City of Basketball Love

Michael Bullock (@thebullp_n)
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The various District tournaments are all wrapped up, meaning the brackets are (unofficially) set for the four PIAA boys' basketball tournaments that start next weekend.

Here's a glimpse of the matchups; we'll have full previews of all four this week.

PIAA BOYS’ BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
(sites and times TBA, district-seed followed by overall record)

CLASS AAAA
FIRST ROUND--Saturday, March 5
Plymouth-Whitemarsh (1-1, 25-2) vs. Lebanon (3-8, 16-11)
      --Great Valley HS, 3 PM
Bangor (11-2, 25-2) vs. Central Bucks East (1-7, 16-11)
      --Freedom HS, 3 PM
Lower Merion (1-4, 18-9) vs. Simon Gratz (12-3, 14-10)
      --Harriton HS, 3 PM
Abington Heights (2-1, 23-2) vs. McCaskey (3-7, 21-7)
      --Marywood University, 6 PM
Parkland (11-1, 25-3) vs. Conestoga (1-8, 19-10)
      --Freedom HS, 6 PM
Ridley (1-3, 26-2) vs. Wilson West Lawn (3-4, 18-10)
      --Strath Haven HS, 3 PM
Central York (3-2, 23-4) vs. Central Bucks West (1-6, 23-6)
      --West York HS, 7:30 PM
Roman Catholic (12-1, 22-4) vs. Academy Park (1-9, 20-7)
      --Saint Joseph's Prep, 5 PM
Reading (3-1, 25-3) vs. Hatboro-Horsham (1-10, 14-13)
      --Governor Mifflin Intermediate, 4 PM
Martin Luther King (12-2, 15-12) vs. Emmaus (11-3, 19-8)
      --Lincoln HS, 4:30 PM
Chester (1-2, 20-7) vs. Hempfield (3-6, 16-9)
      --Interboro HS, 3 PM
Spring Grove (3-3, 25-3) vs. Spring-Ford (1-5, 22-7)
      --West York Area HS, 6 PM
State College (6-1, 13-10) vs. Carlisle (3-5, 19-6)
      --Bald Eagle Area HS, 5:30 PM
North Hills (7-2, 16-9) vs. Latrobe (7-3, 22-2)
      --Gateway HS, 2 PM
Pine-Richland (7-1, 20-6) vs. Bethel Park (7-5, 19-7)
      --Cardinal Wuerl, 2 PM
Allderdice (8-1, 24-1) vs. Penn Hills (7-4, 19-6)
      --North Allegheny HS, 2 PM

SECOND ROUND
Wednesday, March 9

CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, March 19
At Hershey’s Giant Center, 8

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CLASS AAA
FIRST ROUND--Friday, March 4
Del-Val Charter (12-1, 24-4) vs. Gettysburg (3-6, 14-10)
      --Lincoln HS, 7:30 PM
Berwick (2-2, 16-10) vs. Lampeter-Strasburg (3-4, 23-4)
      --Crestwood HS, 6 PM
Eastern York (3-2, 22-6) vs. Imhotep Charter (12-4, 21-5)
      --West York Area HS, 7:30 PM
Lewisburg (4-1, 25-2) vs. Blue Mountain (11-2, 21-6)
      --Shamokin Area HS, 7:30 PM
Scranton Prep (2-1, 24-2) vs. Shamokin (4-2, 25-2)
      --Lackawanna College, 7:30 PM
Neumann-Goretti (12-2, 22-4) vs. Elco (3-5, 22-5)
      --Archbishop Ryan HS, 7:30 PM
Milton Hershey (3-3, 25-2) vs. Lower Moreland (1-2, 20-6)
      --Garden Spot HS, 7:30 PM
Pottsville (11-1, 27-0) vs. West Scranton (2-3, 17-9)
      --Minersville HS, 7:30 PM
Bishop McDevitt (3-1, 20-6) vs. Salisbury (11-3, 21-6)
      --West York HS, 6 PM
Holy Ghost Prep (1-1, 19-7) vs. Archbishop Carroll (12-3, 22-3)
      --Cheltenham HS, 7:30 PM
Meadville (10-2, 21-4) vs. New Castle (7-4, 23-2)
      --McComb Fieldhouse, Edinboro University, 6 PM
Beaver Falls (7-1, 23-3) vs. Steel Valley (7-7, 17-7)
      --Ambridge HS, 6 PM
Highlands (7-2, 21-5) vs. Girard (10-3, 22-4)
      --Plum HS, 7:30 PM
Hollidaysburg (6-1, 20-4) vs. West Mifflin (7-5, 15-8)
      --Tyrone HS, 7:30 PM
Clearfield (9-1, 23-2) vs. Mars (7-3, 19-6)
      --DuBois MS, 7 PM
Strong Vincent (10-1, 18-7) vs. Hampton (7-6, 17-9)
      --McComb Fieldhouse, Edinboro, 7:30 PM

SECOND ROUND
Tuesday, March 8

CHAMPIONSHIP
Friday, March 18
At Hershey’s Giant Center, 8

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CLASS AA
FIRST ROUND--Saturday, March 5
Conwell-Egan (12-1, 15-9) vs. Upper Dauphin (3-3, 23-4)
     --Philadelphia University, 5 PM
Minersville (11-1, 21-4) vs. Wellsboro (4-2, 17-8)
      --Martz Hall, Pottsville, 4:30 PM
Camp Hill (3-2, 18-6) vs. Masterman (12-4, 16-9)
      --CD East HS, 5:30 PM
Meyers (2-1, 19-6) vs. Hughesville (4-3, 19-6)
      --Holy Redeemer HS, 3 PM
Danville (4-1, 15-10) vs. Elk Lake (2-2, 21-5)
      --Shamokin HS, 6:30 PM
Mastery Charter North (12-2, 23-3) vs. Mahanoy Area (11-2, 13-11)
      --South Philadelphia, 6 PM
Church Farm (1-1, 22-4) vs. Parkway Center City (12-3, 12-12)
      --Interboro HS, 4:30 PM
Trinity (3-1, 19-6) vs. Holy Cross (2-3, 16-9)
      --CD East HS, 7 PM
Aliquippa (7-1, 25-0) vs. Tyrone (6-4, 15-9)
      --Peters Township HS, 5:30 PM
Fairview (10-2, 17-9) vs. Bishop Canevin (7-4, 19-6)
      --Gannon University, 4 PM
West Branch (6-2, 22-3) vs. West Middlesex (10-3, 18-8)
      --Bald Eagle HS, 4 PM
Kane (9-1, 14-10) vs. Penns Valley (6-3, 19-5)
      --Tippin Gym, Clarion U, 6 PM
Greenville (10-1, 21-5) vs. Washington (7-5, 19-7)
      --Farrell HS, 5:30 PM
Lincoln Park (7-2, 22-4) vs. Brockway (9-2, 12-13)
      --Gateway HS, 3:30 PM
Berlin Brothersvalley (5-1, 21-3) vs. Greensburg Central Catholic (7-3, 23-2)
      --Pitt-Johnstown, 7:30 PM
Bellwood-Antis (6-1, 24-2) vs. Quaker Valley (7-6, 20-6)
      --Hollidaysburg HS, 4:30 PM

SECOND ROUND
Wednesday, March 9

CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, March 19
At Hershey’s Giant Center, 2

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CLASS A
FIRST ROUND--Friday, March 4
York Country Day (3-1, 22-0) vs. Sullivan County (4-3, 22-4)
      --Dallastown HS, 6 PM
Phil-Mont Christian (1-1, 28-1) vs. Paul Robeson (12-3, 18-7)
      --Plymouth Whitemarsh HS, 7 PM
Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg (11-1, 16-8) vs. Math, Civics & Sciences (12-2, 11-14)
      --Pleasant Valley HS, 6 PM
Old Forge (2-1, 14-9) vs. Cowanesque Valley (4-2, 21-5)
      --Lackawanna College, 6 PM
St. John Neumann (4-1, 24-0) vs. Shenandoah Valley (11-2, 17-8)
      --Milton Area HS, 7 PM
Greenwood (3-2, 13-13) vs. Delco Christian (1-2, 14-12)
      --CD East HS, 7:30 PM
Constitution (12-1, 15-12) vs. Lancaster County Christian (3-3, 18-8)
      --South Philadelphia HS, 7:30 PM
Southern Fulton (5-1, 21-5) vs. West Shore Christian (3-4, 20-8)
      --Pitt Johnstown, 7:30 PM
Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic (7-1, 18-8) vs. Union-Rimersburg (9-4, 17-9)
      --Gateway HS, 6 PM
Bishop Carroll (6-2, 17-8) vs. Erie First Christian (10-3, 13-12)
      --Central Cambria HS, 6 PM
Coudersport (9-2, 22-3) vs. Bishop Guilfoyle (6-3, 16-9)
      --Kane HS, 7 PM
Kennedy Catholic (10-1, 23-2) vs. Jeannette (7-4, 18-7)
      --Farrell HS, 7:30 PM
Homer-Center (6-1, 25-0) vs. Ridgway (9-3, 23-4)
      --Central Cambria HS, 7:30 PM
Sewickley Academy (7-2, 23-3) vs. McConnellsburg (5-2, 21-4)
      --Cardinal Weurl HS, 7:30 PM
Farrell (10-2, 19-6) vs. Monessen (7-3, 21-4)
      --Morrow Fieldhouse, SRU, 7 PM
Elk County Catholic (9-1, 27-0) vs. Eden Christian (7-5, 22-4)
      --Tippen Gymnasium, Clarion, 7:30 PM

SECOND ROUND
Tuesday, March 8

CHAMPIONSHIP
Friday, March 18
At Hershey’s Giant Center, 2