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3-3 Massive Spring (19-6) at 3-Valley View (20-5)
When: Friday, 7 p.m.
Tickets: Should be bought on-line at piaa.org/sports/tickets.aspx. Choose the game, then choose the classification.
How they obtained right here: Massive Spring misplaced to Japanese York, 66-62, in OT and beat Susquehanna Township, 61-55 within the third-place recreation of the District 3 playoffs. Valley View gained the District 2 championship with a 66-53 win over Scranton Prep.
Up subsequent: The winner performs the winner of the 11-3 Saucon Valley (21-6) vs. 12-2 Murrell Dobbins recreation within the second spherical on March 11.
Gamers to look at: Massive Spring — Aidan Sallie (23.7 factors per recreation); Landon Sallie (16.1); Ayden Martinez (12.2); Alan Walker (3.4); Brexton Heckerson (5.4). Valley View — Beyon McLean (13.0 factors per recreation); Aidan Smola (10.3); Noah Veno (9.0); Jagger Roe (6.2); Tyler Scoblick (4.0).
Noteworthy: Valley View gained its first District 2 boys basketball championship since 1997. … McLean averaged 24.7 factors per recreation within the district match for Valley View. … Valley View has gained its first spherical video games in every of the final two PIAA Tournaments. … Valley View is 11-12 all-time within the state playoffs. … Valley View coach Mike Kurpis has a profession document of 159-109 and the crew has had 20 wins in three straight seasons. … Massive Spring completed third within the Capital Division of the Mid Penn Convention and averages 62.3 factors per recreation with 7.5 3-pointers per recreation and offers up 50.8 factors per recreation. … Massive Spring has gained 11 of its final 12 video games.
2-2 Scranton Prep (18-7) at 11-2 Northwestern Lehigh (24-3)
When: Friday, 7 p.m.
Tickets: Should be bought on-line at piaa.org/sports/tickets.aspx. Choose the game, then choose the classification.
How they obtained right here: Scranton Prep misplaced to Valley View, 66-53, within the District 2 championship recreation. Northwestern Lehigh misplaced to Allentown Central Catholic, 68-57, within the District 11 title recreation.
Up subsequent: The winner performs the winner 12-5 Simon Gratz at 3-1 Berks Catholic (20-4) recreation within the second spherical on March 11.
Gamers to look at: Scranton Prep — Brycen Martin (17.2 factors per recreation); Packy Doherty (16.8); Ambrose Rossi (8.5); Brody Martin (5.6); Jack Maloney (5.3). Northwestern Lehigh – Gavin Nelson (12.5 factors per recreation); Cayden Fitch (11.9); Mason Bollinger (6.0); Eli Zimmerman (4.9).
Noteworthy: Scranton Prep reached the PIAA Class 4A semifinals final season. … That is Scranton Prep’s twenty sixth look within the state playoffs and has a document of 28-25. … Northwestern Lehigh defeated Scranton Prep within the soccer state playoffs in every of the final two seasons, together with a 34-0 victory on the best way to the PIAA title. … Northwestern Lehigh’s Eli Zimmerman ran for 126 yards and caught three passes for 25 yards and Bollinger had 35 yards speeding and a landing within the soccer win over the Cavaliers. … Packy Doherty scored 89 factors and had 20 3-pointers in 4 state playoff video games final season for Scranton Prep.
1-4 Higher Moreland (19-6) at 2-1 Abington Heights (14-10)
When: Friday, 7 p.m.
Tickets: Should be bought on-line at piaa.org/sports/tickets.aspx. Choose the game, then choose the classification.
How they obtained right here: Higher Moreland defeated Marple Newtown, 67-49, misplaced to Higher Dublin, 61-37, and misplaced to Pottsgrove, 60-59. Abington Heights defeated Pittston Space, 53-48, within the District 2 championship recreation.
Up subsequent: The winner performs the winner of the 3-4 York Suburban (19-8) vs. 12-2 Roxborough (18-8) recreation within the second spherical on March 11.
Gamers to look at: Abington Heights — Robby Lucas (18.3 factors per recreation); Jordan Shaffer (16.7); Andrew Kettel (9.9); Finn Goldberg (4.3); Billy Johnson (2.7). Higher Moreland — Jadon Cybok; Colson Campbell; Larry Hughes; Nate Greatest; Luke Roussei; Anthony Carson.
Noteworthy: Abington Heights gained its third straight District 2 Class 5A championship and first below the steerage of first-year coach JC Present. … Abington Heights is 25-23 in 24 PIAA playoff appearances that features profitable the 2018 championship. …. Abington Heights reached the PIAA quarterfinals for the tenth time final season. … Lucas has scored for than 1,000 factors in his profession with Abington Heights. … Higher Moreland is within the state playoffs for the fifth time in program historical past and is . … Campbell has scored greater than 1,000 factors in his profession and is the primary for Higher Moreland since 1995.
— JOBY FAWCETT
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