WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball championship

No. 1 Blackhawk vs. No. 2 Oakland Catholic

3 p.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center

Audio broadcast:Trib HSSN

WPIAL titles: Blackhawk 8 (2022,’15, ‘14, ‘11, ‘00, 1999, ‘97, ‘96); Oakland Catholic 7 (2025, ‘06, ‘05, ‘02, ‘01, ‘00, 1999)

Blackhawk (22-0)

Coach: Greg Huston

Projected starting lineup

No., Name, Ht., Cl., Pos.

10, Gracen Sehn, 6-0, fr., F

20, Aubree Hupp, 5-10, sr., F

21, Grace Huston, 5-6, sr., G

22, Mia Sheesley, 5-7, sr., G

34, Olivia Royek, 5-6, fr., G

How they got here: Blackhawk had a first-round bye and then defeated No. 9 Burrell, 50-33, in the quarterfinals; and No. 5 Elizabeth Forward, 54-40, in the semifinals.

Notable: Blackhawk is playing in a WPIAL championship game for the fifth straight season. … Blackhawk’s eight WPIAL titles are tied for third most in WPIAL history with Mt. Alvernia and Penn Hills. They trail only North Catholic (23) and Vincentian Academy (11) for most in WPIAL girls basketball history. … The Cougars are making their 14th appearance in the district final. … Blackhawk has rolled to an undefeated record by outscoring opponents 60.5-30.9 on average. … The Cougars won Section 2 at 12-0. … Aubree Hupp, a Canisius recruit and two-time all-state honoree, will start in a fourth straight WPIAL championship game. She had 29 points and 21 rebounds in the semifinals. She averaged 21.2 ppg this season. … Freshman forward Gracen Sehn, at 6-foot, has joined Hupp as talented inside presence. She had 16 points in the semifinals. … Freshman guard Olivia Royek also has stepped right into the starting lineup, joining a talented backcourt of seniors Grace Huston and Mia Sheesley.

Oakland Catholic (20-2)

Coach: Henry Schechter

Projected starting lineup

No., Name, Ht., Cl., Pos.

4, Zephaniah Troxler-Scott, 5-9, sr., G

5, Savanna Daye, 5-10, sr., G

21, Madi Pullen, 5-10, jr., G

23, Luci LaMendola, 5-7, so., G

32, Josie Fontana, 6-2, sr., F

How they got here: Oakland Catholic had a first-round bye and then beat No. 7 South Park, 46-12, in the quarterfinals; and No. 3 North Catholic, 46-29, in the semifinals.

Notable: Oakland Catholic defeated Blackhawk, 52-50, in last season’s WPIAL championship game when Alayla Bivins scored on a layup with 6.1 seconds left. … The Eagles are looking for their eighth WPIAL title. … Oakland Catholic rolled to the Section 1 title at 12-0 behind a stingy defense that limited opponents to 25.6 ppg. … The Eagles have won 13 straight games, and their only losses have come against Berlin Brothersvalley in the season-opener and Nova (Fla.) in the Holiday Classic in Palm Beach. … Senior forward Josie Fontana, a 6-foot-2 Richmond recruit, had 16 points and eight rebounds in the semifinal win. Senior guard Zephaniah Troxler-Scott added 10 points. … Coach Henry Schechter is looking for a third straight title after he led James River to a championship in Virginia in 2024 before winning with Oakland Catholic in his first season last year. He has a record of 70-10 the past three seasons.

Next up: The winner will open the PIAA playoffs March 7 against the District 10 fourth-place finisher. The loser will play the District 10 third-place finisher.