City of Basketball Love

Josh Verlin (@jmverlin)
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It’s time for the state tournament to begin. Well, at least for the area’s independent and private schools.

The Pennsylvania Independent School Athletic Association (PAISAA) bracket is set as the 16 boys squads and 12 girls squads in the main draws will go for titles on March 3 at Hagan Arena. 

The defending champs, Perkiomen School (boys) and Westtown (girls) are once again amongst the top seeds in their brackets. The boys' bracket is expected to be amongst its most competive ever; the girls' bracket will be a test to see if anybody can upset the defending champion Moose.

Here’s each bracket along with game times for the opening-round (and in the girls’ case, some second-round) matchups; we’ll have more in-depth looks at the brackets as they progress.

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Boys’ Bracket
All games at higher seeds:

1) Phelps School vs. 16) Kiski School
Thursday, Feb. 15, 4 PM

8) Hill School vs. 9) Haverford School
Friday, Feb. 16, 5:30 PM

5) Friends’ Central vs. 12) Episcopal Academy
Friday, Feb. 16, 4 PM

4) Academy of New Church vs. 13) Malvern Prep
Thursday, Feb. 15, 5 PM

3) Penn Charter vs. 14) Friends’ Select
Friday, Feb. 16, 6 PM

6) SCH Academy vs. 11) Westtown School
Friday, Feb. 16, 6 PM

7) Cristo Rey vs. 10 Mercersburg Academy
Friday, Feb. 16, 5:30 PM

2) Perkiomen School vs. 15) George School
Friday, Feb. 16, 4 PM

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Girls’ Bracket
All games at higher seeds:

1) Westtown School vs. TBD
TBD

8) Perkiomen School vs. 9) Academy of New Church
Thursday, Feb. 15, 4 PM

4) Penn Charter vs. TBD
Tuesday, Feb. 20, 5 PM

5) Academy of Notre Dame vs. 12) Episcopal Academy
Thursday, Feb. 15, 4 PM

3. Germantown Academy vs. TBD
Tuesday, Feb. 20, 4 PM

6) Shipley School vs. 11) Hill School
Friday, Feb. 16, 4 PM

2) Friends’ Central vs. TBD
Tuesday, Feb. 20, 4 PM

7) George School vs. 10) Mercersburg Academy
Friday, Feb. 16, 5:30 PM