Road to Hershey: 4 WPIAL boys basketball teams still in hunt for state gold
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Wednesday, March 20, 2024 | 5:22 PM
Lincoln Park’s Rhaki Lum steal the ball from Hampton’s Robert Coll during a PIAA Class 4A semifinal game Monday at North Allegheny High School.
For the second straight year, the WPIAL will send four district teams to Hershey to play for a state basketball championship.
A year ago, Lincoln Park in Class 4A and Imani Christian in Class A came away with PIAA titles while Deer Lakes in 3A and Aliquippa in 2A returned home with state silver.
Two-time WPIAL champions Lincoln Park, Aliquippa and Imani Christian return to Chocolate Town and the PIAA finals in Hershey this weekend, joined by 5A district runner-up Franklin Regional.
Here are all of the results from through the state semifinals off the PIAA boys basketball playoffs along with the days and times for the title games at the Giant Center.
Class 6A
Championship game
Saturday’s schedule
Central York (25-3) Parkland (25-5) at Giant Center in Hershey, 8 p.m.
Semifinals
Central York 79, Reading 65
Parkland 59, Archbishop Wood 51
Quarterfinals
Central York 71, Upper St. Clair 60
Reading 62, Coatesville 44
Archbishop Wood 67, Spring-Ford 61
Parkland 57, Roman Catholic 50
Second round
Upper St. Clair 63, State College 43
Central York 70, Red Lion 54
Reading 54, McDowell 47 (OT)
Coatesville 52, Cumberland Valley 37
Archbishop Wood 66, Lower Merion 64
Spring-Ford 45, Springfield-Delco 32
Parkland 61, Chambersburg 46
Roman Catholic 47, West Chester Henderson 40
First round
Upper St. Clair 57, Central Dauphin 53
State College 65, Mt. Lebanon 58 (3OT)
Red Lion 78, Emmaus 65
Central York 69, Garnet Valley 60
McDowell 61, Baldwin 45
Reading 65, Chester 63
Cumberland Valley 84, Bensalem 59
Coatesville 55, Bethlehem Liberty 46
Lower Merion 85, Cedar Crest 55
Archbishop Wood 81, Methacton 73
Springfield-Delco 59, Abraham Lincoln 43
Spring-Ford 55, Scranton 52
Parkland 65, Plymouth-Whitemarsh 35
Chambersburg 72, Central Bucks East 41
West Chester Henderson 80, Hazleton 73
Roman Catholic 63, Downingtown West 37
Class 5A
Championship game
Friday’s schedule
Franklin Regional (27-3) vs. Imhotep Charter (28-3) at Giant Center in Hershey, 8 p.m.
Semifinals
Franklin Regional 60, Moon 43
Imhotep Charter 52, Archbishop Ryan 48
Quarterfinals
Moon 67, Bethel Park 51
Franklin Regional 63, Shaler 51
Archbishop Ryan 62, Unionville 45
Imhotep Charter 56, Abington Heights 46
Second round
Moon 59, York Suburban 38
Bethel Park 48, Fox Chapel 43
Franklin Regional 56, Selinsgrove 45
Shaler 68, Mechanicsburg 48
Unionville 74, Dallas 36
Archbishop Ryan 66, Radnor 46
Abington Heights 76, Whitehall 70 (OT)
Imhotep Charter 83, Exeter Township 40
First round
Moon 52, Obama Academy 34
York Suburban 52, Thomas Jefferson 48
Fox Chapel 57, Cathedral Prep 52
Bethel Park 59, Hershey 45
Franklin Regional 68, Warwick 53
Selinsgrove 57, Muhlenberg 49
Mechanicsburg 60, Gateway 52
Shaler 73, Greencastle-Antrim 58
Unionville 56, Manheim Central 31
Dallas 71, West Philadelphia 61
Archbishop Ryan 67, Sun Valley 43
Radnor 63, Pocono Mountain West 44
Abington Heights 91, Bonner-Prendergast 64
Whitehall 62, Phoenixville 46
Exeter Township 67, Upper Dublin 60
Imhotep Charter 64, Pottstown 46
Class 4A
Championship game
Thursday’s schedule
Lincoln Park (27-3) vs. Archbishop Carroll (21-8) at Giant Center in Hershey, 8 p.m.
Semifinals
Lincoln Park 74, Hampton 53
Archbishop Carroll 66, Scranton Prep 56
Quarterfinals
Lincoln Park 89, North Catholic 74
Hampton 60, Eastern York 54
Scranton Prep 76, Neumann-Goretti 75
Archbishop Carroll 60, George Washington Carver E&S 42
Second round
Lincoln Park 66, Uniontown 62
North Catholic 75, Avonworth 60
Eastern York 56, Valley View 50
Hampton 50, Johnstown 48
Neumann-Goretti 72, Berks Catholic 51
Scranton Prep 71, Overbrook 61
Archbishop Carroll 62, Allentown Central Catholic 56
George Washington Carver E&S 45, Danville 38
First round
Lincoln Park 73, Montour 56
Uniontown 67, Grove City 33
Avonworth 65, Punxsutawney 43
North Catholic 67, Warren 58
Eastern York 56, South Allegheny 55
Valley View 66, Shamokin 57
Johnstown 75, Lewisburg 50
Hampton 63, Hickory 43
Neumann-Goretti 86, Littlestown 63
Berks Catholic 43, Blue Mountain 32
Overbrook 53, Pope John Paul II 49 (OT)
Scranton Prep 79, Fleetwood 53
Allentown Central Catholic 68, High School of the Future 33
Archbishop Carroll 66, Big Spring 59
George Washington Carver E&S 51, Pottsville 44
Danville 63, Octorara 50
Class 3A
Championship game
Saturday’s schedule
Franklin (24-5) vs. Devon Prep (14-13) at Giant Center in Hershey, 2 p.m.
Semifinals
Franklin 64, Girard 55
Devon Prep 69, Math, Civics & Science 50
Quarterfinals
Franklin 83, Deer Lakes 66
Girard 70, Mohawk (19-8) 50
Devon Prep 62, Executive Education 57 (2OT)
Math, Civics & Science 62, Loyalsock Township 54 (OT)
Second round
Deer Lakes 67, Forest Hills 51
Franklin 64, Chestnut Ridge 57
Mohawk 55, Ellwood City 50
Girard 55, Bishop Guilfoyle 52
Devon Prep 75, Taylor Riverside 46
Executive Education 73, Camp Hill Trinity 61
Loyalsock Township 62, Notre Dame-Green Pond 56
Math, Civics & Science 63, Columbia 60
First round
Deer Lakes 71, Mercyhurst Prep 64
Forest Hills 74, Southern Columbia 67
Franklin 69, Neshannock 55
Chestnut Ridge 70, Shady Side Academy 53
Ellwood City 62, Westmont-Hilltop 44
Mohawk 56, Moniteau 42
Bishop Guilfoyle 62, Burrell 51
Girard 74, Derry 65
Devon Prep 73, Delone Catholic 32
Taylor Riverside 75, Science Leadership Academy 57
Camp Hill Trinity 79, Troy 75 (OT)
Executive Education 76, String Theory 42
Loyalsock Township 77, Mid Valley 57
Notre Dame-Green Pond 44, West Catholic 39
Math, Civics & Science 67, Saucon Valley 47
Columbia 64, Pickett Mastery 46
Class 2A
Championship game
Friday’s schedule
Aliquippa (25-5) vs. Holy Cross (24-3) at Giant Center in Hershey, 2 p.m.
Semifinals
Aliquippa 65, Fort Cherry 53
Holy Cross 78, Constitution 66
Quarterfinals
Aliquippa 68, Redbank Valley 44
Fort Cherry 70, Jeannette 60
Constitution 69, Lancaster Mennonite 38
Holy Cross 62, Dock Mennonite 52
Second round
Aliquippa 79, Eisenhower 47
Redbank Valley 54, West Shamokin 21
Jeannette 48, Greensburg Central Catholic 46
Fort Cherry 88, Serra Catholic 71
Lancaster Mennonite 70, Conemaugh Township 54
Constitution 71, Mahoney Area 65
Dock Mennonite 48, Sankofa Freedom 45
Holy Cross 72, Claysburg-Kimmel 24
First round
Aliquippa 56, Otto-Eldred 27
Eisenhower 46, Northern Cambria 39
West Shamokin 48, Cambridge Springs 46
Redbank Valley 66, Northgate 62
Jeannette 58, Iroquois 32
Greensburg Central Catholic 57, Windber 42
Fort Cherry 61, Karns City 52
Serra Catholic 75, West Branch 67
Conemaugh Township 55, Bishop Canevin 47
Lancaster Mennonite 71, St. John-Neumann 43
Constitution 77, Delco Christian 58
Mahoney Area 58, Northwest 44
Dock Mennonite 57, Halifax 47
Sankofa Freedom 65, Marian Catholic 54
Holy Cross 70, Schuylkill Haven 35
Claysburg-Kimmel 63, Muncy 62
Class A
Championship game
Thursday’s schedule
Imani Christian (18-10) vs. Berlin-Brothersvalley (28-2) at Giant Center in Hershey, 2 p.m.
Semifinals
Imani Christian 98, Bishop Carroll 69
Berlin-Brothersvalley 77, Linville Hill 65
Quarterfinals
Imani Christian 70, Farrell 60
Bishop Carroll 80, Union 73
Linville Hill 65, Freeland MMI 39
Berlin-Brothersvalley 75, Lancaster Country Day 48
Second round
Imani Christian 79, Clarion 45
Farrell 69, Cameron County 56
Bishop Carroll 71, Neighborhood Academy 70 (OT)
Union 64, Elk County Catholic 62
Linville Hill 83, Bethlehem Christian 57
Freeland MMI 39, High Point Baptist 35
Lancaster Country Day 56, Phil-Mont Christian 43
Berlin-Brothersvalley 71, Lancaster Country Christian 53
First round
Imani Christian 88, Union-Rimersburg 65
Clarion 62, Southern Fulton 47
Cameron County 62, Williamsburg 47
Farrell 69, Rochester 45
Neighborhood Academy 63, Rocky Grove 40
Bishop Carroll 56, Johnsonburg 47
Union 59, Turkeyfoot Valley 33
Elk County Catholic 85, Monessen 54
Linville Hill 87, Northumberland Christian 53
Bethlehem Christian 64, City School 58
Freeland MMI 61, Galeton 51
High Point Baptist 66, Chester Charter Scholars 46
Lancaster Country Day 41, Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg 33
Phil-Mont Christian 51, Greenwood 41
Lancaster Country Christian 53, Bucktail 51
Berlin-Brothersvalley 81, Conemaugh Valley 53
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