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Thursday January 30, 2025 | 00h10
Christopher HORNER | Tribute
Tyler Robbins of the Upper St. Clair Dunks against Imani Christian on January 7.
Tyler Robbins of the Upper St. Clair against the DJ of Imani Christian Craighead in their match on Tuesday January 7, 2024 at the USC.
Although it seems that the continuation of the section title in section 1-6a basketball boys will be on the last night of the section, the lights could be extinguished on Thursday on the race for a championship in section 2 -6a.
Upper St. Clair (18-1) can win the crown of the section with a victory against Imani Christian (11-6) at CCAC-Allegheny on the north side of Pittsburgh on Thursday.
Panthers are driving high with a perfect record of 11-0 and won 13 consecutive games since the only defeat of the season against Montour in mid-December.
The saints are 9-2 in the section during their first season in competition in class 6A.
Imani Christian won three games in a row, but they went down over and beyond two of these victories, a victory from a point on Norwin and a triumph in overtime against Hempfield.
When the two met this season at Upper St. Clair this season, the Panthers strangled the saints in a battle of the two best teams in the class, 74-32.
The USC seniors, Tyler Robbins and Nico Gidas, led to 23 points each.
One of the best scorers in the district, RJ Sledge, was only held seven points for Imani.
Solidarity
One of the best clashes on January final Thursday on the WPIAL girl’s basketball calendar is in the lowest classification.
In a revenge match of the District’s title match A 2024 district, the Union defending double champion (18-0) will seek to win the title of section 1-A when he welcomes St. Joseph (12-5) .
The Scotties are one of the only three wpial basketball teams with perfect records, including an 11-0 brand in section matches this season.
With three section games to do, they have a two-game advance on the Spartans, which have 8-2.
Union has ahead of its opponents this season an average of 55-27 this season.
During the first meeting 22 days ago in Natrona Heights, Union beaten St. Joseph, 46-29.
The Spartans have won five games in a row since this defeat against the Scotties.
Kylie Fruehstorfer, senior union, who is on average 19 points per game this season, scored 25 points in the victory.
The first year Bella Bartolovic had 13 points to lead St. Joe’s.
Fight for the 4th and 5th
The four best teams won places in playoffs in section 2-3A Girls Basketball; However, the battle for fifth place in the eight team section is tight.
While Shady Side Academy and Greensburg Central Catholic Fight for First and Deer Lakes and Avonworth are deadlocked for third place, Steel Valley, South Allegheny and Ligonier Valley are separated by a single match for the final point of the series.
Thursday, Steel Valley (2-6, 2-14) Visit South Allegheny (3-7, 3-14) while Ligonier Valley (2-7, 4-12) houses the Power Greensburg Central Catholic section.
In section 2-2A, Fort Cherry and South Side won, leaving three teams to fight for the last two places in the playoffs in the six team section.
Carlynton (2-5, 8-9) moves to face Brentwood (3-4, 5-10) in a game that you can watch on Trib HSSN at 7 p.m.
Burgetstown is also in the mixture (3-4, 7-11) while he is preparing to host Fort Cherry Fort Cherry.