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High School Basketball

Leopards put trust in Salvino and flourish

Joe Salvino was frustrated.The first-year Belle Vernon coach, who came over from Monessen, had just watched his team drop a 85-36 decision on its home floor to Uniontown in a January section game last year. Salvino felt his team wasn’t committed to the system he was trying to ...

GAME OF THE WEEK: Red Raiders suffer heartbreaking loss to Cougars

CANONSBURG — Uniontown overcame a slow start and appeared to be on the brink of the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals, but Blackhawk rallied from four down in the last 30 seconds of regulation to force overtime and upset the Red Raiders, 69-63, on Saturday at Canon-McMillan High School.Uniontown ...

Top-seeded Highlands defeats Rams, 80-57

PITTSBURGH — Ringgold boys basketball coach Phil Pergola knew his team was in for a tough task Saturday with his team playing Highlands, the top-ranked team in the WPIAL Class AAAA playoffs.The Rams found out first-hand just how good Highlands was Saturday afternoon with an 80-57 loss in the ...

Leopards rally past Quakers, 66-61

PLUM — Quaker Valley seemed to have all the momentum as the clock ticked down late in its WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal boys basketball game against Belle Vernon.The third-seeded Quakers had rallied from a four-point deficit to take a 61-60 lead, had possession of the ball and were in the ...