Natalie Wetzel scored 30 points, leading #2 Peters Township to its win over Pine-Richland. Gemma Walker added 13 points for the Indians who advance to the WPIAL semifinals for the first time since their 2019 state championship run. PT will take on #3 North Allegheny Monday at a site/time to be announced. The West Greene girls lost to #1 Union. The Pioneers enter the Round I consolation bracket but must win two straight to qualify for the PIAA tournament.
Friday, three more Washington County teams face quarterfinal opponents, including two that we’ll feature on the WJPA Sports Network. The Trinity girls take on South Fayette for the third time, having swept the defending champion Lions in their Section 4 series. Fort Cherry boys, the #4 seed in the 2A bracket, faces #5 Bishop Canevin. Both games are at Peters Township with pregame for the double-header starting at 5:45 pm on WJPA-FM (95.3) and online. And, as we move through the brackets, we’ll have live coverage of as many games as we can, on-air and online. Our audio stream is free to all. The video, when possible, will be streamed through WPIAL partner NFHS Network (subscription required, links provided).
Other Friday action includes the 6A boys quarterfinals with #7 Canon-McMillan traveling to Gateway to face #2 Central Catholic. The Fort Cherry girls and West Greene boys have Round I consolation games. For WPIAL brackets, CLICK HERE.
Quarterfinals
Thursday, Feb. 22
6A Girls #2 Peters Township 58, #7 Pine-Richland 46 Listen/Watch Here
1A Girls #1 Union 59, #8 West Greene 14
Friday, Feb. 23
6A Boys #7 Canon-McMillan vs. #2 Central Catholic, 7 pm at Gateway
5A Girls #3 Trinity vs. #6 South Fayette, 5:45 pm at Peters Township, WJPA-FM (95.3) Listen/Watch Here
2A Boys #4 Fort Cherry vs. #5 Bishop Canevin, 7:45 pm at Peters Township, WJPA-FM (95.3) Listen/Watch Here
Consolation Round I
Friday, Feb. 23
2A Girls Fort Cherry vs. Rochester, 6 pm at Montour (winner to 5th place game, loser to 7th place game)
1A Boys West Greene vs. Monessen, 7 pm at Monessen (winner to 5th place game, loser eliminated)
Saturday, Feb. 24
1A Girls West Greene vs. Monessen, 12 noon at Monessen (winner to 5th place game, loser eliminated)
Semifinals
Monday, Feb. 26
6A Girls #2 Peters Township vs. #3 North Allegheny 5:45 pm at Mt. Lebanon, WJPA-AM (1450) Listen/Watch Here