WPIAL sets semifinal sites, times for 2025 basketball playoffs
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Friday, February 21, 2025 | 1:45 PM
Montour’s Kaleb Platz scores against Chartiers Valley’s Danny Slizik during their game on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2024, at Montour.
Upper St. Clair’s Ryan Robbins scores over Central Catholic’s Enzo Khalil during their game on Friday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Oakland.
The WPIAL has set semifinal sites and times for all 24 basketball semifinals.
The round starts Saturday with games in Class A and 4A boys and Class 3A and 5A girls. The semifinals continue Monday and Tuesday.
Boys basketball
Class 6A
Monday’s games
1-Upper St. Clair (21-2) vs. 5-Central Catholic (14-9) at Peters Township, 7 p.m.
2-New Castle (20-3) vs. 6-Mt. Lebanon (17-7) at North Allegheny, 8 p.m.
Class 5A
Tuesday’s games
1-Montour (23-1) vs. 4-Chartiers Valley (21-3) at Mt. Lebanon, 8 p.m.
10-Mars (14-10) vs. 6-Peters Township (17-7) at Moon, 7 p.m.
Class 4A
Saturday’s games
1-Belle Vernon (19-4) vs. 4-Avonworth (18-5) at Peters Township, 3 p.m.
2-North Catholic (18-5) vs. 3-Beaver (19-4) at North Allegheny, 4 p.m.
Class 3A
Tuesday’s games
1-Aliquippa (19-4) vs. 4-Bishop Canevin (15-9) at Pine-Richland, 8 p.m.
2-South Allegheny (21-3) vs. 3-Mohawk (19-5) at North Allegheny, 8 p.m.
Class 2A
Monday’s games
4-Neshannock (20-2) vs. 8-Union (18-6) at Ellwood City, 8 p.m.
2-Sewickley Academy (19-4) vs. 3-Jeannette (21-2) at Fox Chapel, 7:30 p.m.
Class A
Saturday’s games
1-Neighborhood Academy (22-1) vs. 4-Aquinas Academy (18-5) at North Allegheny, 1 p.m.
2-Serra Catholic (20-3) vs. 3-Nazareth Prep (18-4) at Peters Township, 1:30 p.m.
Girls basketball
Class 6A
Tuesday’s games
1-Norwin (14-7) vs. 4-Canon-McMillan (14-8) at Mt. Lebanon, 6 p.m.
2-Upper St. Clair (17-6) vs. 6-Mt. Lebanon (14-9) at Bethel Park, 7 p.m.
Class 5A
Saturday’s games
1-South Fayette (23-1) vs. 13-Mars (15-9) at Mt. Lebanon, 2 p.m.
2-Peters Township (21-3) vs. 6-Thomas Jefferson (20-4) at Mt. Lebanon, noon
Class 4A
Monday’s games
1-Blackhawk (22-2) vs. 4-Elizabeth Forward (19-5) at North Allegheny, 6 p.m.
2-Oakland Catholic (21-3) vs. 3-North Catholic (21-3) at Fox Chapel, 6 p.m.
Class 3A
Saturday’s games
1-Shady Side Academy (23-0) vs. 12-Ellwood City (15-8) at North Allegheny, 2:30 p.m.
2-Greensburg Central Catholic (19-5) vs. 3-Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (21-3) at Peters Township, noon
Class 2A
Tuesday’s games
1-Neshannock (22-2) vs. 4-South Side (19-5) at North Allegheny, 6 p.m.
2-Aliquippa (18-4) vs. 3-Winchester Thurston (21-3) at Pine-Richland, 6 p.m.
Class A
Monday’s games
1-Union (23-0) vs. 5-Aquinas Academy (15-7) at Ellwood City, 6 p.m.
2-Geibel Catholic (22-1) vs. 3-Clairton (18-4) at Charleroi, 7 p.m.
Chris Harlan is a TribLive reporter covering sports. He joined the Trib in 2009 after seven years as a reporter at the Beaver County Times. He can be reached at charlan@triblive.com.
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