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Friday February 21, 2025 | 12:36 p.m.
Brayden Stone of Penn-Trafford marks Jason Jackson by Albert Gallatin on January 21.
Welcome to the last night of the Elite Eight basketball action with the quarter-final accent on class 5A and 3A boys and girls 6a and 2A.
In eight years of class 5A history, has never had one of the first two heads of the boys’ group who did not go to the quarter -finals – until this year.
There were some upheavals in the first round, but none was greater than the No. 15 Penn-Trafford 60, n ° 2 Baldwin 45.
Leading from a point at halftime, the Warriors took control of the match with a predominant third quarter in which they outstripped the Highlanders finalist 1924.
Junior Zach Feldman led the PT attack with 20 points, Brayden Stone had 16 and Evan Gross Senior added 10 points.
Penn-Trafford (14-9) finished in fourth place in section 1-5A, after a 5-6 start by winning nine of his last 12 games.
Their opponent in the quarterfinals is another team that ended in fourth place in section 4-5A.
March 10 (13-10) did not have a solid finish in the regular season, losing three of its last four games, all per point with two figures.
The combat planets dragged 10 points to South Fayette after a quarter in the first round, but rallied to equalize the match at halftime. A strong fourth quarter was the difference in the minor upheaval of Lions n ° 7, 50-46.
Junior Ben Detisch led Mars with 19 points and Junior Austin Wroblewski has collected 10 points.
This surprising quarter -final competition will take place at Fox Chapel at 7 p.m. and can be heard on Trib HSSN.
Here are the other three quarter -finals for Friday.
• Top Seed Montour (22-1) Fight the N ° 9 Latrobe (19-4) in Ringgold at 8 p.m. in a game that you can hear on Trib HSSN. The champion of section 4 of the Spartans, winners of 16 consecutive, progressed in the second round with a 70-42 victory against Franklin Regional while the senior Ama Sow had a big evening with 24 points. The Wildcats left on the road and overthrew the region of section 2 Kiski in their first playoff game, 59-51, with a Max Senior butler with cats with 26 points.
• A pair of teams in section 4 meets for the third time when the N ° 4 Chartiers Valley (20-3) spreads with the moon n ° 5 (18-5) at Upper St. Clair at 8 p.m. with Audio on Trib HSSN. The colts were led by Jayden Davis Senior during a 72-50 victory in the first round against Thomas Jefferson. Michael Santicola recorded 25 points while the defending champion Tigers eliminated Gateway in their first post-season match, 49-42. Chartiers Valley swept Moon in their regular season games, winning 60-44 on the road and picking up 57-52 W at home.
• N ° 6 Peters Township (16-7) challenges Uniontown n ° 3 (20-3) to Ringgold at 6 p.m. in a game that you can listen to on Trib HSSN. Peters won the Battle of the Indians above Penn Hills in the first round, 63-30, thanks to 16 points from the Junior Dylan Donovan and the senior Nick McCullough. Senior notorious grooms scored 24 points by leading the Red Raiders during the Tour 1 Past Hampton, 59-42.
Gilded revenge
The WPIAL 2021 basketball qualifiers will always be remembered for the post-comfortable open tournament in which all the district teams have been invited to participate.
In class 3A boys’ basketball playoffs, 23 teams participated.
South Allegheny was the seeded and beat Ligonier Valley, Seton Lasalle and Aliquippa to reach the match for the district title played that year in North Algheny.
Ellwood City was a long game like seeded n ° 11, but was hot and after beating Valley in a preliminary round match, upset n ° 6 Avonworth, n ° 3 Shady Side Academy and n ° 2 Neshannock to challenge The odds and play in the finals.
The Roth Brothers led the Wolverines to another stunning as they were rolling out the gladiators, 53-50.
Alexander Roth scored 19 and Joe Roth had 17 points for EC. Omar Faulkner had 18 points for his.
Quartier four -year advance and the two programs meet in the playoffs.
The n ° 2 of South Allegheny (20-3) clashes n ° 10 Ellwood City (14-9) in North Catholic at 8 p.m. in a match heard here on Trib Hssn.
The champion’s gladiators of section 3-3A crossed Charleroi in the first round, 61-32, behind 24 points of Senior Cam Epps.
Chucky Schweinsberg, Senior of Wolverines, scored 16 points in a victory in the first round at n ° 7 South Park, 55-51.
Here is an overview of the other three quarter -finals 3A.
• Top Seed Aliquippa (18-4) will face n ° 9 Shady Side Academy (10-12) in the canton of Peters at 6 p.m. The champion of section 1 Desips destroyed New Brighton during the opening round, 83-29, with the junior Qa Qa Qa qa “Lil Goode marking 16 points. Seamus Riordan Senior and Junior Cam Mallory each scored 16 points while the Bulldogs won in McGuffey in the first round, 51-31.
• The two best teams in section 2-3A compete for the third time when the n ° 5 Keystone Oaks will face bishop No. 4 Canevin in the canton of Peters at 7:30 p.m. in a game that you can hear on the trib HSSN. In turn 1, the Golden Eagles beat Ligonier Valley, 72-57, while the Erond Junior Jakupi collected 25 points. Junior Drew Allen scored 15 points while the Crusaders were beating Seton Lasalle in their first game of the playoff series, 59-57. In the regular season, the bishop of first place Canevin swept away the two games in second place Keystone Oaks, winning 61-51 on the road and 63-46 at home.
• Mohawk n ° 3 (18-5) will be challenged by winner n ° 6 and section 4 Southmoreland (18-5) in North Catholic at 6 p.m. in a game that you can listen to on Trib HSSN. Junior Bobby Fadden lost 27 points in the Warriors 59-40 victory over Waynesburg. Junior Noah Felentzer scored 31 points to lead the Scotties in front of Carlynton during the first round, 58-50.
Rivalry continues
In recent years, girl basketball programs from Norwin and North Allegheny have played in many big games.
For years, they fought for the supremacy of the section and last year collided for the third time during the Wepial 6a Wepial Women’s Championship match.
Ava Christopher scored 16 points to lead the knights in front of the title champion Tigers, 56-41.
Now, North Allegheny (9-13) visits Norwin (13-7) in a quarter-final in class 6a at 7 p.m. and heard here on Trib HSSN.
The programs have gone to different sections this season, so it will be their first meeting of the year.
The Knights have won two consecutive games, four of their last five and are 9-2 in their last 11 games.
Tigers have lost three games in a row and are 4-6 in their last 10 competitions.
Here are the other two quarter -finals on Friday. Thursday, the Canon-McMillan n ° 4 ousted butler n ° 5, 58-41, and will face the winner of North Allegheny / Norwin in the semi-final on Tuesday.
• N ° 2 Upper St. Clair (16-6) will host the n ° 7 Pine-Richland (7-15) at 6 p.m. in a game that you can listen to on Trib HSSN. The Panthers have won four of their last five games while the Rams have finished the regular season on a sequence of three consecutive defeats.
• N ° 6 MT. Lebanon (13-9) arrives on the road to visit n ° 3 Seneca Valley (15-6) at 7 p.m., the Blue Devils ended up going 6-2 in their last eight games. The champion of section 1 Raiders also finished strong by winning five of his last six regular season games.
Familiar enemies
Three of the four quarter -finals of class 2A girls are revenge of Frays section.
The only exception is a Battle of Section Champions when the Chartiers-Houseston n ° 6 (19-4) come up against n ° 3 Winchester Thurston (20-3) in South Fayette at 7:30 p.m. in a game that you can hear on Trib HSSN.
The Buccaneers won section 3 by three games while the Bears won the Crown in section 4 of two games.
The first-year student AVA Kolovich scored 13 points to lead Chartiers-Hoy in front Brentwood during the first round, 51-28.
Winchester Thurston exceeded Burgetstown in the first round, 62-28, with Senior Sky still marking a 13-point summit.
Although these two are not from the same section, they played in a non-section competition earlier this season.
On January 20, the Bears won at Chartiers-Houston, beating the Bucs 48-43 host.
Here is an overview of the other three quarter-finals 2A, including the four teams in section 1-2A still alive.
• From Section 1, Neshannock, seeded (21-2), will face n ° 8 Laurel (10-13) in Shenango at 7 p.m. in a game that you can hear on Trib HSSN. Launchers crushed Apollo-Rridge in the first round, 58-18, while the second student Payton Newman scored 16 points. The Spartans won at home against Beth-Center when opening the playoffs, 44-32, with Laele Hill Senior opening the way with 16 points. Neshannock swept away the series of the season with Laurel, winning 47-6 at home and 65-19 on the road.
• From section 1, n ° 2, Aliquippa (17-4) will face n ° 10 Rochester (10-12) in Beaver at 7 p.m., the quips destroyed Carmichaels in the first round, 79-6, while the senior Carla Brown fell 33 points. Junior Tia Yellock scored 27 points while the Rams upset Riverview around 1, 57-53. Aliquippa swept the two Rochester games in the section, winning 63-38 at home and 57-34 on the road.
• The co-champs of section 2-2A are ready for a rubber game when Fort Cherry (19-3) N ° 5 Fight N ° 4 South Side (18-5) at South Fayette at 6 p.m. with audio only On Trib HSSN. The Rangers crushed California in their first match, 59-29, while the second year Julia Klose scored 16 points. Bailey Strnisa scored 13 points to lead the Rams above the Ellis school, 54-16. During the two regular season meetings, Fort Cherry won 50-45 at home in January and South Side won a 45-44 victory at home in February.
Consolation Friday
Friday, the consolation support for class 5A and 3A girls.
In Girls 5A, the four teams in action won a place in the playoffs and play for seeding.
The two games are section revenge while Baldwin (15-9) welcomes Bethel Park (12-12) at 7 p.m. and Indiana (18-6) Penn-Trafford Visit (23-1) at 6 p.m.
In Girls 3a, only the two winners pass and qualify for the PIAA qualifiers.
Riverside (15-9) KEYSTONE OAKS VISIT (19-3) at 7 p.m. and Quaker Valley (15-9) goes to Avonworth (16-8) at 7 p.m.
In class 4A boys, the two winners stay alive for a state of state in the playoffs.
Elizabeth Forward (18-6) Visit Knoch (17-7) at 7 p.m. and Central Valley (19-5) welcomes deer lakes (17-5) at 7 p.m.
Mat mania
The wpial will distribute a lot of gold this weekend with the individual WPIAL 3A and 2A championships.
Tournaments start on Friday and end on Saturday.
The 3A finals are with Canon-McMillan and the 2A championships take place in Chartiers Valley.
Splash
Friday, the best district divers in class 2A converge on North Algheny for the Wpial 2A diving championships.
The Girls 2A championships start at 9:30 am and the boys’ finals should start at 1 p.m.