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OLSH’s Dawson Summers dunks against Avonworth Jan. 24 in Moon.
Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings for Feb. 1, 2022
February 1, 2022
We close out the month of January with a little shuffling of the deck in the weekly Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings.

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Lincoln Park’s Dontay Green celebrates after defeating Montour, 51-49, in a Section 2-4A game Jan. 14.
WPIAL boys basketball playoff clinchings for Feb. 1, 2022
Less than two weeks remain in section play in the WPIAL boys basketball regular season.

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Chartiers Valley and South Fayette tip off Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022.
Second-half surge pushes South Fayette past Chartiers Valley
For two quarters, the South Fayette boys basketball team was limited to 26 points and trailed by double digits by halftime at Chartiers Valley.

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North Hills’ Alex Smith scored 22 points against Mars on Tuesday night.
High school roundup for Feb. 1, 2022: North Hills rallies past Mars in battle of contenders
Alex Smith scored 22 points and North Hills rallied from 12 points down in the first half to pick up a 66-63 nonsection boys basketball victory over Mars in a matchup of WPIAL title contenders Tuesday night.

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Latrobe and Franklin Regional coaches and players meet Tuesday night before their Section 3-5A boys basketball game in Murrysville. Franklin Regional won, 68-36.
Franklin Regional dominates Latrobe in boys basketball rematch
How does a team lose by seven on the road and win by 32 at home against the same opponent?

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Burrell’s Brandon Coury steals the ball from Deer Lakes’ Nathan Buechel during the previous meeting between the teams this season Jan. 7. Coury scored 16 points against the Lancers on Tuesday.
Brandon Coury helps Burrell outlast Deer Lakes, sweep season series
It took an entire half for Burrell’s Brandon Coury to heat up.

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Mt. Pleasant’s Jamison Poklembo pins Burrell’s Stephen Hasson in the 138-pound bout during the section 3, 2-AA team wrestling championship Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, at Mt. Pleasant Area High School.
Mt. Pleasant, Kiski Area looking for redemption at team wrestling championships
Mt. Pleasant wrestling coach Zach Snyder’s message to his team after losses to Beth-Center and Burrell was simple: We need a better effort.

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Montour’s Peter Chacon wrestles Thomas Jefferson’s Bode Marlow in the 138-pound final during the 2022 Allegheny County tournament Jan. 15.
WPIAL wrestling notebook: What new sections could look like
Over the next few weeks, the WPIAL wrestling committee will be realigning the sections for the next two seasons.

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The 2021-22 Hempfield girls bowling team.
Strong start has Hempfield bowlers looking forward to postseason
It has been quite a year thus far for the bowlers of Hempfield.

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Springdale’s John Hughes (left) is averaging more than 16 points per game.
Sophomore John Hughes pacing young Springdale core
There’s a bit of an interesting bond forming at Springdale between the team’s new head coach and its top player.

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West Allegheny’s Ty Watters wrestles Wyoming Seminary’s Meyer Shapiro in the 145-pound final during the Powerade Wrestling Tournament on Dec. 30.
Trib HSSN WPIAL Individual Wrestling Rankings as of Feb. 1, 2022
Class 3A

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Burrell’s Luke Boylan celebrates with coach Josh Shields after pinning Mt. Pleasant’s Joe Smelka in the 285-pound bout during the Section 3-2A team wrestling championship Jan. 26.
Trib HSSN WPIAL Team Wrestling Rankings as of Feb. 1, 2022
Class 3A

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 31, 2022
High schools

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Trib HSSN Boys Basktball Player of the Week for Jan. 31, 2022
January 31, 2022
On the football field, Armstrong junior Cadin Olsen is one of the top quarterbacks in the district. He finished third in the WPIAL is passing this fall with 2,501 yards and 28 touchdown passes.

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Ben Lane helped Freeport to a pair of important wins last week.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Jan. 31, 2022
When last week began, the Freeport boys basketball team was in fourth place in Section 1-4A.

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Bethel Park’s Emma Dziezgowski scored 18 points against Upper St. Clair on Monday night.
High school roundup for Jan. 31, 2022: Bethel Park knocks off Upper St. Clair
Emma Dziezgowski scored 18 points to lead Bethel Park to a 53-44 victory over No. 3 Upper St. Clair in Section 2-6A girls basketball Monday night.

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The Mt. Lebanon girls basketball team celebrates after defeating Upper St. Clair, 44-37, in a Section 2-6A game Jan. 17.
WPIAL girls basketball playoff clinchings for Jan. 31, 2022
Less than two weeks remain in section play in the WPIAL girls basketball regular season.

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Bailey Kuhns drives to the basket past Winchester Thurston’s Octavia Chitty during their game on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, in Carbon.
Greensburg Central Catholic gets past Winchester Thurston, nears Section 4-2A title
Once Greensburg Central Catholic adjusted to visiting Winchester Thurston’s pressure and sophomore guard Mya Morgan found her shooting touch Monday night, it was the Centurions’ game to lose.

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Fox Chapel swimmer Payton O’Toole works on her freestyle stroke during practice Monday.
Fox Chapel swim teams speeding toward section titles
Payton O’Toole made a splash two years ago as a freshman at Burrell with a fifth-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle at the WPIAL Class 2A championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool. She also was sixth in the 500 free.

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Norwin’s Brianna Zajicek brings the ball upcourt during a game against North Allegheny on Jan. 3.
Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Norwin’s Brianna Zajicek
Norwin’s girls basketball team is 10-4 overall, 6-1 in section play, heading into the back half of the season.

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