Three district teams play Friday; AG resumes Saturday
Four local teams survived first-round action to advance to the quarterfinals of the WPIAL basketball playoffs. The California boys play in the second game of a local doubleheader Friday at South Park High School when the Trojans play Avella in the Class A quarterfinals at 8 p.m. The Trojans are seeded second in the boys Class A bracket.
The Southmoreland girls provide the first half of the doubleheader when coach Brian Pritts’s team meets Moon in a Class AAA quarterfinal at South Park at 6:30.
Coach Rick Hauger’s Laurel Highlands Mustangs, fresh off an upset win over second-seeded Highlands, take on Valley at 8 p.m. Friday at Belle Vernon High School.
The Albert Gallatin boys play a Class AAAA quarterfinal Saturday when the Colonials travel to Canon-McMillan for a noon start against top-seeded Moon.
All quarterfinal winners will qualify for the PIAA playoffs.
The top two classifications send six teams to state playoffs, Class AA sends eight and Class A sends five. PIAA playoffs begin Friday and Saturday, March 9-10.