Sixteen Delco teams will take part in the PIAA basketball tournaments, which tipoff this weekend, in brackets that were revealed on Sunday.
Action starts Friday for the Class A, 4A and 5A boys and Class 6A girls, among other classes. The 6A boys begin Saturday along with the 2A boys, Class A girls and 5A girls.
Reigning PIAA Class 6A champion Cardinal O’Hara starts its title defense Friday night at Central Bucks East, the fourth seed from District 1. O’Hara is the third seed from District 12. The district champ, Archbishop Carroll, takes on Council Rock South at Cardinal O’Hara.
The 6A girls tournament has the most Delco teams of any classification with four. Garnet Valley hosts District 3’s Mechanicsburg, and Haverford travels to Easton Area in District 11.
Friday is the open of the 5A boys tournament. Marple Newtown heads to St. Joseph’s Prep to take on District 12 champ Neumann-Goretti. Penncrest is on the road at Martz Hall against Pottsville Area, while Bonner & Prendergast visits Bangor.
Archbishop Carroll, last year’s PIAA Class 4A runner-up, has a road date to start the tournament, at District 1 champ Bishop Shanahan.
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