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PIAA girls basketball rankings for the Week of Dec. 24, 2018
December 23, 2018
Whether you are a fan of a local district team or you like to know what's going on in girls' high school basketball around Pennsylvania, the TribLive High School Sports Network has you covered this winter. We rank the top WPIAL teams in each class every Sunday and follow with
Westmoreland lookahead for week of Dec. 24, 2018
THURSDAY Boys basketball: Several local teams will be in action at holiday tournaments, a staple on local schedules for decades. Greensburg Salem, Penn-Trafford and Jeannette will host two-day tournaments. At Greensburg Salem, Hempfield plays Laurel Highlands at 5 p.m., followed by Bishop Guilfoyle vs. Connellsville at 6:30 and Frazier vs.
PIHL Team of the Week: Plum Mustangs
Two seasons ago, the Plum hockey team celebrated the school's second PIHL title. At the end of that season, Plum lost several of its best players. A year later, the Mustangs bowed out of the playoffs in the first round. Fast forward to the start of the 2018-19 season, and
PIHL standings through Dec. 23, 2018
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Dec. 23, 2018. Check out weekly broadcasts, along with the PIHL Power Play Show at 8 p.m. Wednesdays at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. Exclusive coverage of the 2019 PIHL Penguins Cup hockey playoffs can be heard and viewed in March on the TribLive
Pine-Richland remains atop PIHL power rankings
Every Monday during the 2018-19 PIHL hockey season, the TribLive High School Sports Network will release weekly Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the ranking for the week of Dec. 23. Overall record includes wins, losses, ties and overtime losses. PIHL TRIB 10 1. Pine-Richland Rams
Penn Hills’ Daequan Hardy named TribLive HSSN Football Player of the Year
December 22, 2018
Daequan Hardy had already experienced a great senior season before he traveled to Hershey, but it became clear there that the Penn Hills star had saved his best for last. The do-it-all wide receiver and cornerback scored four times in the PIAA Class 5A final, a performance that earned Penn
High school scores, schedules for Dec. 22, 2018
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday's results WPIAL Atlantis Beach Bash tournament In Nassau, Bahamas Upper St. Clair 66, Cathedral Prep 59 Kreul Classic In Coral Springs, Fla. Allderdice 51, Deerfield Beach, Fla. 39 Pine Crest, Fla. 53, Penn-Trafford 50 KSA Disney Classic In Orlando, Fla. Canon-McMillan 46, Palos Verdes PeninsulaWestmoreland high school notes: Local basketball teams set for holiday events
Christmas break means holiday basketball tournament time. Spectators will have several options on the local schedule this week. Most tournaments are round-robins, which means there is no championship and consolation, and will be played across Thursday and Friday. The Jeannette boys team is used to traveling over the break, but
Jeannette boys pull away from rival Greensburg Central Catholic
Jeannette saved its best for last in a back-and-forth run-in with longtime rival Greensburg Central Catholic. Section opponents no more, the boys basketball teams battled like they were playing for a championship before a packed house Saturday afternoon in Carbon. Don't tell the players Jeannette-GCC has become a meaningless encounter.
Alle-Kiski high school notebook: Christmas break challenges coaches
The holidays may be the most wonderful time of the year, but for high school coaches, they also can become one of the more stressful. With practices and games on hiatus until after the Christmas holiday passes Tuesday, coaches are leaving it to their players to remain vigilant until competition
GCC girls score 66 points over three quarters to rout Jeannette
As each 3-pointer went down and each transition layup fell through the net, Greensburg Central Catholic gained confidence. Relentless potency marked this home opener for the Centurions, and the result lit up the scoreboard like Overly's as they thumped Jeannette, 66-31, on Saturday afternoon in Carbon. andquot;This was our first
Freeport’s Romanchak, Highlands’ Gillette named Valley News Dispatch Football Players of the Year
Offensive player of the year: Austin Romanchak QB/DB, Senior, 5-9, 160, Freeport Austin Romanchak didn't have a particular favorite college football player this fall, but a certain Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from Oklahoma caught his eye. andquot;I think he's a good example of what I was trying to be, at least,andquot;
Derry’s Justin Flack named Westmoreland Tribune-Review Football Player of the Year
PLAYER OF THE YEAR JUSTIN FLACK RB/QB/DB, Senior, 5-foot-8, 160 pounds, Derry Area Justin Flack's senior season turned out better than he or anyone expected. The Derry senior running back said he never dreamed rushing for 1,334 yards and scoring 38 touchdowns. Because of injuries to Colton Nemcheck and Justin
High school roundup for Dec. 22, 2018: Moon boys defeat Aliquippa
Donovan Johnson netted 23 points to help Moon defeat Aliquippa, 55-48, in a nonsection boys basketball game at the PBC Holiday Festival Saturday at Moon. Austin Ryan added 11 points for Moon (7-0). William Gipson scored 17 points for Aliquippa (3-2). Canon-McMillan 46, Palos Verdes Peninsula (Calif.) 31 -- At
WPIAL girls basketball rankings for the week of Dec. 23, 2018
Rankings Girls basketball Class 6A Team, record, previous 1. North Allegheny, 8-0, 1 2. Peters Township, 6-0, 2 3. Bethel Park, 6-0, 3 4. Norwin, 6-0, 4 5. Fox Chapel, 5-1, -- Out: Seneca Valley (5-2, 5) Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley*, 6-0, 1 2. Mars, 6-0, 2 3. Oakland
WPIAL boys basketball rankings for week of Dec. 23, 2018
Class 6A 1. Latrobe, 6-1, 1 2. Upper St. Clair, 7-0, 3 3. Pine-Richland, 5-2, 4 4. Mt. Lebanon, 5-1, 5 5. Butler, 6-1, 2 Out: none Class 5A 1. Mars, 6-1, 1 2. Moon, 6-0, 2 3. Penn Hills, 5-1, 3 4. Franklin Regional, 6-1, 4 5. McKeesport, 4-2,
In-rhythm Highlands tops Gateway behind Crise, Cochran
After a sporadic schedule that had Highlands play just two games the first 11 days of the season, the Golden Rams have achieved more of a rhythm with three games in five days. Highlands capped a busy week Saturday afternoon with a 65-49 victory over Gateway in a nonsection game
High school roundup for Dec. 21, 2018: Milestones highlight Central Catholic’s win over North Hills
December 21, 2018
It was a milestone night for the Central Catholic boys basketball team Friday. Maurice Shipman had a career-high 30 points, including a school-record eight 3-pointers as the Vikings defeated North Hills, 77-64, in a Section 1-6A game. The win gave Central Catholic coach Chuck Crummie his 650th career victory. Ben
Riverview’s Shoop, Moore swim independently in WPIAL pursuit
Beth Shoop brought Riverview back to the WPIAL swimming championships last March. It had been 17 years since someone representing the Raiders raced at the meet. Brian Blackwell won a WPIAL title in the 200-yard individual medley as a senior in 2001 before the Riverview name fell silent at one
