Each WPIAL basketball team plays through its section opponents twice. For the overwhelming majority of teams, Tuesday marked the end of the first trip through their league. Here are the Tuesday results and what they mean heading into the second half of the season.
Girls 5A Bethel Park 40, Peters Township 33 OT
Boys
6A Canon-McMillan 69, Connellsville 58
5A Peters Township 62, Bethel Park 32
5A Ringgold 56, Trinity 44
3A Wash High 51, McGuffey 41
3A Charleroi 74, Ligonier Valley 70
3A Waynesburg 53, Mt. Pleasant 45
2A Bentworth 56, Frazier 35
2A Riverview 76, California 25
2A Chartiers-Houston 50, Jeff-Morgan 45
2A Fort Cherry 79, Carmichaels 26
2A Beth-Center 76, West Greene 67
2A Burgettstown 67, Mapletown 20
Girls
5A Section 4 Peters Township drops into fifth place with the loss to Bethel Park.
Boys
6A Section 2 Canon-McMillan moved to within one game of the final playoff berth.
5A Section 3 Peters Township stays just one game back of first place Thomas Jefferson.
5A Section 3 Ringgold moves into a tie for fourth place while Trinity drops two games off the pace.
3A Section 2 Wash High takes over fourth place, one game up on McGuffey. Watch/Listen Here
3A Section 4 Charleroi and Waynesburg are now tied with Ligonier Valley in second place, two games back of Southmoreland.
2A Section 1 Bentworth stays solidly in third place, two games out of first. California remains winless in the section and overall.
2A Section 3 Chartiers-Houston moves into sole possession of first place, one game up on Jeff-Morgan. The loss is the first of the year for J-M. Fort Cherry is alone in third place, followed by Beth-Center. Carmichaels and West Greene are tied for the final playoff spot in the section. Burgettstown’s win at Mapletown is the first of the year in section for the Blue Devils.
1A Section 1 Avella (2-1) is in third place and is off until Thursday when the Eagles visit Summit Academy (1-2). Avella then hosts Beaver County Christian (1-3) on Friday.