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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 3, 2026
February 4, 2026
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Highlands’ Troy Bielak (4) attempts a shot over Plum’s Owen Proskin (10) on Dec. 26, 2025. (Andrew Palla | For TribLive)
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 4, 2026: Boys, girls teams jockey for playoff position
Some additional excitement for the final week of the WPIAL basketball season is spotlighted Wednesday with several key games being made up from snow and cold weather last week.

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Upper St. Clair’s Ryan Robbins works against Norwin’s Josh Lenart on Dec. 9, 2025. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Trib 10: New team takes top spot in boys power rankings
While a chill has been in the air, it has not slowed down the elite high school basketball teams around the WPIAL.

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Penn-Trafford’s Izzie Fontana scores past Kiski Area’s Allison Pencak on Tuesday. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
High school roundup for Feb. 3, 2026: South Park outscores South Allegheny in 3A boys clash
Luke Scarff scored 24 points, Cooper Hochendoner added 23 and South Park weathered a big night from Drew Cook to defeat South Allegheny, 73-61, in a matchup of top teams in Section 3-3A boys basketball Tuesday.

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Mohawk’s Bobby Fadden looks for a path to the rim against the Southmoreland defense during a playoff game last year. (Josh Rizzo | TribLive)
Mohawk shows playoff form in dominant win over Aliquippa
The first time Mohawk met Aliquippa this season, the Warriors rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit. This time, it was the start that made the difference for No. 1 Mohawk, which won 59-37 Tuesday night to clinch an outright Section 1-3A title.

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Burrell senior guard Ryan Wass follows through after making a 3-pointer while the bench celebrates Tuesday night at Burrell. Wass made 9 3-pointers and finished with 27 points. (Josh Rizzo | For TribLive)
Burrell uses 3-point barrage to beat Valley, clinch playoff spot
February 3, 2026
Ryan Wass made the math easy for the Burrell boys basketball team to figure out how to seal a WPIAL Class 4A playoff berth.

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New Castle’s Chase Lemmon celebrates with Damian Harrison after Harrison hit a 3-pointer during the fourth quarter Jan. 9 at Fox Chapel. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball playoff qualifiers through Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026
After a frosty start, the stretch run is just about over as the WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is up to 69 teams that have now clinched a district postseason berth.

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Gateway’s Isaiah Allah (left) and Jax Vovaris fight for a rebound with Penn-Trafford’s Ethan McDonald on Tuesday. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
1st-place Gateway boys hang on to quell Penn-Trafford’s comeback attempt
A sign on the wall at Penn-Trafford read “Warning” in white capital letters with a green background.

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North Catholic’s Jude Rottmann (1) celebrates with Jason Fredericks after defeating Knoch on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Saxonburg. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
North Catholic boys avenge earlier section loss to Knoch
The top two boys basketball teams in Section 1-4A in the Trib HSSN Class 4A rankings matched up for the second time this season, and North Catholic avenged an earlier defeat with a 61-55 victory over Knoch on Tuesday in Saxonburg.

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Derry freshman Patrick Bulger gets back points on Blake Brumbaugh of Penns Valley on Tuesday. (Paul Schofield | TribLive)
Derry rallies to defeat Penns Valley for 1st PIAA win
Three days after winning its first WPIAL Class 2A wrestling title, Derry added another first Tuesday.

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Hempfield’s Jack Kopas pulls in a touchdown pass abasing Norwin Friday Oct. 4, 2024 at Riverside Park.
                                Hempfield’s Jack Kopas pulls in a touchdown pass against Norwin Friday Oct. 4, 2024. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Hempfield receiver Kopas takes preferred walk-on offer from Duquesne
Jack Kopas is going Division I after all.

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Franklin Regional’s Max Firestine beats Norwin’s Nathan Klingensmith in the 145-pound bout during the WPIAL Class 3A team wrestling championship last month. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
WPIAL team wrestling rankings: Feb. 3, 2026
Week 8 Team rankings

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North Allegheny’s Bradyn McConneha celebrates after beating Plum’s Frank Grazulis in the 285 pound bout during the Allegheny County wrestling championship Saturday Jan. 17, 2026 at Fox Chapel Area High School. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
WPIAL individual wrestling rankings: Feb. 3, 2026
Trib HSSN Live

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 2, 2026
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Belle Vernon players celebrate after clinching the section title with a win over Mt. Pleasant on Monday. (Jenn Codeluppi | Mon Valley Independent)
Belle Vernon downs Mt. Pleasant to claim program’s 1st section title in 27 years
For the first time in 27 seasons, members of the Belle Vernon girls basketball team can call themselves section champions.

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North Catholic’s Jake Olkowski shoots a 3-pointer against Knoch on Jan. 9 at North Catholic. (Antonio Rossetti | For TribLive)
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 3, 2026: Pair of 1 vs. 2 clashes set in boys basketball
What better way to kick off the final week of the regular season in boys basketball then with not one but two clashes between the two top WPIAL ranked teams in both Class 4A and 3A.

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Mt. Lebanon’s Liam Sheely works against Norwin’s Nate Kuch on Jan. 27. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 2, 2026
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Liam Sheely

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South Fayette’s Haylie Lamonde celebrates with Ryan Oldaker after scoring against Montour on Dec. 18, 2025. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
High school roundup for Feb. 2, 2026: South Fayette’s Haylie Lamonde, Beth-Center’s Violet Trump join 1,000-point club
February 2, 2026
Haylie Lamonde scored 15 points to join the 1,000-point club as South Fayette defeated Chartiers Valley, 65-18, in Section 3-5A girls basketball Monday night.

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Penn-Trafford’s Isabella Fontana shoots a 3-pointer as Latrobe’s Brianna Havrilla defends Dec. 16, 2025, at Penn-Trafford. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff qualifiers through Monday, Feb. 2, 2026
The WPIAL girls basketball regular season has less than a week remaining as the district playoff field continues to grow with 65 teams having punched their ticket to participate in the February Frenzy.

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Canon-McMillan’s Faye Saunders celebrates with Madison Clair as time expires against Norwin on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, at Norwin. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Canon-McMillan fends off Norwin charge to clinch share of section crown
Top-ranked Norwin slogged through a two-point third quarter — an uncharacteristically empty output on its home floor — and fell behind by 16 going to the fourth.

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