NORTH CATHOLIC DEFEATS SOUTH FAYETTE FOR PBC JV CHAMPIONSHIP

Congratulations to Coach Jim Rocco and his staff at North Catholic for winning the 2022 PBC JV Championship with a convincing 47-23 victory over South Fayette. The Trojans defeated Moon in the semifinals to make it to the championship game while South Fayette defeated Montour to make it to the finals.

Congratulations to North Catholic on winning the schools 1st PBC JV Championship.

HAMPTON OUTLASTS NORTH CATHOLIC FOR FRESHMAN TITLE

Congratulations to Coach Joe Lafko and his staff at Hampton for winning the 2022 PBC Freshman Championship with a come from behind 38-37 victory over North Catholic. Hampton defeated Moon in the semifinals to make it to the championship game while North Catholic defeated Central Valley to make it to the finals.

Congratulations to the Hampton Talbots on winning the schools 3rd PBC Freshman Championship.

2022 SUMMER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS TIP OFF JUNE 27

 

The 29th annual PBC Summer League Championships will Tip Off Monday night June 27 at Montour High School.

Teams competed throughout the spring and early summer in 10 gyms throughout the area for the coveted invitation to the league championships.

The Summer League championships have proven to be an amazing sneak peak of the upcoming regular season and are some of the most highly contested games of the summer. The tournament culminates with the “Night of Champions” on June 30, 20222 at the Montour Athletic Center where we will crown Summer Champions in the JV, A-AAAAA and AAA-AAAAAA divisions and rising 9th grade championship. We will also be naming the annual Wovchko Award winner as Summer League MVP.

The Varsity championship brackets are listed below. The JV and Freshman brackets will be finalized after Monday nights games.

2022 Summer Championships

 

29th ANNUAL PBC SUMMER LEAGUE BEGINS MAY 24

We are proud to announce the 29th annual PBC Summer League to our basketball community!

Sorry for the slight delay as we were waiting for all of the end of the school year changes to finalize before posting, but please find below links to the 2022 PBC Summer League schedule. We have Varsity sites at Moon, Montour, , North Hills and Aliquippa. We also have JV and Freshman leagues going on at Moon and North All. These schedules will be posted in next day or two.

The league will culminate with our 2022 PBC Summer League championships June 27 thru July 1 at Montour.

Best of luck to all the teams in this year’s leagues! ALL SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

2022 Moon-Montour-Aliquippa by team

2022 Moon-Montour-Aliquippa Master

2022 North Hills by Team

2022 North Hills Summer Master

 

 

 

HIGH SCHOOL CLASSIC ON STREAM

 

Fans can watch select games of the Pittsburgh Basketball Classic online, via pay-per-view. Games will feature live play-by-play and color commentary, instant replay, and insider stories!

 
Click the link to purchase your “ticket” to watch the games online: 

https://www.eventbrite.com/manage/events/257759063297/details

 
Games that will be covered: 
 

Saturday Jan 29th, 2022 – Montour High School 

4:30 PM OLSH vs Shadyside Academy 

6:00 PM Montour vs Uniontown 

7:30 PM North Allegheny vs. Penn Hills 

January 30, 2022 – Montour High School 

6:30 PM Lincoln Park vs. Bishop Canevin

2022 PBC HALL OF FAME CLASSIC JAN 29/30 at MONTOUR

The PBC Hall of Fame week will kickoff with a weekend of games January 29 and 30, 2022 at the Montour Athletic Center on the campus of Montour High School.  The 2022 PBC Hall of Fame brunch will be held February 5, 2022 at Chartiers Country Club.

The schedule of games is as following:

January 29, 2022 PGH HIGH SCHOOL CLASSIC

at MONTOUR

10:30 AM Ambridge (dark) vs. Nazareth Prep (Light)

12:00 PM Hopewell (Light) vs Moon (dark)

1:30 PM Blackhawk (Light)  vs. Baldwin (dark)

3:00 PM Highlands (Light)  vs Quaker Valley (dark)

4:30 PM OLSH (Light)  vs Shadyside Academy (dark)

6:00 PM Montour  (Light) vs Uniontown (dark)

7:30 PM North Allegheny (dark) vs. Penn Hills (Light)

January 30, 2022 PBC HALL OF FAME CLASSIC

at MONTOUR

11:00 PM Canon McMillan (dark) vs Beaver Falls (Light)

12:30 PM Aliquippa (dark)  vs. Mars (Light)

2:00 PM Sto-Rox (dark) vs Ellwood City (Light) 

3:30 PM Upper St. Clair (dark)  vs. North Hills (Light)

5:00 PM Chartiers Valley (dark)  vs. Shaler (Light)

6:30 PM Lincoln Park (dark) vs. Bishop Canevin (Light)

Please come join us and fill up the Montour Athletic Center with a playoff atmosphere in support of these outstanding programs and this year’s Hall of Fame class. Tickets are $8.00 for adults and $3.00 for students. See every one there.

CLANCY TO RECEIVE BLANOCK COURAGE AWARD

The Pittsburgh Basketball Club is very proud to announce the winner of the 2021 Luke Blanock Courage Award is Sam Clancy.

Sam is one of Western Pa’s most decorated athletes on both the basketball court and football field. Sam is an inaugural member of the PBC Hall of Fame Legends Division and his friendship is cherished by many throughout Western PA.

This past year Sam took on his most difficult opponent… Cancer. And we are happy and relieved to say that Sam has staged a victorious battle and defeated this dreadful disease

Sam will be honored at the 2022 PBC Hall of Fame brunch on February 5, 2022 at Chartiers Country Club.

The Luke Blanock award was founded in 2016 for members of our basketball family who have staged a battle in a game far greater than a basketball game.

The award was appropriately named for Luke Blanock of Canon McMillan High School. Luke’s strength and perseverance while battling a rare form of cancer serves as an example to each and every one of us that life is to be lived to its fullest every day.

PREVIOUS BLANOCK AWARD WINNERS

2016

Luke Blanock Canon McMillan High School

Richard Owens Cornell High School

2017

Joe Fryz Moon High School

2018

Isaac DeGregorio Hampton High School

Dom Giallornardo Mt. Pleasant High School

2019

Bryson Ackerman South Fayette

2020

NO AWARD

2022 GIRLS HALL OF FAME CLASSIC AT ALIQUIPPA January 22, 2022

The 2022 PBC Girls High School Classic will be held  at the  Aliquippa High School gym January 22, 2022.

This years event schedule is as follows:

11:30 AM Westinghouse (DARK) vs. Quaker Valley (WHITE)

1:00 PM Hopewell (WHITE)vs. Avonworth (DARK)

2:30 PM Winchester Thurston (DARK)vs Canevin (WHITE)

4:00 PM Obama (WHITE) vs OLSH (DARK)

5:30 PM Allderdice  (WHITE)vs Oakland Catholic (DARK)

7:00 PM Lincoln Park (DARK) vs. Aliquippa (WHITE)

All tickets are $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for students. Please come out and support some GREAT Girls High School basketball.

QUARTER FINALS SET FOR PBC FALL LEAGUE

Here are the playoff matchups for the next 2 nights in PBC Fall League playoffs.

 
Wednesday November 3
5:30 PM North Hills vs Penn Hills
6:30 PM Pine Richland vs . Highlands
7:30 PM Central Catholic vs. Canevin
8:30 PM Montour vs Gateway
 
Thursday Nov 4
6:00 PM Semi Final #1 730 PM winner vs 830 winner
7:00 PM Semi Final #2 530 winner vs 630 winner
8:15 CHAMPIONSHIP