WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball playoff qualifiers through Jan. 28, 2025

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Tuesday, January 28, 2025 | 10:57 PM


The stretch run of the WPIAL boys basketball season is underway as the district postseason field slowly takes shape.

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 on Monday, Feb. 10 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.

*Won or shared section championship

Class 6A

7 of a possible 10 teams have clinched

Section 1

Fox Chapel Foxes

New Castle Red Hurricanes

Seneca Valley Raiders

Section 2

Upper St. Clair Panthers

Imani Christian Saints

Central Catholic Vikings

Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils

Class 5A

12 of a possible 17 teams have clinched

Section 1

*Uniontown Red Raiders

Latrobe Wildcats

Gateway Gators

Section 2

Kiski Area Cavaliers

Penn Hills Indians

Section 3

Baldwin Highlanders

South Fayette Lions

Peters Township Indians

Section 4

*Montour Spartans

Chartiers Valley Colts

Moon Tigers

Mars Fightin’ Planets

Class 4A

10 of a possible 12 teams have clinched

Section 1

Deer Lakes Lancers

Knoch Knights

North Catholic Trojans

Section 2

Avonworth Antelopes

Central Valley Warriors

Beaver Bobcats

Section 3

Belle Vernon Leopards

Elizabeth Forward Warriors

Derry Trojans

West Mifflin Titans

Class 3A

9 of a possible 16 teams have clinched

Section 1

Aliquippa Quips

Mohawk Warriors

Ellwood City Wolverines

Section 2

Bishop Canevin Crusaders

Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles

Section 3

South Allegheny Gladiators

South Park Eagles

Section 4

Southmoreland Scotties

Waynesburg Central Raiders

Class 2A

13 of a possible 19 teams have clinched

Section 1

Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions

Jeannette Jayhawks

Section 2

Sewickley Academy Panthers

Northgate Flames

Winchester Thurston Bears

Section 3

Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers

Jefferson-Morgan Rockets

West Greene Pioneers

Fort Cherry Rangers

Section 4

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers

Neshannock Lancers

Union Scotties

Shenango Wildcats

Class A

4 of a possible 8 teams have clinched

Section 1

Nazareth Prep Saints

Aquinas Academy Crusaders

Section 2

Neighborhood Academy Bulldogs

Serra Catholic Eagles

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