PIAA boys basketball tournament pairings update

By: Don Rebel
Sunday, March 14, 2021 | 2:08 PM

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A good piece of advice is to always finish what you start. That is what the PIAA hopes to do over the next couple of weeks after the 2020 state basketball playoffs were halted after two rounds because of the covid-19 pandemic.

So the district champion-only shorter version of the PIAA playoffs continues with state quarterfinals games oon Friday and Saturday.

All of the WPIAL champions received a first-round bye and will host quarterfinals games Friday and Saturday. Here’s a look at the matchups for the PIAA boys basketball tournament through Wednesday.

Class 6A

Quarterfinals

Saturday’s schedule

Abingtonh at Lower Merion winner, bye

Archbishop Wood at William Allen at 1 p.m.

Scranton at Reading at 1 p.m.

Erie at Upper St. Clair at 2 p.m.

Class 5A

Quarterfinals

Friday’s schedule

Crestwood at Chester at 7 p.m.

Bangor at Archbishop Ryan at 7:30 p.m.

Central Mountain at Lower Dauphin at 7 p.m.

Cathedral Prep at New Castle at 6:30 p.m.

Class 4A

Quarterfinals

Friday’s schedule

Danville at Middletown at 7 p.m.

Allentown Central Catholic at Archbishop Carroll at 6 p.m.

Clearfield at Lincoln Park at 6:30 p.m.

Johnstown at Hickory at 7 p.m.

Class 3A

Quarterfinals

Saturday’s schedule

Lancaster Catholic vs. Math, Civics & Science at Cardinal O’Hara HS at 12 p.m.

Executive Education Charter at Loyalsock Township at 1 p.m.

Brookville at Ellwood City at 1 p.m.

Franklin at Bishop Guilfoyle at 3 p.m.

Class 2A

Quarterfinals

Saturday’s schedule

Bristol vs. Constitution at St. Joseph’s Prep HS at 12 p.m.

Old Forge at Lancaster Mennonite at 7 p.m.

Karns City at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart at 1 p.m.

Portage at Kennedy Catholic at 1 p.m.

Class A

Quarterfinals

Friday’s schedule

Philadelphia-Montgomery Christian vs. LaAcademia Charter at Lancaster Catholic HS at 7 p.m.

St. John Neumann at Nativity Blessed Virgin Mary at 7 p.m.

Berlin-Brothersvalley at Bishop Canevin at 6:30 p.m.

Bishop Carroll at Clarion at 7 p.m.

Tags: Bishop Canevin, New Castle, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Upper St. Clair