What to watch for in Western Pa. sports for March 10, 2025: PIHL semifinals get underway

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Sunday, March 9, 2025 | 9:30 pm


Although the PIAA Basketball Play Office takes time between the first and the second round, the high school hockey final on Monday is cooked in four nights of four action.

The Class 3A hockey has been competitive all the season and is higher for grip during the entire regular season, so it should not be surprising that the 3A quarter -final plan is not in accordance with the plan.

Yes, No. 1 Sanica Valley and No. 3 North Alegheeni proceeded, but No. 2 Mount Lebanon and No. 4 Thomas Jefferson were bounced in Class 3A Post Season Openers.

In the 3A semi -finals on Monday, expect unexpectedly that with both sports appearing at the Turb HSSN at the island of Sports Center in Robert Morris on Nuel Island.

At the semi-final opener, No. 1 Sanica Valley (14-5-2-0) No. 5 Upper St. Claire (10-9-1-1) will be at 7pm.

In his play-off opener, Sankica Valley ended Pine Richland 3-1.

Cooper Hohan, Jimmy Murtaza and Owen Martin all scored for the riders, and the goal standard Christopher Nicholas stopped 24 out of 25 shots.

In the quarter-finals, Upper St. Claire defeated Thomas Jefferson 5-4.

Eli Rankin and Ryan Bonomo scored two goals for the panthers, and Dallon would have made the game winning the game in the third term.

Sanica Valley defeated Upper St. Claire twice in a regular season, 4-3 in early October, and once again in early January, 2-1.

3A semi-final double header pit number 3 North Elghani (10-8-3-0) against the number 7 South Fight (8-9-3-1)

Last Monday, South Fight stunned a Mount Lebanese team, ranked first for the majority of the regular season, 6-1.

Netheneel Keller scored twice and Robert Chepita added three assistants for lions, while SF Net Minder Jackson Ankram saved 29 for 30 shots.

A day later, North Eligheini evacuated Central Catholic 1-0 in the last 3A quarter-finals.

Giani Luchatto scored the only goal for the Tigers in the second period, while NA Golki Kim Jinkar stopped all 20 shots for shutdown.

The Tigers won the season series against the lions at the end of September, at the end of 4-0, and then won more than 3-2 games at the end of January.

Tags: North Alegheini, Sanica Valley, South Fight, Upper Saint Claire

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