Friday’s blustery weather extended the McGuffey boys basketball season by an extra day. Saturday afternoon, the Highlanders hopes to add at least another week to their season were dashed when they couldn’t protect a halftime lead, losing to Wash High. McGuffey finishes one game out of the playoff race.
Peters Township girls and Ringgold boys played their ways into the WPIAL playoffs with Friday night wins. The Indians survived an 11-minute scoring drought, then rallied past Bethel Park, holding the Blackhawks scoreless for the final six minutes. The defending champions take a five-game winning streak into the 5A playoffs. Ringgold pulled away from Trinity in the second half, clinching a 5A boys playoff berth.
Canon-McMillan’s girls had no trouble with Connellsville, wrapping up the outright 6A Section 2 championship. Jeff-Morgan boys took a double digit lead at Chartiers-Houston, then needed a coast-to-coast basket in the final 15 second to grab a share of the 2A Section 3 championship. Avella lost to Beaver County Christian, missing out on a chance to share the 1A Section 1 championship. Following is a complete In/Alive/Out playoff listing, Saturday’s schedule and the weekend’s section scoreboard:
WPIAL Playoffs
Here’s a look at the playoff status for the 19 schools from the Washington/Greene County area. (* clinched at least a share of the section title)
Girls (10 Washington County, 2 Greene County)
IN–Bentworth (2A), Beth-Center (2A), Burgettstown (2A), California (2A), Canon-McMillan* (6A), Chartiers-Houston* (2A), Fort Cherry* (2A), McGuffey (3A), Peters Township (5A), Trinity (5A), Waynesburg (3A), West Greene (1A)
OUT–Avella (1A), Charleroi (3A), Ringgold (4A), Wash High (3A), Carmichaels (2A), Jeff-Morgan (2A), Mapletown (1A)
Boys (9 Washington County, 3 Greene County)
IN–Avella (1A), Bentworth (2A), Beth-Center (2A), Charleroi (3A), Chartiers-Houston* (2A), Fort Cherry (2A), Peters Township (5A), Ringgold (5A), Wash High (3A), Jeff-Morgan (2A), Waynesburg (3A), West Greene (2A)
OUT–Burgettstown (2A), California (2A), Canon-McMillan (6A), McGuffey (3A), Trinity (5A), Carmichaels (2A), Mapletown (2A)
Saturday
3A Wash High 44, McGuffey 37 Watch/Listen
Girls 1A Geibel Catholic 67, Avella 13
Boys 2A Burgettstown 79, Mapletown 18
Girls
6A Canon-McMillan 58, Connellsville 29
5A Peters Township 31, Bethel Park 25 Watch/Listen
Boys
6A Canon-McMillan 66, Connellsville 38
5A Peters Township 84, Bethel Park 54
5A Ringgold 72, Trinity 60
3A Wash High at McGuffey, postponed to Saturday
3A Charleroi 82, Ligonier Valley 76
3A Mt. Pleasant 71, Waynesburg 57
2A Bentworth 50, Frazier 24
2A Riverview 67, California 35
2A Jeff-Morgan 38, Chartiers-Houston 36 Watch/Listen
1A Beaver County Christian 46, Avella 39