Ft. Cherry, Upper St. Clair to State Quarters; Bethel Park Beaten

March 15, 2024 12:01 pm

Fort Cherry boys basketball is heading somewhere they’ve not been in more than 60 years. Not since the 1961 state championship run, captained by Marty Schottenheimer, have the Rangers reached the PIAA quarterfinals. Saturday afternoon, at Peters Township and on the WJPA Sports Network, that drought ends. Fort Cherry will face Jeannette in the 2A Boys quarters with only the winner advancing.  We’ll have the game on WJPA-FM (95.3) and online with video available via the NFHS Network (subscription required). Upper St. Clair plays Central York Saturday in the 6A boys third round. Friday night, Moon Area pulled away from Bethel Park late in the third to advance to the 5A boys semifinals. Moon & USC both won WPIAL titles two weeks ago.  Click PIAA Brackets

PIAA Quarterfinals
Friday March 15
5A Boys Moon Area 67, Bethel Park 51

Saturday, March 16
2A Boys Fort Cherry vs. Jeannette, 12:45 pm at Peters Township, WJPA-FM (95.3)   Listen/Watch Here
6A Boys Upper St. Clair vs. Central York, 2 pm at Altoona