Pittsburgh, Pa. – The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) set its brackets for the WPIAL/UPMC Sports Medicine Boys’ Basketball Championships presented by Piada Italian Street Food on Monday, with 85 teams qualifying across the six classifications. The brackets were announced exclusively on the WPIAL/KDKA Radio Selection Monday show presented by Dave & Buster’s beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Monday afternoon.
 
Teams competed in two sections in Class 1A and Class 6A, three different sections in Class 4A, and four different sections in Class 2A, Class 3A, and Class 5A. Teams qualified for the postseason by finishing in the top four of sections with seven teams or fewer, or in the top five in eight-team sections, including ties that can’t be broken.
 
In last season’s WPIAL Boys’ Basketball Championships, four schools repeated at their classifications with Lincoln Park defeating Hampton in Class 4A (66-51), Deer Lakes topping Burrell in Class 3A (55-49), Aliquippa besting Greensburg Central Catholic in Class 2A (69-32), and Imani Christian Academy beating The Neighborhood Academy (78-49). In Class 6A, Upper St. Clair was victorious over Baldwin (64-41), while Moon earned the Class 5A title over Franklin Regional (53-48).
 
The WPIAL/UPMC Sports Medicine Boys’ Basketball Championships presented by Piada Italian Street Food begin on Thursday, Feb. 13 with preliminary round games in Class 2A and Class 5A. Championship games will be held at the Petersen Events Center on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh on Feb. 27-March 1. The WPIAL champion and additional teams in each classification will qualify for the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Boys’ Basketball Championships, which begin with first round games on March 7-8 and conclude on March 27-29 with the championship games at the GIANT Center in Hershey.
 
CLASS 6A CHAMPIONSHIP CAPSULE
Start Date: Monday, Feb. 17
Championship Info: Friday, Feb. 28 at Petersen Events Center (University of Pittsburgh) – 9:00 PM
Number of Qualifiers: 11
Top Four Seeds: #1 Upper St. Clair (20-2, 13-1), #2 New Castle (18-3, 11-3), #3 Imani Christian Academy (13-7, 11-3), #4 Fox Chapel (15-6, 10-4)
Qualifying Teams: Butler, Central Catholic, Fox Chapel, Imani Christian Academy, Mt. Lebanon, New Castle, North Hills, Norwin, Seneca Valley, Upper St. Clair, Woodland Hills
2024 Final: Upper St. Clair 64, Baldwin 41
 
CLASS 5A CHAMPIONSHIP CAPSULE
Start Date: Tuesday, Feb. 18
- One preliminary round game to take place on Thursday, Feb. 13
Championship Info: Saturday, March 1 at Petersen Events Center (University of Pittsburgh) – 7:00 PM
Number of Qualifiers: 17
Top Four Seeds: #1 Montour (20-1, 12-0), #2 Baldwin (20-1, 11-1), #3 Uniontown (19-3, 14-0), #4 Chartiers Valley (19-3, 10-2)
Qualifying Teams: Baldwin, Chartiers Valley, Franklin Regional, Gateway, Greater Latrobe, Hampton, Indiana, Kiski Area, Mars, Montour, Moon, Penn Hills, Penn-Trafford, Peters Township, South Fayette, Thomas Jefferson, Uniontown
2024 Final: Moon 53, Franklin Regional 48

CLASS 4A CHAMPIONSHIP CAPSULE
Start Date: Friday, Feb. 14
Championship Info: Thursday, Feb. 27 at Petersen Events Center (University of Pittsburgh) – 9:00 PM
Number of Qualifiers: 12
Top Four Seeds: #1 Belle Vernon (18-4, 11-1), #2 North Catholic (16-5, 11-1), #3 Beaver (18-4, 8-2), #4 Avonworth (17-4, 8-2)
Qualifying Teams: Avonworth, Beaver, Belle Vernon, Central Valley, Deer Lakes, Derry, Elizabeth Forward, Highlands, Knoch, North Catholic, Quaker Valley, West Mifflin
2024 Final: Lincoln Park 66, Hampton 51
 
CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP CAPSULE
Start Date: Tuesday, Feb. 18
Championship Info: Saturday, March 1 at Petersen Events Center (University of Pittsburgh) – 1:00 PM
Number of Qualifiers: 16
Top Four Seeds: #1 Aliquippa (17-4, 12-0), #2 South Allegheny (19-3, 10-0), #3 Mohawk (17-5, 10-2), #4 Bishop Canevin (13-8, 10-0)
Qualifying Teams: Aliquippa, Bishop Canevin, Carlynton, Charleroi, Ellwood City, Keystone Oaks, Ligonier Valley, McGuffey, Mohawk, New Brighton, Seton LaSalle, Shady Side Academy, South Allegheny, South Park, Southmoreland, Waynesburg Central
2024 Final: Deer Lakes 55, Burrell 49
 
CLASS 2A CHAMPIONSHIP CAPSULE
Start Date: Monday, Feb. 17
- Five preliminary round games to take place on Thursday, Feb. 13
Championship Info: Friday, Feb. 28 at Petersen Events Center (University of Pittsburgh) – 5:00 PM
Number of Qualifiers: 21
Top Four Seeds: #1 Greensburg Central Catholic (20-2, 14-0), #2 Sewickley Academy (17-4, 12-0), #3 Jeannette (19-2, 12-2), #4 Neshannock (18-2, 13-1)
Qualifying Teams: Bentworth, Bethlehem-Center, Brentwood, Chartiers-Houston, Clairton, Eden Christian Academy, Fort Cherry, Greensburg Central Catholic, Jeannette, Jefferson-Morgan, Laurel, Neshannock, Northgate, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Sewickley Academy, Shenango, South Side, Springdale, Union, West Greene, Winchester Thurston
2024 Final: Aliquippa 69, Greensburg Central Catholic 32
 
CLASS 1A CHAMPIONSHIP CAPSULE
Start Date: Wednesday, Feb. 19
Championship Info: Thursday, Feb. 27 at Petersen Events Center (University of Pittsburgh) – 5:00 PM
Number of Qualifiers: 8
Top Four Seeds: #1 The Neighborhood Academy (21-1, 10-0), #2 Serra Catholic (18-3, 8-2), #3 Nazareth Prep (17-4, 10-0), #4 Aquinas Academy (17-5, 8-2)
Qualifying Teams: Aquinas Academy, Beaver County Christian, Geibel Catholic, Monessen, Nazareth Prep, The Neighborhood Academy, Serra Catholic, The Summit Academy
2024 Final: Imani Christian Academy 78, The Neighborhood Academy 49
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• 116: The number of seasons the WPIAL has crowned a boys’ basketball champion. Pittsburgh Central was the first in 1909.
• 112: The number of schools who have boasted at least one WPIAL boys’ basketball champion.
• 64: The number of teams in the 2025 fields that qualified for the WPIAL Boys’ Basketball Championships last season.
• 14: The number of WPIAL boys’ basketball championships won by both Aliquippa and New Castle, who share the league record. The Quips were victorious in 1949, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2015, 2016, 2023, and 2024, while the Hurricane won in 1927, 1936, 1982, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021.
• 7: The longest streak of consecutive WPIAL boys’ basketball championships, accomplished by Midland. The Leopards won seven of their nine titles between 1971 to 1977, with the others coming in 1965 and 1979.
• 4: The number of teams that repeated as WPIAL boys’ basketball champions in 2024. Lincoln Park defended its Class 4A crown, Deer Lakes won Class 3A for the second straight year, Aliquippa earned a double at Class 2A, and Imani Christian Academy followed its first Class 1A title with a second.
• 2: The number of seasons it has been since a first-time WPIAL boys’ basketball champion was crowned. Deer Lakes and Imani Christian Academy both accomplished the feat in 2023 – the Lancers won 61-60 over Our Lady of the Sacred Heart at Class 3A, and the Saints topped Union in Class 1A, 64-41.

CLASS 6A SECTION CHAMPIONS
Section I: New Castle (18-3, 11-3)
Section II: Upper St. Clair (20-2, 13-1)
 
CLASS 5A SECTION CHAMPIONS
Section I: Uniontown (19-3, 14-0)
Section II: Kiski Area (14-6, 11-1)
Section III: Baldwin (20-1, 11-1)
Section IV: Montour (20-1, 12-0)

CLASS 4A SECTION CHAMPIONS
Section I: North Catholic (16-5, 11-1)
Section II: Avonworth (17-4, 8-2); Beaver (18-4, 8-2)
Section III: Belle Vernon (18-4, 11-1)
 
CLASS 3A SECTION CHAMPIONS
Section I: Aliquippa (17-4, 12-0)
Section II: Bishop Canevin (13-8, 10-0)
Section III: South Allegheny (19-3, 10-0)
Section IV: Southmoreland (17-4, 10-0)
 
CLASS 2A SECTION CHAMPIONS
Section I: Greensburg Central Catholic (20-2, 14-0)
Section II: Sewickley Academy (17-4, 12-0)
Section III: Chartiers-Houston (19-2, 13-1)
Section IV: Neshannock (18-2, 13-1)
 
CLASS 1A SECTION CHAMPIONS
Section I: Nazareth Prep (17-4, 10-0)
Section II: The Neighborhood Academy (21-1, 10-0)
 
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