One by one, his players emerged from the home locker room at Penn-Trafford and paraded across the gym floor. Most, if not all, of coach Doug Kelly’s crew was in an unusually impulsive mood, laughing and conversing and seemingly feeling as good as can be.

With a rotation that serves up more reinforcements than the Christmas help at the mall, Penn-Trafford and its long bench are becoming more of a challenge for teams every time they take the court.

Preseason No. 1 Uniontown was relieved to get out of Penn-Trafford with a win in the Section 1-5A boys basketball opener.

Common denominators in games help to reveal a team’s identity, and Penn-Trafford continues to build on its strengths.

Penn-Trafford boys basketball coach Doug Kelly could not have asked for a better start from his team in the season-opener against rival Norwin.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY

Ron Duvall knew something was wrong the minute he approached the door of his jewelry store in Penn Township last week.

It’s crunch time for Penn-Trafford High School’s video production class.

Two girls teams looking to go places at the end of the season squared off Tuesday in a nonsection game, and they put on a show.

Last year, Penn-Trafford finished 7-9, eighth in the PIHL’s Class 2A division.