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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 6, 2021
Basketball Boys Saturday’s results Tournament Hoops for a Cure At North Allegheny Belle Vernon 62, New Castle 56 North Allegheny 75, Hampton 54 WPIAL Class 6A Section 3 Hempfield 66, Greensburg Salem 26 Class 4A Section 1 Burrell 50, Keystone Oaks 39 Section 3 South Park 61, Southmoreland 30 Class...
High school roundup for Feb. 5, 2021: Gallagher powers Laurel Highlands
Rodney Gallagher scored 24 points and No. 5 Laurel Highlands pushed back Section 1-5A challenger Albert Gallatin, winning 69-66 in a marquee boys basketball matchup Friday night. Caleb Palumbo added 15 points and Brandon Davis had 12 for Laurel Highlands (6-3, 5-0), which held on after taking a 15-point lead...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 5, 2021
Basketball Boys WPIAL Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland 87, Butler 72 Seneca Valley 73, North Hills 71 Section 2 Baldwin 64, Canon-McMillan 52 Mt. Lebanon at Peters Township, ppd. Section 3 Norwin 69, Greensburg Salem 20 Fox Chapel 47, Penn-Trafford 46 Hempfield at Central Catholic, ppd. Class...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 6, 2021: North Allegheny hosts showcase
On many Saturdays during the high school basketball regular season, schools will host a one-day event in order to raise money for good causes. There haven’t been as many of those this season due to covid-19 restrictions. However, one such event is taking place on Saturday at North Allegheny. The...
Carlynton uses fast start to roll over Fort Cherry, stay in thick of section race
On Tuesday, Carlynton was outscored 20-0 by Sto-Rox to start the second half in what turned into a 15-point loss. On Friday, the Cougars put the drought behind them by raining first-quarter points on visiting Fort Cherry. The early outburst sparked Carlynton to a 62-51 victory in a matchup of...
No. 4 Greensburg CC boys rally to upend No. 5 Jeannette
The Centurions became the Contrarians when Jeannette went ahead by 12 points late in the third quarter Friday night. This game was far from over. “We said to ourselves, if we play hard, we can come back,” Greensburg Central Catholic senior guard Christian McGowan said. “We didn’t want to to...
Class 4A No. 1 North Catholic fends off Knoch upset bid
For three quarters, the Knoch Knights looked to upset No. 1 North Catholic on the road. But the defending WPIAL champion Trojans scored the first 15 points of the fourth period and pulled away to a 67-55 victory in Section 1-4A play. After trailing by as many as seven points...
OLSH dominates Springdale in battle of Class 2A’s best
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is one of the highest-scoring teams in the entirety of the WPIAL for a reason, and the Chargers showcased their scoring prowess on Friday as they blew out Section 1-2A opponent Springdale in dominating fashion. Dante Spadafora and Jake DiMichele scored 29 points apiece...
Talented underclassmen looking to make noise at Westmoreland County Wrestling Tournament
Because of the coronavirus, high school athletics are a lot different this year. Teams have missed weeks because an athlete or coach tested positive or was exposed to the virus. Many events have been postponed or cancelled. The Westmoreland County Wrestling Tournament was an event the was originally canceled by...
Fox Chapel girls top Hampton, complete section series sweep
The Fox Chapel girls basketball team came into Friday’s Section 2-5A matchup with Hampton winners of three straight. The Foxes added a victory to that streak in emphatic fashion with a 62-39 victory over the Talbots to sweep the home-and-home section series. “I am really pleased with the team effort...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 4, 2021
Basketball Boys Thursday’s results WPIAL Class 5A Section 2 South Fayette 57, Trinity 40 Class 4A Section 1 Derry 62, Keystone Oaks 50 Section 2 Ambridge 77, Beaver 66 Class 2A Section 4 Jefferson-Morgan 82, Bentworth 40 Class A Section 3 St. Joseph 64, Neighborhood Academy 60 Nonsection Cheswick Christian...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 5, 2021: Rivals jockey for section lead
It is one of the top rivalries in Westmoreland County and in the entire district. On Friday, the rivalry will determine first place in Section 3-2A. Greensburg Central Catholic is 5-1 in the section and 8-1 overall. Its only loss was to the team it hosts, Jeannette. The Jayhawks are...
High school roundup for Feb. 4, 2021: Quaker Valley girls win section showdown
Corrine Washington scored 25 points as No. 3 Quaker Valley completed the season sweep of No. 5 Blackhawk with a 74-53 victory in Section 2-4A girls basketball Thursday night. Bailey Garbee added 21 for the Quakers (7-3, 6-1). Jolie Strati led Blackhawk (7-4, 5-3) with 19 points. Apollo-Ridge 65, Jeannette...
Football officials organize free online clinic to recruit more colleagues
If someone’s on the fence about becoming a high school football official, there’s an online clinic Saturday designed just for them. “Anything they want to know about becoming an official, we’re ready to answer,” said Nick Morea, who represents boys-sport officials on the WPIAL board. “If they’re on the fence,...
Hempfield returns from covid-caused layoff, routs Canon-McMillanVideo
Sophomore Brooke McCoy had one of those nights where everything she tossed up seemed to go in. The thing is, like her teammates, the 5-foot-9 guard from Hempfield had not played a game since Jan. 11 as the Lady Spartans sat through a 10-day quarantine because a team member tested...
Despite hot start, Deer Lakes isn’t satisfied heading into season’s 2nd half
The Deer Lakes boys basketball team suffered a 42-point loss to defending WPIAL Class 3A champion North Catholic in a Section 1-4A game earlier this season. A loss like that might have broken most teams, but the Lancers rebounded in a big way. They quietly have won their past four...
Westmoreland basketball notebook: Jeannette fights through injuries
Adrian Batts wonders what his Jeannette boys basketball team could look like in a couple of weeks. He tries not to get too used to what it has looked like in recent games — particularly his thin bench. Even still, he bristles when he thinks what the Class 2A No....
A-K Valley boys basketball notebook: Dylan Cook hits 1,000 points for high-scoring Leechburg
Last Friday, Aquinas Academy’s super sophomore Vinnie Cugini became the fastest player in WPIAL history to reach the 1,000-point milestone, and although it was a historic night for Cugini, he wasn’t the only player to accomplish the feat that night. In Leechburg’s 86-79 victory over the Crusaders, Blue Devils senior...
Franklin Regional basketball doing best to push through stop-and-start season
Franklin Regional had just ripped off three straight Section 3-5A boys basketball wins — a thrilling, double-overtime victory at McKeesport, a tough-fought home win against Gateway and a blowout over Kiski Area, also at home. The Panthers rose to first place and had begun to build serious momentum. Then it...
Blackhawk transfer Lorenzo Jenkins ineligible for playoffs after WPIAL hearing
The WPIAL denied a postseason waiver request from Blackhawk transfer Lorenzo Jenkins, leaving him ineligible for the basketball playoffs this winter and for football playoffs next fall. The 6-foot-4 junior transferred from Fox Chapel, where he earned all-conference honors the past two seasons at wide receiver. The WPIAL held an...
WPIAL will use high school venues for basketball, swimming championships
The WPIAL plans to use high school venues this winter for its basketball and swimming championships rather than Pitt’s facilities. State-imposed gathering limits on events make Petersen Events Center and Trees Pool impractical options, WPIAL executive director Amy Scheuneman said Thursday. Under current covid-19 restrictions from Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration,...
Greensburg Central Catholic names Marko Thomas head football coach
Marko Thomas does not think he has a coaching identity yet. No schematic traits or positions that have given him a reputation. With just four years of head coaching experience, he thinks that might be an organic thing that happens as his career moves forward. It could be a sidenote...
Undefeated Hempfield wrestling pulls out of WPIAL team postseason
The Hempfield wrestling team has elected to not participate in the Section 2-AAA team tournament next week and, therefore, will not be eligible for the WPIAL team tournament. Coach Vince DeAugustine said the undefeated Spartans have chosen to pull out of the team postseason out of concerns with covid-19. The...
Shaler Area girls basketball team stands up against racism
When the Shaler Area varsity girls basketball team takes the court against North Allegheny on Feb. 15, hoops won’t be the only spotlight. Athletes on both teams plan to show a united front against racism. The Titans and Tigers will warm up before the 6 p.m. competition in black T-shirts...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 4, 2021: Crowded at the top in girls hoops
Only one game in the loss column separates the top four teams in Section 4-5A WPIAL girls basketball. Two of those teams meet on HSSN at 7 p.m. on a busy Thursday night of WPIAL girls basketball. Latrobe sits on top with a 5-0 section record. The Wildcats have won...
