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The pairings are set for next week’s District 2 boys basketball playoffs, but the sites and times haven’t been released yet.
The Wyoming Valley Conference will have 14 teams playing, with Berwick, Coughlin, Lake-Lehman and MMI Prep the only ones failing to make the postseason. However, MMI Prep could continue its season in the District 2 Class A championship depending how far Susquehanna fares in the D2/11-A tournament.
All games will be played at neutral site and the finals will be play at Mohegan Sun Arena.
The Class 5A and 3A quarterfinals will be on Tuesday. The Class 4A and 2A quarterfinals are Wednesday. Class 6A, which will include District 4’s Williamsport, begins Friday with its semifinals. The D2/11-A playoffs start Thursday.
Here are the pairings:
• Class 6A: No. 4 Delaware Valley (12-10) vs. No. 1 Hazleton Area (21-1); No. 3 Williamsport (12-9) vs. No. 2 Scranton (15-7).
• Class 5A: No. 8 North Pocono (5-17) vs. No. 1 Abington Heights (19-3); No. 7 Wyoming Valley West (5-17) vs. No. 2 Dallas (18-4); No. 6 Pittston Area (6-16) vs. No. 3 Crestwood (15-7); No. 5 West Scranton (8-14) vs. No. 4 Wallenpaupack (11-11).
• Class 4A: No. 8 GAR (10-12) vs. No. 1 Scranton Prep (17-5); No. 7 Meyers (11-11) vs. No. 2 Nanticoke Area (18-4); No. 6 Tunkhannock (13-9) vs. No. 3 Valley View (14-8); No. 5 Hanover Area (14-8) vs. No. 4 Wyoming Area (14-8).
• Class 3A: No. 8 Lakeland (6-16) vs. No. 1 Wyoming Seminary (18-4); No. 7 Montrose (13-9) vs. No. 2 Holy Redeemer (16-6); No. 6 Riverside (9-13) vs. No. 3 Mid Valley (15-7); No. 5 Carbondale (12-10) vs. No. 4 Dunmore (13-9).
• Class 2A: No. 8 Blue Ridge (2-20) vs. No. 1 Holy Cross (16-6); No. 7 Forest City (4-18) vs. No. 2 Elk Lake (12-10); No. 6 Lackawanna Trail (4-18) vs. No. 3 Northwest (8-14); No. 5 Mountain View (7-15) vs. No. 4 Old Forge (7-15).
• Class A: Susquehanna (14-8) will play District 11’s Weatherly in the quarterfinals.