WPIAL Basketball Playoffs:
Girls:
–Butler defeated Hempfield 48-36 in the Class 6A First Round. Makenna Maier led the Golden Tornado with a game-high 25 points. Next up for Butler will be a trip to Norwin Saturday at noon. Hear the game on WBUT beginning at 11:50am.
–Mt. Lebanon defeated Seneca Valley 39-29, despite going scoreless in the first quarter.
–North Catholic powered past Brownsville 78-31. Alayna Rocco led the Trojanettes with 18 points. North Catholic will host Freedom Saturday in the 3A quarterfinals.
Boys:
–Mars defeated Franklin Regional 54-45. Zach Schlegel led the Planets with a game-high 22 points as Mars advanced into the Class 5A quarterfinals. The Planets will host Trinity Saturday at noon.
Tonight–
There are three Class 4A First Round match-ups:
–The Knoch Boys will visit Lincoln Park for a 6pm tip-off. Hear the game on WISR 680am beginning at 5:45pm.
–Freeport will travel to Belle Vernon.
–North Catholic will host Mt. Pleasant.
–The Mars Girls will visit Trinity in the Class 5A First Round. All of those games are also 6pm tip-offs.