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PROFESSIONAL
Hockey
Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, 7 p.m.
DISTRICT
College
Men’s basketball
TCU at West Virginia, 7 p.m.
High School
Hockey
Carrick at Ringgold, at Rostraver Ice Garden, 6:15 p.m.
Girls basketball
WPIAL Playoffs
Union at Monessen, 6 p.m.
Mapletown at Clairton, 6 p.m.
Jefferson-Morgan at Aquinas Academy, 6 p.m.
Albert Gallatin at Thomas Jefferson, 6 p.m.
Boys basketball
WPIAL Playoffs
Freeport at Belle Vernon, 6 p.m.
Deer Lakes at Elizabeth Forward, 6 p.m.
Mount Pleasant at North Catholic, 6 p.m.
Charleroi at Beaver Falls, 6 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL
WPIAL Boys Basketball Playoffs
Class AAAAAA
Preliminary Round
Saturday, Feb. 27
Canon-McMillan 69, Greensburg Salem 46.
First Round
Tuesday, March 2
All games at 6 p.m.
Upper St. Clair 54, Canon-McMillan 39; Seneca Valley 72, Mt. Lebanon 54; Penn-Trafford 63, North Hills 50; Butler 59, Norwin 46; Fox Chapel 63, Bethel Park 44; North Allegheny 45, Central Catholic 41; Hempfield 66, Baldwin 63; Pine-Richland 79, Peters Twp. 67.
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 5
All games at 6 p.m., unless noted.
Seneca Valley (11-10) at Upper St. Clair (17-1), 8 p.m.; Butler (11-8) at Penn-Trafford (13-5); North Allegheny (16-6) at Fox Chapel (19-2); Pine-Richland (12-5) at Hempfield (12-5).
Class AAAAA
Preliminary Round
Saturday, Feb. 27
McKeesport 73, Hampton 49; Trinity 70, Kiski Area 47; Franklin Regional 49, Armstrong 43; Plum 57, West Allegheny 53; Shaler 85, RINGGOLD 64; South Fayette 59, Woodland Hills 39.
First Round
Wednesday, March 3
All games at 6 p.m.
McKeesport (7-8) at Chartiers Valley (19-2); ALBERT GALLATIN (10-6) at Gateway (8-6); Trinity (9-8) at Highlands (13-4); Franklin Regional (8-7) at Mars (14-2); Plum (9-5) at New Castle (16-2); Latrobe (7-6) at Thomas Jefferson (18-4); Shaler (8-4) at HIGHLANDS (11-3); South Fayette (9-9) at Penn Hills (11-4).
Class AAAA
Preliminary Round
Monday, March 1
All games at 6 p.m.
Freeport 65, Blackhawk 64; Derry 64, SOUTHMORELAND 39; MOUNT PLEASANT 61, Hopewell 34; Knoch 75, YOUGH 42; Beaver 62, UNIONTOWN 56.
First Round
Thursday, March 4
All games at 6 p.m.
Freeport (6-8) at BELLE VERNON (11-1); Ambridge (4-9) at South Park (8-5); Derry (6-6) at Quaker Valley (12-4); MOUNT PLEASANT (9-8) at North Catholic (15-4); Knoch (7-9) at Lincoln Park (13-5); Deer Lakes (9-3) at ELIZABETH FORWARD (8-4); Beaver (2-16) at Montour (12-7); Burrell (9-9) at Central Valley (10-5).
Class AAA
Preliminary Round
Monday, March 1
All games at 6 p.m., unless noted.
Ligonier Valley 80, BROWNSVILLE 39; New Brighton 70, WAYNESBURG CENTRAL 50; Laurel 77, East Allegheny 55; McGuffey 64, Mohawk 35; CHARLEROI 61, Steel Valley 44; Apollo-Ridge 64, BETH-CENTER 46; Ellwood City 72, Valley 20.
First Round
Thursday, March 4
All games at 6 p.m.
Ligonier Valley (5-10) at South Allegheny (14-4); Seton-La Salle (9-8) at Brentwood (9-6); New Brighton (8-9) at Aliquippa (10-5); Laurel (11-10) at Washington (12-4); McGuffey (10-6) at Neshannock (15-1); CHARLEROI (12-5) at Beaver Falls (9-4); Apollo-Ridge (10-5) at Shady Side Academy (12-2); Ellwood City (10-4) vs. Avonworth (12-4), at North Allegheny.
Class AA
Preliminary Round
Saturday, Feb. 27
CALIFORNIA 55, Chartiers-Houston 48; Winchester Thurston 76, JEFFERSON-MORGAN 61; Burgettstown 59, Riverview 53; Serra Catholic 72, CARMICHAELS 55; Sewickley Academy 54, Northgate 41; South Side Area 54, Clairton 41; Fort Cherry 2, Propel Braddock Hills 0.
First Round
Wednesday, March 3
All games at 6 p.m.
CALIFORNIA (5-5) at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (17-0); MONESSEN (9-7) at Shenango (14-7); Winchester Thurston (8-4) at Springdale (12-7); Burgettstown (8-11) at Jeannette (11-4); Greensburg C.C. (9-1) at Serra Catholic (4-11); Sewickley Academy (9-7) at Carlynton (12-4); South Side Area (6-11) at Sto-Rox (9-5); Fort Cherry (12-6) at FRAZIER (16-3).
Class A
First Round
Tuesday, March 2
Bishop Canevin (13-4), bye; St. Joseph 2, Avella 0; Imani Christian 64, Nazareth Prep 52; Union 97, Aquinas Academy 54; Rocheste 61, WEST GREENE 32; Western Beaver 54, GEIBEL CATHOLIC 53; Eden Christian Academy 62, Propel Montour 26; Leechburg 84, MAPLETOWN 37.
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 3
All games at 6 p.m., unless noted.
St. Joseph (9-11) at Bishop Canevin (13-4); Imani Christian Academy (11-2) at Union (9-4); Western Beaver (11-4) at Rochester (12-4); Leechburg (7-4) vs. Eden Christian Academy (11-1), at Sewickley Academy, 8 p.m.
WPIAL Girls Basketball Playoffs
Class AAAAAA
First Round
Wednesday, March 3
All games at 6 p.m., unless noted.
North Allegheny (19-1), bye; Baldwin (8-7) at Penn-Trafford (10-6); Seneca Valley (3-13) at Mt. Lebanon (14-3); Shaler (4-11) at Bethel Park (13-3); Upper St. Clair (12-2), bye; Pine-Richland (6-10) at Peters Twp. (6-7), 8 p.m.; North Hills (3-14) at Norwin (11-4); Hempfield (4-8) at Butler (9-8).
Class AAAAA
Preliminary Round
Monday, March 1
Mars 47, Gateway 33; Fox Chapel 69, RINGGOLD 24; Penn Hills 56, UNIONTOWN 19; ALBERT GALLATIN 57, Greensburg Salem 44; Armstrong 59, Franklin Regional 41; Plum 44, Lincoln Park 31; McKeesport 54, Kiski Area 31; Oakland Catholic 73, LAUREL HIGHLANDS 10; Moon 40, Indiana 32; South Fayette 48, CONNELLSVILLE 30.
First Round
Thursday, March 4
All games at 6 p.m., unless noted.
Mars (10-9) at Trinity (18-1); Penn Hills (10-7) at Fox Chapel (11-8), at Fox Chapel, 8 p.m.; ALBERT GALLATIN (14-6) at Thomas Jefferson (11-9); Armstrong (10-5) at Woodland Hills (11-6); Plum (7-7) at Chartiers Valley (19-3); Oakland Catholic (11-9) at McKeesport (15-4); Moon winner (7-11) at Hampton (14-5); South Fayette (14-5) at Latrobe (12-2).
Class AAAA
Preliminary Round
Saturday, Feb. 27
Burrell 2, Ambridge 0.
First Round
Tuesday, March 2
Beaver 59, Burrell 20; ELIZABETH FORWARD 47, Central Valley 40; Knoch 69, Hopewell 33; Blackhawk 61, Highlands 19; Quaker Valley 2, New Castle 0; Montour 53, BELLE VERNON 52; SOUTHMORELAND 53, Deer Lakes 24; MOUNT PLEASANT 38, Freeport 31, OT.
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 5
All games at 6 p.m.
ELIZABETH FORWARD (8-5) at Beaver (17-0); Blackhawk (13-5) at Knoch (9-1); Montour (13-9) at Quaker Valley (13-4); MOUNT PLEASANT (11-7) at SOUTHMORELAND (15-4).
Class AAA
Preliminary Round
Saturday, Feb. 27
BROWNSVILLE 55, Steel Valley 43; Washington 34, South Allegheny 30.
First Round
Wednesday, March 3
All games at 6 p.m.
BROWNSVILLE (3-9) at North Catholic (15-2); Avonworth (8-6) at Freedom (5-6); McGuffey (5-6) at Laurel (16-2); Ellwood City (4-7) at South Park (9-2); Washington (8-9) at Mohawk (13-4); CHARLEROI (8-8) at Keystone Oaks (10-7); Beaver Falls (5-13) at Brentwood (12-1); East Allegheny (6-6) at WAYNESBURG CENTRAL (12-4).
Class AA
Preliminary Round
Saturday, Feb. 27
Aliquippa 59, Springdale 28; Seton-La Salle 67, Jeannette 18; Greensburg C.C. 72, Northgate 12; South Side Area 60, Sto-Rox 56; Chartiers-Houston 27, FRAZIER 18.
First Round
Tuesday, March 2
Neshannock 70, Aliquippa 40; CALIFORNIA 50, Fort Cherry 43; Sewickley Academy 53, Seton-La Salle 30; Greensburg C.C. 52, Burgettstown 39; Serra Catholic 59, South Side Area 35; Carlynton 2, Shenango 0; Winchester Thurston 31, Chartiers-Houston 14; Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 60, Apollo-Ridge 31.
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 5
All games at 6 p.m.
CALIFORNIA (11-3) at Neshannock (14-2); Greensburg C.C. (9-4) at Sewickley Academy (12-5); Carlynton (10-9) at Serra Catholic (14-0); Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (13-5) vs. Winchester Thurston (11-3), at Peters Twp.
Class A
First Round
Thursday, March 4
All games at 6 p.m.
Rochester (12-3), bye; St. Joseph (7-13) at Avella (9-8); JEFFERSON-MORGAN (3-11) at Aquinas Academy (12-4); MAPLETOWN (6-5) at Clairton (10-3); WEST GREENE (15-3), bye; Riverview (6-6) at Bishop Canevin (6-6); Eden Christian (10-6), bye; Union (9-10) at MONESSEN (9-11).
WPIAL Girls Basketball Sums
Tuesday’s Results
Class AAAA
First Round
Belle Vernon;16;5;12;19 — 52
Montour;13;20;9;11 — 53
Belle Vernon: Grace Henderson 11, Viva Kreis 11. Montour: Olivia Lyscik 21, Raegan Kadlecik 21. Records: Belle Vernon (9-8), Montour (13-9).
Deer Lakes;11;5;5;3 — 24
Southmoreland;19;10;10;14 — 53
Deer Lakes: Cameron Simurda 7, Reese Hasley 7. Southmoreland: Olivia Cernuto 15, Maddie Moore 13, Gracie Spadaro 11. Records: Deer Lakes (6-8), Southmoreland (15-4).
Elizabeth Forward;11;3;17;16 — 47
Central Valley;14;8;12;6 — 40
Elizabeth Forward: Brooke Markland 15, Anna Resnik 12. Central Valley: Alyssa Gillin 15, Paige Elmer 12. Records: Elizabeth Forward (8-5), Central Valley (8-12).
Mount Pleasant;4;15;2;10;7 — 38
Freeport;10;6;9;6;0 — 31
Mount Pleasant: Tiffany Zelmore 23. Freeport: Melaina DeZort 12, Grace Soilis 10. Records: Mount Pleasant (11-7), Freeport (10-3).
Class AA
First Round
Fort Cherry;11;11;8;13 — 43
California;16;8;8;18 — 50
Fort Cherry: Annika Rinehart 16. California: Makayla Boda 23, Rakiyah Porter 15, Jordyn Cruse 10. Records: Fort Cherry (10-10), California (11-3).
WPIAL Boys Basketball Sums
Tuesday’s Results
Class A
First Round
Western Beaver;15;10;15;14 — 54
Geibel Catholic;7;10;16;20 — 53
Western Beaver: Thad Gray 17, Levi Gray 15, Xander LeFebvre 10. Geibel Catholic: Zach Allamon 12, Tre White 11. Records: Western Beaver (11-4), Geibel Catholic (9-7).
West Greene;4;4;5;19 — 32
Rochester;14;28;13;0 — 55
West Greene: Caleb Rice 12, Chase Blake 10. Rochester: Devon Hemer 18, Parker Lyons 16, J.D. Azulay 14. Records: West Greene (2-13), Rochester (12-4).
Mapletown;10;7;13;7 — 37
Leechburg;14;33;25;12 — 84
Mapletown: Landan Stevenson 15. Leechburg: Dylan Cook 20, Braylan Lovelace 19, Eli Rich 18. Records: Mapletown (4-9), Leechburg (8-4).
PIHL Class B Division Sum
Tuesday’s Result
Neshannock;0;2;2 — 4
Connellsville;2;2;2 — 6
First Period: Connellsville, Tristin Lapinski (Max Sokol) 4:06, Connellsville, Milan Deffibaugh 5:23. Penalties: Connellsville, Nate Lawrence (interference) 12:27.
Second Period: Neshannock, Tommy Malvar (Hunter Harris) 2:32 (pp), Connellsville, Milan Deffibaugh (Zak Koslosky) 5:06, Neshannock, Giovanni Valentine (Hunter Harris, Tino Multari) 6:07, Connellsville, Max Sokol (Tristin Lapinski) 6:30. Penalties: Connellsville, Clay Sipple (hooking) 1:25, Neshannock, Brandon Boyles (tripping) 11:47, Connellsville, Jesse Hodge (roughing) 15:34.
Third Period: Neshannock, Tommy Malvar (Hunter Harris) 4:20, Connellsville, Max Sokol 5:02, Connellsville, Max Sokol 10:35, Neshannock, Patrick Cionni (Colton Chamberlain) 11:00. Penalties: None.
Shots on goal: Neshannock 32 (12-10-10), Connellsville 26 (10-6-10). Power Plays: Neshannock 1-for-3. Connellsville 0-for-1.
Goalies-saves: Neshannock, Riley Mastowski 20. Connellsville, Alex Mitchell 28. Records: Neshannock (12-3-0-2), Connellsville (8-4-0-3).
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Local College Women’s Sum
Tuesday’s Result
Presidents’ Athletic Conference
Bethany (W.Va.) 60, Waynesburg 51
WAYNESBURG (0-7, 0-7): Marley Wolf 5-13 2-5 14, Andrea Orlosky 4-10 5-5 13, Avery Robinson 4-11 0-0 10, Abigail Green 1-4 0-2 2, Elena McDermott 0-4 0-0 0, Brooke Fuller 3-8 1-2 7, Anika Dansby 0-2 5-6 5. Totals: 17-52 13-20 51.
BETHANY (3-4, 3-4): Makenzee Mason 5-9 3-4 16, Bella Skobel 2-11 4-4 9, Kelsie Meintel 0-3 5-6 5, Molly Grayson 1-6 0-0 3, Alexis Heap 1-5 0-0 2, Nikki Bradbury 4-15 2-2 14, Courtney Walker 4-12 1-2 11, Macy Chenot 0-0 0-0 0, Alexis Reed 0-0 0-0 0, Taylor Stinnett 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 17-61 15-18 60.
Waynesburg;7;15;10;19 — 51
Bethany (W.Va.);6;22;19;13 — 60
3-point goals: Waynesburg 4-16 (Marley Wolf 2-8, Avery Robinson 2-8), Bethany 11-39 (Nikki Bradbury 4-14, Makenzee Mason 3-7, Courtney Walker 2-7, Molly Grayson 1-3, Bella Skobel 1-7, Kelsie Meintel 0-1). Rebounds: Waynesburg 42 (Andrea Orlosky 11), Bethany 31 (Courtney Walker 5).