The official account of the Big 56 Conference. Covering the member schools within the WPIAL in football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball.
We. Are. LIVE!
Here are your Big 56 all-section teams!
6A Boys:
6A Girls:
5A Boys:
5A Girls:
Congrats to all 1st-teamers, 2nd-teamers and honorable mention players!
Section 2-5A Girls Basketball First Team
Jaylen Callipare (Armstrong)
Shaelyn Clark (Armstrong)
Lexi Jackson (Gateway)
@LexiMargolis
(Gateway)
@bellapelaia13
(Mars)
@alek03_
(Mars)
@MontueKennedie
(Plum)
Head Coach Curtis Williams (Gateway)
Boys Section 1-5A First Team
Ajani Blyden
Demetrius Butler
Brandon Davis
Keondre Deshields (
@KeondreDeshiel1
)
Nate English
Rodney Gallagher (
@RodneyGallaghe6
)
Jake Pugh
Head Coach Dom DeCicco - Thomas Jefferson
Boys Basketball Section 2-6A First Team
Alex Mullen (Bethel Park)
@ryanmeis_4
(Bethel Park)
@jhoff33
(Mt. Lebanon)
@blainegartley
(Mt. Lebanon)
Colin Cote (Peters Township)
@GenslerTanner
(USC)
Luke Gensler (USC)
Coach Danny Holzer (USC)
Congratulations to our Coaches of the Year
Class 6A - NA's Art Walker (
@nafootball_tfl
)
Class 5A Allegheny Eight - Peters Twp's TJ Plack (
@Coach_Plack
)
Class 5A Big East - Gateway's Don Holl (
@coachdonnyholl
)
Class 5A Northern - Penn Hills' Jon LeDonne (
@Coach_LeDonne
)
Reminder that tomorrow we will reveal the official Class 5A and 6A boys and girls basketball all-section teams on our website! WE will reveal in the following order:
Girls Class 5A
Boys Class 5A
Girls Class 6A
Boys Class 6A
Stay tuned!
Before we get into the full swing of the playoffs, it is time to look one more time at the boys scoring leaders.
Top 5 is below. Congrats to Braylon Littlejohn on taking the 6A scoring title and Royce Parham taking the 5A title. Complete list here:
Girls Section 4-5A First Team
Peyton Pinkney (
@PeyPeyPinkney
)
Anna Rafferty
Abby Mankins (
@abbymankins_
)
Dynasty Shegog (
@dynasty_shegog
)
Jayla Golden
Haley Hertzler
Emma Blair
Head Coach Von Pitts - Woodland Hills
Before we get into the full swing of the playoffs, it is time to look one more time at the girls scoring leaders.
Top 5 is below. Congrats to Gemma Walker on taking the 6A scoring title and Meghan Murray on winning the 5A title. Complete list here:
Girls Basketball Class 6A
#PIAA
Championship Game
7-1 North Allegheny def. 1-1 Spring-Ford, 55-40
Congratulations to
@NATigerAthletic
/
@nagbboosters
on winning their first state championship in program history!
Girls Section 2-5A First Team
Shaelyn Clark
Emma Paul
Ellie Schwartzman (
@Eschwartzmannn
)
Domenica Delaney (
@ddelaney04
)
Sophia Kelly
Ava Black (
@_avagb
)
Kennedie Montue (
@MontueKennedie
)
Head Coach Tony Howard - Hampton)
Congratulations to all the first-team all-section athletes and coaches that were recognized today at our banquet! Thank you again to
@astockeyWTAE
for being a part of our event as always!
Class 4A Boys Soccer Section 1 First Team
@lukerupert18
@willcinker_
Zane Ingram
Landon Mohney
Ben Francis
Jason Roman
Will Sangpachatanaruk
Luke Shook
@John_Opalko
Josh Miller
Jonathan Ross
Clayton Humbert
Head Coach George Williams
Today we will honor our first-team all-section basketball players at our banquet at the Hilton Hotel by Monroeville Convention Center. Festivities start at 11 am.
Take a look back at the complete list at
Here they are! The 2023 Class 4A boys soccer, girls soccer and girls volleyball all-section teams! Congrats to everyone that made all-section!
Boys Soccer:
Girls Soccer:
Girls Volleyball:
Boys Soccer Class 4A Section 3 First Team
@cbreen16
Matt Henderson
@LPeperak8
@UllumZach
@jakenib7
Noah Schlessinger
Cole Kelly
Kyle Krotec
Marshall Kalning
Zach Hammerlee
Luke Hammerlee
Gavin Moore
Head Coach Scott Schuchert
FINAL SCORES
PIAA 6A Girls Basketball First Round:
North Allegheny 76, Manheim Twp 53
Mt. Lebanon 58, Altoona 50
Upper St. Clair 56, McDowell 34
Norwin 34, Central Dauphin 19
Big 56 goes 4-0 in PIAA 6A girls first round!