PIAA girls basketball tournament pairings update
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Sunday, March 14, 2021 | 2:31 PM
Ten WPIAL girls basketball teams were still alive through two rounds of the PIAA postseason last year when their title dreams, like the rest of the world, came to a sudden stop because of the covid-19 outbreak.
The state basketball playoffs never resumed.
Now six freshly minted WPIAL champions are set for the district champion-only version of the PIAA playoffs that continue with state quarterfinals games on Friday and Saturday.
All of the WPIAL champions receive a first-round bye and will host quarterfinals games Friday or Saturday.
Here’s a look at the matchups for the PIAA girls basketball tournament through Wednesday:
Class 6A
Quarterfinals
Friday’s schedule
Plymouth-Whitemarsh at Spring-Ford winner, bye
Archbishop Carroll at Nazareth at 7 p.m.
Wilkes-Barre at Cumberland Valley at 7 p.m.
McDowell at North Allegheny at 6 p.m.
Class 5A
Quarterfinals
Saturday’s schedule
Abington Heights vs. Springfield-Delco at TBD
Bethlehem Catholic at Cardinal O’Hara at 2:30 p.m.
Hollidaysburg at Spring Grove at 6 p.m.
Warren at Chartiers Valley at 12 p.m.
Class 4A
Quarterfinals
Saturday’s schedule
Gwynedd-Mercy at Archbishop Wood at 2:30 p.m.
Central Columbia at Scranton Prep at 1 p.m.
Tyrone at Delone Catholic at 1 p.m.
Villa Maria Academy at Beaver at 2 p.m.
Class 3A
Quarterfinals
Friday’s schedule
Loyalsock Township at West Catholic at 6:30 p.m.
Notre Dame-Green Pond at Camp Hill Trinity at 7 p.m.
Punxsutawney at Mohawk at 6:30 p.m.
Forest Hills at Fairview at 7 p.m.
Class 2A
Quarterfinals
Friday’s schedule
Mahoney vs. Wyncotte Bishop McDevitt at Archbishop Ryan HS at 5 p.m.
Holy Cross at Mount Carmel at 7 p.m.
Windber at Neshannock at 6:30 p.m.
Cambridge Springs at Penns Manor at 7 p.m.
Class A
Quarterfinals
Saturday’s schedule
Jenkintown at Harrisburg Christian at 2 p.m.
Nativity Blessed Virgin Mary at Northumberland Christian at 1 p.m.
Kennedy Catholic at Rochester at 2 p.m.
Bishop Guilfoyle at Coudersport at 3 p.m.
Tags: Beaver, Mohawk, Neshannock, North Allegheny
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