The WPIAL has a 75% chance of having a district girls basketball team playing for state gold in the PIAA Class 5A and 4A championship games, while their chances in Class A have flat-lined.
Three of the final four PIAA western teams in both 5A and 4A are from District 7 following a successful second round Wednesday. And after going 1-5 in the Class A first round, the WPIAL struck out with last hope Aquinas Academy losing in the second round.
Speaking of Class A girls, it will be a District 6 semifinals reboot as all four teams from the west collide Saturday in an all D-6 quarterfinals.
Here are the sites and times for the quarterfinals in Class 5A, 4A and A on Saturday, as well as all of the final scores from the first two rounds on the Road to Hershey.
Class 5A
PIAA quarterfinals
Saturday, March 14
South Fayette (27-1) vs. Baldwin (23-5) at Peters Township, 3:30 p.m.
Peters Township (17-11) vs. York Suburban (24-2) at Pitt-Johnstown, 3 p.m.
Lampeter-Strasburg (20-8) vs. Crestwood (25-3) at Martz Hall in Pottsville, 2:30 p.m.
Bethlehem Catholic (25-4) vs. Archbishop Wood (14-12) at Pottstown, 1 p.m.
PIAA second round
South Fayette 58, Penn-Trafford 28 (SF: Ryan Oldaker – 15 points)
Baldwin 51, Indiana 45 (Bald: Lynsey Bernotas – 18 points)
Peters Township 54, Manheim Central 32 (PT: Bri Morreale – 18 points)
York Suburban 35, Trinity 30
Lampeter-Strasburg 60, Mount St. Joseph 26
Crestwood 60, Marple Newtown 41
Bethlehem Catholic 51, Villa Maria Academy 42
Archbishop Wood 70, North Pocono 31
PIAA first round
South Fayette 64, Milton Hershey 35 (SF: Juliette Leroux – 14 points)
Penn-Trafford 65, West York 48 (P-T: Torrie DeStefano – 24 points)
Indiana 46, Cathedral Prep 34 (Ind: Julia Antonacci – 17 points)
Baldwin 67, Middletown 60 (Bald: Lynsey Bernotas – 25 points)
Manheim Central 43, Thomas Jefferson 41
Peters Township 46, Susquehannock 41 in overtime (PT: Maddyn Mehl – 12 points)
Trinity 39, Hollidaysburg 29 (Trin: Vitt Emerich – 17 points)
York Suburban 61, Fox Chapel 30
Lampeter-Strasburg 41, Radnor 31
Mount St. Joseph 50, Southern Lehigh 31
Marple Newtown 55, Freire Charter 36
Crestwood 51, Cocalico 38
Bethlehem Catholic 52, Bishop Shanahan 19
Villa Maria Academy 49, Archbishop Ryan 42
North Pocono 42, Gwynedd-Mercy 35
Archbishop Wood 76, Sun Valley 30
Class 4A
PIAA quarterfinals
Saturday, March 14
Oakland Catholic (23-2) vs. Penn Cambria (21-5) at Armstrong, 3 p.m.
Blackhawk (24-1) vs. North Catholic (22-6) at North Allegheny, 2 p.m.
Susquehanna Township (22-4) vs. Scranton Prep (22-5) at Martz Hall in Pottsville, 4 p.m.
Central Columbia (29-0) vs. Neumann-Goretti (17-10) at Bethlehem Liberty, 1 p.m.
PIAA second round
Oakland Catholic 63, Slippery Rock 36 (OC: Luci LaMendola – 18 points)
Penn Cambria 38, Delone Catholic 32
Blackhawk 55, Belle Vernon 41 (Black: Grace Huston – 21 points)
North Catholic 63, Harbor Creek 51 (NC: Brady Wehner – 24 points)
Susquehanna Township 65, Universal Audenreid Charter 56
Scranton Prep 63, Allentown Central Catholic 28
Central Columbia 50, Villa Joseph Marie 32
Neumann-Goretti 60, Valley View 51
PIAA first round
Oakland Catholic 64, Corry 26 (OC: Josei Fontana, Brooklyn Rozier, Zephaniah Troxler-Scott – 12 points)
Slippery Rock 54, Elizabeth Forward 46
Penn Cambria 51, Lewisburg 40
Delone Catholic 36, Lansdale Catholic 35
Blackhawk 45, Fairview 34 (Black: Aubree Hupp – 22 points)
Belle Vernon 58, Clearfield 46 (BVA: Aubrey Brown – 24 points)
Harbor Creek 42, South Park 28
North Catholic 50, Forest Hills 37 (NC: Brady Wehner – 16 points)
Susquehanna Township 51, Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast 34
Universal Audenreid Charter 66, Palmerton 52
Scranton Prep 52, Lancaster Catholic 27
Allentown Central Catholic 60, Mifflinburg 43
Central Columbia 35, Northern Lebanon 30
Villa Joseph Marie 60, West Philadelphia 24
Valley View 49, Blue Mountain 28
Neumann-Goretti 61, Valley View 31
Class A
PIAA quarterfinals
Saturday, March 14
Williamsburg (24-5) vs. Bishop Carroll (25-4) at Altoona, 1 p.m.
St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy (26-3) vs. Bishop Guilfoyle Academy (20-4) at Claysburg-Kimmel, 1 p.m.
Delco Christian (27-2) vs. Benton (19-8) at Hazleton, 4 p.m.
Lourdes Regional (27-2) vs. Linville Hill Academy (17-6) at Hazleton, 1 p.m.
PIAA second round
Williamsburg 56, Elk County Catholic 28
Bishop Carroll 53, Farrell 44
St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy 70, Clarion-Limestone 37
Bishop Guilfoyle Academy 65, Aquinas Academy 32
Delco Christian 58, New Covenant Christian 41
Benton 54, Phi-Mont Christian 21
Lourdes Regional 53, Motivation 23
Linville Hill Academy 50, Southern Fulton 37
PIAA first round
Williamsburg 60, Serra Catholic 36
Elk County Catholic 40, Union 31
Farrell 57, Sewickley Academy 45
Bishop Carroll 71, DuBois Central Catholic 30
Clarion-Limestone 58, St. Joseph 37
St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy 91, Geibel Catholic 35
Bishop Guilfoyle Academy 71, Otto-Eldred 30
Aquinas Academy 58, Northern Bedford County 40 (AA: Tess Duer – 19 points)
New Covenant Christian 38, Northumberland Christian 32
Delco Christian 61, Mount Calvary Christian 34
Phi-Mont Christian 38, Bethlehem Christian 24
Benton 67, Veritas Academy 43
Lourdes Regional 59, Conestoga Christian 5
Motivation 44, Weatherly 33
Linville Hill Academy 39, Sacred Heart Academy 33
Southern Fulton 31, Greenwood 28