Tough Road to State Playoffs

By Bill Beckner Jr.
Thursday, March 5, 2015, 12:27 a.m.

Fox Chapel had a steep hill to climb in the WPIAL playoffs, but coach Zach Skrinjar thinks the state playoffs will be even steeper — as in Powers Run Road steep.

After a couple of days off following a loss in the WPIAL semifinals, the Foxes (16-9) hit the reset button and are ready to begin the PIAA playoffs. They open the Class AAAA state bracket at noon Saturday against City League champion Allderdice (23-2) at Obama Academy.

Allderdice beat Fox Chapel, 65-45, in the third game of the regular season.

Read more …