The last time Clairton squared off with Neshannock a couple of weeks ago, the Bears lost by 14 points. But they were without one key piece — 6-foot-1 forward Brandon Murphy Jr. The sophomore made his ...

The Leopards can still make the PIAA tournament through the consolation bracket. Belle Vernon knew it would have to play a near-perfect game on both ends if it wanted to travel to top-seeded Quaker Va...

Torrence Taylor’s basket pushed Monessen into Saturday’s WPIAL semifinal. It wasn’t easy, but the Monessen boys basketball team did it its way. Despite falling into an early 12-0 hole, committing 33 t...

Thomas Jefferson advances to the semifinals against No. 6 Penn-Trafford. With 15 seconds left in the first quarter of Thomas Jefferson’s Class 5A quarterfinal game against Fox Chapel, Maggie Spell mad...

North Catholic used a strong fourth quarter to pull away from Elizabeth Forward and secure a 73-64 victory Tuesday night in the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs. The second-seeded Trojans (18-5) outscored No. ...

Drew Cook (25) and Jake Uher (17) combined for 42 points in SA’s 52-50 win. It wasn’t pretty, but South Allegheny head coach Tony DiCenzo will take it. The Gladiators began defense of their Class 3A c...

No. 15 seed Ringgold pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the opening round Tuesday night, knocking off No. 2 seed Lincoln Park, 79-77, in a WPIAL Class 5A first-round playoff game. The Rams went o...

When No. 10 Charleroi drew Seton LaSalle in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs, it had the makings of a high-scoring matchup. Both teams prefer to push the pace and get shots up, and Tuesd...

With three minutes left in the third quarter, Thomas Jefferson found itself trailing No. 14 Latrobe by eight on its home court. Both teams entered the postseason as two of the top offenses in Class 5A...

Sophomore Aubrey Brown scored 24 points and freshman Lyla McConnell added 20 in a BVA win. At one point during Monday’s WPIAL Class 4A firstround game between No. 4 Belle Vernon and No. 13 Lincoln Par...

Fifth-seeded Elizabeth Forward used a decisive second quarter and a dominant performance from Kaelynn Settles to advance in the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs with a 58-37 victory over Hopewell on Monday nig...

Clairton’s boys basketball team prides itself on playing tough defense and attacking downhill on offense, using its size and athleticism to wear opponents down. In the first round of the WPIAL Class 2...

The Leopards’ defense forced 29 turnovers in Friday’s first-round win against No. 9 Burrell. Belle Vernon boys basketball coach Ricky Tyburski picked up his first career playoff win Friday as his Leop...

Daniel Spence (22) and Jack Crovak (21) each go over 20 points in No. 7 EF’s win over Avonworth. Ahead of their WPIAL Class 4A first-round contest against No. 10 Avonworth, Elizabeth Forward coach Nol...

It’s now win-or-go-home for basketball teams in the WPIAL, which puts pressure on everyone — even teams heavily favored to win. So after watching his No. 2 Jaguars pick up a 65-26 first-round win over...

Ringgold hit the mercy rule early in the third quarter in a rout of Laurel Highlands to advance. For the first time since 2020, the Ringgold boys basketball team has advanced in the WPIAL playoffs. Th...

In a back-and-forth WPIAL Class 5A preliminary- round game Thursday night, it all came down to one possession. Trailing 53-52, the host McKeesport Tigers had just forced a Montour turnover to give the...

Bentworth will play at No. 2 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Monday in the first round. The first four minutes of Bentworth’s WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball preliminary round game against West Greene did...

No. 8 Belle Vernon (13-9) will host No. 9 Burrell (1012) Friday at 7 p.m. in a first-round game. jsellew@yourmvi.com Defending Class 4A champion Belle Vernon will open the WPIAL boys basketball playof...

Throughout a high school basketball season, you can expect some lulls and missteps. The key is that when you face those obstacles, you must have a short memory and be able to shift things back in your...