PIAA girls basketball tournament pairings update

By: Don Rebel
Sunday, March 14, 2021 | 2:31 PM

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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