Trinity girls dropped to the state qualifier bracket because of an ice-cold shooting night. Washington County is has five remaining teams (4 girls, 1 boys) in the WPIAL playoffs, only Burgettstown girls and Peters Township boys in the championship brackets. Greene County has two girls teams still in contention, both in the qualifier brackets. Peters Township boys, Burgettstown and Chartiers-Houston girls have already clinched state playoff spots. Saturday, we’ll feature both of those teams in quarterfinal round action. All of our broadcasts will be available online as well. The WPIAL Championships are set for the Petersen Events Center March 2-4. WPIAL Brackets CLICK HERE
Friday, Feb. 24
Quarterfinals
5A Girls #12 Woodland Hills 51, #4 Trinity 40
Trinity led by four at the half, then managed just three points over the next 12 minutes. The Hillers rallied back to within two halfway through the fourth but were outscored 14-5 down the stretch. Eden Williamson led Trinity with 19 points. Macie Justice added 10. Four Wolverines reached double figures including 12 each for Hope Hawkins, Jhalynn Wilson and Cierra Guest. Woodland Hills moves to the semifinals. Trinity drops in the state qualifier bracket to face #8 Penn-Trafford Monday.
State Qualifier Bracket, Round I
2A Girls #3 Serra Catholic 50, #7 Chartiers-Houston 24
3A Girls #5 Our Lady/Sacred Heart 41, #8 Waynesburg 27
Saturday, Feb. 25
Semifinals
5A Boys #1 Peters Township vs. #4 Gateway 1:50 pm at Mt. Lebanon WJPA-FM (95.3) Listen Here
2A Girls #5 Burgettstown vs. #1 Shenango, 1:50 pm at Beaver Falls WJPA-AM (1450) Listen Here
State Qualifier Bracket, Round I
1A Girls #10 Avella vs. #6 Eden Christian, 2 pm at Keystone Oaks
1A Girls #8 West Greene at #4 Monessen, 12 noon
Monday, Feb. 27
State Qualifier Bracket, Round I (sites/times to be announced)
5A Girls #4 Trinity vs. #8 Penn-Trafford
Tuesday, Feb. 28
State Qualifier Bracket, 7th Place (sites/times to be announced)
2A Girls #7 Chartiers-Houston vs. #8 Brentwood
3A Girls #8 Waynesburg vs. #11 Mohawk (loser eliminated)