Basketball
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 14, 2026: WPIAL 6A teams battle for spot in state finals
March 14, 2026
As soon as the PIAA quarterfinals began, 24 hours later, they will be in the books.
Obama Academy makes statement for City League, tops Deer Lakes in Class 4A quarters
March 13, 2026
The Obama Academy boys basketball team will be the first team to carry the City League flag to the PIAA semifinals in 10 years. The Eagles beat Deer Lakes, 53-41, in the PIAA Class 4A quarterfinals Friday night at Norwin to become the first City League team since Allderdice reached the state final in 2016 to make it so close to Hershey.
Chartiers Valley puts Best foot forward in PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal win over Johnstown
On a night when the lights temporarily went out at Norwin High School, Julius Best provided much-needed energy for Chartiers Valley.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania boys high school basketball rankings for March 12, 2026
March 12, 2026
Depending on what class you look at, Trib HSSN either did a great job ranking the Top 5 heading into the state playoffs with plenty of “likes” and “atta-boys,” or we should hide our face in great shame and are banished to the bat cave.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls high school basketball rankings for March 12, 2026
Some districts are doing better than others in certain classifications as we head to the third round of the five-round PIAA girls basketball playoffs.
Trib 10: Power rankings filled with teams still alive in state playoffs
The Trib 10 this week is like the prince seeing if the glass slipper he may or may not have legally confiscated belonged to Cinderella.
High school roundup for March 11, 2026: Central Catholic, New Castle, Upper St. Clair win as WPIAL goes 3-0 in 6A 2nd round
March 11, 2026
Enzo Khalil and Jack Stoessel each scored 13 points each to lead Central Catholic to a 54-38 victory over Chambersburg in the PIAA Class 6A boys basketball second round Wednesday night.
4 WPIAL teams to play in Friday’s PIAA girls basketball quarterfinals
The start of the second round of the PIAA girls basketball playoffs continued to be a grind for district teams as seven WPIAL teams and one City League squad in Class 6A, 3A and 2A were a combined 4-4.
PIAA sets times, sites for Friday’s boys basketball quarterfinals
Five of the 10 WPIAL boys basketball teams from Class 5A, 4A and A that hit the court for second round action Tuesday are moving forward on the Road to Hershey.
High school roundup for March 10, 2026: Obama Academy knocks off Cathedral Prep in 4A 2nd round
Naron Jackson scored on the rebound of a teammate’s missed free throw with 7.6 seconds left, leading City League champion Obama Academy to a 70-69 victory over District 10 champion Erie Cathedral Prep in a PIAA Class 4A boys basketball second-round game Tuesday night.
Deer Lakes makes free throws when it counts in Class 4A 2nd-round win over Hickory
Anyone who has ever played basketball has heard it from a coach maybe a thousand times: You have to make your foul shots.
What to watch for in high school sports on March 10, 2026: WPIAL 5A heavyweights to clash in PIAA 2nd round
March 10, 2026
The Road to Hershey continues with second-round action Tuesday with the spotlight shining on boys Class 5A, 4A and Class A and girls Class 6A, 3A and 2A.
Trib HSSN high school basketball team of the week for March 9, 2026
March 9, 2026
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week – Trinity Hillers girls
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for March 8, 2026
March 8, 2026
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week — Aubree Hupp
Westmoreland high school basketball notebook: Greensburg Central Catholic’s Gribble meets familiar face
When Greensburg Central Catholic point guard Erica Gribble attended a showcase last summer at IMG Academy in Florida, she roomed with another Pennsylvania star.
18 WPIAL teams, Allderdice move on to PIAA girls basketball 2nd round
It was a 50-50 start to the PIAA girls basketball playoffs for the 36 teams that qualified from the WPIAL.
22 WPIAL teams, Obama Academy advance to PIAA boys basketball 2nd round
It was a good start for WPIAL boys basketball teams on the Road to Hershey, with each class going .500 or better in the first round.
Penn Hills’ Amon Hawthorne emerges as dominant force at end of senior season
Penn Hills boys basketball coach Chris Giles recently looked at a picture of 6-foot-2 senior guard Amon Hawthorne when he entered as a late substitute during the Indians’ win over DuBois in the first round of the PIAA Class 5A playoffs in 2023.
WPIAL finals loss was ‘a good learning experience’ for Quaker Valley boys
Quaker Valley’s boys basketball team took an impressive 11-game winning streak into the WPIAL playoffs then extended it with two postseason victories.
