The fields for the PIAA boys basketball tournaments are set. The PIAA released the brackets Sunday. Play opens March 7-8 for first round games. The championship games will be held March 27-29 at Giant Center in Hershey.

With district tournaments across the state wrapped up, the PIAA basketball playoffs are on the horizon with first-round games tipping off later this week. Teams from across the state will be looking to advance to the PIAA basketball championships at the end of the month in search of a state title.

The PIAA released the 2025 PIAA Basketball Championships brackets Sunday afternoon. Seven Butler County teams will compete in the boys and girls tournaments beginning Friday. North Catholic’s boys

District 10 and the PIAA have announced matchups, dates, times, and sites for the first round of the PIAA basketball playoffs. Friday March 7 Boys 1A 10-1 Erie First Christian 15-7 vs 7-4 Aquinas Academy 18-7 Hagerty Family Events Center Erie 6:00 pm 4A 10-1 Cathedral Prep 17-8 vs 7-5 Knoch 19-7 Hagerty Family Events

First-round pairings for the PIAA boys basketball state championship playoffs, plus previews for Bucks County area teams

Basketball teams spent the last weekend chasing dreams and celebrating championships. Now the focus shifts for the winners and runner-up teams as they enter the PIAA tournament this weekend.

Four Berks teams will open play in the PIAA basketball tournament with home games in the first round. A total of eight Berks teams qualified for the playoffs, with the Berks Catholic boys winning the District 3 Class 4A title and the Wyomissing girls winning their third-straight Class 4A championship.

The PIAA basketball tournaments tip off Friday night with dozens of area schools beginning their chase for 2025 state championships. This spring Bishop Guilfoyle will try repeating as 1A champions, seeking a ninth all-time title,