A quarter to remember for Reid ...... Is Paris Ford considering Miami?
Anthony Reid is not afraid to shoot, and shoot often. I've seen him play. Sometimes a number of his shots don't go in. Sometimes, a lot go in. On Friday night, a lot went in - especially in the first...
View ArticlePine-Richland near the top in new girls state rankings
The Pine-Richland girls basketball team is still undefeated and fresh off a big victory against previously-undefeated North Allegheny. The success has put the Rams near the top of the Class 6A state...
View ArticleCarmody vs. Simmons highlights big games ...... new state boys rankings
The teams make Tuesday night's Mars at Moon game a big contest. I'll spare you the line of "this game is out of this world." But Mars is ranked No. 2 in the Post-Gazette WPIAL 5A rankings and Moon No....
View ArticleSteel Valley coach says Ford "fully committed" to Pitt
Steel Valley football player Paris Ford created a little stir over the weekend when he told a reporter for Rivals.com that he is considering Miami and might visit Miami. According to Ford's coach at...
View ArticlePine-Richland vs. North Hills one for the ages, bringing back B.B. memories
One of the biggest games in the WPIAL this year is Friday's Pine-Richland at North Hills game. It's making me go all history on you today. The Pine-Richland-North Hills game is bringing back memories...
View ArticleMoon's Jarrod Simmons picks Penn ..... North Hills' Nick Smith close to record
A few basketball notes: Moon basketball player Jarrod Simmons was born in Princeton, N.J., and Princeton University was one of two colleges on his final list. But when it came time to pick a school,...
View ArticleNew boys and girls state basketball rankings ...... Lincoln Park-Pine on...
The latest state rankings for boys and girls basketball are out for this week. On the boys side, no WPIAL is ranked No. 1, but New Castle moved closer to the top in Class 4A. The Red Hurricanes went...
View ArticlePenn State recruit C.J. Thorpe now looking at UCLA and Michigan
It's one of those stories where "I'm committed, but I want to look around." C.J. Thorpe, a highly-rated offensive senior lineman at Central Catholic High School, made a verbal commitment to Penn State...
View ArticlePenn State recruit C.J. Thorpe now looking at UCLA and Michigan
It's one of those stories where "I'm committed, but I want to look around." C.J. Thorpe, a highly-rated offensive senior lineman at Central Catholic High School, made a verbal commitment to Penn State...
View ArticlePenn State recruit C.J. Thorpe now looking at UCLA and Michigan
It's one of those stories where "I'm committed, but I want to look around." C.J. Thorpe, a highly-rated offensive senior lineman at Central Catholic High School, made a verbal commitment to Penn State...
View ArticleMars' Carmody out with ankle injury ..... Penn State recruit Thorpe looking...
The Mars basketball team will find out what it's like to play without its star junior guard. Robby Carmody will not play tonight in a big game against Hampton because of an ankle injury sustained...
View ArticleDouble dose of perfection at Pine-Richland ..... Newest TWIHSS show
This winter has been absolutely perfect for Pine-Richland basketball, and we're not talking weather. It has been perfection times two. The Pine-Richland boys are 13-0 while the girls are 15-0. Although...
View ArticleCarmody still out ..... New Castle-Q. Valley likely a sellout ..... Girls...
It is not known when Mars star junior Robby Carmody will return from an ankle injury. But while things aren't exactly going swimmingly without Carmody, the Planets aren't calling for the life...
View ArticleLatest boys basketball state rankings: Washington moves in, Pine-Richland...
The Washington Little Prexies are riding a nine-game winning streak and have moved into the state boys basketball rankings for the first time this season. Washington is 12-3 and moved into the No. 10...
View ArticlePittsburgh Classic features a coaching matchup for the ages
The Pittsburgh High School Classic is a two-day basketball event this weekend at Montour High School. John Giammarco of the Pittsburgh Basketball Club runs the event and makes the matchups of teams....
View ArticleSigning day live blog
Notes, quotes and anecdotes from the district and around the country on letter-of-intent day 5:55 p.m. - Dukes get two Fab 22 players The Duquesne University team announced the signing of 15 players,...
View ArticleQuaker Valley's Luptak "OK" after collapsing during game
One minute, Quaker Valley basketball player Amos Luptak was walking off the court tonight to an ovation after scoring his 1,000th career point. The next minute, he collapsed near the Quaker Valley...
View ArticleHoop notes: Char-Houston up, Uniontown down ..... state girls rankings
This, that and the other thing from the high school basketball scene: This sentence has never been written before: The Chartiers-Houston boys basketball team is a section champion. This sentence hasn't...
View ArticleCoach Ron Richards talks about his resignation at Plum - and other subjects
For Ron Richards, coaching basketball was a Plum of a job. But he decided he has had enough. Richards has resigned as Plum's boys coach, effective at the end of the season. Plum (8-10) has three games...
View ArticleState boys basketball rankings
Here are the most recent state boys basketball rankings, compiled by Mike Bullock and www.cityofbasketballlove.com. Please note: These rankings were going into Tuesday's games: (records through games...
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