PIAA declares Uniontown vs. Meadville fight-marred playoff game a double forfeit

By: Chris Harlan
Monday, March 10, 2025 | 3:31 PM

Neither Uniontown nor Meadville will advance in the PIAA boys basketball playoffs.

The PIAA declared their fight-marred game a double forfeit and wants involved spectators suspended from attending any school-sponsored sporting events for more than a year, the association announced Monday. The game Friday night at Meadville was halted with 3 minutes, 12 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter when a fight in the stands spread onto the court.

“We are disappointed that our season ended the way it did,” Uniontown athletic director Harry Kaufman said in a statement. “We thank everyone that has shown their support. We look forward to continued success from our boys basketball program.”

Each school must fulfill a list of requirements imposed Monday by the PIAA or else its boys basketball team will be barred from next season’s state playoffs.

• Each school must submit a plan of action “detailing what processes are in place to prevent situations like this from occurring in the future.” The deadline is March 19.

• All players and coaches on the current roster must complete NFHS educational courses related to sportsmanship.

• The spectators “whose identities are known to school administration” must be banned from attendance at school-sponsored activities until June 15, 2026.

The PIAA also reprimanded each school for violating PIAA bylaws by “not addressing the unsportsmanlike behavior” of their spectators.

The Uniontown-Meadville winner was scheduled to face District 3 champion Hershey (22-3) in a second-round game Tuesday. Hershey instead receives a bye.

Uniontown (22-5) was the fifth seed from the WPIAL. Meadville (16-9) was the District 10 champion.

Meadville led 63-55 when the game was halted.

Ugly ending to the Meadville game with several fans taken off in cuffs. Game called with 3:12 left. Bulldogs win 63-55 pic.twitter.com/zHjDwLQ3EY

— Tom Reisenweber (@ETNreisenweber) March 8, 2025

Chris Harlan is a TribLive reporter covering sports. He joined the Trib in 2009 after seven years as a reporter at the Beaver County Times. He can be reached at charlan@triblive.com.

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