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Monday, January 19, 2026 | 11:50 PM
Jeannette’s Kymon’e Brown passes the ball whereas defended by Clairton’s Mike Ruffin on Jan. 13. (Paul Schofield | TribLive)
Throughout the 2025 WPIAL soccer season, Ben Hays was the WPIAL common season dashing king with 1,757 yards on the bottom, and he additionally completed No. 1 within the district common season in scoring with 210 factors.
Now the Bentworth senior is among the high scorers in WPIAL boys basketball, averaging greater than 21 factors per recreation.
However a significant problem is heading to Bearcats nation Tuesday within the type of the reigning WPIAL Class 2A champions.
Part 1-2A front-running Jeannette visits Bentworth at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The Jayhawks are alone in first place with an 8-0 part file and a 15-1 general mark.
Jeannette has received 11 straight video games since struggling its solely lack of the season to Woodford County out of Kentucky in early December.
Bentworth is in third place with a piece file of 6-2. The Bearcats have already matched their win complete from a 12 months in the past at 11-3 and have received 4 consecutive video games.
Within the first assembly between the groups, Jeannette jumped out to a 16-point lead by the top of the primary quarter and crushed visiting Bentworth, 71-24.
Markus McGowen led the Jayhawks with 14 factors whereas Ryan Moessner scored 12 factors to guide the Bearcats.
The wild 1
This isn’t the primary time, and it actually received’t be the final time we deal with the loopy postseason chase in WPIAL boys basketball Part 1-6A.
The combat for first within the part is a yawner as New Fortress stays undefeated and has a four-game lead with solely six part video games remaining.
Nevertheless, the remainder of the part has 4 groups tied for second place with six groups separated by just one recreation.
Even last-place North Allegheny is simply two video games out of the playoff hunt.
Each head-to-head conflict between each staff within the part with out the nickname Crimson Hurricanes goes to have nice curiosity.
Right here is the Tuesday Part 1-6A lineup with solely part information listed:
• Butler (4-4) visits North Hills (4-4)
• Seneca Valley (4-4) travels to face North Allegheny (2-6)
• Fox Chapel (3-5) hosts Pine-Richland (3-5)
• Woodland Hills (4-4) has the speak activity of internet hosting New Fortress (8-0)
Golden cats
Two years in the past, each the Moon and Lincoln Park boys basketball applications had been elevating gold.
The Tigers had been the newly topped WPIAL Class 5A champions whereas the Leopards efficiently repeated as district Class 4A title holders.
Now the 2 are foes in Part 4-5A and Tuesday, they meet for the second time this season with at the very least a share of second place up for grabs when Moon heads to Midland to battle Lincoln Park.
The Tigers sit in third place within the part with a 4-2 file. They’re 12-2 general and have received eight straight video games since dropping at Chartiers Valley in mid-December.
The Leopards are alone in second place at 6-2, one recreation behind first-place Chartiers Valley. They’d a three-game profitable streak snapped by the hands of Class 6A unbeaten New Fortress in a nonsection matchup Saturday.
The primary assembly between the 2 at Moon ended up with Lincoln Park trailing early however coming again to tug away and win 61-53.
Josh Pratt led the Leopards with 25 factors whereas Jackson Bauman had a game-high 26 factors for the Tigers.
Tuesday on Trib HSSN
There are 9 broadcasts and one podcast you possibly can watch or hearken to at TribHSSN.TribLive.com on the twentieth day of January.
Video Stream: Insurgent Yell Podcast that includes WPIAL boys basketball Participant of the Week on the TribLive Excessive College Sports activities Community at TribHSSN.TribLive.com
WPIAL Boys Basketball – Video Stream: Butler at North Hills at 7:30 p.m. on the TribLive Excessive College Sports activities Community at TribHSSN.TribLive.com
WPIAL Boys Basketball – Video Stream: Jeannette at Bentworth at 7:30 p.m. on the TribLive Excessive College Sports activities Community at TribHSSN.TribLive.com
WPIAL Boys Basketball – Video Stream: McKeesport at Franklin Regional at 7:30 p.m. on the Westmoreland Sports activities Community at TribHSSN.TribLive.com
WPIAL Boys Basketball – Video Stream: Gateway at Laurel Highlands at 7:30 p.m. on WMBS-AM 590, WMBS-FM 101.1 and on the Westmoreland Sports activities Community at TribHSSN.TribLive.com
WPIAL Boys Basketball – Video Stream: Uniontown at Latrobe at 7 p.m. on WMBS-AM 590, WMBS-FM 101.1 at TribHSSN.TribLive.com
WPIAL Boys Basketball – Video Stream: Thomas Jefferson at Trinity at 7:30 p.m. on WJPA-AM 1450 at TribHSSN.TribLive.com
WPIAL Boys Basketball – Video Stream: Shenango at Neshannock at 7:30 p.m. on Lawrence County SportsNet at TribHSSN.TribLive.com
WPIAL Boys Basketball – Audio Stream: Seneca Valley at North Allegheny at 7:30 p.m. on the North Allegheny Sports activities Community at TribHSSN.TribLive.com
WPIAL Ladies Basketball – Video Stream: Thomas Jefferson at Trinity at 6 p.m. on WJPA-AM 1450 at TribHSSN.TribLive.com
