Following are capsule previews of PIAA Basketball Tournament games involving Butler County area teams:

Butler (15-10) vs. Erie Cathedral Prep (14-9)

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What: Boys Class AAAA first-round playoff.•

When: 6 p.m. Saturday at Gannon University•

Coaches:

Butler, Matt Clement;

Cathedral Prep, Mark Majewskir.•

Starting lineups: Butler, Cody Herald, G, 9.2 ppg., Vinny Schmidt, F, 6.8; Bobby Swartwout, F, 15.8; Nate Snodgrass, G, 9.4; Zach Slater, G, 5.9;

Cathedral Prep, Sheldon Zablotny, G, 11.7; Adam Blazek, G, 14.6; Dominic DiRaimo, F, 6.5; Joe Gnacinski, F, 6.6; Dominic Sansone, F, 9.8•

Notes: Butler senior forward Bobby Swartwout needs five points to become the sixth player in Golden Tornado boys basketball history to reach 1,000. ... The Tornado defeated Cathedral Prep 66-38 in the season-opening game at the Hollidaysburg Tip-Off Tournament. ... Prep's Dominic Sansone is playing with a brace on a partially torn ACL and has been seeing limited minutes. If he doesn't start, sophomore Delton Williams (2.5 ppg.) will.•

Coach Clement says: “They are a totally different team from when we first played them and so are we. They have three or four guys who either didn't play in that game or have totally different roles now. Their three 6-foot-5 guys (Dominic Sansone, Joe Gnacinski, Mike Knoll) take up a lot of space inside and they're good. ... We're probably the underdog going up to their neck of the woods to play this game, but we like it that way”Union (20-7) vs. Northern Cambria (16-10)•

What: Boys Class A first-round playoff.•

When: 7 p.m. Friday at Keystone High•

Coaches:

Union, Karen Davis;

Northern Cambria, Dan Weber.•

Starting lineups: Union, Brody Pollock, F, 20.1 ppg; Taylor Smith, G, 9.6; Trent Corle, F, 11.0; Shawn Booth, G, 8.0; Austin Davis, G, 3.9.

Northern Cambria, Tony Rocco, G, 11.8; Andy Hancharik, G, 8.1; Joel Polites, F, 6.6; Adam Polites, G, 9.4; Jeff Hogan, F, 8.4•

Notes: Union is coming off a loss to Elk County Catholic in the District 9 championship game. ... Northern Cambria is coming off a loss in the District 6 title game. ... The Colts, like Union, are a small, quick team. Their tallest player is only 6-feet-1. ... Golden Knights junior forward Brody Pollock averaged 20 ppg in the regular season and 20 ppg so far in the playoffs.n

Coach Davis says: “I haven't seen Northern Cambria on the tape yet, but like I told the guys, no matter who you play, who have to play good defense, take care of the basketball and put it in the hole.”Moniteau (15-9) vs. Wilkinsburg (17-6)•

What: Boys Class AA first-round playoff.•

When: Gateway High, 3 p.m. Saturday•

Coaches:

Moniteau, Randy Armagost;

Wilkinsburg, Reuben Coleman.•

Starting lineups: Moniteau, Kyle Armagost, G, 19.3 ppg; Ethan Pry, G, 3.3; Andrew Armagost, G, 5.9; Heath Lominski, G, 4.2; Zach Sloan, C, 16.7;

Wilkinsburg, Elijah Hill, G, 13.0 ppg; Elisah Hill, G, 12.0; Robert Taylor, F, 15.0; Rasheed Howard, F; Davon Washington, C.•

Notes: Three of Wilkinsburg's six losses came against WPIAL champ Monessen, including a 48-44 setback in the WPIAL semifinals. ... Wilkinsburg has only two seniors: Davon Washington and forward Robert Taylor. ... The Tigers average 61.3 points per game while giving up 49.5. ... Moniteau scores 57 per contest and surrenders 49. ... This is the Warriors' first PIAA playoff appearance since 2002.•

Coach Armagost says: “Wilkinsburg likes to press and they get after you. They like to generate offense off their defense.”Union (22-4) vs. Homer-Center (19-6)•

What: Girls Class A first-round playoff.•

When: Clarion University, 3 p.m. Saturday•

Coaches:

Union, Josh Meeker;

Homer-Center, Tom Lasher.•

Starting lineups: Union, Delani Priester, G, 6.0 ppg; Mariah Winchester, G, 10.6; Ashley MacKinlay, G, 8.7; Sierra Smith, G, 8.8; Tina Lipps, F-C, 15.1.

Homer-Center, Katelyn Skinner, G-F, 18.8; Maggie McLoughlin, G, 11.7; Breanna Rossi, F, 5.8; Danielle Rura, G, 5.7; Lauren Valyo, F, 11.3•

Notes: Union lost a 47-45 decision to Coudersport in the District 9 title game while the Wildcats fell to Bishop Guilfoyle 47-35 in the D6 championship. ... Valyo averages 8.6 rebounds and Skinner and Rossi each average 6.2 rebounds. ... Freshman Sydney Horel has given Homer-Center 7.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game off the bench. ... Lipps is contributing 11.3 rebounds per game and Winchester records 7.2 per contest.•

Coach Meeker says: “They have two 6-foot girls and Skinner, who's 5-10. ... (Homer-Center) has balanced scoring. Skinner gets about 18, then two girls get 10 and a few are in the six- to seven-point range.”Summit Academy (16-9) vs. North East (19-6)•

What: Boys Class AA first-round playoff.•

When: Gannon University, 3 p.m. Saturday•

Coaches:

Summit Academy, Art McCray;

North East, Thomas Pyle.•

Starting lineups: Summit Academy, Arley Townsend, G, 13.6 ppg; Ronald Smith, G, 7.4; Derek Banks, F, 5.9; David Murray, G-F, 10.3; Rainford Miles, F-C, 3.9.

North East, Aaron Wakely, F, 11.8; Cory Bailey, G, 10.3; Tyler Johnson, G, 6.7; Kyle Regan, G, 5.8; Spencer Cornelius, F, 8.9.•

Notes: The Grape Pickers were the D-10 champions. ... Regan averages 5.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 3.6 steals per game, and Cornelius tallies 7 rebounds per contest. ... North East netted more than 160 3-pointers this season, including three players, Wakely, Bailey and Johnson, with more than 30 apiece. ... The Knights were the sixth seed out of the WPIAL. ... Summit Academy overcame a 1-4 start before winning 13 of the next 15 games on the way to the section title.•

Coach McCray says: “As a staff, we take pride in showing respect to our opponents and research what we can. North East likes to take a lot of outside shots. They shoot a lot of 3s and we have to contest that. They're not tall but they show a lot of heart. The use a dribble-drive offense. They look to kick it out and knock their shots down. The last few games, they've taken fewer attempts, but they are a well-coached team.”