Trib 10: Heading into WPIAL finals, a new team tops the boys power rankings

By: Don Rebel
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | 11:55 PM

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Coming into the final night of the district semifinals Tuesday, both the boys and girls Trib 10 saw two teams fall out of the power rankings, seeing their hopes of WPIAL gold dashed as well.

Then the biggest shoe to fall dropped in a boys Class 5A final four match.

Montour had been at the top of the boys power rankings all season but dropped out for now after losing to Chartiers Valley.

Now the Upper St. Clair boys team moves up to No. 1 heading into the Class 6A title game showdown with No. 3 New Castle on Friday.

The South Fayette girls program remains at No. 1 and is one victory away from a fourth straight WPIAL championship.

Here are the latest Trib 10 basketball power rankings with the overall record and last week’s ranking. These rankings have zero classification boundaries.

Boys Trib 10

1. Upper St. Clair Panthers, (22-2), (2)

2. Neighborhood Academy Bulldogs, (23-1), (3)

3. New Castle Red Hurricanes, (21-3), (4)

4. Aliquippa Quips, (20-4), (6)

5. Chartiers Valley Colts, (22-3), (7)

6. South Allegheny Gladiators, (22-3), (8)

7. Belle Vernon Leopards, (20-4), (9)

8. North Catholic Trojans, (19-5), (NR)

9. Peters Township Indians, (18-7), (NR)

10. Jeannette Jayhawks, (22-2), (NR)

Out: Montour Spartans, Uniontown Red Raiders, Fox Chapel Foxes

Girls Trib 10

1. South Fayette Lions, (24-1), (1)

2. Shady Side Academy Bulldogs, (24-0), (2)

3. Blackhawk Cougars, (23-2), (3)

4. Peters Township Indians, (22-3), (5)

5. Union Scotties, (24-0), (6)

6. Neshannock Lancers, (22-2), (7)

7. Oakland Catholic Eagles, (22-3), (8)

8. Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions, (20-5), (10)

9. Nowin Knights (15-7), (NR)

10. Upper St. Clair Panthers, (18-6), (NR)

Out: Penn-Trafford Warriors, North Catholic Trojans