Due to COVID-19, only district champions were invited to the PIAA Basketball playoffs. Bishop Canevin had to withdrawal from the 1A boys bracket moments before its scheduled tip-off against Berlin Friday night due to a positive test by one of the Crusaders’ players. Upper St. Clair (6A boys) had quarantined since winning the WPIAL title a week ago and had only six players cleared but that was enough against District 10 champion Erie. The Chartiers Valley girls easily pulled away from Warren in the second half. Winners advance to the semifinals Monday and Tuesday with the PIAA Finals set for Hershey’s Giant Center next weekend. The semifinal schedule for the remaining WPIAL champions (boys 3-3, girls 5-1) is listed below.
Monday, March 22
6A Girls North Allegheny vs. D3 Cumberland Valley, 5 pm at Altoona
4A Boys Lincoln Park vs. D10 Hickory, 6:30 pm at Lincoln Park
3A Girls Mohawk vs. D6 Forest Hills, 6:30 pm at Mohawk
2A Girls Neshannock vs. D6 Penns Manor, 6:30 pm at Neshannock
Tuesday, March 23
5A Girls Chartiers Valley vs. D3 Spring Grove, 5:45 pm at Bald Eagle Area WJPA-FM (95.3) or Listen Here or Listen Here
6A Boys Upper St. Clair vs. D3 Reading, 5:45 pm at Altoona WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here or Listen Here
2A Boys OLSH vs. D6 Portage, 6:30 pm at OLSH
1A Girls Rochester vs. D6 Bishop Guilfoyle, 6:30 pm at Rochester