Ten area basketball teams will be competing in the PIAA Tournament this weekend.

Here are capsule previews of each game:

Classification:AAATime, Site:7:30 p.m. Friday, Gateway High SchoolStarting lineups:Knoch-Cory Wagner (6-4 senior forward), Ryan Hollihan (6-7 junior forward), Mark Rupert (6-3 senior forward), Jordan Shoop (6-2 sophomore guard), Ryan Ziacik (6-2 junior guard);Central Cambria-Adam Miller (6-1 senior center), Jeff Mazzarella (5-9 senior guard), Paul Jubas (5-10 senior guard), Mike Sheehan (6-0 senior forward), Tom Brolley (6-1 senior forward).Top threats:Knoch-Hollihan (15.2 points), Shoop (14 ppg), Rupert (10.9 ppg).Central Cambria-Matt Mesaros, junior forward (14 ppg), Miller (8 ppg).Coach's comment:"Knoch's got a big lineup, and we don't have a kid taller than 6-1. Keeping them off the boards is going to a key for us." - Central Cambria coach Stephen TrainoDirections:Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike East to Monroeville and exit on to Route 22 towards Monroeville. Turn left at intersection of Routes 22 and 48. Follow Moss Side Boulevard (Route. 48) until entrance to high school on the right.

Classification:AAATime, site:7 p.m. Friday, North Hills High SchoolStarting lineups:Slippery Rock- Adam Benton (5-10, senior guard), Mike McCaffrey (6-3, senior guard), Rich Lee (6-3 senior forward), Brett Hines (6-3, junior center), Bill Messer (5-10, sophomore, guard).Moon- Dominic Manno (5-11, senior guard), Duane Campo (6-4, senior guard), Derek Gallagher (6-1, senior guard), Ryan Helfrich (6-4 senior forward), A.Q. Shipley (6-3, senior center)Top threats:Slippery Rock- Lee (16 ppg), McCaffrey (15.8 ppg).Moon- Compo (18 ppg), Helfrich (14 ppg)Coach's comment:"What you are kind of looking at in Moon is if you invited five 25-year-old guys who were great high school players into your gym and told them to go play. That's what they are like." - Slippery Rock coach Chris Burtch.

Classification:AAASite:7:30 p.m. Friday, Slippery Rock UniversityStarting lineups:Grove City- Mike Johnson (6-4, senior guard-forward), Kevin Persch (6-0, senior guard), Ryan King (6-3, sophomore forward), Dan Peck (6-3, senior forward), Jordan Fee (5-11, freshman guard).Thomas Jefferson- Peter Winovich (6-3, senior forward), Bill Arre (6-4, junior forward), Jonathan Parker (6-2, senior forward), Tom McCafferty (6-1, senior guard), Justin Schneider (5-10, junior guard)Top threats:Grove City- Johnson (14.7 points, 10 rebounds, four steals per game), King (14.5 ppg), Persch (9.7 ppg).Thomas Jefferson- Parker, ArreCoach's comment:"These are two teams with 20 wins. That's a lot of wins for a first-round matchup. But when you get to this point, everyone is good." - Grove City coach Don Fee

Classification:AATime, Site:1:30 p.m., Saturday, Pitt-JohnstownStarting lineups:Freeport-David Bauman (6-2, senior guard), Chuck Chelecki (6-4, senior forward), Brent Ferko (6-2, senior guard-forward), Chris Plocki (6-4, junior forward), Luke Westerman (5-11, senior guard).North Star-Ryan Druist (5-8, senior guard), John Hornick (6-1, junior forward), Nick Mignogna (6-2, junior forward), Josh Neri (6-0, senior guard), Drew Shubik (6-4 senior guard).Top threats:Freeport-Ferko (18.1 points per game), Bauman (15.0 ppg), Chelecki (11.4 ppg).North Star-Shubik (25.0 ppg, 5.0 assists per game), Neri (10 ppg), Hornick (7.0 rebounds per game).Coach's comments:"We started off 13-0 but hit a midseason lull and lost three in a row. I was thinking our chances were like Howard Dean's, but the kids rebounded and won 10 of our last 11." - North Star coach Andy Shubik, whose team captured its third consecutive District 5 title this season.

Classification:ATime, Site:7:30 p.m. Friday, Meadville High SchoolStarting lineups:A-C Valley-Jesse Morrison (6-6 senior center), Sean Foust (5-6 sophomore guard), John Piecenski (6-0 junior guard), Jake Mechling (6-5 senior forward), Justin Casey (5-11 senior forward);Commodore Perry-Jared Snyder (sophomore guard), Josh Nevin (senior guard), Matt Linn (senior guard), Clay Sindlinger (freshman forward), J.J. Leffler (senior forward).Top threats:A-C Valley-Morrison (17.5 points, 14 rebounds), Mechling (16.5 ppg, 10 rebounds), Foust (14.5 ppg).Commodore Perry -Leffler (15 points, 8 rebounds), Sindlinger (14.5 points, 9 rebounds), Linn (10 ppg) Nevin (9.8 ppg).Coach's comment:"We were pretty successful the last half of the year. Our record is a bit misleading because we were battling injuries the first half of the season." - Commodore Perry coach Jeff Briggs

Classification:AAAATime, Site:7:30 p.m., Friday, Aliquippa High SchoolStarting lineups: Butler-Danielle Koehring (5-11 senior forward), Heather Spangler (5-7 senior guard), Kelly Miller (5-9 junior guard), Amy Achesinski (6-0 freshman center), Ashley Brenckle (5-6 junior guard) or Maria Klutinoty (5-7 senior guard).New Castle-Maria Joseph (5-3 senior point guard), Natalie Wallace (5-9 junior forward), Jaleah Robinson (5-9 senior forward), Ashley Wise (5-6 senior guard), Jalessa Sams (5-10 freshman forward)Top threats: Butler-Achesinski averages 13.6 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. Miller averages 12.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. Miller and Spangler have combined for 119 steals.New Castle-Team is coming off WPIAL championship run. Wise averages 12.7 points and Sams 12.2 points per game.Coaches' comments:"It's going to be a war. It's always a war when we play them. Our teams are similar in a lot of ways. The girls have been really focused the past four or five days. Foul shooting is where games are won and lost at this time of year. Foul shooting helped us beat them the last time and it will have to help us again." - Butler coach Dorothea Epps"We're approaching this like any other game. We split the two games with them in the regular season, so this is like starting over. We told the girls we have to play defense, cut down on turnovers, rebound and make free throws. That's how we played in the WPIAL playoffs and that's how we have to play now if we expect to still be playing in two weeks." - New Castle coach LuAnn GrybowskiDirections:Take Interstate 79 South to Ohio River Boulevard (Route 65) to Ambridge. Cross the Aliquippa-Ambridge bridge and turn right at the end of the bridge. Go two miles to Aliquippa exit. Go past third light in downtown Aliquippa and make the next left. School is on top of the hill.

Classification:AAATime, Site:1:30 p.m. Saturday, Norwin High SchoolStarting lineups:Mars -Ashley Bean (5-10 senior guard), Jessica Pappas (5-8 senior guard), Julie Utz (5-5 sophomore guard), Cara Hudac (5-7 freshman guard), Maggie Bulman (5-10 freshman forward);Johnstown -Danielle Burkhart (sophomore guard), Jenn Ravida (junior guard), Crystal Andrews (senior guard), Jill Maurer (senior forward), Tammy McKinley (senior forward)Top threats:Mars -Forward Taryn Adamski is gone for the season with a knee injury, leaving Bean as the only Planet averaging double digits in points with 14.5 per game.Johnstown-Andrews (19 points) and Maurer (16 ppg).Coach's comment:"Mars is a very good team. They wouldn't be 23-4 if they weren't. The biggest thing we have to be aware of is the penetration of their guards, mainly (Bean) and (Utz)." - Johnstown coach Steve Warner.Directions:Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike East to the Irwin exit. Take Route 30 West approximately three miles. Turn right on Buttermilk Hollow Road, go down a hill, turn left on Center Highway, then left after the light on Brown Stone Road. Then make a left back on to Route 30 East to make a right on Buttermilk Hollow Road to the school.

Classification:AATime, Site:6 p.m. Friday, North Hills High SchoolStarting lineups: Freeport- Nicole Beggs (5-2, senior guard), Shannon Reesman (5-3, senior guard), Maria Lutz (5-8, senior forward), Megan Prazenica (5-5, senior guard), Julie McCorkle (5-10, senior center).Tussey Mountain- Brianne Wills (5-8, senior guard), Britani Garber (5-5, junior guard), Cierra McEldowney (5-7, forward), Lacey Yablonski (5-7, junior forward), AmberJo Donaldson (5-9, junior center)Top threats:Freeport- McCorkle (10.4 points per game), Lutz (10.4 ppg), Michelle Vascik (14.3 ppg off the bench).Tussey Mountain-Donaldson (12 ppg), Garber (9.5 ppg).Coach's comment:"They only give up 42 points per game, so they are pretty solid on defense, too. Basketball in District 5 is traditionally not real, real strong, but this team seems pretty good." - Freeport coach Kirk Lorigan.

Classification:AATime, Site:5 p.m., Friday, Clarion UniversityStarting lineups: Karns City-Laura Seyler (5-7 senior guard), Stephanie DeVore (5-6 senior guard), Katie Kepple (5-8 senior point guard), Amber Double (5-9 senior forward), Ariel Venesky (5-8 senior forward).Maplewood:-Amanda Amon (5-5 senior point guard, Heidi Young (5-5 sophomore guard), Amanda Bancroft (5-4 sophomore guard), Kayla Ray (5-8 junior forward), Addie Parker (5-9 sophomore forward)Top threats: Karns City-Kepple averages 18.2 points per game and has drained 40 treys. Venesky averages 8.0 and Seyler 7.7 per game, but duo combined for 28 points in District 9 title win.Maplewood-Team has won 13 of last 14 games en route to finishing third in District 10 after a 5-7 start. Ray averages 14.4 points and Parker 10.9 points per game.Coach's comments:"They look pretty balanced and we're expecting a very competitive game. They don't have anyone extremely big, so we match up pretty well. We've lost by two points (49-47 to Northeast, 52-50 to Cranberry) in the first round the past two years. This group of girls realizes they're seniors now and it's their last chance to make some noise in the state playoffs." - Karns City coach Chris Bellis"Before losing to Vincentian in the first round (two years ago), we haven't been in the states in a few years (since 1996). But we've played some good teams this year and we're ready for this game. If we can shut down their outside scoring, we have a shot." - Maplewood coach Kathy Mattera

Classification:ATime, Site:4 p.m., Saturday, Clarion UniversityStarting lineups:Union-Courtney Horner (5-6, junior forward), Bethany Koch (5-7, sophomore guard-forward), Andrea Mortimer (5-5, sophomore guard-forward), Leia Mortimer (5-3, senior guard), Briana Wensel (5-4, senior guard).Saegertown-Brittany Beatty (5-8, junior forward), Natasha Beatty (5-6, sophomore guard), Jonelle Taylor (5-9, junior forward), Carly Wilson (5-7, senior guard), Alyssa Woods (5-4, sophomore guard).Top threats:Union-Andrea Mortimer (14.1 ppg), Wensel (11.4 ppg), Koch (10.9 ppg).Saegertown-B. Beatty (14.5 ppg), Wilson (11 ppg), Woods (11.0 ppg), Taylor (10.0 ppg).Coach's comment:"Size-wise, we match up against Union. Some of the other teams we've played have been bigger." - Saegertown coach Steve Scott.