District 6 unveils Class AA, A hoops seeding and pairings
District 6 announced the seeding and pairings for its Class AA and A basketball tournaments on Monday afternoon, and two teams from the Mirror coverage area — the Bellwood-Antis boys and the Bishop Carroll girls — have been awarded top spots.
The Tyrone girls, meanwhile, garnered the second seed in Class AA.
The seeds are determined through a point formula based on wins and schedule strength. The tourneys begin on Feb. 15 with seven Class A contests.
Via its win over West Branch last week, Bellwood earned the No. 1 position in Class AA boys. The Blue Devils will get a bye, as will fifth-seeded Tyrone — B-A’s quarterfinal-round opponent on Feb. 17 will be either Central Cambria or Richland at a site to be determined.
Central also entered the Class AA boys tournament and drew the 11th seed.
Bishop Carroll is the highest-seeded area team in Class A boys, checking in third. Bishop Guilfoyle is fifth, while Moshannon Valley is sixth, Portage ninth and Claysburg-Kimmel 12th — BG and Claysburg will play each other in the first round Feb. 15 at 5 p.m. at Central Cambria High School in Ebensburg.
Homer-Center is seeded first.
Carroll and Guilfoyle are one-two in a deep Class A girls field. Juniata Valley got the fourth seed and the last opening-round bye by edging Homer-Center on the third tiebreaker, opponents’ winning percentage. Portage, which returns four starters from a team that reached the PIAA semifinals last season, is seeded sixth.
Claysburg and Glendale also entered the tournament and are ranked eighth and 10th, respectively.
The Tyrone girls are one of six area teams in the 13-team 6-AA girls bracket. The Lady Eagles won play until Feb. 18, when they meet the winner of the Cambria Heights/Marion Center game.
Central Cambria got the fourth seed and Bellwood-Antis the fifth, meaning both Lady Devils’ squads could face off in the quarterfinals. Central girls are sixth and Philipsburg-Osceola girls 13th.
The championships will be held Feb. 25 and 26 at the Altoona Area High School Fieldhouse. Four teams advance to the state tournament in AA boys and A girls, with three moving on from AA girls and A boys.
The Class AAAA and AAA pairings will be announced at a later date, although District 6 already has revealed finals in those classifications will be held at Mount Aloysius College in Cresson as a split quadrupleheader on Feb. 27.
The Mirror will have a full breakdown on the entire District 6 tournament in Sunday’s newspaper.
Here is the schedule for Class AA and A:
BOYS
CLASS A FIRST ROUND
MONDAY, FEB. 15
CLASS A FIRST ROUND
at Tyrone Area High School
Portage (9) vs. Saint Joseph’s (8), 7:30
at Central Cambria High School
Claysburg-Kimmel (12) vs. Bishop Guilfoyle (5), 5
Belleville Mennonite (10) vs. Penns Manor (7), 8
at Bishop Carroll High School
Conemaugh Valley (11) vs. Moshannon Valley (6), 7:30
TUESDAY, FEB. 16
CLASS AA FIRST ROUND
at Bishop Carroll High School
Richland (9) vs. Central Cambria (8), 7:30
at Central Cambria High School
Ligonier Valley (10) vs. Westmont Hilltop (7), 8
at Tyrone Area High School
Central (11) vs. Juniata (6), 8
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17
CLASS A QUARTERFINALS
Portage/Saint Joseph’s winner vs. Homer-Center (1)
Claysburg-Kimmel/Bishop Guilfoyle winner vs. Ferndale (4)
Belleville Mennonite/Penns Manor winner vs. Saltsburg (2)
Conemaugh Valley/Moshannon Valley winner vs. Bishop Carroll (3)
THURSDAY, FEB. 18
CLASS AA QUARTERFINALS
Sites, times TBA
Richland/Central Cambria winner vs. Bellwood-Antis (1)
Tyrone (5) vs. Bishop McCort (4)
Ligonier Valley/Westmont Hilltop winner vs. West Branch (2)
Central/Juniata winner vs. Penns Valley (3)
MONDAY, FEB. 22
CLASS A SEMIFINALS
Sites, times TBA
Claysburg-Kimmel/Bishop Guilfoyle/Ferndale winner vs. Portage/Saint Joseph’s/Homer-Center winner
Conemaugh Valley/Moshannon Valley/Bishop Carroll winner vs. Belleville Mennonite/Penns Manor/Saltsburg winner
TUESDAY, FEB. 23
CLASS AA SEMIFINALS
Sites, times TBA
Tyrone/Bishop McCort winner vs. Richland/Central Cambria/Bellwood-Antis winner
Central/Juniata/Penns Valley winner vs. Ligonier Valley/Westmont Hilltop/West Branch winner
WENDESDAY, FEB. 24
CLASS A CONSOLATION
Site, time TBA
Semifinal losers
THURSDAY, FEB. 25
CLASS A CHAMPIONSHIP
at Altoona Area High School Fieldhouse
Semifinal winners, 7:30
CLASS AA CONSOLATION
Site, time TBA
Semifinal losers
FRIDAY, FEB. 26
CLASS AA CHAMPIONSHIP
at Altoona Area High School Fieldhouse
Semifinal winners, 7:30
GIRLS
MONDAY, FEB. 15
CLASS A FIRST ROUND
at Central Cambria High School
Penns Manor (9) vs. Claysburg-Kimmel (8), 6:30
at Bishop Carroll High School
Conemaugh Valley (12) vs. Homer-Center (5), 6
at Homer-Center High School
Glendale (10) vs. Saltsburg (7), 7
at Tyrone Area High School
West Branch (11) vs. Portage (6), 6
TUESDAY, FEB. 16
CLASS AA FIRST ROUND
at Tyrone Area High School
Westmont Hilltop (9) vs. Southern Huntingdon (8), 5
Purchase Line (11) vs. Central (6), 6:30
at Bishop Carroll High School
Philipsburg-Osceola (13) vs. Central Cambria (4), 6
at Central Cambria High School
Cambria Heights (10) vs. Marion Center (7), 5
Ligonier Valley (12) vs. Bellwood-Antis (5), 6:30
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17
CLASS A QUARTERFINALS
Sites, times TBA
Penns Manor/Claysburg-Kimmel winner vs. Bishop Carroll (1)
Conemaugh Valley/Homer-Center winner vs. Juniata Valley (4)
Glendale/Saltsburg winner vs. Bishop Guilfoyle (2)
West Branch/Portage winner vs. Blairsville (3)
THURSDAY, FEB. 18
CLASS AA QUARTERFINALS
Sites, times TBA
Westmont Hilltop/Southern Huntingdon winner vs. Bishop McCort (1)
Liognier Valley/Bellwood-Antis winner vs. Philipsburg-Osceola/Central Cambria winner
Cambria Heights/Marion Center winner vs. Tyrone (2)
Purchase Line/Central winner vs. Penns Valley (3)
MONDAY, FEB. 22
CLASS A SEMIFINALS
Sites, times TBA
Conemaugh Valley/Homer-Center/Juniata Valley winner vs. Penns Manor/Claysburg-Kimmel/Bishop Carroll winner
West Branch/Portage/Blairsville winner vs. Glendale/Saltsburg/Bishop Guilfoyle winner
TUESDAY, FEB. 23
CLASS AA SEMIFINALS
Sites, times TBA
Ligonier Valley/Bellwood-Antis/Philipsburg-Osceola/Central Cambria winner vs. Westmont Hilltop/Southern Huntingdon/Bishop McCort winner
Purchase Line/Central/Penns Valley winner vs. Cambria Heights/Marion Center/Tyrone winner
WENDESDAY, FEB. 24
CLASS A CONSOLATION
Site, time TBA
Semifinal losers
THURSDAY, FEB. 25
CLASS A CHAMPIONSHIP
at Altoona Area High School Fieldhouse
Semifinal winners, 6
CLASS AA CONSOLATION
Site, time TBA
Semifinal losers
FRIDAY, FEB. 26
CLASS AA CHAMPIONSHIP
at Altoona Area High School Fieldhouse
Semifinal winners, 6