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PIAA basketball schedule

The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association released the official first-round state basketball tournament pairings, sites and schedules early Sunday afternoon.

First-round games are Friday and Saturday, mostly on home courts of participating teams.

The West Scranton boys will play at Scranton High School as they did for the bulk of their home games during the season.

Teams are listed with district, district finish, school name, then record in parentheses.

FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE

Class 5A boys

12-4, Murrell Dobbins (25-2) at 2-1, Abington Heights (21-4), 7 p.m.

12-3, West Philadelphia (15-11) vs. 2-2, West Scranton (14-11) at Scranton, 7 p.m.

Class 4A boys

3-4, Octorara (17-9) at 2-1, Scranton Prep (16-9), 7 p.m.

4-3, Shamokin (19-8) at 2-2, Valley View (21-4), 7 p.m.

2-3, Nanticoke (17-9) at 11-2, Bethlehem Catholic (17-8), 7 p.m.

Class A boys

2-1, Forest City (12-11) vs. 4-2, Northumberland Christian (18-5) at Lewisburg, 6 p.m.

Class 6A girls

1-9, Abington (21-5) at 2-1, Wyoming Valley West (16-8), 7 p.m.

Class 3A girls

4-3, Bloomsburg (21-6) at 2-1, Dunmore (22-3), 7 p.m.

2-2, Holy Redeemer (17-11) at 4-1, Mount Carmel (25-2), 7 p.m.

2-3, Lake-Lehman (23-5) vs. 11-1, Pen Argyl (21-4) at Moravian Academy, 7 p.m.

Class 2A girls

4-3, Northwest (20-6) at 2-1, Montrose (20-4), 7 p.m.

SATURDAY

Class 6A boys

1-9, Coatesville (18-9) at 2-1, Scranton (14-11), 5 p.m.

Class 3A boys

12-4, SLA Beeber (18-7) at 2-1, Holy Redeemer (25-2), 3 p.m.

2-2, Mid Valley (19-6) at 4-1, Troy (18-7), 4 p.m.

Class 2A boys

11-3, Minersville (16-9) at 2, Holy Cross (19-5), 3 p.m.

Class 5A girls

12-4, Samuel Fels (15-5) at 2-1, Pittston Area (24-2), 3 p.m.

12-3, Archbishop Ryan (9-15) at 2-2, Abington Heights (17-8), 3 p.m.

2-3, Scranton (16-9) vs. 1-2, Villa Maria Academy (23-4) at Great Valley, noon

Class 4A girls

4-3 Lewisburg (17-8) or 11-3, Northwestern Lehigh (25-2) at 2-1, Scranton Prep (21-2), 3 p.m.

2-2, Wyoming Area (13-10) at 4-2, Jersey Shore (19-7), 4 p.m.

Class A girls

3-5, Harrisburg Christian (12-13) at 2-1, Mountain View (18-6), 5 p.m.

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