Tag: Freeport
Late-season success pays dividends for A-K Valley boys basketball teams
February 12, 2019
St. Joseph boys basketball coach Kelly Robinson wondered early Friday evening about the potential ramifications of the Spartans' game that night against Leechburg. A win and St. Joseph would win the outright Section 3-A championship and a better WPIAL playoff seed. A loss would mean a three-way tie for first
Breaking down the 2019 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs
Here is a breakdown of the 2019 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs: Class 6A Favorite: Last season's WPIAL runner-up, Peters Township made it through the regular season unscathed at 22-0, posting signature wins over Class 4A top seed North Catholic, defending PIAA Class 5A champion Mars and section rival Bethel Park,
Deer Lakes boys get better of rival Freeport in regular-season finale
Monday's regular-season finale between the Freeport and Deer Lakes boys basketball teams wasn't the traditional section matchup many had come to know, but that didn't quell the intensity or spirited atmosphere at Deer Lakes High School. In front of active and loud student sections and others who packed the gym,
No. 4 Freeport girls hold off Deer Lakes in final playoff tuneup
February 11, 2019
Freeport and Deer Lakes had their WPIAL playoff spots locked up weeks ago, so the former section rivals' meeting in their regular-season finale provided a last opportunity for postseason preparation. Situational basketball can loom large in the playoffs, and Freeport leaned on its defensive calling card when it needed one
A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Feb. 11, 2019
February 10, 2019
MONDAY Girls basketball: Deer Lakes and Freeport don't share the same section -- or even the same classification -- anymore, but will meet up in the first game of a girls-boys doubleheader at Deer Lakes. Both the host Lancers and visiting Yellowjackets qualified for the WPIAL playoffs, Deer Lakes in
WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Feb. 10, 2019
February 9, 2019
Rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. Peters Township, 21-0, 1 2. Norwin, 20-1, 2 3. North Allegheny, 20-1, 3 4. Bethel Park, 19-2, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 15-6, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 22-0, 1 2. Oakland Catholic, 19-2, 2 3. Gateway, 18-3, 3 4. Penn Hills,Freeport girls use free throws to hold off Apollo-Ridge
February 8, 2019
The Freeport girls basketball team held a tenuous three-point lead on Apollo-Ridge at the end of the third quarter of the teams' Section 1-4A finale Friday evening. But the Yellowjackets were able to hold on with the help of a productive final quarter from the free-throw line. Freeport made 13
Knoch boys capture share of section title with win over Freeport
February 5, 2019
Knoch completed its improbable climb from a 1-win team in section play last year to a section champion this year. The Knights broke open a close contest in the third period and closed the game from the foul line in a 56-43 victory over Freeport. Ahead 26-24 with 6 minutes,
Freeport girls lock up 2nd place in Section 1-4A with win over rival Knoch
February 4, 2019
Several times during Monday's Section 1-4A girls basketball game between rivals Knoch and Freeport, the visiting Knights made a run to close or erase a deficit and put pressure on the Yellowjackets. But Freeport answered each Knoch push, and the final response at the midpoint of the fourth quarter lifted
A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Feb. 4, 2019
February 3, 2019
MONDAY Girls basketball: The Section 1-4A playoff race is muddied, with Apollo-Ridge (14-5, 6-5) and Knoch (8-10, 6-5) holding on to the last two spots and Greensburg Salem (10-9, 6-5) right behind. Apollo-Ridge visits Highlands (2-16, 0-12), Knoch visits Freeport (14-3, 6-5) and Greensburg Salem hosts Indiana (7-13, 5-7). Leechburg
