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Hopewell senior Shatori Walker-Kimbrough is no stranger to postseason honors. This year alone, she has been named the state’s Gatorade player of the year.
Tuesday, the Maryland recruit was selected as the Pennsylvania Sportswriters Class AAA player of the year and named to the all-state first team for a third straight season.
The 5-foot-11 guard averaged 28.3 points, 10.1 rebounds and 6.8 steals for the Vikings, who lost in the second round of the PIAA tournament to eventual champion South Park.
South Park senior Shelby Lindsay and Blackhawk sophomore Chassidy Omogrosso, a Pitt recruit, also were first-team selections in Class AAA.
The WPIAL had three first-team selections in Class AA – Seton-La Salle junior Naje Gibson, Jeannette senior Ciara Gregory (UNC-Charlotte) and Bishop Canevin senior Erin Waskowiak (Duquesne).
Fox Chapel’s Erin Mathias, a Duke recruit, was the only WPIAL player on the Class AAAA first team.
Vincentian Academy sophomore Brenna Wise was the WPIAL’s lone first-team pick in Class A.
South Park’s Reggie Wells and Bishop Canevin’s Tim Joyce also garnered coach of the year honors in Class AAA and AA, respectively.
Below are the 2012-13 Pennsylvania Sportswriters All-State girls basketball teams, including each player’s school, height, class and scoring average.
CLASS AAAA
First team
Lauren Crisler, North Penn, 6-2, Sr., 15.3 ppg
Sarah Curran, Archbishop Carroll, 6-0, Sr., 15.1 ppg
Kaitlyn Eisenhard, Boyertown, 6-1, Sr., 15.7 ppg
Jackie Falconer, Cumberland Valley, 6-1, Sr., 15.7 ppg
Shanice Johnson, Cardinal O’Hara, 6-1, Sr., 11.9 ppg
Erin Mathias, Fox Chapel, 6-3, Jr., 17.1 ppg
Sammy Stipa, Spring-Ford, 5-5, Jr., 11.0 ppg
Isis Thorpe, Reading, 5-8, Sr., 19.4 ppg
Second team
Victoria Blackburn, Hershey, 5-7, Sr., 15.4 ppg
CaLee Gelbaugh, Central Dauphin East, 5-8, Jr., 18.8 ppg
Emily Gingrich, Gov. Mifflin, 5-8, Sr., 16.7 ppg
Alexis Hofstaedter, Council Rock South, 5-8, Sr., 15.0 ppg
Alex Louin, Mount St. Joseph, 5-11, Jr., 15.8 ppg
Megan Marecic, Bethel Park, 5-11, Jr., 15.8 ppg
Third team
Mia Farmer, Cardinal O’Hara, 5-9, Jr., 11.5 ppg
Morgan Griffith, Hollidaysburg, 6-0, Sr., 14.9 ppg
Alayah Hall, Dover, 5-7, Jr., 15.5 ppg
Darby Lee, Altoona, 6-0, Jr., 18.8 ppg
Avery Marz, Wilson, 5-7, Jr., 10.7 ppg
Shelby Mueller, Spring-Ford, 5-10, Jr., 10.7 ppg
Sarah Payonk, Spring-Ford, 5-11, Sr., 10.3 ppg
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Sarah Curran, Archbishop Carroll
COACH OF THE YEAR: Jeff Rinehimer, Spring-Ford
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CLASS AAA
First team
Shelby Lindsay, South Park, 5-11, Sr., 17.8 ppg
Megan McGurk, Notre Dame de Namur, 5-7, Sr., 19.0 ppg
Chassidy Omogrosso, Blackhawk, 5-5, So., 22.4 ppg
Porscha Speller, Lancaster Catholic, 5-8, Sr., 18.6 ppg
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Hopewell, 5-11, Sr., 28.3 ppg
Kalista Walters, Bethlehem Catholic, 6-0, So., 19.4 ppg
Second team
Gia DeAngelo, Sun Valley, 5-8, Sr., 21.5 ppg
Mia Hopkins, Pittston Area, 6-0, Sr., 18.0 ppg
Karlee McBride, Erie Villa Maria, 5-10, Sr., 13.9 ppg
Lisa Mirarchi, Malvern Villa Maria, 5-8, Sr., 15.0 ppg
Alyssa Monaghan, Bonner-Prendergast, 5-5, So., 18.3 ppg
Angelina Starr, Franklin, 5-9, Jr., 16.9 ppg
Third team
Camden Boehner, Gettysburg, 5-7, Jr., 20.8 ppg
Tricia Byrne, Scranton Prep, 5-6, Jr., 15.6 ppg
Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Notre Dame de Namur, 5-8, Sr., 17.4 ppg
Casey Gallaher, Forest Hills, 5-3, Sr., 18.9 ppg
Ciera Nimmons, Prep Charter, 5-8, Jr., 14.2 ppg
Carly Richardson, Palmyra, 5-11, Jr., 15.4 ppg
Rebecca Rutkowski, Crestwood, 6-1, Jr., 16.6 ppg
Jessica Slagus, Belle Vernon, 6-0, Sr., 19.8 ppg
Sara Tarbert, Kennard-Dale, 5-11, Sr., 24.2 ppg
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Hopewell
COACH OF THE YEAR: Reggie Wells, South Park
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CLASS AA
First team
Becky Evans, Pine Grove, 5-4, Jr., 19.0 ppg
Naje Gibson, Seton-LaSalle, 6-0, Jr., 13.5 ppg
Ciara Gregory, Jeannette, 5-7, Sr., G, 30.4 ppg
Morgan Klunk, York Catholic, 5-11, Sr., 17.1 ppg
Megan Quinn, Episcopal, 6-2, Sr., 18.5 ppg
Erin Waskowiak, Bishop Canevin, 5-11, Sr., 15.6 ppg
Second team
Alex Artise, North East, 5-9, sr., 16.0 ppg
Carly Forse, Bishop Canevin, 5-10, Sr., 13.8 ppg
Kiernan McCloskey, Germantown Academy, 6-1, Sr., 15.1 ppg
Reighly Melochick, Minersville, 5-9, Jr., 19.7 ppg
Sammie Weiss, McGuffey, 5-10, So., 26.6 ppg
Third team
Brooke Hinderliter, Redbank Valley, 5-6, Fr., 20.4 ppg
Lori Horton, Williamson, 6-5, Jr., 16.6 ppg
Mackenzie Livingston, Blairsville, 5-7, Sr., 19.9 ppg
Stacey MacArthur, Delco Christian, 5-5, Sr., 12.5 ppg
Emily Merryman, Cranberry, 5-5, Jr., 22.3 ppg
Christina Perles, Mount Carmel, 5-10, Sr., 17.4 ppg
McKenzie Popatak, Sharpsville, 5-9, Sr., 21.8 ppg
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Megan Quinn, Episcopal
COACH OF THE YEAR: Tim Joyce, Bishop Canevin
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CLASS A
First team
Halee Adams, Bishop Guilfoyle, 5-8, Sr., 16.1 ppg
Tara Nahodil, Tri-Valley, 6-4, Sr., 18.5 ppg
Alex Ricketts, Kennedy Catholic, 5-11, Sr., 17.5 ppg
Malia Tate-DeFreitas, Steelton-Highspire, 5-8, Sr., 34.8 ppg
Juli Weber, Tri-Valley, 5-7, Sr., 14.8 ppg
Brenna Wise, Vincentian, 6-1, So., F, 22.3 ppg
Second team
Macey Hollenshead, Southern Fulton, 5-7, Jr., 17.2 ppg
Justine Seely, Benton, 6-2, Sr., 27.9 ppg
Kayla Stockenus, Shanksville-Stonycreek, 5-6, Sr., 31.0 ppg
Meghan Trenholm, St. John Neuman,, Jr., 18.9 ppg
Mariah Ward, Monessen, 5-7., Sr., 18.4 ppg
Lauren Wolosik, North Catholic, 5-10, Sr., 26.0 ppg
Third team
Tamesha “Sox” Alexander, Shipley, 5-6, Jr., 13.5 ppg
Kayla Bates, Bishop Guilfoyle, 5-8, Sr., 10.2 ppg
Morgan Berardi, Carmichaels, 5-6, Sr., 17.3 ppg
Maria Morgan, Bucktail, 5-6, So., 28.3 ppg
Lauren Carey, Old Forge, 5-7, Jr., 13.8 ppg
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Malia Tate-DeFreitas, Steelton-Highspire
COACH OF THE YEAR: Bob Felty, Tri-Valley

The Beaver Falls boys basketball won a PIAA Class AA title and finished the season as the No. 1 ranked team, according to the (Harrisburg) Patriot-News and Pennlive.com.
But the Tigers weren’t the only WPIAL team to finish the season ranked high.
Below is the final rankings:

CLASS AAAA
No. School Rec Pvs
1. Lower Merion (1) 30-3 2
2. Chester (1) 28-4 1
3. Harrisburg (3) 28-3 5
4. New Castle (7) 29-1 3
5. St. Joseph’s Prep (12) 24-6 4
6. Cathedral Prep (10) 23-3 6
7. Williamsport (4) 23-3 7
8. Martin Luther King (12) 24-5 8
9. Coatesville (1) 24-8 9
10. York (3) 27-4 NR
Honorable mention: Abington (1) 22-6, Great Valley (1) 28-4, Hampton (7) 22-6, Liberty (11) 19-9, McCaskey (3) 26-4, Methacton (1) 23-7, Norristown (1) 24-5, North Allegheny (7) 22-5, Parkland (11) 22-8, State College (6) 17-8, Upper Darby (1) 19-10, Wilson (3) 20-8.

CLASS AAA
No. School Rec Pvs
1. Imhotep Charter (12) 28-5 1
2. Donegal (3) 29-3 2
3. Neumann-Goretti (12) 23-6 5
4. Archbishop Carroll (12) 23-7 4
5. Montour (7) 25-5 3
6. Berks Catholic (3) 26-4 9
7. General McLane (10) 22-6 6
8. Abington Heights (2) 27-3 8
9. Chartiers Valley (7) 24-5 7
10. Allentown Central Cath (11) 24-4 10
Honorable mention: Beaver Area (7) 20-5, Bishop McDevitt (3) 19-8, Girard (10) 21-6, Mars (7) 21-5, Palmyra (3) 18-9, Philly Electrical (12) 16-12, Pope John Paul II (1) 16-11, Scranton Prep (2) 19-9, Susquehanna Twp (3) 25-5.

CLASS AA
No. School Rec Pvs
1. Beaver Falls (7) 28-3 1
2. Holy Cross (2) 27-6 3
3. West Middlesex (10) 25-4 2
4. Trinity (3) 21-8 4
5. Loyalsock (4) 26-4 5
6. Communications Tech (12) 20-8 6
7. Lakeview (10) 23-5 8
8. Lewisburg (4) 23-5 9
9. Constitution (12) 18-10 7
10. Greensburg Central Cath (7) 23-3 10
Honorable mention: Bishop McCort (6) 19-9, Conemaugh Twp (5), 25-4, Delone Catholic (3) 18-10, Jeannette (7) 18-6, Mercyhurst Prep (10) 18-9, Meyers (2) 23-5, Mid Valley (2) 23-6, Northern Cambria (6) 22-6, Penn Cambria (6) 20-5, Quaker Valley (7) 20-6.

CLASS A
No. School Rec Pvs
1. Vaux (12) 24-8 1
2. Math, Civics & Sciences (12) 26-3 2
3. Church Farm (1) 23-7 5
4. Johnsonburg (9) 30-3 4
5. Lincoln Park (7) 22-7 3
6. Bishop Carroll (6) 23-6 6
7. Vincentian (7) 26-2 7
8. Shade (5) 26-2 NR
9 . Smethport (9) 24-4 8
10. Clairton (7) 17-8 9
Honorable mention: Bishop Guilfoyle (6) 20-6, Kennedy Catholic (10) 17-7, Mahanoy Area (11) 22-6, Pius X (11) 21-4, Ridgway (9) 23-6, Sankofa Freedom (12) 16-12, St. John Neumann (4) 24-3, Sullivan County (4) 23-4.

Rosters have been announced for the annual Roundball Classic All-Star games at Geneva College. Two boys games and two girls games pitting the top players in Western Pennsylvania will be played April 20.

The Roundball Classic Recognition Dinner is April 18th at the Pittsburgh Marriott North – Cranberry Crossings at 7 p.m., and the Roundball Classic scrimmages are April 17 at 6 p.m.
Below are the rosters:

Roundball Classic All-Star Games
April 20
At Geneva College
Boys
Class A/City/D10 vs. Class AA, 6 p.m.
Rosters
Class A/City/D10
Stefan Arch, G, OLSH; John Arcuri, G, St. Joseph; Major

Canady, G, Kiski School; Jaylin Cottrill, F, Lincoln Park;

Shakeem Cox, G, Perry; Noah Davis, F, Bellwood-Antis; Tony

DiNardo, G, Vincentian Academy; Matt Dogan, G/F, West

Middlesex; Jay Fyda, G, Quigley Catholic; Khalil Hopson, G,

Sharon; Nate Lieb, G, Quigley Catholic; Markel Peace, G,

Union; Danny Savulchak, G, North Catholic; Roland

Shannonhouse, G, Clarion; John Wallace, G, Trinity

Christian.
Coach: George Yokitis, Vincentian Academy.

Class AA
Duke Brown, G, Jeannette; Drew Cook, G, Beaver Falls; Tyler

Falk, F, Riverside; Brian Fisher, G, California; Zach

Herman, G, Greensburg C.C.; Tanner Huffman, G, California;

Tim Jaczesko, G, Deer Lakes; Gig Jewell, F, Riverside; Cody

Levine, G, Bentworth; Burke Moser, F, Quaker Valley; Jason

Pilarski, G, Brentwood; Anthony Rocco, G, West Shamokin;

Nick Schwab, G, Freedom; Jake Seligman, G, Bishop Canevin;

Josh Wise, G, Washington.
Coach: Doug Biega, Beaver Falls.

Class AAAA vs. Class AAA, 8 p.m.
Rosters
Class AAAA
Shawn Anderson, F, New Castle; Easton Bazzoli, F, Seneca

Valley; D.J. Boyce, G, Gateway; Brandon Domenick, G, New

Castle; Jordan Grabowski, G, Upper St. Clair; Wyatt Hagerty,

C, Bethel Park; Sean Hennigan, G, North Allegheny; Gabe

Pritz, F, Peters Township; Tyler Roth, F, Pine-Richland;

Antonio Rudolph, G, New Castle; Corey Stanford, G/F, Penn-

Trafford; Matt Stewart, G/F, Norwin; Geno Thorpe, G, Shaler;

David Urso, G; Central Catholic; Tim Williams, F, Pine-

Richland.
Coach: Ralph Blundo, New Castle.

Class AAA
Aaron Barlow, F, Beaver; Evan Bonnaure, G, South Fayette,

Michael Boulos, G, Chartiers Valley; Joe Carroll, G, Thomas

Jefferson; Spencer Casson, G, Chartiers Valley; Josh Goetz,

F, Mars; Shane Guthrie, F, Laurel Highlands; Sterling Henry,

G, Kittaning; Christian Kezmarsky, G, Uniontown; Nick Korzi,

G, Moon; Corey Nesmith, G, Beaver; Corey Sevacho, G,

Keystone Oaks; Jared Skolnicki, G, Keystone Oaks; Devin

Wilson, G, Montour; Malik Walker, G, Ambridge.
Coach: Adam Kaufman, Montour.

Roundball Classic All-Star Games
April 20
At Geneva College
Girls
East All-Stars vs. West All-Stars, 2 p.m.
Rosters
East All-Stars
Alia Bradford, F, Eden Christian; Shelby Brown, G, Mohawk;

Alex Deep, G, Riverside; Mason DePetro, G, Cornell; Celina

DiPietro, G, Bishop Canevin; CeCe Dixon, F, Steel Valley;

Carly Forse, F, Bishop Canevin; Kaitlyn Hopkins, F, New

Brighton; Ariana Kelly, Riverside; Jaylee Patterson, G,

South Allegheny; Ayana Vaughn, G, Beaver Falls; Erin

Waskowiak, G, Bishop Canevin; Lauren Wolosik, G, North

Catholic.
Coach: Tim Joyce, Bishop Canevin
West All-Stars
Sydnee Abernathy, G, Allderdice; Becca Babincak, G, Deer

Lakes; Morgan Berardi, G, Carmichaels; Olivia English, F,

Avella; Latosha Forston, G, Perry; Jill Glover, F, West

Shamokin; Ciara Gregory, G, Jeannette; Angela Heinz, F,

Seton-La Salle; Devon Larkin, F, Greensburg C.C.; Courtnee

McMasters, G, California; Natalie Piagessi, F, Seton-La

Salle; Taylor Pompei, G, Bentworth; Alex Ricketts, F,

Kennedy Catholic; Mariah Ward, G, Monessen.
Coach: Ron Moncrief, Vincentian Academy
Class AAAA vs. Class AAA, 4 p.m.
Rosters
Class AAAA
Maddie Antone, G, Kiski Area; Taylor Cortazzo, G, Penn-

Trafford; Desiree Garland, F, Woodland Hills; Jordan Holmes,

F, Mt. Lebanon; Nicole Johnson, F, Oakland Catholic; Delrika

Jones-Carey, F, Woodland Hills; Maggie Kimmich, G, Franklin

Regional; Maddie Nellis, G, North Allegheny; Caissidy

O’Keefe, G, Chartiers Valley; Mariah Penascino, G, Bethel

Park; Gloria Schifino, G, Penn Hills; Jordan Serio, G, Upper

St. Clair; Alex Ventrone, G, Mt. Lebanon; Mariah Wells, G,

Chartiers Valley.
Coach: Jonna Burke, Bethel Park
Class AAA
Dana Buck, F, Elizabeth Forward; Katie Fischer, G, Ambridge;

Alexis Graham, F, Blackhawk; Shelby Lindsay, G, South Park;

Nikki Misejka, G, Highlands; Jayne Oberdorf, G, Greensburg

Salem; Sierra Perlick, G, Quaker Valley; Sara Pilarski, F,

Hampton; Madi Rowan, G, Central Valley; Kelsey Scott, F, New

Castle; Josie Schmidt, F, Ringgold; Jessica Slagus, F, Belle

Vernon; Audrey Stapleton, G, Indiana; Shatori Walker-

Kimbrough, G, Hopewell.
Coach: Reggie Wells, South Park

There will be a WPIAL presence in half of the PIAA championship basketball contested at Giant Center in Hershey Friday and Saturday.
Four WPIAL teams qualified for the title games with semifinal wins Tuesday night.
The Beaver Falls boys advanced in Class AA.
In the girls bracket, South Park (AAA), Bishop Canevin (AA) and Vincentian (A) all moved on.
Below is a schedule for the championship games in all four classifications for the boys and girls.

Basketball
Boys
PIAA finals
At Giant Center, Hershey
Class AAAA
Saturday’s schedule
Chester (28-3) vs. Lower Merion (29-3), 8 p.m.
Class AAA
Friday’s schedule
Imhotep Charter (27-5) vs. Archbishop Carroll (23-6), 8 p.m.
Class AA
Saturday’s schedule
Scranton Holy Cross (27-5) vs. Beaver Falls (27-3), 2 p.m.
Class A
Friday’s schedule
Vaux (23-8) vs. Johnsonburg (28-2), Hershey, 2 p.m.

Girls
PIAA finals
At Giant Center, Hershey
Class AAAA
Friday’s schedule
Spring-Ford (31-2) vs. Cumberland Valley (25-4), 6 p.m.
Class AAA
Saturday’s schedule
Bethlehem Catholic (28-2) vs. South Park (27-2), 6 p.m.
Class AA
Friday’s schedule
York Catholic (29-2) vs. Bishop Canevin (26-4), noon
Class A
Saturday’s schedule
Tri-Valley (27-3) vs. Vincentian (29-1), noon

*For coverage of the PIAA semifinals, visit triblive.com/sports.

Four WPIAL boys basketball teams are still playing heading into Tuesday’s PIAA semifinal round, and those teams are featured prominently in the Pennlive.com/Patriot-News state rankings that were released today.
Beaver Falls remains the top-ranked team in Class AA, while New Castle, Montour and Lincoln Park are third in Class AAAA, AAA and A respectively.
The state rankings are below:

Pennlive.com/Patriot-News state rankings
CLASS AAAA
No. School Rec Pvs
1. Chester (1) 27-3 1
2. Lower Merion (1) 28-3 2
3. New Castle (7) 29-0 4
4. St. Joseph’s Prep (12) 24-5 8
5. Harrisburg (3) 27-2 3
6. Cathedral Prep (10) 23-3 5
7. Williamsport (4) 23-3 6
8. Martin Luther King (12) 24-5 10
9. Coatesville (1) 24-8 9
10. Great Valley (1) 28-4 NR
CLASS AAA
No. School Rec Pvs
1. Imhotep Charter (12) 26-5 2
2. Donegal (3) 29-2 8
3. Montour (7) 25-4 5
4. Archbishop Carroll (12) 22-6 6
5. Neumann-Goretti (12) 23-6 1
6. General McLane (10) 22-6 NR
7. Chartiers Valley (7) 24-5 7
8. Abington Heights (2) 27-3 4
9. Berks Catholic (3) 26-4 10
10. Allentown Central Catholic (11) 24-4 3
CLASS AA
No. School Rec Pvs
1. Beaver Falls (7) 26-3 1
2. West Middlesex (10) 25-3 2
3. Holy Cross (2) 26-5 4
4. Trinity (3) 21-7 9
5. Loyalsock (4) 26-4 6
6. Communications Tech (12) 20-8 5
7. Constitution (12) 17-10 7
8. Lakeview (10) 23-5 8
9. Lewisburg (4) 23-5 10
10. Greensburg Central Catholic (7) 23-3 3
CLASS A
No. School Rec Pvs
1. Vaux (12) 22-8 1
2. Math, Civics & Sciences (12) 26-2 2
3. Lincoln Park (7) 22-6 4
4. Johnsonburg (9) 29-2 6
5. Church Farm (1) 23-7 5
6. Bishop Carroll (6) 23-6 10
7. Vincentian (7) 26-2 3
8. Smethport (9) 24-4 NR
9. Clairton (7) 17-8 7
10. Ridgway (9) 23-6 8

Chartiers Valley will host a PIAA basketball doubleheader Tuesday night for the semifinal round of the tournament. Four WPIAL girls teams will face off, with two advancing to the state finals in Hershey later this week. Below is the schedule for Tuesday’s PIAA semifinals:

Boys
Class AAAA
Chester (27-3) vs. St. Joseph’s Prep (24-5) at Coatesville HS, 7 p.m.;

Lower Merion (28-3) vs. New Castle (29-0) at Williamsport HS, 7 p.m.
Class AAA
Donegal (26-1) vs. Imhotep Charter (26-5) at Geigle Complex, Reading,

7:30 p.m.; Archbishop Carroll (22-6) vs. Montour (25-4) at Chambersburg

HS, 7 p.m.
Class AA
Camp Hill Trinity (21-7) vs. Scranton Holy Cross (26-5) at Martz Hall,

Pottsville, 7 p.m.; Beaver Falls (26-3) vs. West Middlesex (25-3) at

Sharon HS, 7 p.m.
Class A
Math, Civics & Science (26-2) vs. Vaux (22-8) at Ben Franklin HS,

Philadelphia, 6 p.m.; Lincoln Park (22-6) vs. Johnsonburg (27-2) at

Clarion University, 7 p.m.
Girls
Class AAAA
Spring-Ford (30-2) vs. Cardinal O’Hara (24-5) at William Tennent HS,

Warminster, 7:30 p.m.; Cumberland Valley (24-4) vs. Chartiers Valley

(21-7) at Altoona HS, 7 p.m.
Class AAA
Bethlehem Catholic (27-2) vs. Villa Maria Academy (24-5) at William

Tennent HS, Warminster, 6 p.m.; Blackhawk (27-1) vs. South Park (26-2)

at Chartiers Valley HS, 7:30 p.m.
Class AA
St. Basil (20-8) vs. York Catholic (28-2) at Geigle Complex, Reading, 6

p.m.; Bishop Canevin (25-4) vs. Seton-La Salle (27-2) at Chartiers

Valley HS, 6 p.m.
Class A
Tri-Valley (26-3) vs. Southern Fulton (26-3) at East Pennsboro HS,

Enola, 7 p.m.; Vincentian (28-1) vs. Bishop Guilfoyle (27-2) at Indiana

HS, 7 p.m.

Five boys basketball teams from the WPIAL are still alive in the PIAA playoffs, which will continue Friday and Saturday with quarterfinal matchups.
The WPIAL also has nine girls basketball teams still playing, including all four Western Regional semifinalists in Class AA, guaranteeing at least 1 WPIAL team will be in the PIAA finals.
Below is the schedule for the quarterfinals:

Boys
PIAA playoffs
Class AAAA
Quarterfinals
Saturday’s schedule
Chester (26-3) vs. Great Valley (28-3) at Spring-Ford HS, Royersford, 1 p.m.; Coatesville (24-7) vs. St. Joseph’s Prep (23-5) at William Tennent HS, Warminster, 1 p.m.; Harrisburg (28-2) vs. Lower Merion (27-3) at Geigle Complex, Reading, 1 p.m.; New Castle (28-0) vs. Erie Cathedral Prep (23-2) at Edinboro University, 1 p.m.

Class AAA
Quarterfinals
Friday’s schedule
Neumann-Goretti (23-5) vs. Donegal (28-2) at Coatesville HS, 7 p.m.; Abington Heights (27-2) vs. Imhotep Charter (25-5) at William Allen HS, Allentown, 7 p.m.; Archbishop Carroll (21-6) vs. Chartiers Valley (24-4) at Chambersburg HS, 7 p.m.; Montour (24-4) vs. Beaver (21-4) at New Castle, 8 p.m.

Class AA
Quarterfinals
Saturday’s schedule
Loyalsock (26-3) vs. Camp Hill Trinity (20-7) at Martz Hall, Pottsville, 1 p.m.; Scranton Holy Cross (25-5) vs. Constitution (18-9) at Parkland HS, Allentown; Beaver Falls (25-3) vs. Lakeview (23-4) at Edinboro University, 3 p.m.; Conemaugh Twp. (25-3) vs. West Middlesex (24-3) at Indiana University, 2:30 p.m.

Class A
Quarterfinals
Friday’s schedule
Sankofa Freedom (16-11) vs. Math, Civics & Sciences (25-2) at LaSalle College HS, Wyndmoor, 6 p.m.; Church Farm (23-6) vs. Roberts Vaux (21-8) at LaSalle College HS, Wyndmoor, 7:30 p.m.; Bishop Carroll (23-5) vs. Lincoln Park (21-6) at Hempfield HS, Greensburg, 7 p.m.; Smethport (24-3) vs. Johnsonburg (28-2) at Clarion University, 7 p.m.

Girls
PIAA playoffs
Class AAAA
Quarterfinals
Friday’s schedule
Spring-Ford (29-2) vs. Dover (27-3) at Garden Spot HS, New Holland, 6 p.m.; Cardinal O’Hara (23-5) vs. Central Dauphin (22-6) at Governor Mifflin, Shillington, 7:30 p.m.; North Penn (24-5) vs. Cumberland Valley (24-6) at Garden Spot HS, New Holland, 7:30 p.m.; Mt. Lebanon (24-3) vs. Chartiers Valley (20-7) at North Hills, 8 p.m.

Class AAA
Quarterfinals
Saturday’s schedule
Prep Charter (20-2) vs. Bethlehem Catholic (26-2) at Spring-Ford HS, Royersford, 3 p.m.; Scranton Prep (27-2) vs. Villa Maria Academy (23-5) at Parkland HS, Allentown, 2:30 p.m.; Lancaster Catholic (30-1) vs. Blackhawk (26-1) at Bedford HS, 1 p.m.; South Park (25-2) vs. Franklin (26-1) at North Allegheny, 2:30 p.m.

Class AA
Quarterfinals
Friday’s schedule
Notre Dame-Green Pond (22-5) vs. St. Basil (19-8) at Governor Mifflin, Shillington, 6 p.m.; York Catholic (27-2) vs. Pine Grove (24-4) at East Pennsboro HS, Enola, 7 p.m.; Bishop Canevin (24-4) vs. Burrell (24-3) at North Hills, 6 p.m.; Seton-La Salle (26-2) vs. Mohawk (19-7) at New Castle, 6 p.m.

Class A
Quarterfinals
Saturday’s schedule
Steelton-Highspire (25-4) vs. Tri-Valley (25-3) at Geigle Complex, Reading, 3 p.m.; Lourdes Regional (22-5) vs. Southern Fulton (25-3) at East Pennsboro HS, Enola, 1 p.m.; Vincentian (27-1) vs. Kennedy Catholic (24-2) at North Allegheny, 1 p.m.; Bishop Guilfoyle (26-2) vs. Clarion (24-3) at Indiana University, 1 p.m.

Here’s some notes to put a wrap on the 2012-13 high school wrestling season, courtesy of Paul Schofield and Bill West.

With the PIAA wrestling season completed, Kiski Area junior Shane Kuhn suddenly has time to sit down and sort through all the emails he’s received in the past few weeks from college coaches — for both his abilities on the mat and on the football field.
“Now that it’s over, I’m going to hit the recruiting process pretty hard and try to make my decision on what to do,” said Kuhn, a heavyweight who improved to 106-18 in his career and added a second PIAA Class AAA top-four finish to his resume by placing third. “My email is full. I can’t even think of all of (the schools) right now.”
Among the schools who expressed interest in his as a wrestler: Pitt and Rutgers, Kuhn recalled.
For football, he’s heard from Tennessee, Michigan State, Rutgers, and Illinois, among others. Kiski Area has used Kuhn as a tight end and defensive lineman.
Wrestling and football remain equally important to Kuhn, who said he’s torn on which sport to pursue.
Studying what awaits in his inbox might solve that problem.

Is this the end?
Is this the end of Canon-McMillan’s run of greatness? The Big Macs have won four consecutive WPIAL team titles, two consecutive PIAA team titles and three consecutive PIAA tournament titles. They are losing two PIAA champions — Wiercioch and Schram — and numerous other starters to graduation. But with Chishko and Macri returning and a good junior high team coming up, the Big Macs should still be tough to beat.

It’s been awhile
The last time Canon-McMillan had three state champions the same season was in 1950 when then Canonsburg High’s Manuel Pihakis (95), Joe Solomon (145) and Don Haney (154) won titles.

Watch list
Watch out for Franklin Regional, North Allegheny, Latrobe, Connellsville and Kiski Area next season. All return numerous starters. Franklin Regional will bring back four PIAA placewinners, including state champion Tyler Smith and two-time runner-up Michael Kemerer.

Bull’s-eye
The WPIAL’s six returning state champions will be the target of every opponent next year as they seek another state title. Kittanning’s Jason Nolf will be trying to become a three-time winner.

Nickname game
Wouldn’t it have been entertaining if Derry’s George ‘Mickey’ Phillippi and Kiski Area’s Matt ‘Mouse’ McCutcheon were teammates? Nobody would have kidded with them.

Masked man
With his nose banged up and continually on the verge of bleeding, Charleroi junior 138-pounder Nick Gavazzi started his fifth-place bout against Burrell junior Steve Edwards — a bout he won, 8-0 — with a protective mask on his face. But the gear remained there for just a few seconds, as Edwards knocked it off. Gavazzi was grateful.
“I couldn’t see anything,” he said. “I couldn’t see my own feet.”

Polite in defeat
Losses in the PIAA tournament often unleash the dark side of wrestlers, who occasionally throw their headgear, sprint off somewhere secluded or simply maintain a surly disposition for a few hours. Credit Kiski Area senior and Penn State recruit Matt McCutcheon for maintaining composure after his 6-1 loss to Hampton senior Jake Hart in the 195-pound title bout.
McCutcheon (37-2), a returning PIAA champion whose two losses this season came against Hart, declined an interview after he descended the medal stand — an understandable decision, considering the disappointing outcome for a young man ranked No. 1 in the country at his weight class by Intermat Wrestling earlier this season. But rather than snarl out his answer or completely ignore the request, he politely responded, “No, not right now. I’m sorry.”
“He’s major league, so he got himself up on the podium and did what he had to do,” Kiski Area coach Chuck Tursky said. “But no, that wasn’t his desired outcome.”

Moving up
On the topic of Hart, an Edinboro recruit: He’ll likely ascend a few of the national ranking lists following his wins the WPIAL and PIAA finals. However, he didn’t put much value into them before, so he’s not inclined to start now.
“I feel like all rankings in the country and stuff, it’s mostly freestyle, and I don’t really wrestle freestyle that much,” Hart said.
High school wrestling follows folkstyle rules.

Stepping down
Yough coach Jeremy Zufall, who turned around the wrestling program at the school, has resigned to become the school’s baseball coach.

The PIAA boys and girls basketball tournaments will feature second-round games on Tuesday and Wednesday. The sites and times are listed below.

Boys
PIAA playoffs
Class AAAA
Second round
Wednesday’s schedule
Eastern Region
Chester (25-3) vs. Williamsport (23-2) at Martz Hall, Pottsville, 7:30

p.m.; Great Valley (27-3) vs. Parkland (22-7) at William Tennent H.S.,

Warminster, 7 p.m.; Norristown (24-4) vs. Coatesville (23-7) at

Spring-Ford H.S., Royersford, 7 p.m.; St. Joseph’s Prep (22-5) vs. York

(27-3) at Coatesville H.S., 7 p.m.
Western Region
Harrisburg (27-2) vs. Upper Darby (19-9) at Geigle Complex, Reading, 8

p.m.; Lower Merion (26-3) vs. Martin Luther King (24-4) at Plymouth-

Whitemarsh H.S., Plymouth Meeting, 7 p.m.; New Castle (27-0) vs. North

Allegheny (22-4) at Slippery Rock University, 6 p.m.; Hampton (22-5)

vs. Erie Cathedral Prep (22-2) at Farrell H.S., 7 p.m.

Class AAA
Second round
Tuesday’s schedule
Eastern Region
Neumann-Goretti (22-5) vs. Scranton Prep (19-8) at Parkland H.S.,

Allentown, 7:30 p.m.; Donegal (27-2) vs. Allentown Central Catholic

(24-3) at Geigle Complex, Reading, 6:30 p.m.; Abington Heights (26-2)

vs. Philadelphia Electrical (16-11) at Freedom H.S., Bethlehem, 7:30

p.m.; Imhotep Charter (24-5) vs. Susquehanna Twp. (25-4) at Geigle

Complex, Reading, 8 p.m.
Western Region
Archbishop Carroll (20-6) vs. Pope John Paul II (16-10) at Plymouth-

Whitemarsh H.S., Plymouth Meeting, 7 p.m.; Johnstown (16-7) vs.

Chartiers Valley (23-4) at Hempfield H.S., Greensburg, 8 p.m.; Montour

(23-4) vs. Girard (21-5) at Slippery Rock University, 7:30 p.m.; Beaver

(20-4) vs. General McLane (21-5) at Sharon H.S., 7:30 p.m.

Class AA
Second round
Wednesday’s schedule
Eastern Region
Communications Tech (20-7) vs. Loyalsock (25-3) at Cumberland Valley

H.S., Mechanicsburg, 7:30 p.m.; William Sayre (18-9) vs. Camp Hill

Trinity (19-7) at Governor Mifflin I.S., Shillington, 6 p.m.; Scranton

Holy Cross (24-5) vs. Del-Val Charter (10-15) at Freedom H.S.,

Bethlehem, 7:30 p.m.; Delone Catholic (18-9) vs. Constitution (17-9) at

Governor Mifflin I.S., Shillington, 7:30 p.m.
Western Region
Beaver Falls (24-3) vs. Mercyhurst Prep (18-8) at Sharon H.S., 6 p.m.;

Greensburg Central Catholic (23-2) vs. Lakeview (22-4) at Sharon H.S.,

7:30 p.m.; Conemaugh Twp. (24-3) vs. Northern Cambria (22-5) at

Richland H.S., Johnstown, 7 p.m.; Bishop McCort (19-8) vs. West

Middlesex (23-3) at Clarion University, 7:30 p.m.

Class A
Second round
Tuesday’s schedule
Eastern Region
Sankofa Freedom (15-11) vs. Pius X (21-3) at Hamburg H.S., 6 p.m.;

Math, Civics & Sciences (24-2) vs. St. John Neumann (24-2) at East

Pennsboro H.S., Enola, 6 p.m.; Church Farm (22-6) vs. Mahanoy Area (22

-5) at Hamburg H.S., 7:30 p.m.; Sullivan County (23-3) vs. Roberts Vaux

(20-8) at East Pennsboro H.S., Enola, 7:30 p.m.
Western Region
Vincentian (26-1) vs. Bishop Carroll (22-5) at Hempfield H.S.,

Greensburg, 5 p.m.; Ridgway (23-5) vs. Lincoln Park (20-6) at Clarion

University, 6 p.m.; Smethport (23-3) vs. Clairton (17-7) at Clarion

University, 7:30 p.m.; Shade (26-1) vs. Johnsonburg (27-2) at Bald

Eagle Area H.S., Wingate, 7 p.m.

Girls
PIAA playoffs
Class AAAA
Second round
Tuesday’s schedule
Eastern Region
Spring-Ford (28-2) vs. Wallenpaupack (21-4) at Freedom H.S., Bethlehem,

6 p.m.; Dover (26-3) vs. Nazareth (24-4) at Geigle Complex, Reading, 5

p.m.; Cardinal O’Hara (22-5) vs. Central Dauphin East (21-6) at

Governor Mifflin I.S., Shillington, 6 p.m.; Archbishop Carroll (20-6)

vs. Central Dauphin (21-6) at Governor Mifflin I.S., Shillington, 7:30

p.m.
Western Region
Wilson (27-2) vs. North Penn (23-5) at Coatesville H.S., 7:30 p.m.;

Cumberland Valley (23-6) vs. Manheim Twp. (23-5), TBA; Mt. Lebanon (23

-3) vs. Penn-Trafford (21-6) at Baldwin H.S., 7:30 p.m.; Chartiers

Valley (19-7) vs. Gateway (21-5) at Hempfield H.S., Greensburg, 6:30

p.m.

Class AAA
Second round
Wednesday’s schedule
Eastern Region
Prep Charter (19-2) vs. Gettysburg (22-6) at Garden Spot H.S., New

Holland, 7:30 p.m.; Bethlehem Catholic (25-2) vs. Honesdale (24-3) at

Hazleton H.S., 7:30 p.m.; Palmyra (29-0) vs. Scranton Prep (26-2) at

Martz Hall, Pottsville, 6 p.m.; Holy Redeemer (21-7) vs. Villa Maria

Academy (22-5) at Freedom H.S., Bethlehem, 6 p.m.
Western Region
Lancaster Catholic (29-1) vs. Archbishop Wood (18-9) at Geigle Complex,

Reading, 6:30 p.m.; Forest Hills (20-4) vs. Blackhawk (25-1) at

Hempfield H.S., Greensburg, 7:30 p.m.; South Park (24-2) vs. Hopewell

(22-4) at Chartiers Valley H.S., 7 p.m.; Elizabeth Forward (23-3) vs.

Franklin (25-1) at Slippery Rock University, 7:30 p.m.

Class AA
Second round
Tuesday’s schedule
Eastern Region
Neumann-Goretti (14-11) vs. Notre Dame-Green Pond (21-5) at Parkland

H.S., Allentown, 6 p.m.; Delone Catholic (20-7) vs. St. Basil (18-8) at

Coatesville H.S., 6 p.m.; York Catholic (26-2) vs. Dunmore (21-6) at

Martz Hall, Pottsville, 6 p.m.; Pine Grove (23-4) vs. Mt. Carmel (23-4)

at Martz Hall, Pottsville, 7:30 p.m.
Western Region
Bishop Canevin (23-4) vs. General McLane (23-3) at Sharon H.S., 6 p.m.;

Burrell (23-3) vs. Sharpsville (18-8) at Slippery Rock University, 6

p.m.; Greensburg Central Catholic (18-7) vs. Seton-La Salle (25-2) at

Baldwin H.S., 6 p.m.; Mohawk (18-7) vs. North East (23-3) at Meadville

H.S., 7 p.m.

Class A
Second round
Wednesday’s schedule
Eastern Region
Steelton-Highspire (24-4) vs. Jenkintown (22-6) at Garden Spot H.S.,

New Holland, 6 p.m.; Old Forge (25-0) vs. Tri-Valley (24-3) at Hazleton

H.S., 6 p.m.; Lourdes Regional (21-5) vs. Girard College (21-4) at

Geigle Complex, Reading, 5 p.m.; Halifax (17-10) vs. Southern Fulton

(24-3) at Cumberland Valley H.S., Mechanicsburg, 6 p.m.
Western Region
Vincentian (26-1) vs. Berlin-Brothersvalley (23-4) at Hempfield H.S.,

Greensburg, 6 p.m.; Port Allegany (22-4) vs. Kennedy Catholic (23-2) at

Clarion University, 6 p.m.; Bishop Guilfoyle (25-2) vs. Serra Catholic

(24-3) at Indiana H.S., 7:30 p.m.; Conemaugh Twp. (22-4) vs. Clarion

(24-3) at Indiana H.S., 6 p.m.

By PAUL SCHOFIELD
HERSHEY — The WPIAL will have at least three state champions at the PIAA Class AAA Championships today.
That’s because there will be all WPIAL finals at 120, 126 and 195 pounds. There are a total of 10 wrestlers from the WPIAL in title bouts.
Canon-McMillan has four wrestlers in the finals – Dalton Macri (120), Connor Schram (126), Solomon Chishko (145) and Cody Wiercioch (170).
Macri defeated Central Catholic’s Vincenzo Joseph, 5-3, and will face Hempfield Area’s Sam Krivus, the WPIAL champion, in the finals. Krivus defeated Northampton’s Zach Valley, 4-2.
Schram made his fourth PIAA final when he defeated Wyoming Valley West senior Kyle Krasavage, 7-3. He’ll get a rematch of the WPIAL final against Franklin Regional sophomore Michael Kemerer, an 8-3 winner over North Hills senior Ty Walker.
Schram was a PIAA champion at 103 in 2010 but runner-up the past two seasons. Kemerer was a runner-up at 106 in 2012.
Chishko won easily, 11-2, over Big Spring’s Greg Barger. He’ll meet Cedar Cliff’s Chris Vassar in the finals. Vassar used a third-period escape to defeat Franklin Regional’s Josh Shields.
Wiercioch is going after his third PIAA title following his 16-6 thumping of Central Dauphin’s Colt Peppelman in the semis. Wiercioch gets Penncrest’s Joe Gartland, who used a five-point move in the final five seconds to defeat Chartiers Valley’s Noah Wilps.
Others in the finals include Latrobe freshman Luke Pletcher (106 pounds), who defeated Nazareth’s Tyrone Klump, 4-0 in the semifinal and will face off against Solanco junior Connor Sheehan; Franklin Regional junior Tyler Smith (132), who won 13-1 over Central Bucks East junior Francesco Fabozzi and gets Cumberland Valley sophomore Patrick Duggan, who edged Connellsville’s Ethan Kenney, 3-2.
The third all-WPIAL title bout is a rematch of the district finals at 195: Jake Hart of Hampton against Matt McCutcheon of Kiski Area. Hart won 12-4 over DuBois senior Landon Hanna, while McCutcheon won 3-1 over Dieruff’s Jovon Reyes.
Waynesburg’s A.C. Headlee was seconds away from reaching the 113 finals, but he gave up a late takedown in regular, allowing Norristown’s Zach Fuentes to tie the score, 7-7, and then Fuentes recorded a five-point in the final 10 seconds of overtime for a 12-7 win.
Franklin Regional’s Josh Maruca gave up a late takedown and fell to Father Judge’s Joe Galasso, 3-2, at 138.
Norwin’s Heath Coles and Greensburg Salem’s Ty Reinhart dropped semifinal matches at 152, and Latrobe’s Zach Zavatsky and Greensburg Salem’s Zach Voytek fell at 160.
The other two WPIAL wrestlers to fall in the semifinals were Central Catholic’s Zach DeLuca at 220 and Kiski Area’s Shane Kuhn at 285.