Congratulations to Central Catholic Senior Dante DePante on being named the 2022 recipient of the Edward A. Wovchko Award as PBC Summer League Most Valuable Player.
Dante averaged 22.7 points a game in leading Central Catholic to there first PBC Summer League championship in school history.
Dante will be honored the weekend of January 28/29, 2023 during a game to be determined at the PBC High School Classic during PBC Hall of Fame weekend.
Congratulations to Coach Brian Urso and the Central Catholic Vikings for there 47-33 victory in the 4A-6A championship game.
The championship is the 1st for both Coach Urso and his staff as well as the first for Central Catholic in the 29-year history of the PBC Summer League.
Central defeated Hampton in the opening round then Penn Hills in the quarterfinals, followed by a hard fought win over Moon in the semi finals. Aliquippa defeated South Fayette in the 1st round, then Baldwin in the quarterfinals as well as Char Valley in the semi finals to reach the championship game.
Congratulations to Central Catholic on the championship game victory.
Congratulations to Coach Cam Williams and his staff at Northgate for winning the 2022 PBC 1A-4A Championship with a come from behind 46-34 victory over Riverview.
Northgate’s championship was the schools 3rd PBC 1A-4A Championship and 1st since 2011.
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.
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.
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.
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 Summer Master
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!
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
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.
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
