PIAA girls basketball pairings: Top teams from WPIAL Class 3A scheduled for triple-header

By: HSSN Staff
Sunday, March 4, 2018 | 4:36 PM

The top three girls basketball teams in WPIAL Class 3A will share a gym Friday night for the first round of the state playoffs.

Peters Township will host a PIAA triple-header that includes WPIAL champion Bishop Canevin at 5 p.m., runner-up East Allegheny at 8 p.m. and third-place finisher Mohawk at 6:30 p.m. Sites and times for first-round games were announced Sunday.

The five-round state tournament concludes March 22-24 with finals at Giant Center in Hershey.

The complete PIAA brackets can be viewed here:

Class 6A

Class 5A

Class 4A

Class 3A

Class 2A

Class A

Here's a list of PIAA first-round games involving WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League teams.

Class 6A

7-1 North Allegheny (25-0) vs. 7-5 Upper St. Clair (13-10) at CW North Catholic, Friday, 6 p.m.

7-2 Peters Township (21-4) vs. 7-4 Bethel Park (17-6) at Canon-McMillan, Friday, 7:30 p.m.

7-3 Mt. Lebanon (13-12) vs. 6-2 Altoona (20-4) at Tyrone, Friday, 6 p.m.

Class 5A

7-1 Gateway (21-3) vs. 7-6 Trinity (20-4) at Fox Chapel, Saturday, 3 p.m.

7-2 Oakland Catholic (17-8) vs. 10-3 Hickory (16-8) at North Hills, Saturday, 3 p.m.

7-3 Chartiers Valley (18-7) vs. 10-2 Harbor Creek (19-5) at Edinboro University, Saturday, 5:30 p.m.

7-4 Mars (19-6) vs. 8-1 Obama Academy (16-7) at Allderdice, Saturday, 4 p.m.

7-5 Thomas Jefferson (20-4) vs. 10-1 Slippery Rock (20-4) at Sharon, Saturday, 4 p.m.

Class 4A

7-1 Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic (22-3) vs. 7-7 Keystone Oaks (17-5) at Northgate, Saturday, 3 p.m.

7-2 Beaver (18-6) vs. 7-6 Belle Vernon (18-6) at CW North Catholic, Saturday, 3 p.m.

7-3 Central Valley (17-6) vs. 6-1 Forest Hills (20-5) at Central Cambria, Saturday, 4 p.m.

7-4 Blackhawk (19-3) vs. 10-1 Villa Maria (19-4) at Edinboro University, Saturday, 4 p.m.

7-5 Ambridge (13-11) vs. 9-1 Punxsutawney (18-5) at Clarion University, Saturday, 4 p.m.

Class 3A

7-1 Bishop Canevin (20-4) vs. 6-5 Central Cambria (18-8) at Peters Township, Friday, 5 p.m.

7-2 East Allegheny (24-1) vs. 6-4 Central Martinsburg (20-5) at Peters Township, Friday, 8 p.m.

7-3 Mohawk (19-5) vs. 6-3 Tyrone (17-9) at Peters Township, Friday, 6:30 p.m.

7-4 Neshannock (20-4) vs. 6-2 Everett (21-5) at Bedford, Friday, 7 p.m.

7-5 Laurel (13-11) vs. 10-1 Seneca (16-9) at Edinboro University, Friday, 6 p.m.

7-6 Seton LaSalle (10-14) vs. 6-1 Penns Valley (20-5) at Bald Eagle Area, Friday, 6 p.m.

Class 2A

7-1 Vincentian Academy (23-1) vs. 9-3 Keystone (13-12) at Northgate, Friday, 6 p.m.

7-2 Chartiers Houston (19-6) vs. 10-3 Cambridge Springs (21-4) at Canon-McMillan, Friday, 6 p.m.

7-3 Serra Catholic (16-8) vs. 10-2 Reynolds (14-10 at Sharon, Friday, 4 p.m.

7-4 Brentwood (17-7) vs. 5-1 Windber (20-5) at Pitt-Johnstown, Friday, 6 p.m.

7-5 California (15-8) vs. 9-1 Coudersport (20-3) at St. Marys, Friday, 6 p.m.

7-6 Leechburg (19-5) vs. 10-1 West Middlesex (21-4) at Slippery Rock University, Friday, 5 p.m.

7-7 Greensburg Central Catholic (12-11) vs. 6-1 Bishop McCort (20-6) at Forest Hills, Friday, 6 p.m.

Class A

7-1 Winchester Thurston (19-5) vs. 9-4 Elk County Catholic (15-10) at Canon-McMillan, Saturday, 3 p.m.

7-2 West Greene (22-3) vs. 10-2 Farrell (12-11) at Peters Township, Saturday, 3 p.m.

7-3 Sewickley Academy (14-6) vs. 9-2 AC Valley (20-5) at Keystone, Saturday, 4 p.m.

7-4 Quigley Catholic (15-9) vs. 5-1 Berlin (22-2) at Pitt-Johnstown, Saturday, 4:30 p.m.

7-5 Cornell (8-16) vs. 9-1 North Clarion (24-0) at Clarion University, Saturday, 5:30 p.m.

Chris Harlan is a Tribune-Review staff writer. Reach him at charlan@tribweb.com or via Twitter @CHarlan_Trib.