Two weeks remain in the high school basketball regular season. Sections with eight teams will send five teams to the WPIAL playoffs. All other sections will send the top four teams into the post-season. The League is set to announce the playoff brackets on Monday, Feb. 10. Here’s a detailed look at playoff possibilities for boys teams from Washington/Greene Counties.
6A Canon-McMillan is in 7th place at 1-9. The Big Macs must win out and get some help to qualify.
5A Peters Township is 5-3, two games behind co-leaders Baldwin and South Fayette. The Indians clinch a playoff spot with one more win. Trinity is 3-6 and in 5th place, with games against Peters, South Fayette and Ringgold. Trinity must sweep to qualify. Ringgold is winless in the section.
3A McGuffey is in 2nd place in Section 2, tied with Keystone Oaks, two games back of Bishop Canevin. Wash High is tied for 4th with Carlynton. The two meet at Carlynton on Feb. 4. The Cougars beat the Little Prexies, 59-52, Jan. 10.
3A Waynesburg is 4-1, one game behind Southmoreland for the Section 4 lead. Charleroi is 2-4 and in 4th place, a half-game ahead of Brownsville. The two meet at Brownsville on Feb. 4.
2A Bentworth is 4-5 in Section 1 and pulled even with Springdale for the final playoff spots with Friday’s 70-58 home win. The Bearcats have games against the top three teams and the bottom two. California is 0-9.
2A Section 3 has Chartiers-Houston (8-1) in 1st place with Jeff-Morgan (8-2) a half-game back. Fort Cherry and West Greene are both 7-3, tied for third, two games up on Beth-Center (5-5). The Bucs, Rockets, Rangers and Pioneers have all clinched. The Bulldogs currently hold the fifth and final playoff spot and clinch that spot with one win or losses by Burgettstown and Carmichaels. Burgettstown and Carmichaels, both 2-8, are three games back with four games to play. Mapletown is 0-10 in section.
1A Avella is 1-4 and trails Beaver County Christian by 1.5 games for the final playoff berth. The Eagles host BCC on the final night of the regular season.