Pairings set for first round of PIAA basketball tournament
Sun Valley and Penncrest fans won’t have to travel far to see the Vanguards and Lions in the opening round of the PIAA Class 5A boys basketball tournament.
The pairings for the PIAA basketball tournaments have been released, and as is the case this time of year, some qualifiers have farther to travel than others.
In boys action, District 1 champ Sun Valley takes on Garden Spot, the eighth seed out of District 3, in the second game of a Class 5A doubleheader at Plymouth Whitemarsh Friday night (7:30). Penncrest (1-3) faces Wallenpaupack (2-3) in the opener at 6 p.m.
District 12 Class 4A champ Bonner & Prendergast plays Littlestown (3-5) at 7 Friday night at St. Joseph’s Prep. Archbishop Carroll (12-3) faces Allentown Central Catholic (11-2) at Bethlehem Liberty Friday (6 p.m.).
Chester (1-6) goes against Parkland (11-2) at 4:30 Saturday afternoon at Bethlehem Freedom (4:30) in Class 6A. District 1 Class 2A champ Delco Christian squares off against Strawberry Mansion (12-3) at Spring-Ford at 3:30 Saturday afternoon.
In girls action Friday night, District 1 Class 6A champ Garnet Valley plays Cedar Crest (3-7) at Spring-Ford at 6 p.m. District 12 Class 6A champ Cardinal O’Hara tangles with Plymouth Whitemarsh (1-10) at Archbishop Carroll at 5:30. District 1 Class 2A titlist Sacred Heart plays Paul Robeson (12-3) at Wissahickon at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, District 12 Class 4A champ Bonner & Prendergast takes on Bermudian Springs (3-5) at Cardinal O’Hara (3:30).
District 12 Class 5A champ faces Spring Grove (3-7) at Jefferson University at 5. In other Class 5A action, Springfield (1-3) entertains Archbishop Wood (12-3) at Spring-Ford at 5, and Radnor (1-5) takes on Southern Lehigh (11-1) at Bethlehem Freedom at 3.
In Class A, The Christian Academy (1-2) plays Weatherly (11-2) Saturday at Pottstown (6:30 p.m.), while Chester Charter School for the Arts (1-4) faces Greenwood (3-2) at East Pennsboro (3 p.m.).
