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2026 PIAA boys and girls basketball brackets: Round 2 scores, quarterfinal sites and times

Karns City guard Naomi Venesky (1) celebrates with her team after beating Cranberry in the District 9 Class 3A girls basketball championship game Saturday, Feb. 28, 2025, at Clarion University. Eddie Clancy/Butler Eagle

For the second year in a row, it’s North Catholic’s boys and girls teams left standing from Butler County in the PIAA basketball tournaments.

The Trojans and Trojanettes are heading to the state quarterfinals Friday and Saturday, respectively. Should they win, they’ll advance to next week’s semis. The state finals will be held at Hershey’s Giant Center March 19-21.

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The local matchups for the quarterfinals include:

Friday:

Boys Basketball

5 — Class 4A: North Catholic vs. Carver E&S, at McConnellsburg HS

Saturday:

Girls Basketball

2 — Class 4A: North Catholic vs. Blackhawk, at North Allegheny HS

See the full PIAA brackets involving local teams (Class 6A and 4A boys, Class 4A and 3A girls) below. Results and upcoming matchups will be updated throughout the tournament.

2026 PIAA Boys Basketball Championships Brackets

CLASS 6A

First round: March 7

1-1 Plymouth Whitemarsh 75, 3-6 Cedar Cliff 45

11-2 Liberty 61, 2-2 Wilkes-Barre 52

3-2 Central York 59, 1-5 Cheltenham 54

12-2 Father Judge 61, 1-6 Spring-Ford 45

12-1 Imhotep 70, 1-8 Garnet Valley 40

3-4 William Penn 80, 11-4 Pocono Mountain East 69

2-1 Delaware Valley 56, 1-7 Abington 54

11-1 Parkland 51, 1-9 Conestoga 47

3-1 Central Dauphin 64, 1-10 Pennsbury 45

1-4 Souderton 68, 12-3 Archbishop Wood 66

1-3 Methacton 49, 11-3 Whitehall 46

7-2 New Castle 68, 3-7 Wilson 38

3-5 Chambersburg 57, 1-2 Coatesville 49

7-3 Central Catholic 48, 8-1 Taylor Allderdice 34

7-1 Upper St. Clair 66, 3-8 Cedar Crest 52

3-3 Red Lion 69, 7-4 Seneca Valley 62

Second round: March 11

1-1 Plymouth Whitemarsh 59, 11-2 Liberty 46

12-2 Father Judge 82, 3-2 Central York 68

12-1 Imhotep 68, 3-4 William Penn 45

11-1 Parkland 62, 2-1 Delaware Valley 33

3-1 Central Dauphin 68, 1-4 Souderton 55

7-2 New Castle 65, 1-3 Methacton 61

7-3 Central Catholic 54, 3-5 Chambersburg 38

7-1 Upper St. Clair 62, 3-3 Red Lion 45

Quarterfinals: March 14

12-2 Father Judge 58, 1-1 Plymouth Whitemarsh 54

12-1 Imhotep 70, 11-1 Parkland 39

3-1 Central Dauphin 52, 7-2 New Castle 43

7-1 Upper St. Clair 52, 7-3 Central Catholic 46

Semifinals: March 17

12-1 Imhotep vs. 12-2 Father Judge, at Bensalem HS, 7 p.m.

7-1 Upper St. Clair vs. 3-1 Central Dauphin, at Altoona HS, 6 p.m.

Final: March 21

TBD, at Giant Center, 8 p.m.

CLASS 4A

First round: March 6

12-1 Archbishop Carroll 77, 3-5 Wyomissing 52

3-2 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) 78, 4-3 Mt. Carmel 34

1-1 Pope John Paul 59, 12-3 Murrell Dobbins 28

4-1 Lewisburg 70, 3-4 Big Spring 54

12-4 Devon Prep 68, 11-1 Allentown Central Catholic 47

2-3 Valley View 58, 4-2 Montoursville 44

11-3 Salisbury 54, 12-2 West Philadelphia 45

2-1 Scranton Prep 65, 3-3 Schuylkill Valley 48

12-5 Carver E&S 40, 3-1 Berks Catholic 35

2-2 Dallas 57, 11-2 Northwestern Lehigh 48

7-1 Knoch 46, 10-5 Girard 30

7-3 North Catholic 64, 10-2 Sharon 52

10-3 Hickory 47, 7-2 Quaker Valley 43

7-4 Deer Lakes 64, 6-1 Huntingdon 47

8-1 Obama Academy 55, 10-4 Warren 50

10-1 Cathedral Prep 79, 7-5 Central Valley 49

Second round: March 10

3-2 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) 41, 12-1 Archbishop Carroll 37

4-1 Lewisburg 64, 1-1 Pope John Paul 59

12-4 Devon Prep 61, 2-3 Valley View 41

2-1 Scranton Prep 57, 11-3 Salisbury 42

12-5 Carver E&S 69, 2-2 Dallas 53

7-3 North Catholic 77, 7-1 Knoch 69 (3OT)

7-4 Deer Lakes 46, 10-3 Hickory 37

8-1 Obama Academy 70, 10-1 Cathedral Prep 69

Quarterfinals: March 13

4-1 Lewisburg 60, 3-2 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) 58

12-4 Devon Prep 62, 2-1 Scranton Prep 55

12-5 Carver E&S 68, 7-3 North Catholic 61

8-1 Obama Academy 53, 7-4 Deer Lakes 41

Semifinals: March 16

12-4 Devon Prep vs. 4-1 Lewisburg, at Hazleton HS, 7:30 p.m.

8-1 Obama Academy vs. 12-5 Carver E&S, at Waynesboro HS, 6 p.m.

Final: March 19

TBD, at Giant Center, 8 p.m.

2026 PIAA Girls Basketball Championships Brackets

CLASS 4A

First round: March 7

3-1 Susquehanna Twp. 51, 12-5 Bonner-Prendergast 34

12-2 Audenried 66, 11-3 Palmerton 52

2-1 Scranton Prep 52, 3-4 Lancaster Catholic 27

11-1 Allentown Central Catholic 60, 4-2 Mifflinburg 43

4-1 Central Columbia 35, 3-3 Northern Lebanon 30

1-1 Villa Joseph Marie 60, 12-4 West Philadelphia 24

2-2 Valley View 49, 11-2 Blue Mountain 28

12-1 Neumann-Goretti 61, 3-5 Susquenita 31

3-2 Delone Catholic 36, 12-3 Lansdale Catholic 35

6-1 Penn Cambria 51, 4-3 Lewisburg 40

10-2 Slippery Rock 54, 7-4 Elizabeth Forward 46

7-1 Oakland Catholic 64, 10-4 Corry 26

7-5 Belle Vernon 58, 9-1 Clearfield 46

7-2 Blackhawk 45, 10-3 Fairview 34

7-3 North Catholic 50, 6-2 Forest Hills 37

10-1 Harbor Creek 42, 7-6 South Park 28

Second round: March 11

3-1 Susquehanna Twp. 65, 12-2 Audenried 56

2-1 Scranton Prep 63, 11-1 Allentown Central Catholic 28

4-1 Central Columbia 50, 1-1 Villa Joseph Marie 32

12-1 Neumann-Goretti 60, 2-2 Valley View 51

6-1 Penn Cambria 38, 3-2 Delone Catholic 32

7-1 Oakland Catholic 63, 10-2 Slippery Rock 36

7-2 Blackhawk 55, 7-5 Belle Vernon 41

7-3 North Catholic 63, 10-1 Harbor Creek 51

Quarterfinals: March 14

2-1 Scranton Prep 49, 3-1 Susquehanna Twp. 43

12-1 Neumann-Goretti 58, 4-1 Central Columbia 41

7-1 Oakland Catholic 49, 6-1 Penn Cambria 38

7-2 Blackhawk 59, 7-3 North Catholic 37

Semifinals: March 17

12-1 Neumann-Goretti vs. 2-1 Scranton Prep, at Bethlehem Liberty HS, 6 p.m.

7-2 Blackhawk vs. 7-1 Oakland Catholic, at Hampton HS, 7 p.m.

Final: March 21

TBD, at Giant Center, noon

CLASS 3A

First round: March 6

12-1 Imhotep 62, 11-4 Pine Grove 33

2-2 Holy Redeemer 61, 4-2 Loyalsock Twp. 55

3-2 Pequea Valley 59, 12-3 Mastery North Pickett 19

11-2 Schuylkill Haven 50, 12-4 Philadelphia Academy 19

4-1 Hughesville 63, 3-3 Columbia 32

11-3 Notre Dame-Green Pond 58, 12-2 West Catholic 41

2-1 Dunmore 36, 4-4 Mt. Carmel 33

11-1 Executive Education 69, 12-6 First Philadelphia 8

3-1 Trinity (Camp Hill) 56, 12-5 Martin Luther King 15

4-3 Troy 42, 6-2 Cambria Heights 31

10-1 Northwestern 35, 7-5 Quaker Valley 22

7-2 Greensburg Central Catholic 66, 9-2 Cranberry 14

7-1 Shady Side Academy 63, 6-3 Marion Center 54 (OT)

7-3 Beaver Falls 54, 10-2 Seneca 52

6-2 Central Cambria 54, 7-6 OLSH 27

9-1 Karns City 37, 7-4 Seton LaSalle 24

Second round: March 10

2-2 Holy Redeemer 67, 12-1 Imhotep 62

11-2 Schuylkill Haven 52, 3-2 Pequea Valley 33

4-1 Hughesville 42, 11-3 Notre Dame-Green Pond 30

2-1 Dunmore 58, 11-1 Executive Education 20

3-1 Trinity (Camp Hill) 48, 4-3 Troy 34

7-2 Greensburg Central Catholic 50, 10-1 Northwestern 36

7-1 Shady Side Academy 39, 7-3 Beaver Falls 31

6-2 Central Cambria 41, 9-1 Karns City 34

Quarterfinals: March 13

2-2 Holy Redeemer 51, 11-2 Schuylkill Haven 36

4-1 Hughesville 46, 2-1 Dunmore 40

7-2 Greensburg Central Catholic 65, 3-1 Trinity (Camp Hill) 51

7-1 Shady Side Academy 59, 6-2 Central Cambria 32

Semifinals: March 16

4-1 Hughesville vs. 2-2 Holy Redeemer, at Hazleton HS, 6 p.m.

7-1 Shady Side Academy vs. 7-2 Greensburg Central Catholic, at Norwin HS, 7 p.m.

Final: March 19

TBD, at Giant Center, 6 p.m.

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