WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball playoff qualifiers through Feb. 4, 2025
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Tuesday, February 4, 2025 | 11:33 PM
The stretch run of the boys basketball season is down to the final few days as the district postseason field now sits at 79 teams.
A change in the playoff format this season has sections with eight or more teams sending the top five teams to the playoffs while sections with seven or fewer schools will send the traditional top four teams.
If two or more teams tie for the final playoff spot and the head-to-head tiebreaker does not break the tie, all of the tied teams qualify.
The WPIAL will release the boys basketball brackets Monday with the Playoff Pairings Show that day on Trib HSSN.
Here is the latest list of teams that have earned a district playoff berth through Tuesday, plus the teams that are still alive in each class.
*Won or shared section championship
Class 6A
10 of a possible 11 teams have clinched
Section 1
Fox Chapel Foxes
New Castle Red Hurricanes
Seneca Valley Raiders
Butler Golden Tornado
North Hills Indians
Section 2
*Upper St. Clair Panthers
Central Catholic Vikings
Imani Christian Saints
Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils
Norwin Knights
Still alive in Class 6A: Woodland Hills in Section 1
Class 5A
15 of a possible 21 teams have clinched
Section 1
*Uniontown Red Raiders
Latrobe Wildcats
Gateway Gators
Penn-Trafford Warriors
Franklin Regional Panthers
Section 2
Kiski Area Cavaliers
Penn Hills Indians
Hampton Talbots
Section 3
*Baldwin Highlanders
South Fayette Lions
Peters Township Indians
Section 4
*Montour Spartans
Chartiers Valley Colts
Moon Tigers
Mars Fightin’ Planets
Still alive in Class 5A: McKeesport in Section 1, Indiana, Plum and Shaler in Section 2, Thomas Jefferson and Bethel Park in Section 3
Class 4A
12 of a possible 13 teams have clinched
Section 1
*North Catholic Trojans
Knoch Knights
Deer Lakes Lancers
Highlands Golden Rams
Section 2
*Avonworth Antelopes
Beaver Bobcats
Central Valley Warriors
Quaker Valley Quakers
Section 3
*Belle Vernon Leopards
Elizabeth Forward Warriors
Derry Trojans
West Mifflin Titans
Still alive in Class 4A: Burrell in Section 1
Class 3A
Set with 16 Class 3A playoff teams – no byes, no preliminary round games
Section 1
*Aliquippa Quips
Mohawk Warriors
Ellwood City Wolverines
New Brighton Lions
Section 2
*Bishop Canevin Crusaders
Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles
McGuffey Highlanders
Carlynton Cougars
Section 3
*South Allegheny Gladiators
South Park Eagles
Seton LaSalle Rebels
Shady Side Academy Bulldogs
Section 4
*Southmoreland Scotties
Waynesburg Central Raiders
Ligonier Valley Rams
Charleroi Cougars
Class 2A
18 of a possible 22 teams have clinched
Section 1
*Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions
Jeannette Jayhawks
Clairton Bears
Springdale Dynamos
Bentworth Bearcats
Section 2
*Sewickley Academy Panthers
Northgate Flames
Winchester Thurston Bears
Section 3
*Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers
Jefferson-Morgan Rockets
West Greene Pioneers
Fort Cherry Rangers
Beth-Center Bulldogs
Section 4
*Neshannock Lancers
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers
Union Scotties
Shenango Wildcats
South Side Rams
Still alive in Class 2A: Riverview in Section 1, Brentwood and Eden Christian Academy in Section 2, Laurel in Section 4
Class A
Set with 8 Class A playoff teams – all 8 receive first-round byes
Section 1
*Nazareth Prep Saints
Aquinas Academy Crusaders
Summit Academy Knights
Beaver County Christina Eagles
Section 2
*Neighborhood Academy Bulldogs
Serra Catholic Eagles
Monessen Greyhounds
Geibel Catholic Gators
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