spartans

8 – Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers

Girls A

5 teams

1 – Union Scotties

2 – Aquinas Academy Crusaders

3 – Bishop Canevin Crusaders

4 – St. Joseph’s Spartans

5 – Monessen Greyhounds