WPIAL Class AAA Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Class AAA is an interesting one—It's balanced and has some top players and teams in the region in it.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Contenders</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Our Lady of The Sacred Heart(28-0)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The two time defending state champions at AA are coming into their first AAA season riding a 68 game winning stream. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1186067' first='Rocco' last='Spadafora']</strong> and forward <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1186068' first='Bryson' last='Kirschner']</strong> will keep them in the hunt while they adjust to life at a higher class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Seton LaSalle(17-4)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mark Walsh led the Rebels to a divisional championship last year and their top player and one of the top in the WPIAL, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1116023' first='Connor' last='Spratt']</strong>, returns to lead the guard heavy lineup. Spratt had an electric junior year--the highest point was leading the Rebels back from a big deficit at home vs Aliquippa--He hit a key shot to send the game to OT and then won it on a bucket in OT. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Steel Valley(11-12)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Don't expect a glitzy record from the Ironmen—Most of their players are playing a football game tonight vs Westinghouse. If they win, they've got the state final next week. Once they get the pads off and the high tops on, they'll be a title contender. 6'3” senior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1395834' first='Makhai' last='Valentine']</strong>, a prolific scorer and scholarship prospect, leads them again after averaging 29PPG last year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>In The Mix</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Washington High(17-4)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wash High will have a new look on the bench this year as Ron Faust won't be there. He retired after just under 40 years and won 653 games. <strong>Davoun Fuse </strong>returns after leading the team in scoring last year. They're always competitive.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Shady Side Academy(20-7)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>They won the WPIAL last year but lost star guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1188036' first='Peter' last='Kramer']</strong> to Hampton. They have enough back to compete and it will be up to <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1187942' first='Eli' last='Teslovich'] </strong>to lead the charge. The junior guard averaged 16 as a sophomore.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->