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H.S. BASKETBALL: Six Schuylkill League teams to host state playoff openers

Story byRepublican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. Quinn Burkitt, Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. Mon, March 2, 2026 at 11:48 PM UTC·2 min readTen Schuylkill County basketball teams will embark on the quest for a state championship when the PIAA tournament tips off later this week. Of those 10 teams, six of them will play at home in the first round. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSeven local girls teams and three boys teams qualified for the state playoffs. Three programs did so by winning a district title. Williams Valley (18-6) won the District 11 Girls Class 2A Championship.“We had the feeling last year and we wanted it again,” Williams Valley coach Shane Zellers said. “We had a chance to do it again so I couldn’t be more proud of the girls.”Schuylkill Haven (17-8) won the District 11 Boys Class 2A Championship.“It’s a surreal feeling,” Schuylkill Haven senior Max Heim said. “Not many people believed in us.

H.S. BASKETBALL: Six Schuylkill League teams to host state playoff openers

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  • The only people who believed in us were the guys on our team and the parents on our team.
  • It was us versus the world, David versus Goliath.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementLourdes’ (25-2) girls also captured the District 4 Class A Championship. The PIAA tournament gets underway on Friday. Below is the schedule for the PIAA first round state playoff matchups:FridayBoys Class A: Weatherly vs Plumstead Christian, Weatherly High School, 7 p. m. Boys Class A: Lourdes vs Bethlehem Christian, Easton High School, 7:30 p. m. Girls Class 2A: Williams Valley vs Southern Columbia, Williams Valley High School, PIAA 2A first round state playoffs, 7 p. m. Girls Class 2A: Marian Catholic vs Vaux, Philadelphia High School for Girls, PIAA 2A first round state playoffs, 6 p. m. Girls Class 3A: Pine Grove vs Imhotep, Ben Franklin High School, 6 p. m. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementGirls Class 3A: Schuylkill Haven vs Phila Academy Charter, Schuylkill Haven High School, 7 p. m. SaturdayBoys Class 2A: Schuylkill Haven vs Delone Catholic, Schuylkill Haven High School, PIAA 2A first round state playoffs, 1 p. m. Girls Class A: Lourdes vs Conestoga Christian, Lourdes High School, 1 p. m. Girls Class A: Weatherly vs Motivation, Lincoln High School, 12 p. m. Girls Class 4A: Blue Mountain vs Valley View, Blue Mountain High School, 1 p. m.
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