Seedings, matchups released for D-11 basketball tourney
Palmerton’s Kody Kratzer and Jim Thorpe’s Olivia Smelas helped their teams earn high seeds for the upcoming District 11 playoffs. The Bombers and Kratzer grabbed the No. 1 seed in boys Class 3A, while the Olympians and Smelas are the No. 2 seed in girls Class 4A. BOB FORD/TIMES NEWS FILE PHOTOS
Palmerton’s Kody Kratzer and Jim Thorpe’s Olivia Smelas helped their teams earn high seeds for the upcomign District 11 playoffs. The Bombers and Kratzer grabbed the No. 1 seed in boys Class 3A while the Olympians and Smelas are the No. 2 seed in girls Class 4A. BOB FORD/TIMES NEWS FILE PHOTOS
Seedings and matchups for the District 11 basketball tournament were released over the weekend.
A total of 13 Times News area teams are part of the field that tips off Wednesday with a Class 6A boys first round game.
The tournament will then hold quarterfinal round games on Friday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, Feb. 22; semifinal round games on Tuesday, Feb. 25 and Wednesday, Feb. 26; and championship and consolation games on Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, Feb. 29.
The Palmerton boys earned the lone No. 1 seed among area teams. The Blue Bombers, the top team in the four-team Class 3A field, will face Panther Valley in an all-area semifinal matchup.
In addition to the Bombers and Panthers, Weatherly (1A), Marian (2A), Northwestern (4A) and Tamaqua (4A) also qualified in the boys field.
Seven area girls teams are part of the postseason, led by No. 2 seed Jim Thorpe. The Olympians are part of a seven-team Class 4A field.
Six other girls teams from the area will be part of the postseason tournament. They include Marian (2A), Northern Lehigh (3A), Palmerton (3A), Northwestern (4A), Tamaqua (4A) and Pleasant Valley (6A).
The opening weekend of the tournament features several doubleheader and tripleheaders that involve area teams.
On Friday, the Marian boys (vs. Williams Valley at 6 p.m.) and Tamaqua boys (vs. Pine Grove at 7:30 p.m.) will both be part of a twinbill at Martz Hall in Pottsville. Also on Friday, the Northwestern boys (vs. Bethlehem Catholic at 6 p.m.) will play at Whitehall; and the Pleasant Valley girls (vs. Nazareth at 7:30 p.m.) will play at Catasauqua.
Saturday features a pair of shared sites for Times News area teams. The Marian girls (vs. Williams Valley at 4 p.m.) and the Tamaqua girls (vs. Wilson at 7 p.m.) will bookend a tripleheader at Martz Hall; while the Weatherly boys (vs. Lincoln Leadership Academy at 1 p.m.) and the Jim Thorpe girls (vs. Pine Grove at 2:30 p.m.) will be part of a doubleheader at Lehighton. Also Saturday, the Northwestern girls (vs. Allentown Central Catholic at 1 p.m.) will play at Catasauqua.
This year’s District 11 tournament features 71 teams — 37 boys and 34 girls. There are two subregionals in both the boys and the girls tourney. In boys 1A, District 2 is part of the field, while in 3A, District 1 is part of the mix. In the girls tourney, Class 1A is a subregional with District 2, and Class 5A is part of a subregional with District 4.
2020 DISTRICT 11 BASKETBALL
BOYS
CLASS 1A
Quarterfinals
Saturday, Feb. 22
No. 5 Lincoln Leadership Academy vs. No. 4 Weatherly at Lehighton, 1 p.m.
No. 6 MMI Prep vs. No. 3 Notre Dame of East Stroudsburg at East Stroudsburg South, 2 p.m.
Semifinals
Wednesday, Feb. 26
Lincoln Leadership Academy-Weatherly winner vs. No. 1 Nativity, TBA
MMI Prep-Notre Dame (ES) winner vs. No. 2 Tri-Valley, TBA
Finals
Saturday, Feb. 29
Semifinal winners, TBA
CLASS 2A
Quarterfinals
Friday, Feb. 21
No. 5 Williams Valley vs. No. 4 Marian Catholic at Martz Hall, 6 p.m.
No. 6 Mahanoy Area vs. No. 3 Moravian Academy at Northern Lehigh, 6 p.m.
Semifinals
Tuesday, Feb. 25
Williams Valley-Marian Catholic winner vs. No. 1 Executive Education Academy, TBA
Mahanoy Area-Moravian Academy winner vs. No. 2 Schuylkill Haven, TBA
Finals
Friday, Feb. 28
Semifinal winners, TBA
CLASS 3A
Semifinals
Wednesday, Feb. 26
No. 4 Panther Valley vs. No. 1 Palmerton, TBA
No. 3 New Hope-Solebury vs. No. 2 Notre Dame of Green Pond, TBA
Finals
Saturday, Feb. 29
Panther Valley-Palmerton winner vs. New Hope-Notre Dame of Green Pond winner, TBA
CLASS 4A
Quarterfinals
Friday, Feb. 21
No. 8 Palisades vs. No. 1 Allentown Central Catholic at Whitehall, 7:30 p.m.
No. 5 Salisbury vs. No. 4 Wilson at Northern Lehigh, 7:30 p.m.
No. 6 Pine Grove vs. No. 3 Tamaqua at Martz Hall, 7:30 p.m.
No. 7 Northwestern vs. No. 2 Bethlehem Catholic at Whitehall, 6 p.m.
Semifinals
Tuesday, Feb. 25
Palisades-Allentown Central Catholic winner vs. Salisbury-Wilson winner, TBA
Pine Grove-Tamaqua winner vs. Northwestern-Bethlehem Catholic winner, TBA
Finals and Consolation
Friday, Feb. 28
Semifinal winners and losers, TBA
CLASS 5A
Semifinals
Tuesday, Feb. 25
No. 4 Bangor vs. No. 1 Pottsville, TBA
No. 3 Blue Mountain vs. No. 2 Southern Lehigh, TBA
Finals
Friday, Feb. 28
Bangor-Pottsville winner vs. Blue Mountain-Southern Lehigh winner, TBA
CLASS 6A
First Round
Wednesday, Feb. 19
No. 9 Pocono Mountain West at No. 8 Whitehall, 7 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Saturday, Feb. 22
PM West-Liberty winner vs. No. 1 Allen at Easton, 7:30 p.m.
No. 5 East Stroudsburg South vs. No. 4 Freedom at Allen, 1 p.m.
No. 6 Parkland vs. No. 3 Easton at Allen, 2:30 p.m.
No. 7 Northampton vs. No. 2 Liberty at Easton, 6 p.m.
Semifinals
Wednesday, Feb. 26
Quarterfinal winners, TBA
Finals and Consolation
Saturday, Feb. 29
Semifinal losers, TBA
GIRLS
CLASS 1A
Semifinals
Tuesday, Feb. 25
No. 4 Lincoln Leadership Academy vs. No. 1 Nativity, TBA
No. 3 Salem Christian vs. No. 2 Susquehanna Community, TBA
Finals
Friday, Feb. 28
Nativity-Lincoln Leadership Academy winner vs. Salem Christian-Susquehanna Community winner, TBA
CLASS 2A
Quarterfinals
Saturday, Feb. 22
No. 5 Marian vs. No. 4 Williams Valley at Martz Hall, 4 p.m.
No. 6 Tri-Valley vs. No. 3 Minersville at Martz Hall, 5:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Wednesday, Feb. 26
Marian Catholic-Williams Valley winner vs. No. 1 Mahanoy Area, TBA
Tri-Valley-Minersville winner vs. No. 2 Moravian Academy, TBA
Finals
Saturday, Feb. 29
Semifinal winners, TBA
CLASS 3A
Semifinals
Tuesday, Feb. 25
No. 4 Northern Lehigh vs. No. 1 Notre Dame of Green Pond, TBA
No. 3 Palmerton vs. No. 2 North Schuylkill, TBA
Finals
Friday, Feb. 28
Northern Lehigh-Notre Dame (GP) winner vs. Palmerton-North Schuylkill winner, TBA
CLASS 4A
Quarterfinals
Saturday, Feb. 22
No. 5 Allentown Central Catholic vs. No. 4 Northwestern at Catasauqua, 1 p.m.
No. 6 Wilson vs. No. 3 Tamaqua at Martz Hall, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Pine Grove vs. No. 2 Jim Thorpe at Lehighton, 2:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Wednesday, Feb. 25
Central Catholic-Northwestern winner vs. No. 1 Bethlehem Catholic, TBA
Wilson-Tamaqua winner vs. Pine Grove-Jim Thorpe winner, TBA
Finals and Consolation
Saturday, Feb. 29
Semifinal winners and losers, TBA
CLASS 5A
Quarterfinals
Saturday, Feb. 22
No. 5 Selinsgrove vs. No. 4 Southern Lehigh at Catasauqua, 2:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Wednesday, Feb. 26
Selinsgrove-Southern Lehigh winner vs. No. 1 Bangor, TBA
No. 3 Blue Mountain vs. No. 2 Shikellamy, TBA
Finals
Saturday, Feb. 29
Semifinal winners, TBA
CLASS 6A
Quarterfinals
Friday, Feb. 21
No. 8 Pleasant Valley vs. No. 1 Nazareth at Catasauqua, 7:30 p.m.
No. 5 Parkland vs. No. 4 Stroudsburg at Pleasant Valley, 6 p.m.
No. 6 Pocono Mountain West vs. No. 3 Northampton at Pleasant Valley, 7:30 p.m.
No. 7 Easton vs. No. 2 Freedom at Catasauqua, 6 p.m.
Semifinals
Tuesday, Feb. 25
Pleasant Valley-Nazareth winner vs. Parkland-Stroudsburg winner, TBA
PM West-Northampton winner vs. Easton-Freedom winner, TBA
Finals and Consolation
Friday, Feb. 28
Semifinal winners and losers, TBA
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