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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