What might best be described as "Survival Saturday" will be followed by what officials hope is a "Super Sunday" at Lehigh Valley SportsFest's "A-town Throwdown" boys basketball tournament.

Saturday's blockbuster 44-game card trimmed the field from 44 teams to the final 16 who will play in a single-elimination format beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday at Cedar Beach with everyone setting their sights on the 7 p.m. title game.

Easton, Emmaus, Freedom, Liberty and Allen are the five local teams who completed pool play at 3-0. Also finishing 3-0 were Octorara, North Penn, Wissahickon, Reading and Bensalem.

Two locals qualifying with a 2-1 marks were Bethlehem Catholic and Salisbury. Those two will be joined in the " Sweet 16" by Nazareth of Brooklyn, Constitution, Springfield-Delco and Pottstown.

Several intriguing matchups will get things off to a fast start Sunday morning. The 9 a.m. matchups are Easton-North Penn and Liberty-Nazareth (Brooklyn) to be followed at 10 by Octorara-Salisbury and Wissahickon-Springfield of Delaware County. At 11, it will be Pottstown-Bensalem and Reading-Constitution and the noon showdowns are Allen-Becahi and Emmaus-Freedom.

The quarterfinals are set for 1 and 2 p.m., while the semis are slated for 3 and 4 p.m.

While Liberty and Allen always generate a lot of attention, Easton and Emmaus are both having solid summers.

The Red Rovers were one of the last two unbeatens last weekend in the Stellar tournament and are now 8-1 combined in the two events.

"We're seeing a lot of kids step up both weekends," said Easton coach Jim Hutnik. "There were a couple of kids with question marks coming in who really showed us what they can do. We've had some good balance. We're getting contributions up and down the bench."

For the Red Rovers, the back-to-back appearances in Allentown are big events since they don't play in a league.

The program is coming off a 12-11 season and a loss to East Stroudsburg North in the first round of the District 11 4A tournament. For Easton, that's a down year.

But like so many other Lehigh Valley Conference squads, the Rovers figure to be much improved next winter.

"The kids are playing hard defensively, which in this heat, is all you can ask," Hutnik said. "It's always good to get into this kind of competition. The kids look forward to coming down here. We only play in three or four tournaments all summer and do a team camp. So, winning here is important to us."

•Just like Easton, Emmaus was a borderline playoff team last year. The Green Hornets just got into districts at 11-11 and then lost a first-round game to Whitehall.

But Emmaus is also a team worth watching in the 2010-2011 season with the majority of its roster returning.

The Green Hornets were 3-2 in the Stellar last weekend with one loss coming in double-OT to Manheim Township and the other being a one-point setback to Wilson West Lawn.

Emmaus is 3-0 this weekend and looking like it might stick around on Sunday.

"We're excited about it," said coach Steve Yoder, whose team is also 8-3 in the Allentown Summer League. "We played well in pool play and we're coming into Sunday with a lot of confidence."

The Green Hornets do not have a marquee player, but a lot of good ones.

Yoder signaled out the play of senior Tim Sullivan, one of two 12^th graders on the team. Danny Kinek, the other senior, has been kept busy by lacrosse this weekend.

A long list of juniors are also creating a buzz, including Matt Wiseley, Steve Jaindl, Greg Bobal, Tim Merithew, Steve Gigler, Nate Tannous and Ryan Fatzinger.

"We played a lot of kids as sophomores last year and it paid off," Yoder said. "We can be tough to defend because we have so many kids who can score. We have three or four kids who can score in double figures every game.."

CHICKS STILL CHIRPING

Allen is still among the local teams left in the American Arch SportsFest girls tournament.

The Chicks were beaten by Bangor on Thursday, but came back with three wins on Saturday, including one by forfeit.

"SportsFest is always fun and a great opportunity for us to play against some good teams," said rising senior Syrena Hess. "It's a great atmosphere. Everybody's friendly and you just want to get out there and play."

Hess said her team is "a little short" in terms of height, but will compensate with quickness.

"We're going to have a good year," Hess said.

Allen assistant Stan Broyles, filling in for head coach Tom Gallagher who is spending this weekend at a wedding in Seattle, agreed that the Chicks will be fast.

"We're going to have good senior leadership with Kassandra Church, My Khu, Shateial Styles and Syrena," Broyles said. "The kids are good, they're just small. We're going to be much faster once we get inside and in a gym."

Broyles, a 13-year assistant, said "We'd love to win this one for Tommy. These are great kids and they'll give it their best shot."

Allen plays Parkland in an elimination game at 9 a.m. The winners bracket semis at 10 a.m. Sunday will feature Northampton against Dunmore and Nazareth battling Daniel Boone.

TREYS AND RAVES

The first SportsFest 3-point shooting contest and slam-dunk competition unfolded late Saturday and attracted a big crowd around Cedar Beach's main court.

Allen's Eric Ayers, a rising junior, made 13 3-pointers in a minute to win the 3-point competition. He had 12 in the qualifying round.

"I was nervous, but after I hit the first couple it was all good," Ayers said. "I tried to stay hot. It's the first time I've ever won anything like this in front of a big crowd. The strong point of my game is shooting 3s."

Bensalem's Chris McMullin won the slam-dunk competition, edging out teammate Calvin Brown.

Brown had a few spectacular dunks during qualifying, but couldn't convert either of his attempts in the finals.

"This was a lot of fun," McMullin said. "I've never been in a dunk competition before. Calvin's my boy and we go at it all the time. I got him tonight."

(For more scores and schedules, see Sports 7).

GIRLS TOURNAMENT SCORES

Bangor 31, Wilson 26 ... Morgan McCollian 13.

Dunmore 49, North Light 30 ... Gerchman 13.

Harrisburg 36, Palmerton 32 ... Stasia King 19.

Salisbury 27, Notre Dame-ES 24 ... Keya McLord 8.

Oley Valley 39, Fleetwood 26 ... Bree Lamey 13.

Dieruff 33, E Stroudsburg South 21 ... Ebony Goodwin 10.

Nazareth 38, Northwestern 24 ... Flannery 11.

Lehighton 43, Faith Christian 31 ... Homyak 17.

Northampton 37, Saucon Valley 31 ... Kara Bonenberger 15.

Crestwood 30, Parkland JV 26 .... Plaviak and Rutikowski 8.

Daniel Boone 41, Parkland Varsity 32 .. Baro 12.

Southern Lehigh 34, Wilson 20 ... Reichl 11.

Palmerton 33, Notre Dame 27 ... Kelsey Hay 10.

Allen 32, Fleetwood 28.... Shateil Styles 10.

Emmaus 32, North Light 28 ... Sandra Gee 12.

Northwestern 30, Mansfield 10 ... Sara Jones 11.

Saucon Valley 45, Dieruff 22 ... Ciara Taylor 6.

Lehighton 29, Parkland JV 27 ... Homyak 10.

Nazareth 36, Bangor 17 ... Flannery 10.

Dunmore 24, Crestwood 10.

Northampton 58, Oley Valley 51 ... Kara Bonenberg 23.

Daniel Boone 40, Harrisburg 23 ... E. Hughes 12.

Southern Lehigh 32, Northwestern 28 … Doell 14.

Allen 44, Saucon Valley 38 … Meela Church 13.

Parkland 41, Palmerton 19 … Olivia Hassler 10.

Emmaus 30, Lehighton 19 … Sandra Gee 15.

Parkland 40, Bangor 23.

Oley Valley 40, Emmaus 34 …Jasmine Clark 13.

Southern Lehigh 40, Harrisburg 34 … Dougherty 14.

BOYS "A-TOWN THROWDOWN"

Freedom 55, Lehighton 35 ... Lococo 15.

Constitution 62, Northern Lehigh 29 ... Drakite 16.

Octorara 54, Dieruff 34 .... Charles Cooper 25.

Salisbury 43, Exeter 27 .... Mike Schantz 13.

Wissahickon 64, Becahi 45 ... Tanohn Krassagon 19.

Emmaus 41, Hempfield 30 ... Steve Jaindl 14.

CCHS 53, Gov. Mifflin 48 ... Jarrdo Strong 12.

Academy Charter 45, Palmyra 30 ... McDonald 20.

Nazareth of Brooklyn 42, Whitehall 38 ... Everette 13.

Wilson West Lawn 34, Northampton 33 ... Carabello 11.

Springfield-Delco 37, Blue Mountain 27 ... McNamee 12.

North Penn 50, Lebanon Catholic 31 .... Sowers, Janells 16.

Constitution 54, Dieruff 35 ... Xavier Harris 4.

Freedom 63, Salisbury 56 ... Five players with 10 or more.

Octorara 58, No. Lehigh 48 .... Maurice Bowers 18.

Exeter 23, Lehighton 18 ... Stinson 8.

Becahi 59, Catty 40 ... Jake Hungartner 26.

Hempfield 58, Academy Charter 56 .... Ethan Strayer 13.

Wissahickon 52, Gov. Mifflin 30 ... Jordan Reed 22.

Emmaus 48, Palmyra 27 ... Matt Wiseley 13.

Wilson West Lawn 51, Springfield-Delco 38 ... Carabello 13.

North Penn 39, Nazareth of Brooklyn 33 ... Matt Possanza 14.

Northampton 38, Blue Mountain 30 ... Jared Huddock 9.

Whitehall 48, Lebanon Catholic 29 ... Sipko 25.

Easton 48, Manheim 22 ... Gavin 10.

Reading 50, Reading 34 ... Eddie Nunez 16.

Daniel Boone 46, Burlington 43 ... Kevin Riccio 19.

Boyertown 55, Notre Dame-GP 50.

Liberty 56, Upper Perk 22 ... Noack 9.

Bensalem 52, Quakertown 17... McMullen 11.

Pottstown 49, Father Judge 41 .... Deron Matthews 17.

Downingtown West 67, Wyomissing 52 .... Fontanez 23.

Allen 67, Scranton 44 ...

Daniel Boone 62, CCHS 50 ... CCHS finishes 1-2.

Notre Dame-GP 51, Manheim Twp. 39 ... Notre Dame finishes 1-2.

Easton 40, Boyertown 21 .... Rovers 3-0.

Reading 50, Burlington 39 ... Knights 3-0.

Faith Christian 46, Souderton 29 ... Tyler Rockmore 9.

Pottstown 47, Upper Perk 26 … Three with 10.

Bensalem 48, Downingtown West 27 … McMullin 12.

Liberty 60, Father Judge 33 … Darrun Hilliard 13.

Scranton 46, Souderton 38 ... Karlon Quiller 19.

Allen 64, Faith Christian 51 ...