14 local teams head into PIAA playoffs

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March 7, 2011

Anonymous The Tribune-Democrat The Tribune-Democrat Mon Mar 07, 2011, 12:40 AM EST

JOHNSTOWN — Fourteen area basketball teams are still in contention for PIAA championship gold.

The Forest Hills boys, District 6-AAA runner-up, opens the playoffs on Tuesday in a 7 p.m. contest at Uniontown High School, the District 7-7 squad. The winner will move on to face District 10 champion Franklin on Friday.

Eight more area teams are also involved in Friday games, including District 6 Class AAA champion Johns-town, which will face the winner of Tuesday’s play-in at West Mifflin between the District 7-5 Wildcats and District 9-2 Bradford. The Trojans game will be at 8 at Central Cambria.

In Class A boys games, District 6-3 Conemaugh Valley will play District 5 champ Southern Fulton in a 7:30 game at the Pitt-Johnstown Sports Center while District 6 runner-up Northern Cambria takes on District 9 runner-up Union Rimersburg at 7 p.m. at Keystone High School in Knox.

District 6-A champ Bishop Carroll faces District 9-3 DuBois Central Catholic in the opener of a tripleheader at Central Cambria at 5 and District 5-A runner-up Shade will battle 7-3 Clairton at 7:30 at Gateway High School in Monroeville.

In Class AA girls action Friday, District 5 winner Windber will tangle with District 6 runner-up Ligonier Valley at 6 p.m. at Pitt-Johnstown while the Westmont Hilltop girls travel to Gateway to face 7-2 Jeannette at 6.

Five teams will play Saturday, including a trio of Class AA boys squads.

At UPJ at 4:30, District 5 champ North Star faces off with District 6 runner up Richland while District 6 champion Bishop McCort plays the play-in winner from Tuesday’s 7-7 Beaver Falls/5-2 Tussey Mountain contest at Richland at 3 p.m.

In Class A girls games, District 6-3 Conemaugh Valley faces District 5 champ Southern Fulton at UPJ at 3 p.m. District 5 runner-up Berlin Brothersvalley draws District 7-3 Monessen in a 4:30 game at Norwin High School in North Huntingdon.

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