PITTSBURGH — The California Trojans saw their WPIAL Class AA playoffs, and season, come to an end Saturday with a 71-51 first-round loss to Shenango.Malik Ramsey, one of the top scorers in the WPIAL, led the way for California (12-10) with 34 points, but Shenango showed why it is a dangerous ...
PITTSBURGH — Two key factors in playoff basketball games are usually turnovers and free throw shooting.Unfortunately for Monessen, both aspects hurt the Greyhounds in their WPIAL Class A first-round match-up against Union in a 46-41 loss Saturday afternoon at North Hills High School.“We ...
McMURRAY — Monessen battled top-seed Vincentian Academy from start to finish, but coach Dan BosnicĢƵ Greyhounds ran out of gas after playing a frenetic pace from the opening tip-off in the Royals’ 61-49 victory in the semifinals of the WPIAL Class A boys basketball playoffs on Monday at ...
WEXFORD — When a team faces the No. 1 seed in the playoffs, everything has to go right.A bad shooting night could prove costly for an upset bid.Ringgold couldn’t find its offensive touch in the opening eight minutes and played catch up the rest of the way, as the Rams fell to top-seeded New ...
MONROEVILLE — The first words Luke Wyvratt uses to describe himself as a player, without hesitation, are hard worker.“I take a lot of pride in it,” said Wyvratt, a 6-3, old-fashioned junior low-post player for the Ringgold. “It has been in the shadows until this summer, which was when I ...
ROSS TWP. — Sometimes a tight, well-played basketball game comes down to one run, a couple plays, or a two-minute stretch.Belle Vernon boys, seeded No. 12, had an upset on their mind Wednesday night, but a late run in the fourth quarter by Highlands spoiled the bid and sent the Leopards home ...