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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