Tag: Vincentian Academy
No. 1 Vincentian boys slip past upset-minded Leechburg
February 21, 2019
Down by 17 points to the defending WPIAL champion and No. 1 seed Vincentian, Leechburg worked its way back to a tie with 3 minutes, 6 seconds to go.
A-K Valley basketball playoff capsules: Games of Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019
February 20, 2019
Boys
New Castle hosting marquee boys basketball playoff doubleheader Thursday night
It will be a Section 1-3A convention of sorts Thursday for a WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball doubleheader to kick off quarterfinals weekend.
Short-handed Leechburg girls no match for perennial power Vincentian
February 19, 2019
Unaccustomed to entering the playoffs with a sub-.500 record, 11-time WPIAL champion Vincentian showed why it shouldn’t be forgotten at playoff time.
A-K Valley basketball playoff capsules for games of Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019
February 18, 2019
Boys
5 things to watch in the opening round of the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs
February 13, 2019
The 2019 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs opening round is an extended one. It begins Friday and continues through Wednesday. There are opening-round games in five of the six classes, with the exception being Class 6A. Only eight teams qualified, so they all go straight to the quarterfinals. Here are five
WPIAL releases basketball playoff pairings
February 12, 2019
The Pine-Richland boys basketball team has reached the WPIAL championship game in the largest classification the past three seasons. The Rams have expectations of returning this year after compiling a 20-2 record in the regular season. On Tuesday night, the Rams were awarded the No. 1 seed for the 2019
No. 2 Vincentian Academy earns 3rd straight section title by topping No. 1 Cornell
February 8, 2019
Vincentian Academy's boys basketball team won its third consecutive Section 1-A title in appropriate fashion -- on its claustrophobic court where opponents can't seem to win. No. 2 Vincentian Academy kept its lengthy home winning streak alive Friday when it beat No 1. Cornell, 70-59, for the section championship. TheBrentwood girls use hot perimeter shooting to defeat Vincentian Academy
January 15, 2019
The Brentwood and Vincentian Academy girls basketball teams put on a shooting clinic Tuesday night in a nonsection game at Brentwood. The two girls teams combined for 19 field goals from 3-point range, as the Spartans rallied past the visitors 53-50 thanks to a 17-9 offensive surge in the game's
High school roundup for Dec. 26, 2018: Belle Vernon tops Southmoreland in OT
December 26, 2018
Mitch Pohlot had 24 points, and Larry Calloway added 21 as Belle Vernon defeated Southmoreland, 84-80, in overtime at the Charleroi tournament Wednesday night. Jake Haney scored 13 points, and Cameron Nusser added 12 for the Leopards (2-6). Riley Comforti scored 28 points to lead Southmoreland (3-5). Ringgold 69, Yough
