PIAA basketball first round: Who, where and when our local teams play

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FROM KEITH GROLLER

Thankfully, the PIAA allows for a few days between the end of the district tournaments and the start of states.

The state tournament for our teams begins this weekend. Here's a look at the matchups:

FRIDAY NIGHT

3A BOYS

District 11 champ CCHS (27-0) vs. Dist 3-6 West York (24-4) at Allen, 7:30 p.m.

District 11-2 Pottsville (23-5) vs. Dist 1-2 Lower Moreland (16-8) at Blue Mountain, 7 p.m.

District 11-3 Blue Mountain (21-6) vs. Dist 12-2 Philadelphia Electric (16-11) at Archbishop Carroll, 7:30 p.m.

1A BOYS

District 11 champ Mahanoy Area (24-2) vs. District 4-3 Galeton (20-5) at Martz Hall, 7:30 p.m.

District 11-2 Pius X (19-4) vs. District 2-1 Old Forge (11-12) at Wyoming Area, 7:30 p.m.

4A GIRLS

District 11 champ Parkland (18-8) vs. District 1-8 C.B. East (16-10) at Allen, 6 p.m.

District 11-2 Pocono Mt. West (19-8) vs. District 1-6 Abington (19-8) at Stroudsburg, 7 p.m.

District 11-3 Northampton (14-12) vs. District 2-1 Wallenpaupack (21-3) at North Pocono, 7 p.m.

2A GIRLS

District 11 champ Minersville (25-1) vs. District 4-2 Central Columbia (15-10) at Martz Hall, 6 p.m.

District 11-2 Salisbury (17-8) vs. District 12-2 Imhotep (22-3) at Lansdale Catholic, 6 p.m.

SATURDAY

4A BOYS

District 11 champ Parkland (21-5) vs. District 1-8 C.B. West (15-12) at Freedom, 7:30 p.m.

District 11-2 Emmaus (18-8) vs. District 1-6 Abington (22-5) at Parkland, 7:30 p.m.

District 11-3 Stroudsburg (16-11) vs. District 2 champ Hazleton (21-4) at Berwick, 5 p.m.

2A BOYS

District 11 champ Notre Dame (17-9) vs. District 12-3 Delaware Valley Charter (17-7) at Parkland, 6 p.m.

3A GIRLS

District 11 champ Bethlehem Catholic (24-3) vs. Dist. 12-3 Bonner Prednergast (19-6) at Freedom, 6 p.m.

District 11-2 Central Catholic (23-4) vs. Dist. 2-2 Abington Heights (16-10) at Marywood University, 6 p.m.

A GIRLS

District 11 champ Marian Catholic (24-2) vs. District 4-2 Northeast Bradford (20-5) at Martz Hall, 6 p.m.

District 11-2 Shenandoah Valley (15-10) vs. District 1-1 Phil-Mont Christian (21-4) at Plymouth-Whitemarsh, 4:30 p.m.