Three-time defending WPIAL champion South Fayette opens the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs as the favorite to repeat again after earning a No. 1 seed Monday in Class 5A.
The top-seeded boys teams were Upper St. Clair in 6A, Montour in 5A, Belle Vernon in 4A, Aliquippa in 3A, Greensburg Central Catholic in 2A and Neighborhood Academy in A. Joining the Lions as No. 1 girls seeds were Norwin in Class 6A, Blackhawk in 4A, Shady Side Academy in 3A, Neshannock in 2A and Union in A.
The 12 tournaments conclude with championship games Feb. 27-March 1 at Petersen Events Center.
The playoffs begin Thursday with preliminary round games. However, most brackets don’t start play until next week.
This story will be updated.
WPIAL championships
Boys
Class 6A
First round
Monday’s schedule
Woodland Hills at Seneca Valley, 7 p.m.
North Hills at Butler, 7 p.m.
Norwin at Mt. Lebanon, 7 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Feb. 20 schedule
Woodland Hills/Seneca Valley winner at Upper. St. Clair, TBA
Central Catholic at Fox Chapel, TBA
North Hills/Butler winner at New Castle, TBA
Norwin/Mt. Lebanon vs. Imani Christian, TBA
Class 5A
Preliminary round
Thursday’s schedule
Indiana at Franklin Regional, 7 p.m.
First round
Tuesday’s schedule
Indiana/Franklin Regional at Montour, 7 p.m.
Latrobe at Kiski Area, 7 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson at Chartiers Valley, 7 p.m.
Gateway at Moon, 7 p.m.
Penn-Trafford at Baldwin, 7 p.m.
Mars at South Fayette, 7 p.m.
Hampton at Uniontown, 7 p.m.
Penn Hills at Peters Township, 7 p.m.
Class 4A
First round
Friday’s schedule
Highlands at Elizabeth Forward, 7 p.m.
West Mifflin at Knoch, 7 p.m.
Quaker Valley at Deer Lakes, 7 p.m.
Derry at Central Valley, 7 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Feb. 19 schedule
Highlands/Elizabeth Forward winner at Belle Vernon, TBA
West Mifflin/Knoch winner at Avonworth, TBA
Quaker Valley/Deer Lakes winner at North Catholic, TBA
Derry/Central Valley winner at Beaver, TBA
Class 3A
First round
Feb. 18 schedule
New Brighton at Aliquippa, 8 p.m.
Shady Side Academy at McGuffey, 7 p.m.
Seton LaSalle at Bishop Canevin, 7 p.m.
Ligonier Valley at Keystone Oaks, 8 p.m.
Charleroi at South Allegheny, 7 p.m.
Ellwood City at South Park, 7 p.m.
Waynesburg at Mohawk, 7 p.m.
Carlynton at Southmoreland, 7 p.m.
Class 2A
Preliminary round
Thursday’s schedule
Springdale at Jefferson-Morgan, 7 p.m.
Beth-Center vs. Winchester Thurston at Peters Township, 6 p.m.
Eden Christian at Laurel, 7 p.m.
South Side vs. Bentworth at Peters Township, 7:30 p.m.
Brentwood at West Greene, 7 p.m.
First round
Monday’s schedule
Eden Christian/Laurel winner at Greensburg Central Catholic, 7 p.m.
Fort Cherry at Union, 7 p.m.
Beth-Center/Winchester Thurston winner at Neshannock, 7 p.m.
Springdale/Jefferson-Morgan winner at Northgate, 7 p.m.
South Side/Bentworth winner at Sewickley Academy, 7 p.m.
Shenango at Chartiers-Houston, 7 p.m.
Brentwood/West Greene winner at Jeannette, 7 p.m.
Clairton at OLSH, 7 p.m.
Class A
Quarterfinals
Feb. 19 schedule
Beaver County Christian vs. Neighborhood Academy at Shaler, TBA
Geibel Catholic vs. Aquinas Academy, TBA
Summit Academy at Serra Catholic, TBA
Monessen vs. Nazareth Prep at Sewickley Academy, TBA
Girls
Class 6A
Quarterfinals
Feb. 20 schedule
Butler at Canon-McMillan, 6 p.m.
Feb. 21 schedule
North Allegheny at Norwin, TBA
Pine-Richland at Upper St. Clair, TBA
Mt. Lebanon at Seneca Valley, TBA
Class 5A
First round
Friday’s schedule
Greensburg Salem at South Fayette, 7 p.m.
Baldwin at Chartiers Valley, 8 p.m.
Mars at Shaler, 7 p.m.
Bethel Park at Franklin Regional, 7 p.m.
Fox Chapel at Peters Township, 7 p.m.
Moon at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Plum at Penn-Trafford, 7 p.m.
Latrobe at Thomas Jefferson, 7 p.m.
Class 4A
Preliminary round
Thursday’s schedule
Highlands at Yough, 7 p.m.
First round
Monday’s schedule
Highlands/Yough winner at Blackhawk, 7 p.m.
Knoch at Laurel Highlands, 7 p.m.
Hopewell at Elizabeth Forward, 7 p.m.
Freeport at Beaver, 7 p.m.
Hampton at Oakland Catholic, 7 p.m.
Belle Vernon at Central Valley, 7 p.m.
Mt. Pleasant at North Catholic, 7 p.m.
Burrell at South Park, 7 p.m.
Class 3A
First round
Friday’s schedule
Shady Side Academy bye
Deer Lakes at Riverside, 7 p.m.
Ligonier Valley at Keystone Oaks, 6 p.m.
Ellwood City at Seton LaSalle, 6 p.m.
Brownsville at Greensburg Central Catholic, 7 p.m.
McGuffey at Quaker Valley, 7 p.m.
South Allegheny at OLSH, 7 p.m.
Beaver Falls at Avonworth, 7 p.m.
Class 2A
Preliminary round
Thursday’s schedule
Bentworth at Apollo-Ridge, 7 p.m.
First round
Tuesday’s schedule
Bentworth/Apollo-Ridge at Neshannock, 7 p.m.
Beth-Center at Laurel, 7 p.m.
Ellis School at South Side, 7 p.m.
California at Fort Cherry, 7 p.m.
Carmichaels at Aliquippa, 6 p.m.
Rochester at Riverview, 7 p.m.
Burgettstown at Winchester Thurston, 6 p.m.
Brentwood at Chartiers-Houston, 7 p.m.
Class A
First round
Monday’s schedule
Bishop Canevin at Springdale, 7 p.m.
Eden Christian at West Greene, 7 p.m.
Sewickley Academy at St. Joseph, 7 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Feb. 20 schedule
Bishop Canevin/Springdale winner at Union, TBA
Aquinas Academy at Serra Catholic, TBA
Eden Christian/West Greene winner at Geibel Catholic, TBA
Sewickley Academy/St. Joseph winner at Clairton, TBA