WPIAL Boys and Girls Basketball Realignment for 2013 and 2014

By: HSSN Staff
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 | 10:24 AM

The WPIAL Board of Control Tuesday approved the new basketball alignments for both the boys and girls for the 2012-13 and 2013-14 high school winter sports seasons. Here is the new section break down in each classification for both the boys and the girls.

WPIAL schools moving up in class for the next two seasons are New Castle boys, Hampton boys, Trinity boys, Freeport boys, Ellwood City boys, Steel Valley boys, Elderton boys, Bentworth boys, Laurel Highlands girls, Chartiers Valley girls, Southmoreland girls, Brownsville girls, Waynesburg girls, Keystone Oaks girls, Quaker Valley girls, Riverview girls, Chartiers-Houston girls and Fort Cherry girls.

WPIAL schools moving down in class for the next two seasons are Laurel Highlands boys, Chartiers Valley boys, Burrell boys, Deer Lakes boys, Washington boys, Monessen boys, Wilkinsburg boys, Moon girls and Beaver girls. 

Italicized schools are teams that moved from the current cycle.

WPIAL BOYS BASKETBALL:

CLASS AAAA:

Section 1:
Albert Gallatin Colonials
Connellsville Falcons
Hempfield Spartans
Kiski Area Cavaliers
Latrobe Wildcats
Norwin Knights
Penn-Trafford Warriors

Section 2:
Fox Chapel Foxes
Franklin Regional Panthers
Gateway Gators
McKeesport Tigers
Penn Hills Indians
Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings
Plum Mustangs
Woodland Hills Wolverines

Section 3:
Butler Golden Tornado
Hampton Talbots
New Castle Red Hurricane
North Allegheny Tigers
North Hills Indians
Pine-Richland Rams
Seneca Valley Raiders
Shaler Titans

Section 4:
Baldwin Highlanders
Bethel Park Black Hawks
Canon-McMillan Big Macs
Moon Tigers
Mount Lebanon Blue Devils
Peters Township Indians
Trinity Hillers
Upper St. Clair Panthers

CLASS AAA:

Section 1:
Freeport Yellowjackets
Highlands Golden Rams
Indiana Little Indians
Kittanning Wildcats
Knoch Knights
Mars Planets
Valley Vikings

Section 2:
Ambridge Bridgers
Beaver Bobcats
Blackhawk Cougars
Central Valley Warriors
Ellwood City Wolverines
Hopewell Vikings
West Allegheny Indians

Section 3:
Derry Trojans
Greensburg-Salem Golden Lions
Laurel Highlands Mustangs
Mount Pleasant Vikings
Southmoreland Scotties
Uniontown Red Raiders
Yough Cougars

Section 4:
Belle Vernon Leopards
East Allegheny Wildcats
Elizabeth Forward Warriors
Ringgold Rams
Steel Valley Ironmen
Thomas Jefferson Jaguars
West Mifflin Titans

Section 5:
Chartiers Valley Colts
Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles
McGuffey Highlanders
Montour Spartans
South Fayette Lions
South Park Eagles
Waynesburg Raiders

CLASS AA:

Section 1:
Apollo-Ridge Vikings
Burrell Buccaneers
Deer Lakes Lancers
Elderton Bobcats
Ford City Sabers
Summit Academy Knights
West Shamokin Wolves

Section 2:
Aliquippa Quips
Beaver Falls Tigers
Laurel Spartans
Mohawk Warriors
Neshannock Lancers
New Brighton Lions
Riverside Panthers
Shenango Wildcats

Section 3:
Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions
Jeannette Jayhawks
Riverview Raiders
Serra Catholic Eagles
Shady Side Academy Indians
Springdale Dynamos
South Allegheny Gladiators

Section 4:
Bishop Canevin Crusaders
Brentwood Spartans
Burgettstown Blue Devils
Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers
Fort Cherry Rangers
Seton-LaSalle Rebels
Washington Little Prexies

Section 5:
Bentworth Bearcats
Beth-Center Bulldogs
Brownsville Falcons
California Trojans
Charleroi Cougars
Frazier Commodores
Jefferson-Morgan Rockets
West Greene Pioneers

Section 6:
Avonworth Antelopes
Carlynton Cougars
Freedom Bulldogs
Northgate Flames
Quaker Valley Quakers
South Side Beaver Rams
Sto-Rox Vikings

CLASS A:

Section 1:
Cornell Raiders
Lincoln Park Leopards
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers
Rochester Rams
Union Scotties
Western Beaver Golden Beavers

Section 2:
Aquinas Academy Crusaders
Eden Christian Academy Warriors
North Catholic Trojans
Quigley Spartans
Sewickley Academy Panthers
Vincentian Academy Royals

Section 3:
Avella Eagles
Carmichaels Mighty Mikes
Clairton Bears
Geibel Gators
Mapletown Maples
Monessen Greyhounds

Section 4:
Imani Christian Academy Saints
Leechburg Blue Devils
St. Joseph Spartans
Trinity Christian Falcons
Wilkinsburg Tigers
Winchester Thurston Bears

WPIAL GIRLS BASKETBALL

CLASS AAAA:

Section 1:
Albert Gallatin Colonials
Connellsville Falcons
Hempfield Spartans
Kiski Area Cavaliers
Latrobe Wildcats
Laurel Highlands Mustangs
Norwin Knights
Penn-Trafford Warriors

Section 2:
Fox Chapel Foxes
Franklin Regional Panthers
Gateway Gators
McKeesport Tigers
Penn Hills Indians
Plum Mustangs
Woodland Hills Wolverines

Section 3:
Butler Golden Tornado
North Allegheny Tigers
North Hills Indians
Oakland Catholic Eagles
Pine-Richland Rams
Seneca Valley Raiders
Shaler Titans

Section 4:
Baldwin Highlanders
Bethel Park Black Hawks
Canon-McMillan Big Macs
Chartiers Valley Colts
Mount Lebanon Blue Devils
Peters Township Indians
Upper St. Clair Panthers

CLASS AAA:

Section 1:
Freeport Yellowjackets
Hampton Talbots
Highlands Golden Rams
Kittanning Wildcats
Knoch Knights
Mars Planets
Valley Vikings

Section 2:
Ambridge Bridgers
Blackhawk Cougars
Central Valley Warriors
Ellwood City Wolverines
Hopewell Vikings
New Castle Red Hurricane
West Allegheny Indians

Section 3:
Derry Trojans
Greensburg-Salem Golden Lions
Indiana Little Indians
Mount Pleasant Vikings
Southmoreland Scotties
Uniontown Red Raiders
Yough Cougars

Section 4:
Belle Vernon Leopards
Brownsville Falcons
Elizabeth Forward Warriors
Ringgold Rams
Thomas Jefferson Jaguars
Waynesburg Raiders
West Mifflin Titans

Section 5:
Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles
Montour Spartans
Moon Tigers
Quaker Valley Quakers
South Fayette Lions
South Park Eagles
Trinity Hillers

CLASS AA:

Section 1:
Apollo-Ridge Vikings
Burrell Buccaneers
Deer Lakes Lancers
Elderton Bobcats
Ford City Sabers
Leechburg Blue Devils
West Shamokin Wolves

Section 2:
Beaver Falls Tigers
Laurel Spartans
Mohawk Warriors
Neshannock Lancers
New Brighton Lions
Riverside Panthers
Shenango Wildcats

Section 3:
East Allegheny Wildcats
Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions
Jeannette Jayhawks
Riverview Raiders
Springdale Dynamos
Shady Side Academy Indians
South Allegheny Gladiators

Section 4:
Bishop Canevin Crusaders
Brentwood Spartans
Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers
Fort Cherry Rangers
Seton-LaSalle Rebels
Steel Valley Ironmen
Wilkinsburg Tigers

Section 5:
Bentworth Bearcats
Beth-Center Bulldogs
Burgettstown Blue Devils
Charleroi Cougars
McGuffey Highlanders
South Side Rams
Washington Little Prexies

Section 6:
Avonworth Antelopes
Beaver Bobcats
Carlynton Cougars
Freedom Bulldogs
Northgate Flames
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers
Sto-Rox Vikings

CLASS A:

Section 1:
Aliquippa Quips
Cornell Raiders
Quigley Spartans
Rochester Rams
Sewickley Academy Panthers
Union Scotties
Western Beaver Golden Beavers

Section 2:
Eden Christian Academy Warriors
Ellis School Tigers
Imani Christian Academy Saints
North Catholic Trojanettes
St. Joseph Spartans
Trinity Christian Falcons
Vincentian Academy Royals

Section 3:
Avella Eagles
California Trojans
Carmichaels Mighty Mikes
Jefferson-Morgan Rockets
Mapletown Maples
West Greene Pioneers

Section 4:
Clairton Bears
Frazier Commodores
Geibel Gators
Monessen Greyhounds
Serra Catholic Eagles
Winchester Thurston Bears

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