Warren, Eisenhower basketball postseason is set

Playoff picture

Warren's boys basketball team will open the District 10 playoffs on Thursday, the Eisenhower boys on Friday, and Warren girls on Saturday of this week.

On Thursday, Warren's boys basketball team (14-8 overall) -- tied for second in Region 5 at 11-3 -- will meet Hickory (14-7), which finished in third place in Region 4 at 10-4.

Warren -- the fifth seed in the eight-team D10 Class 4A playoffs -- and No. 4 Hickory will play at 6 p.m. Thursday at Sharon High School.

Region 5 champion Fairview is the tournament's top seed. Three 4A teams advance to the PIAA tournament beginning March 8.

On Friday, Eisenhower's boys basketball team will play a familiar foe, Cambridge Springs, in the D10 2A quarterfinals at 6 p.m. at Meadville Area High School.

Eisenhower (13-9) and Cambridge Springs (12-10) both finished 10-4 and tied for second in Region 2, and split during the season. Cambridge Springs topped Ike, 61-44, on Jan. 7, but the Knights won, 68-62, on Feb. 1 at home.

A win will get the Knights to states as four of the eight teams advance in 2A.

Warren's girls basketball team also opens with a region opponent, General McLane, in the 5A quarterfinals at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the Prep-Villa Hagerty Family Events Center in Erie.

Defending D10 5A champion Warren (16-6), finishing tied for second in Region 6, is the top seed in the 8-team bracket. McLane is 8-13, finishing fifth in Warren's Region 6.

Despite a three-game losing streak to McDowell, region-champ Villa Maria (4A), and Harbor Creek to end the regular season, the Dragons defeated General McLane twice, 51-23 and 43-31, during the season.

Three 5A girls teams advance to the PIAA tourney beginning March 9.

DISTRICT 10 BOYS BASKETBALL

CLASS 1A

Championship

March 4

Farrell vs. Jamestown

CLASS 2A

Quarterfinals

Friday

At Farrell High School

Kennedy Catholic vs. Cochranton, 7:30 p.m.

At Meadville High School

Cambridge Springs vs. Eisenhower, 6 p.m.

At Farrell High School

Saegertown vs. West Middlesex, 6 p.m.

At Oil City High School

Rocky Grove vs. Mercer, 6 p.m.

Semifinals

March 1

Kennedy Catholic-Cochranton winner vs. Cambridge Springs-Eisenhower winner

Saegertown-West Middlesex winner vs. Rocky Grove-Mercer winner

Championship

March 4

Semifinal winners

CLASS 3A

Friday

At Oil City High School

Franklin vs. Erie First Christian, 7:30 p.m.

At Hagerty Family Events Center (HFEC), Erie

North East vs. Mercyhurst Prep, 6 p.m.

Seneca vs. Northwestern, 7:30 p.m.

At Meadville High School

Girard vs. Greenville, 7:30 p.m.

Semifinals

March 1

Franklin-Erie First Christian winner vs. North East-Mercyhurst Prep winner

Seneca-Northwestern winner vs. Girard-Greenville winner

Championship

March 4

Semifinal winners

CLASS 4A

Quarterfinals

Thursday

At HFEC

Fairview vs. Corry, 7:30 p.m.

Harbor Creek vs. Oil City, 6 p.m.

At Sharon High School

Hickory vs. Warren, 6 p.m.

Grove City vs. Slippery Rock, 7:30 p.m.

Semifinals

March 1

Fairview-Corry winner vs. Hickory-Warren winner

Grove City-Slippery Rock winner vs. Harbor Creek-Oil City winner

Championship

March 4

Semifinal winners

CLASS 5A

Championship

Thursday

At Mercyhurst University

Cathedral Prep vs. General McLane, 7:30 p.m.

PIAA subregional

March 1

Cathedral Prep-General McLane winner at District 8 champion

March 4

D10/D8 winner at District 9 champion

CLASS 6A

Championship

Thursday

At Mercyhurst University

McDowell vs. Erie, 6 p.m.

PIAA subregional

March 1

McDowell-Erie winner at District 8 champion

March 4

D10/D8 winner at District 6 champion

DISTRICT 10 GIRLS BASKETBALL

CLASS 1A

Championship

March 5

Kennedy Catholic vs. Farrell

CLASS 2A

Quarterfinals

Saturday

At Farrell High School

West Middlesex vs. Saegertown, 2:30 p.m.

At Meadville High School

Cochranton vs. Mercer, 1 p.m.

Maplewood vs. Reynolds, 2:30 p.m.

Cambridge Springs vs. Seneca, 4 p.m.

Semifinals

March 2

West Middlesex-Saegertown winner vs. Cochranton-Mercer winner

Maplewood-Reynolds winner vs. Cambridge Springs-Seneca winner

Championship

March 5

Semifinal winners

CLASS 3A

Quarterfinals

Saturday

At HFEC

Mercyhurst Prep vs. Sharpsville, noon

Fairview vs. Wilmington, 1:30 p.m.

At Farrell High School

Greenville vs. North East, 1 p.m.

Lakeview vs. Northwestern, 4 p.m.

Semifinals

March 2

Fairview-Wilmington winner vs. Greenville-North East winner

Lakeview-Northwestern winner vs. Mercyhurst Prep-Sharpsville winner

Championship

March 5

Semifinal winners

CLASS 4A

Championship

Saturday

At Mercyhurst Prep High School

Villa Maria vs. Fort LeBoeuf, 4:30 p.m.

PIAA subregional

March 2

District 8 champion at Villa Maria-Fort LeBoeuf winner

March 5

D8/D10 winner at District 9 champion

CLASS 5A

Quarterfinals

Saturday

At HFEC

Harbor Creek vs. Conneaut, 3 p.m.

Warren vs. General McLane, 4:30 p.m.

At Mercer High School

Grove City vs. Franklin, 3 p.m.

Slippery Rock vs. Hickory, 4:30 p.m.

Semifinals

March 2

Warren-General McLane winner vs. Grove City-Franklin winner

Harbor Creek-Conneaut winner vs. Slippery Rock-Hickory winner

Championship

March 5

Semifinal winners

CLASS 6A

Championship

Saturday

At Mercyhurst Prep High School

McDowell vs. Erie, 3 p.m.

PIAA subregional

March 2

District 8 champion at McDowell-Erie winner

March 5

D8/D10 winner at District 6 champion