Four Washington County teams qualified for the upcoming PIAA basketball playoffs–Avella & Trinity girls, Peters Township & Ringgold boys–along with West Greene girls. In addition, another 11 teams in regional coverage area qualified for the five-round two week tournaments that begin Friday, March 6th. The PIAA pairings have been posted. PIAA Brackets. We’ll carry three of the four Washington County teams’ first-round games this weekend. Here’s the first-round schedule for the 16 area teams (Wash/Greene match-ups are bold):
Friday, March 6
4A Boys Ringgold vs. 3-1 Lancaster Catholic, 7 pm at Warwick HS, Lititz — WJPA-FM (95.3) Listen Here
4A Boys Belle Vernon vs. 9-1 Clearfield, 7:30 pm at St. Mary’s
5A Boys South Fayette vs. 3-1 Muhlenberg, 5 pm at Milton Hershey
5A Boys Chartiers Valley vs. 3-2 Milton Hershey, 5 pm at Harrisburg
5A Boys Thomas Jefferson vs. 3-3 New Oxford, 6 pm at Dallastown
6A Girls Bethel Park vs. 3-5 Gov. Mifflin, 6 pm at Peters Township
6A Girls Upper St. Clair vs. 6-2 State College, 7 pm at Bald Eagle Area
6A Girls Mt. Lebanon vs. 6-1 Altoona, 7:30 pm at Mt. Aloysius
Saturday, March 7
1A Girls Avella vs. 9-1 Coudersport, 2 pm at St. Mary’s — WJPA-FM (95.3) Listen Here
1A Girls West Greene vs. 10-1 Kennedy Catholic, 2:30 pm at Peters Township
6A Boys Upper St. Clair vs. Allderdice, 1:30 pm at Fox Chapel
6A Boys Peters Township vs. 10-2 McDowell, 4:00 pm at Edinboro University
6A Boys Mt. Lebanon vs. 3-4 Cedar Crest, 4:30 pm at Peters Township
5A Girls Thomas Jefferson vs. 6-1 Portage, 1 pm at Mt. Aloysius
5A Girls Chartiers Valley vs. 10-3 Warren, 3 pm at South Fayette
5A Girls Trinity vs. 7-5 Penn Hills, 4:30 pm at South Fayette — WJPA-FM (95.3) Listen Here