Vitt Emerich hit a pair of free throws with a half-second to play, giving Trinity the win at West Allegheny. The Hillers trailed by 9 points midway through the third, then built a 10-point lead halfway through the fourth. West Allegheny tied the game with just over a minute to play before Emerich was fouled just before the buzzer, sending her to the line. Peters Township built a 7-point lead at the half and held #5 Plum at arms length the rest of the way, scoring an opening-round upset. In the 3A girls bracket, #7 Waynesburg won at home while #11 McGuffey was eliminated with a road loss. Basketball pauses for the weekend with more first-round games set for Monday. Our audio coverage is available free on-air and online. Video for WPIAL/PIAA playoff games is accessible through the NFHS Network under League agreements. We are producing the video for all of our early round games. Here’s a daily schedule of games for Washington/Greene County teams. WPIAL Brackets
Friday, Feb. 13 — First Round
5A Girls #9 Trinity > #8 West Allegheny, 50-48 Watch/Listen
5A Girls #12 Peters Township > #5 Plum, 56-46 Watch/Listen
3A Girls #6 Our Lady/Sacred Heart > #11 McGuffey, 54-20 Watch/Listen
3A Girls #7 Waynesburg > #10 Deer Lakes, 55-26
Monday. Feb. 16
2A Boys #10 Winchester Thurston at #7 Chartiers-Houston, 6:45 pm, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen
2A Boys #13 Fort Cherry at #4 Neshannock, 7 pm
2A Boys #14 Bentworth at #3 Our Lady/Sacred Heart, 6:45 pm, WJPA.com Watch/Listen
2A Boys #11 Springdale at #6 Jeff-Morgan, 7 pm
1A Girls #11 Clairton at #6 West Greene, 7 pm