Busy Roundball Classic week tips off with team practices
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Monday, May 10, 2021 | 10:10 PM
It is Roundball Classic week and Western Pennsylvania’s top all-star senior basketball players will begin gathering at Geneva College.
Girls teams will practice at 6 p.m. Tuesday, with the boys’ 6A players to follow at 7:30.
On Wednesday, the boys’ Class A, 2A, 3A and District 10 all-stars will practice at 6 p.m., followed by the boys’ 4A and 5A teams at 7:30.
Eight games will be showcased across three days, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
The schedule is as follows: Thursday — Boys Class A vs. Class 2A, 6:30 p.m.; Class 4A (Silver) vs. Class 3A, 8:30 p.m.; Friday — Girls Class 2A/City League vs. Class 3A/A, 6:30 p.m.; Boys Class 6A (Silver)/City League vs. Class 5A, 8:30 p.m.; Saturday — Girls District 10 vs. Class 4A, 1 p.m.; Girls Class 6A vs. Class 5A, 3 p.m.; Boys Class 4A (Gold) vs. District 10, 5 p.m.; Boys Class 6A (Gold) vs. Class 5A (Gold), 7 p.m.
Game rosters can be viewed here.
Organizers are allowing 450 fans per game, about 15 % capacity at Metheny Fieldhouse.
Bill Beckner Jr. is a TribLive reporter covering local sports in Westmoreland County. He can be reached at bbeckner@triblive.com.
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