Cornell boys basketball coach Brian Bethel lost six seniors to graduation, and a roster void of height means the Raiders will need strong defensive efforts on a nightly basis to compete in the WPIAL Class 1A Section 1.
At 6-foot-11, it's no stretch to call Ama Tening Sow the big attraction for the Montour boys basketball team. But the Spartans, who open their season at home Tuesday night against defending City League champion Allderdice, are hardly a one-man gang.
Carlynton boys basketball coach Dan DeRose is playing catch-up after his late arrival, and is preaching patience as he gets to know his new team.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is returning to Class 2A after a two-year stay at Class 3A, and boys coach Mike Rodriguez likes his team's depth heading into Tuesday night's season-opener against Riverview.
Moon Area coach Mark Pompeo lost a number of seniors from last year's 14-9 team, but he has three key returnees who figure to shoulder most of the load in 2024-25.
The Bishop Canevin boys basketball team was in a dogfight until halftime in its season-opener against The Neighborhood Academy. But the Bulldogs used a big third quarter to pull away from the Crusaders.
Defending WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball champion Moon evened its record on the young season by downing Knoch in the Geneva College/Lincoln Park Tipoff Tournament.