The WPIAL Basketball Playoff brackets are set, including the paths for a dozen Washington County teams. California and Charleroi advanced both their boys and girls teams to the post-season. Girls squads from Avella, Burgettstown, Chartiers-Houston and Trinity plus boys teams from McGuffey, Peters Township, Ringgold and Wash High have also made it to the playoffs. West Greene (boys & girls) is the only Greene County school to qualify. First-round games (Sweet 16) will be played Friday through Wednesday with quarterfinals scheduled for Feb. 20-22. The WPIAL Basketball Championship games are scheduled for Feb. 27-29 at the Petersen Events Center on the University of Pittsburgh campus. Opening round games for teams from the two-county area are listed below along with WPIAL Bracket links.
Girls WPIAL Brackets — — Boys WPIAL Brackets
Friday, Feb. 14–First Round
2A Girls #7 Burgettstown vs. #10 Riverview, 6:30 pm at Northgate
2A Girls #8 Chartiers-Houston vs. #9 Winchester Thurston, 6:30 pm at Peters Township
3A Boys #8 Wash High vs. #9 Neshannock, 6:30 pm at West Allegheny WJPA-FM (95.3)
3A Boys #13 McGuffey vs. #4 Seton-La Salle, 8:00 pm at Trinity WJPA-FM (95.3)
3A Boys #7 Charleroi vs. #10 Carlynton, 8:00 pm at Peters Township
Saturday, Feb. 15–First Round
1A Boys #11 West Greene vs. #6 Imani Christian, 1:00 pm at Peters Township
2A Boys #11 California vs. #6 Shenango, 2:30 pm at North Hills
Tuesday, Feb. 18–First Round
1A Girls #7 Avella vs. #10 Propel Andrew Street, 6:30 pm at Peters Township WJPA-AM (1450)
1A Girls #12 California vs. #5 Greensburg Central Catholic, 8:00 pm at Peters Township WJPA-AM (1450)
6A Boys #9 Peters Township vs. #8 Hempfield, Class 6A Sweet 16, Tuesday, 8 pm, at Mt. Lebanon WJPA-FM (95.3)
Wednesday, Feb. 19–First Round
3A Girls #10 Charleroi vs. #7 East Allegheny, 6:30 pm at Peters Township WJPA-FM (95.3)
4A Boys #9 Ringgold vs. #8 Ambridge, 8:00 pm at Peters Township WJPA-FM (95.3)
Friday, Feb. 21–Quarterfinals
1A Girls #2 West Greene vs. Avella/Propel Andrew Street winner, site/time to be determined
Saturday, Feb. 22–Quarterfinals
5A Girls #3 Trinity vs. Gateway/Penn-Trafford winners, site/time to be determined