By: Don Rebel


Sunday, January 26, 2025 | 7:17 PM

The stretch run of the 2025 WPIAL boys basketball season begins this week as the district postseason field slowly takes shape.

A change in the playoff format this season has sections with eight or more teams sending the top five teams to the playoffs while sections with seven or less schools will send the traditional top four teams.

If two or more teams tie for the final playoff spot and the head-to-head tiebreaker does not break the tie, all of the tied teams qualify.

The WPIAL will release the boys basketball brackets Feb. 10 with the Playoff Pairings Show that day on Trib HSSN.

Here is the latest list of teams that have earned a district playoff berth through Sunday.

Class 6A: (5 of a possible 10 teams have clinched a 6A playoff berth)

Section 1

Fox Chapel Foxes

Seneca Valley Raiders

New Castle Red Hurricanes

Section 2

Upper St. Clair Panthers

Imani Christian Saints

Class 5A: (9 of a possible 17 teams have clinched a 5A playoff berth)

Section 1

Uniontown Red Raiders

Latrobe Wildcats

Section 2

Penn Hills Indians

Section 3

South Fayette Lions

Baldwin Highlanders

Section 4

Montour Spartans

Chartiers Valley Colts

Moon Tigers

Mars Fightin’ Planets

Class 4A: (7 of a possible 12 teams have clinched a 4A playoff berth)

Section 1

Deer Lakes Lancers

Knoch Knights

North Catholic Trojans

Section 2

Avonworth Antelopes

Section 3

Belle Vernon Leopards

Elizabeth Forward Warriors

Derry Trojans

Class 3A: (7 of a possible 16 teams have clinched a 3A playoff berth)

Section 1

Aliquippa Quips

Mohawk Warriors

Ellwood City Wolverines

Section 2

Bishop Canevin Crusaders

Section 3

South Allegheny Gladiators

South Park Eagles

Section 4

Southmoreland Scotties

Class 2A: (10 of a possible 19 teams have clinched a 2A playoff berth)

Section 1

Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions

Section 2

Sewickley Academy Panthers

Northgate Flames

Section 3

Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers

Jefferson-Morgan Rockets

Fort Cherry Rangers

West Greene Pioneers

Section 4

Neshannock Lancers

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers

Union Scotties

Class A: (3 of a possible 8 teams have clinched a Class A playoff berth)

Section 1

Nazareth Prep Saints

Section 2

Neighborhood Academy Bulldogs

Serra Catholic Eagles